All the historical resources and historical places we have visited.
Although we homeschool, there is no reason we shouldn’t have fun on the holidays. I have put together our favorite homeschool Valentine’s Day ideas. Which include lesson plans, books, and fun activities. These Valentines Day fun activities are not just educational though. I have included Valentine’s arts and crafts and lots of fun. We generally…
We homeschool all year round, however, when it comes to fun holidays, we put away the core curriculum and do fun educational holiday activities instead. These holiday activities although do have educational value, they are ALL FUN! Which around the holidays is the most important thing! Check out all of our holiday activities for kids….
Remember Remember the 5th of November. I have put together 13 brilliant bonfire night activities you can enjoy with the kids this November. These holiday activities for kids are a great way to spend the weekend near either side of Bonfire Night. Yes, we all know we have bonfire night on November 5th, and the…
Are you wanting to commemorate Remembrance Day (Veterans Day) in your homeschool this year? If so keep reading for Remembrance Day activities you can do for free with kids of all ages. These holiday activities for kids are a great way to understand and learn a little more about the importance of why we remember….
Thanksgiving will be here before we know it, so I wanted to create a huge list of Thanksgiving homeschool activities. These Thanksgiving activities can of course also be used by school kids who are on holiday that week. All of these Thanksgiving activities and lesson plans are aimed at kids from the ages of 5-14….
We don’t normally do read alouds in our home, mainly because our son has always enjoyed reading. However, I have recently discovered that we should be reading to our children until AT LEAST the age of 13! Oops! Hey, I never said I was perfect! As we are fairly new to America, I thought finding…
Despite my lack of interest in Halloween, my son LOVES it, and apart from Christmas, it is his favorite holiday. So this year I thought I would try and embrace it too, and try and get together as many homeschool Halloween activities as I could find. These fun Halloween activities are a great way to…
As Christmas will be with us any minute (I have no idea where this year has gone already!) I wanted to put together a list of educational Christmas activities that we will be doing this December. In December we tend to put away the core homeschool curriculum we have been working on, and instead focus…
September 13th is just around the corner and I can’t wait to share with you some splendiferous Roald Dahl Day activities for you to enjoy in your homeschool. These fun holiday activities for kids are a great way to celebrate all things Roald Dahl. Roald Dahl got his own “Day” in 2006 and it is…
We are just about to finalize our 6th grade homeschool curriculum so I wanted to share what we will be using this year. My son is now 11 years old and would be going to middle school if he were in public school. First I want to just cover the subjects we will be doing…
If you have been hearing things about Curiosity Stream but wonder what all the fuss is about, you need our Curiosity Stream review. Don’t let the low annual price put you off. It is fantastic. We first came across Curiosity Stream a couple of months ago, and I have to say we LOVE it. Although…
Online tutors are absolutely the way to go these days, and MyTutor is the best. Carry on reading for our honest MyTutor review, and why we struggle without them. MyTutor has the very best online tutors in the UK. Simple. We have tried others (I won’t name names, but I can assure you with absolute…
I know finding a secular homeschool curriculum can be hard. I have put together our favorite non religious homeschool curriculum, for all subjects. I’ve also included history and science, the harder secular subjects to find in the homeschool community. This page is regularly updated as secular homeschool has become more and more popular. The Best…
History is without a doubt our favorite subject after math. I have spent weeks looking for a homeschool history curriculum that we can use. We are secular homeschoolers so I didn’t want a Christian homeschool curriculum. but I struggled to find a homeschool history curriculum that would work. I wanted to share with you what…
I have compiled over 100 of the best books for 9 year old boys to enjoy that moms will approve of. We have been really lucky and Freddie has always enjoyed reading. Even as a young baby, he would always enjoy looking through soft books. Fast forward 8 years and he still absolutely loves reading…