Today’s home education activity – a bit of game playing. Happy Farm was one of Tigerboy’s Christmas presents, it’s just at the right level for him in terms of counting, taking turns and swapping pieces. It doesn’t take too long to play and is a very beautiful and tactile set made of wood. About the only drawback is the size meaning it’s not an easily portable game – what I might do to work around that is make a fabric or even paper version of the game board for out and about.
I’d say this is an ideal game for early years activities, it says 4 up on the box but Tigerboy is managing it fine age 3, it will depend on patience and counting ability as to how independently your child can play. For 2 – 4 players, works better with 3 or 4.
Available from Amazon (affiliate link) here Beleduc Happy Farm Board Game
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that first introduced me to the idea of home education while doing a maths PGCE in the early 1990s. They talk about how learning is a natural state, and teaching isn’t, and they’re really incredibly persuasive. I’ve since gathered as many of his books as I can get my hands on, though I’ve still not read 
and I must.
edited by Terri Dowty, is a book that gives an insight into a whole variety of different ways of approaching home education. It’s a great book for sharing with family and friends who might not be quite sure about how the whole thing is going to work, and although it’s hard to get your hands on a copy, it’s well worth it.
is a real eye opener as to what is going on in the school system that no one wants you to think about. Education *isn’t* about the individual child or their achievements.
is aimed squarely at teenagers, and while the chapter on legalities is probably rather outdated, and definitely very US centric, the attitude of being in control of their own education is one that I think every teenager could benefit from.
is about her experience with children who just weren’t thriving in school, something far too common at the moment it seems. This is a warm and honest account of day to day life in a newly converted home educated household, and it’s lovely to read. 