100 Days of Home Ed #LoveHomeEd – Day 24 (Frogotter)

Note: This post was originally written and published as a guest post for my blog back in 2015 and has not been updated. However for the latest news and adventures check out their awesome blog over at www.frogotter.wordpress.com It is full of amazing ideas and activities so pop over and be inspired!!!  We have three boys. The … Read more

100 Days of Home Ed #LoveHomeEd – Day 23 (Witts in the Wild)

We never planned as a family to home educate, we always thought Chloe would do the expected and common thing… go to nursery, go to primary and so on,  when Chloe was diagnosed with autism and PDA at the age of 5 we were under the impression she would be given help, but unfortunately due many … Read more

100 Days of Home Ed #LoveHomeEd – Day 22 (Bear and Ted)

Introduction ​I’m Alaina, Mama Bear to two small bears: Little Bear who is nearly seven, and Teddy who is four. We live in an average house, in an average community near a small town with Daddy Bear, Kev, who works in an art gallery, and our grumpy cat. How long have you home educated for? … Read more

Sports Challenge: Celebrating Sports For All

On Friday we took Squiggle to the athletics track to do some races. This reminded me that I never actually properly wrote up our fantastic sports challenge (100 days of sports) last year!  I had started out by doing regular round-up posts about it but then for one reason or another, I decided to just … Read more

100 Days of Home Ed #LoveHomeEd – Day 21 (Raising a Daisy)

Introduction We have one daughter, she’s 7 and has never been to school. Our reasons to home educate are vast but simply put into the facts, we don’t want the national curriculum to limit her love of learning and we don’t want her to be defined by standardised tests. As a family unit she has … Read more

100 Days of Home Ed #LoveHomeEd – Day 20 (Squiggle’s List of Maths Resources/ Activities) 

Today for #100daysofhomeed  Squiggle has written a list of 10 maths activities/ resources we use at home. Of course this is not an exhaustive list but it does give some good examples… Pop to the shops 🏦 3d shapes 🔺 Valontines day math 💗💚💐🌹💌 (Note: She is referring to themed subject resources from Twinkl website)  Fraction fourmula … Read more

100 Days of Home Ed #LoveHomeEd – Day 19 (Karen: Ex Home Educator – A Different Perspective) 

Today for this #100daysofhomeed series I have something abit different from the Q&As so far. The following is a guest post from a lovely lady called Karen, who previously home educated her son before finding a suitable school for him. She is kindly contributing to this series to share her experience and offer words of … Read more

100 Days of Home Ed #LoveHomeEd – Day 18 (Mumma HE Green)

Introduction Hello I am Mumma Green and I have 3 beautiful daughters, eldest is almost 5, middle miss is 3 and a half and littlest is only 20 months.  We live in the countryside and love being outdoors having adventures. We learn through life and living. Our journey is what others would call autonomous or … Read more

100 Days of Home Ed #LoveHomeEd – Day 17

Introduction I have three children. My eldest is 23 – now has a Masters. My 12 and 10 year old at home, both studying GCSEs currently. How long have you home educated for and what made you decide to do it? I am in my 19th year of HE. I had various reasons for each … Read more