Australian Homeschooling, How to Homeschool |
I bet you hear this question a lot. ‘But if you homeschool, how will they get into uni?’ Well, there are enough answers here for you to trap someone in a corner and bore them to tears with the MANY options we have to move from homeschool to university in... 
Australian Homeschooling, Homeschool Curriculum Reviews |
If you’ve been around for a while, you’ll know we’re pretty eclectic, low-tech, kind of unschooly homeschoolers. So it may come as a surprise to learn that we’ve been using Education Perfect for a while now. I mean, it’s a full... 
Homeschool Curriculum Reviews, Homeschooling Resources |
Ah, spelling – I think most homeschoolers struggle with it. But I never thought I would. Because I am a GOOD speller, so I assumed that my children would be too. As usual, homeschooling humbled me. It turns out that being able to picture a word in my head and... 
How to Homeschool, Planning and Organising |
Updated for 2021 – we’ve now been using this homeschool checklists system for NINE YEARS! See the base of the post for how it’s translated to self-managing university study. I am not the most organised person. I am a spontaneous,... 
Beginning to Homeschool |
A common way to start homeschooling is – Make (or be forced) into the decision to homeschoolResearch frantically online Get completely overwhelmed by all the infoDesperately ask parents which curriculum you should use, andGet quite a few recommendations to... 
Homeschool Curriculum Reviews |
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 just my opinion.... 
Travel + Homeschooling, Australian Homeschooling |
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... 
Homeschool Curriculum Reviews |
Teaching your kids to read can be SCARY. Really scary! Reading is the foundational skill that will influence your child’s success in virtually every area, which is intimidating enough – but then when you begin looking at how to teach your kids to read you... 
Homeschooling Resources |
When you start homeschooling it’s easy to focus on curriculum. But once you settle in you’ll realise there are a LOT more hours left in the day to fill. In fact, most of our time is NOT spent on bookwork. Most of it involves following interests, doing...
