We use Susan Wise Bauer’s Story of the World series for our history studies, but I like to give some extra weighting to British history. I should say from the outset that I am not sure whether this is the ‘right’ or ‘best’ way cover history with children. For example, Charlotte Mason taught that children…
This post is part of a series on the theme of incorporating more British history into Story of the World 3. You can read the overview post here. These book suggestions are for England from the succession of George I until the beginning of the reign of Queen Victoria. They run alongside SOTW3 Chapters 21-the…
Paul Noble’s French courses are an excellent resources for picking up the basic grammar structures of the language. We have now used three of Paul’s French courses, and are working on the fourth course French Conversation with Paul Noble. In this review, I explain how the courses work, and my experience of using them with…
This is the last in a series of articles is for parents who are considering teaching their child to read themselves. I think it is one of the most rewarding things you can do as a parent. Definitely worth having a go! In this final post, I recommend some series of early chapter books for…
This series of articles is for parents who are considering teaching their child to read themselves. I think it is one of the most rewarding things you can do as a parent. Definitely worth having a go! Having taught several of my children to read, here is my favourite step-by-step method. The headline is: prioritise…
This series of articles is for parents who are considering teaching their child to read themselves. I think it is one of the most rewarding things you can do as a parent. Definitely worth having a go! Having taught several of my children to read, here is my favourite step-by-step method. The headline is: prioritise…
This is part of a series of articles for parents who are considering teaching their child to read themselves. I think it is one of the most rewarding things you can do as a parent. Definitely worth having a go! Having taught several of my children to read, here is my favourite step-by-step method. The…
I absolutely love logic! In this article, I share some of my favourite resources for exploring logic with children. There are games, puzzle books, stories, and other activities, for a variety of ages. Single player games and activities These ideas are hands-on physical puzzles and other games primarily designed to be used by one child…
This post is part of a series on the theme of incorporating more British history into Story of the World 3. You can read the overview post here. These book suggestions are for England from James 1 until the death of Queen Anne. They run alongside SOTW3 Chapters 1-20 and Our Island Story chapters 74-89. NB: I…
Math with Confidence has been a good fit for my child with dyscalculia*. In this review I’ll share why I chose MwC, what I like about it, and some of the challenges we have overcome along the way. *By ‘dyscalculia’, I am referring to a persistent and serious difficulty in understanding numbers. It can particularly…
