Books We Are Loving – June 2020
Books we are loving in June 2020
Cloud Horse Chronicles Books 1, Maker Comics: Draw a Comic! and Collins Primary Geography.
Recent Posts
One Small Thing: Give Meaning to Those Piles of Paper Your Kids Generate
I can’t help you keep your house tidy, but I show you what I do to make those piles of kids drawings have real meaning, for when I finally tidy them up.
Windrush Day 2020 Resources for Home Educators
Windrush Day is on 22nd June and celebrates the arrival of HMT Windrush, which brought people from Jamaica, who had been encouraged by the British government to live and work the UK after the end of the second world war.
Here are some resources you can use to learn about the lives and legacy of the people who moved here.
Anti-Racist Resources for the Home Ed Family – the Anti-Black Racism Edition
Here is a list of resources, organizations to follow, books and articles to read. #BlackLivesMatter
One small thing: Gaming for stress relief
We are still solving problems and overcoming obstacles and struggling through and sometimes it doesn’t feel like we’re ever going to win…so pick up a video game and give yourself a quick win.
Learning British History with British Resources
Learn a year’s worth of British history together with just one book (of course, we’ve suggested other great British resources you could include too)!
One Small Thing – Create Your Family Dictionary
Today’s One Small Thing – record your family’s words.
From a Home Ed Dad – 3 Conversations You Might Have During the Pandemic
As a home educator, there are 3 conversations to look out for during the Coronavirus pandemic…
(free) Books of the month from Audible Stories
As you probably know, during the pandemic Amazon has made a number of their audiobooks for kids available to stream for free as Audible Stories.
My 11 year old, who is an avid reader and audio book fan, tells you about the books he’s been enjoying…
One Small Thing – Compassion for People Who Say Thoughtless Things to Home Edders During Small Talk
The dreaded ‘I guess things aren’t that different for you’ comments have been getting me down. Time to think about them another way.