Planning Your Own Homeschool Curriculum

Homeschooling can be exciting, but it can also be scary as you consider things like academics, homeschool curriculum and timetables.  However,  it doesn’t need to be hard, and it can be fun and rewarding, as you work … (read more)

Seven Steps to a Well-Planned Homeschool Year

Starting out a new school year in homeschooling can be a bit daunting at first. What should be in the list of things to learn? How do you decide what to include? Have you got … (read more)

The Golden Rule in Teaching Maths

Have you ever grabbed the maths text book, hurriedly flicked through the next few pages to try and get a grip of what is being covered, calculated how to avoid the practical parts, or even … (read more)

First Steps in Learning to Read

Learning to read is an important rite of passage for every child. And for a parent teaching the child, it can be quite daunting the first time you teach a child to read. … (read more)

Why Curriculum Doesn’t Matter

Sometimes knowing a little bit about the history of something can be a help in understanding behaviour or choices. And this applies to the history of home education which is generally considered to be a … (read more)

Don’t Start by Buying Curriculum!

It has been said that you can get by home educating with just a library card and a single ‘how-to’ book, and that’s almost true; it really is possible to home educate on a shoe … (read more)