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Monthly Archives: August 2009
Positive publicity for home education posts.
How to improve searchability of your home education posts. I’m generally talking about on blogs here – places like facebook have odd privacy rules that means it’s difficult to say what is searchable and what isn’t. The best way to … Continue reading
If it’s Friday it must be Framlingham (again :) )
Friday heralded our last time travellers trip to Framlingham for the summer. We’d already finished the passports and put them in the post, and Small’s bag arrived in the morning. It’s not desperately exciting, but it will serve to remind … Continue reading
Home education – why and how? Call for posts
In the past I’ve read some really inspiring posts on various ppl’s blogs on the why and how of how they came to home education and how it works for them as a family now. I’d love to read some … Continue reading
Forest school and swimming.
Falling behind in blogging again, it really won’t do! End of the month Thursday, so it was Forest School. I thought I’d got up in ample time to get us ready to go, but I had, as usual, underestimated the … Continue reading
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Superheroes galore!
Weds morning escapes me, probably involved screen time of putering and/or tv. Intended to get out for shortly after lunchtime, then aimed at 3 o’clock, actually left the house at 3.30 – questseekers is only open til 4, so was … Continue reading
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Summer bad for your child’s brain?
What about the rest of the year? References John Holt, who was one of the resources that introduced home education to me. It’s great stuff, if you haven’t read it I suggest you do, try How Children Learn and How … Continue reading
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Swimming, beach and quiet afternoon.
Last Tuesday morning swim – next week it reverts to evening sessions. Got up to find that the loo wouldn’t flush, didn’t appear to be refilling with water. Odd, but assumed it would be something Tim would sort out. (Yes, … Continue reading
Green paper on benefit cuts.
Anyone currently getting DLA/ AA probably ought to know about this, a green paper on cutting disability benefits, and instead turning them into an allowance that’s managed by local social services. Campaign against it over here. There are links to … Continue reading
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Washing and sewing and stropping and stuff
Despite recent suggestions otherwise, the children are still addicted to screen time. I’m not quite sure what to do about it – I’d like to let them autonomously work through it, but behaviour deteriorates rapidly around here if they do … Continue reading
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Sunday sun.
Bil was very organised this morning and struck the tent before the preteens were awake. Well, the second bedroom and the outer anyway. When they woke up and stumbled out he asked them if anything was missing. “Um, the washing … Continue reading
5 children, 2 puters, 1 website.
Not a particularly good combination for a harmonious morning! Despite their late night, all children were up reasonably early, although the preteens were the last, unsurprisingly. They mainly managed to play on moshi monsters – there was an attempt to … Continue reading
Questseekers and cousins.
Friday morning, we managed to locate all library books, and persuade Small that he needed to take some of them back. He was not very happy about this. He hasn’t read quite a few of them – he tends to … Continue reading
sylvanian families
for Kirsty/ Helen click on the thumbnails for the full size images. You can’t see prices on many of them I’m afraid (should have got Tim to do it, his phone seems to work better as a camera!) but everything … Continue reading
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Moping about
Was woken by screaming on Thursday morning, never a good start to the day. Came down to discover the children hiding in the hall, refusing to go into the kitchen as they’d “seen something.” The something in question turned out … Continue reading
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Maths, Time travelling and scanning
Can’t quite remember how I got into the battle with Big Wednesday morning over her maths, but we did. From being thrilled with the new books, she’s now back into full resistant maths is boring mode. But I put my … Continue reading
Another swimming and midwife day.
Last but one morning swimming session – on some levels I will be glad when they revert (although having them in the evening has its own challenges, mainly around fitting in tea!) as it is increasingly difficult to get Small … Continue reading
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What is it about Mondays?
Not our best day of the week. Not quite sure what went on, but do know it ended with Big gaining herself computer and tv ban for the following day, due to attitudinal issues. She recovered it slightly in the … Continue reading
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What’s it all for?
The parent of every child of compulsory school age shall cause him to receive efficient full-time education suitable- (a) to his age, ability and aptitude, and (b) to any special educational needs he may have, either by regular attendance at … Continue reading
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Space party
it took longer than anticipated to finish off Tim’s costume and make Big’s though the constant interruptions and heckling from the offspring really didn’t help. So we set off about the time the party was due to start. Sigh. Still … Continue reading
Make it sew.
Friday we all went out and bought stuff to make costumes for the Bean’s space themed party. The day seemed to evaporate around that – I had to walk down to the fabric shop for some extra bits, and I … Continue reading
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