Over the last few months, we’ve been gradually transitioning the whole family to a plant-based, vegan diet. There’s a noticeable difference in how well we feel and it’s definitely helped us to shed the lockdown pounds that had been slowly creeping on during the restrictions. It’s so great to finally have the whole family eating…
Category: homeschool
10 tips for Home-education with a baby or toddler in tow.
In our household the old adage of a sane Mummy equaling a sane family holds true every day. Today marks the second day that most families in the UK have resumed the daunting task of educating their children at home. Home Education is a challenge for every parent, but especially those who now face juggling…
Practical Life Activities with a toddler and 5 year old.
In the Montessori teaching method, children are gradually introduced to practical life experiences through a highly-structured sequence of activities, designed to give the child the opportunity to practise each discrete skill. When practical activities are taught in this fashion there is a clear sequence of progression and the control of error ( which ensures that…
Montessori Homeschool Activities this week.
My planning for this week is available for free here. During homeschool this week we have been doing lots of mathematics activities and games with the number beads to make sure that each colour string is memorised. We have completed very simple activities for this which I know big A can complete independently since the…
Enjoying Learning- A week of Montessori Homeschool Practical Life and Cultural Activities
I believe that it is very important for big A and little A to learn about their Canadian background so this week we began learning about Canada together. I spent 4 years living and working in Canada ,and of course CC is Canadian, so we lucky to have lots of resources in our home. I…
Montessori Home-schooling with a 5 year old and a toddler.
In the last few weeks our homeschool has undergone quite a transformation. Inspired by the work of Dr Maria Montessori, we have undertaken the task of using her method as a vehicle for a homeschool curriculum. Montessori revolutionised the way in which children, between 3 and 6 years old, were educated-seeing them as whole, as…
Resourcing Home Education
Image that you were given a huge new project at work and expected to show outstanding performance in your given field; you’d rightly expect that extra funding would be in place, additional time allocated and perhaps extra staff assigned to the project. In short, you’d expect additional resources to be able to carry out that…
