I really really loved running the not back to school carnival. And I get the impression that it was pretty popular with a lot of home ed and other bloggers. So, I wondered if we could make an educational carnival a regular thing? Who is up for that? I was thinking maybe 4th Thursday of […]
Getting my act together as an educational blogger – call for carnival posts.
September 10, 2013 By 20 Comments
The Not Back to School Carnival – because education is mandatory, but school isn’t.
September 2, 2013 By 24 Comments
Home education is a valid and legal option. And there are lots of people doing it. This is a carnival of celebration, of encouragement, and I’m thrilled that so many people have joined in. So without further ado, let’s take a wander. You may remember I posted some prompts – a few people have taken […]
Learning to read – a carnival!
May 10, 2011 By 2 Comments
So sorry this has taken me so long to post. without any further ado… Here’s Katie from Outside the Box with her Change makes you wanna hustle post about different approaches for different children. Drool over the absolute gorgeousness that is Chris’s post on the subject, Ready to Read, Something for the weekend. (Seriously, I […]
Learning to read, take three.
May 9, 2011 By 2 Comments
What with the whole home education thing, I’ve been very involved in the learning to read process for both of my older children. I think I’ve learnt something from that experience. Point 1 – there is no one way that suits all children. I know about the current educational vogue for synthetic phonics, and I […]
A quick octopus craft.
April 29, 2011 By 7 Comments
International Women’s Day Carnival.
March 8, 2011 By Leave a Comment
A cherished item?
February 18, 2011 By 17 Comments
Just one? Oh grief. I’m the original pack rat. The house is stuffed with stuff, the cupboards are past bulging, the shelves are overflowing and many of our heaps have mini heaps of their own. So you’d think that there must be many cherished items around, all with their stories to share. Not so easy. […]
Not so much a parenting tip as a quandary in search of a tip.
February 11, 2011 By 34 Comments
Books, books, books…
November 17, 2010 By 3 Comments
Friends will know that I’m quite fond of books. That may be an understatement. There are books everywhere here. On the table. On the coffee table. Under the table. On the craft shelves. In the baby’s toybox (those are the baby’s books. Mainly.) The children have bookshelves in their bedroom. We have bookshelves in our […]
