Travelling and Homeschooling in Australia – The Ultimate Guide (2019)
So you want to travel Australia, to go bush and outback, to take your family to all the wonderful places that our country has to offer. You’ve made decisions regarding your route, must-see landmarks, and finances, and can debate the merits of camper trailers...
Homeschooling in Australia – The Ultimate Guide (Updated for 2020)
In need of a comprehensive guide to homeschooling in Australia? You’ve found it! This guide covers homeschool registration in Australia, homeschooling facts and figures, socialisation and homeschool support groups, and answers all the questions you need to know to...
How I taught my five kids to read
I have a problem with the title of this post. Yes, I wrote it, but it needed to be short, snappy and clear to people who were looking for information. How I Facilitated my Five Children in Becoming Confident, Voracious Readers was simply too long and...
Homeschooling through tough times
You know those times when life is just a total mess and everything falls apart? We had one of those recently. It involved weeks of caring for a close family member in the final stage of cancer and the inevitable result, bookended by 5000kms of...
The books EVERY homeschooling parent should own
When building your homeschooling bookshelf, what are the best homeschooling books to own? The ones you'll refer to year after year, that will continue to provide relevant advice and wisdom, and leave you feeling reassured and inspired about homeschooling? These are my...
Creating a family team with collaboration
Does anybody else out there get bogged down by the everyday tasks of raising a family? Educating our kids and ourselves is important, noble even. But the day-to-day tasks of running a family are a grind that can wear us down. Honestly, it's easy to feel...
Easy and Fun Science Experiments for Kids
Science experiments have provided some of the most memorable times we've had while homeschooling! Kids can't resist the mysterious interactions of everyday substances that produce foaming, colour changing, and other interesting changes. Neither can adults (yes,...
Help! My husband doesn’t want to homeschool!
“I really want to homeschool, but my husband just isn’t interested. He thinks our children are going to school, and that’s it. I think homeschooling would be best for us, and I really want to do it, but I don’t want to fight about such a huge issue. How do I...
Homeschooling Spelling: Our low-stress, child-led approach (including resources)
Homeschooling spelling is a bit like learning times tables – it involves a lot of rote learning, is incredibly boring, the real-life reasons for mastering it aren’t immediately apparent, and it is shoved on children at a too-young age. Or maybe that’s...
