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Learning at Home

by RachelSwirl April 7, 2021

Even though mainstream schools have once again resumed, you may want to plan ahead in case of more periods where your children cannot attend their regular means of education. Alternatively, you may have opted to home-school indefinitely, or simply want to give your younger child more of a head start before they go to school. To accomplish this, you may want to set up a home learning plan and get some helpful resources at your disposal. Using Online Resources Parents and teachers alike can gain access to both paid and free educational resources online. This means that, with the help …

#Living Arrows – Cookies & Class Meets 06/52 (2021)

by RachelSwirl February 8, 2021

After a six-week hard slog, it’s the final week of homeschool before half term finally arrives and we can all take a much-needed break from the books. Though things seem somewhat easier this week, we’ve still been busy ‘zipping and zooming’ around getting as much as we can done and dusted, whilst ensuring that the kids attend their required online meetings and complete the work which has been set. Zoom Ready Biscuit Baking E has rather enjoyed attending this week’s regular Zoom classes as she misses her school friends, whilst J has taken great pleasure in making and baking a …

#TheOrdinaryMoments – Paint It Like Picasso

by RachelSwirl June 7, 2020

We’ve been homeschooling the kids for almost four months now and whilst that sounds like a long time, it doesn’t really feel all that long. The kids have been amazing – they completely understand the situation in which we are in and despite their feelings of frustration in regards to missing their friends and family, they have not once lost their mojo.

#LivingArrows – Keep Calm & Carry On Homeschooling 22/52 (2020)

by RachelSwirl June 1, 2020

Half term came to a rather abrupt end as poor E has struggled and suffered from a bad bout of nosebleeds which led to us having to make a mad dash to the local (I say local – it’s actually a fifty-minute drive away) A&E department. Having being given the all-clear, E and I came home late last night and after a snack, a shower, and a story half-term was officially over.

Things that I have liked and loved in May 2020

by RachelSwirl May 31, 2020

I don’t always find it easy writing lists of the things that I have ‘liked and loved’ throughout the month, especially so during 2020. This year has brought so much sorrow and upset, it’s often difficult to dredge through the despair to find the light within the dark. However, this month I have made a concerted effort (not only for the kids but also for myself) to smile and to celebrate the magic moments where and when possible – Here are a few of the moments which I have ‘liked and loved’ throughout the month of May. Js 11th Birthday …