Tag Archives: Homeschooling

My place and Yours –Green

As part of our investigations into healthy food we decided to do a mini unit on food production and help grandma out with her veggie garden. We cleared a patch … Continue reading

Masterchef ala Wombat Stew

There has been a lot of backyard culinary creativity going on around here. Lani, Eli and Lilly have all been totally hooked on MasterChef and Lani is thrilled that Adam … Continue reading

Fire! Fire!

We got to chat with the Fire Brigade and clamber all over a real fire engine. Oh how thrilling life can be at times. An engine and it’s crew visited … Continue reading

Today has been arresting

Guess what we are studying at the moment?   The kids and I visited a police display at a local shopping centre. To be honest I found it a little … Continue reading

Problems, Difficulties and Failings Oh MY

Want to know what the major problem with schooling at home is?? Can any of you with keen eyes spot the disturbance to our established routine?  I’ll give you one … Continue reading

How to home school economics

The kids have been curious about money lately. I have been peppered with questions about Daddy’s work, why he goes there every day, why we need money, why some people … Continue reading

More from the museum

“Ahhh!! Daddy is being eaten by the dinosaur” –Alanah of course we had to have a peek at the dinosaurs even though we technically haven’t been studying them this term. … Continue reading

Home Schooling excursion to the museum

Seeing as how we have been focusing quite a bit on Australia and it’s Indigenous inhabitants this term we thought it would be a good idea to check out the … Continue reading

Successful Playing

These are the kids wearing their finished Indigenous Australian inspired costumes that they designed and made themselves for a play. Lilly the sideways one is a Goanna called Googah, Eli … Continue reading

Budding Thespians

I’m not even sure how we got to this but I guess this is what home Schooling is all about. We are putting on a play, maybe, if Eli wants … Continue reading