Older Children

When I was a teenager, I was always writing letters. Before we had smart phones, when landline calls were still really expensive, writing letters was a way of talking to our friends when we weren’t with them, even if we often ended up giving the recipient our letters in a person and sitting quietly while […]

We all know that kids learn best when they are engaged. Unfortunately, getting them engaged with their least favourite subjects is easier said than done. With key stage 1 and 2 children, having their work themed to something they are interested in can make a big difference to how they engage. I’ve previously written about […]

I don’t know about your kids, but mine absolutely live Minecraft. Since lockdown begun, I’ve been allowing them some extra screen time (you can check out our homeschool plans if you want to see how much) and almost all of it is spent on Minecraft. I’m really pleased about this because if they’re on Minecraft, […]

If you’d have told me in the past that the kids and I would be homeschoolIng in lockdown for an indefinite period of time, I’d probably have burst into tears on the spot. While I’ve always thought homeschooling sounded lovely, it definitely wasn’t for me. When my kids were little, I dreamed of the day […]

While I myself was never a big fan of sports day when I was at school, both of my kids love it. As it seems pretty likely that it won’t happen this year, I thought we’d have a go at running a family sports day at home, here’s how we got on.   How We […]