When the plans changed The blog that would’ve been This week I was all set to write an ‘a day in homeschooling’ blog. I was holding my breath and game face on for that one, as it would be more of a confession than an example of how to homeschool. With so much life The […]
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ADHD at home – how our house sounds now Such a struggle it was, nurturing our children as they spent so much of their waking hours at school, set to spring, and struggling to navigate relationships in a predominantly neurotypical classroom. How our house sounded in those days as our children processed their experiences on
Starting off in homeschool We have had several occasions in the last few years where I have found us, once again in the position of needing to generate a new homeschool. Homeschooling in the pandemic… I think not Oddly, unlike the rest of the nation, this was not during the covid pandemic. I had 2
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Let them play Am I worried that my 6 year old child has not yet learned to read and write? Living in Scotland with most 6 year olds either in their first or second year of formal schooling, we stand alone in this regard. Illiterate at 6? What am I doing? Am I really just
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Finding an end to the day As we build in momentum on our homeschooling journey, we find ourselves with a long list of potential educational avenues, and also several extra curricular activities per day. One one hand the motivation for creativity and learning experiences that is building in my children is hugely encouraging and inspirational,
What to do on a bad homeschooling days Yesterday we had one of those days. Our children had dissolved into a puddle after some pirate, swashbuckling, sword flinging, mace flying, TV inspired argument had reached its limit. More about that in a minute. We’ve had plenty of ‘bad’ homeschooling days, even more so when we
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Putting down roots Our woodland glade This week we have been putting down roots. Ever since we moved to our new home in the Scottish Borders some 19 months ago, I have hoped to section off a part of our adjoining field to plant some trees. At first I called it my woodland glade. Then
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Mass compulsory schooling. Since we began considering full time homeschooling, I have been wondering about the origins of compulsory mass schooling. Increasingly, the more we set down roots as a family, roots to actively support one another and our needs, mass compulsory school seems like a foreign concept. It has become more of an anomaly
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Growth will happen “In essence, the story of neural healing is also the story of learning.” Smart Moves, by Carla Hannaford. “Love your neighbour as you love yourself.” Matthew 22:39 We’re planting a woodland! More on this later. But as I prepare the land, and as I have been winter pruning my apple trees the
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Coping with behaviour Blog summary In my blog, each week this year I seem to focus on a new element of educational approach or timetable that I’ve more recently been reading about, and inspired to implement into our homeschool timetable. 2025 so far has been about our schedule, our approach and our mindset. Previously I’ve
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