I am genuinely excited to write this Mel Science Review, if you are a regular reader of Homeschool of One you will know that science is not my favorite subject to teach! In fact, it is currently the only subject that Freddie goes to a homeschool group for! I never liked it at school, and…
Are you tired of the kids being bored at the dining table while you are busy making the Christmas dinner? You are not alone!! These Christmas placemat printables are the answer you have been looking for. These four different activity Christmas placemats will keep the kids busy while you are either finishing preparing the dinner…
As it is very nearly December I thought I would share with you my favorite Christmas printable yet. This coloring advent calendar page is so simple and yet so much fun. The kids will have so much fun every day from December 1st right through to Christmas Day. Each morning when we are having our…
Get into the Christmas spirit with these 5 different Christmas spot the difference printables. What I especially love about these is that they are not too easy, or too hard. They are just perfect for older elementary kids (in fact we have enjoyed them in middle school too!). Not only are these spot the difference…
In the United States of America, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is honored each year on the third Monday of January. This is a great time to look into his amazing accomplishments and see how much he has changed the lives of so many. I have put together over 30 different resources that we will…
Christmas is our absolute favorite time of the year. Mainly as we put away our core curriculum and just spend time together learning about the holiday, and just doing Christmas-themed activities. Every day we also have Christmas read alouds. I stopped doing a read aloud when Freddie was about 9 (that is apart from Christmas…
We absolutely love Christmas, in fact as soon as Halloween is over and done with we get all of our Christmas decorations up. It is such a special time for us, and we are always looking for new ways to make it even more magical. This year, I have found the most wonderful Christmas cards…
We are always looking for fun Christmas activities, and these FREE PRINTABLE CHRISTMAS COLORING PAGES are just what we need to start feeling festive this holiday season. There are 14 Christmas coloring pages for you to download for FREE. Including Santa, Angels, Penguins, a Snowman, and other Christmas-themed images. These will keep the kids busy for hours. We…
New Year is the perfect time to think about what you want to achieve in the new year. This is something I do every year, but I have never done it with Freddie before. He is turning 12 at the end of the year, so we are going to start. Check out our favorite New…
We absolutely LOVE Christmas in this house, so much so we start decorating the house the weekend after Halloween. All of our birthdays fall between Thanksgiving and New Year so it is our favorite time of the year. I thought I would share our favorite Christmas countdown ideas that we have been doing over the…
Have fun with middle school math. Yes honestly, it really is possible and I will show you how. Full disclosure though, we really enjoy math! We actually look forward to it, BUT, we don’t just sit there and do workbooks and online study! Even in middle school! A lot of the reason people struggle with…
We just love playing board games any time of the year, but these Christmas board games will definitely put you all in the Christmas spirit. You will for sure find the perfect game (or two!) for your family. Christmas board games combine two of my favorite things, Christmas and FUN! We put up all of…
We absolutely love playing games in our homeschool, however, as we are a homeschool of one I thought I would share with you our favorite one player games. We normally play together either as a family or just the two of us if Stuart is working. You will find over 40 of our favorite educational…
Boys can be so hard to buy for and tweens and teenagers in my experience just grunt rather than actually articulate what they might want! So I got together Freddie with some of his friends and said if you could have 100 gifts what would you want! I did say that this was a wish…
Black Friday is nearly here!! I am so excited, I tend to buy all of our homeschool curriculum and supplies either in June or in November, Mainly as I love the sales! I have scoured the internet to find the BEST Homeschool Black Friday Deals for kids I can so I can share them with…