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Why we home educate in the holidays

30th July 2018 by Jax Blunt 9 Comments

I tweeted the other day about how Tigerboy was enjoying a trial on Doodlemaths and someone replied to ask if that meant we didn't have holidays. And the honest answer is, we don't, really. Over the years, we've drifted from a more structured home education approach with some very obvious … [Read more...] about Why we home educate in the holidays

Filed Under: It's where it is Tagged With: curriculum, home education, home schooling, learn nothing day, resources, Sandra Dodd, unschooling

On buying home education curriculum resources.

6th January 2017 by Jax Blunt 4 Comments

I've been quite proud that despite the fact we've got piles of curriculum style resources around the house, Smallest and Tigerboy have largely been unschooled so far. However, right at the moment I'm a little concerned with how screen focused they are both getting, and I want to do something about … [Read more...] about On buying home education curriculum resources.

Filed Under: It's where it is Tagged With: curriculum, home education, home schooling, resources, the book people

Playing home education bingo.

18th May 2016 by Jax Blunt 6 Comments

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Most of the time I'm happy to talk about home education. I love to chat about the different ways children learn to read. (Phonics. Picture books. Reading eggs. Montessori materials. Osmosis.) I can enthuse for hours about following interests, the value of playing online games, how great the world of … [Read more...] about Playing home education bingo.

Filed Under: It's where it is Tagged With: Baroness Deech, curriculum, deregistration, home education, homeschooling, Sir Michael Wilshaw

Yet another change in home ed styles.

16th February 2012 by Jax Blunt 22 Comments

Over the years I've tried a wide variety of styles of home education. We've been structured, used bits of curriculum, tried out Montessori, unschooled, gone childled. And nothing has really worked for any length of time. Which is why we keep changing. I'd love to be able to unschool, but it … [Read more...] about Yet another change in home ed styles.

Filed Under: It's where it is Tagged With: curriculum, home education, unschooling

The whole early years/ school age thing and home education, with a book review.

12th December 2011 by Jax Blunt 1 Comment

Increasingly via twitter I'm getting contacted about home education. This is good. I'm glad that ppl have somewhere to reach out to. When I was considering it for Big, all those years ago, my online answers came courtesy of the Muddlepuddle, now Early Years, yahoo group. That group put me in touch … [Read more...] about The whole early years/ school age thing and home education, with a book review.

Filed Under: how we do it, review Tagged With: core knowledge, curriculum, home education, year 1

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