British Nature Study Resources
As we shift from winter and into spring, here are some great resources to help you learn more about nature in the Britain.
Author: Katie Hanrott
Interesting Stuff – The February 2020 Roundup
Interesting stuff from February: getting out into nature with grumbling small people, teenage life in Ancient Rome, why you family won’t (or can’t) maintain your organizing systems, and kid and anxiety friendly corona virus info.
Curriculum Review: Maths – No Problem!
I have been using this UK based Primary maths curriculum since 2015. Here I share the advantages and disadvantages of it.
Books We Are Loving – February 2020
Books we are loving, February 2020.
Jane Austen’s Persuasion, The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse, Air is Not Oxygen, A Little, Aloud for Children, and You’re Strong with Me.
Home Ed Voices Podcast – Season 3 Episode 27 pt2 – Day in the Life – Kate (HomeEdVoices.co.uk)
Part 2 of the Day in the life podcast episode.
Home Ed Voices Podcast – Season 3 Episode 27 pt1 – Day in the Life – Kate (HomeEdVoices.co.uk)
This week on the podcast, we are trying something different and doing a deep dive into what is going on for a home ed family right now, with a Day in the Life interview.
Don’t Over Plan the Fun Stuff, (and what to do instead.)
Over planning things that sound good but you won’t actually do, is a waste of time and makes you feel bad. (Ask me how I know this…) Here’s what I suggest you do instead.
Book Review – Astrid the Unstoppable, and Heidi
Both Heidi and Astrid the Unstoppable are thoroughly enjoyable books, who’s stories and themes intertwine in really interesting ways. They are the prefect pair read during the last of the winter and while awaiting the coming of spring.
Interesting Stuff – The January 2020 Roundup
Books for home edders, what happens after home education? Anti-authoritarian readalouds and documentaries about penguins.
Home Ed Voices Podcast – Season 3 Episode 26 – Replay of Episode 3 Daksina (@daksinabasia)
This week I’m talking to Daksina who now writes regularly for HomeEdVoices.co.uk. We talk about getting our heads around the idea that every education has gaps, and that is ok. We fangirl over the calming influence of Julie Bogart, and we talk all things gameschooling.