As ever, as I sit to write this post I thought we hadn’t achieved much this month due to far too much engagement with the NHS. However, even with that, plus a short half term break, we have actually managed to cover a lot this month; far more than I realised! At the time of... Read More The post A Month of Home Ed – February 2023 appeared first on Let Them Be Small ..read more

  After a terrible December I am pleased to say that January has been much much better! We have managed to crack on with a huge amount of work, as well as get back to our regular groups and the such. It’s been good to get back into a rhythm and to see the diary... Read More The post A Month of Home Ed – January 2023 appeared first on Let Them Be Small ..read more

  Well, I wasn’t going to write a December post, as it was a truly horrible month for us and very little happened in the way of learning, but I figure it’s good to show when things don’t quite go as planned…. December should have been a month of celebrations here, for the first time... Read More The post A Month of Home Ed – December 2022 appeared first on Let Them Be Small ..read more

  June has been and gone and with it another birthday for one of the children. June has been busy and the children have worked hard to finish up projects as well as progressing through the usual core subjects too. It’s felt a bit stilted in parts due to D not being well at the start... Read More The post Our Month in Home Education -June 2022 appeared first on Let Them Be Small ..read more

Friday of last week saw our penultimate project fair of the (academic) year with a Nature themed fair. The premise of the fairs if quite simple – create a project connected to the theme. So, our theme was nature and the children each chose a project, which I have shared below. Anna Atkins & Cyanotypes... Read More The post Home Education – Nature Project Fair appeared first on Let Them Be Small ..read more

Well, I wasn’t sure if I was going to post a round-up of the things we have been doing, but I do quite enjoy the reflecting on how quiet or busy a month has been, and I’ve finally found time, halfway through October, to reflect on the previous month. A combination of having been awake... Read More The post A Month of Home Ed – September 2022 appeared first on Let Them Be Small ..read more

Last week was the final project fair of the academic year and it was literature themed. These are project fairs that I have organized throughout the academic year. They are good fun, but also a little tiring to run as it’s quite intense getting around all the presentations and giving the children the opportunity to... Read More The post Home Ed Literature Fair appeared first on Let Them Be Small ..read more

  Well, November has been and gone and  I really thought this month had been a slow month, a month where not a great deal was achieved. Not a lot of focus and not a lot done. The reason I started writing this monthly round up was more for myself, for those months like this... Read More The post A Month of Home Ed – November 2022 appeared first on Let Them Be Small ..read more

  October is one of my favourite months, and this one has been no exception. The weather has been that perfect autumnal style (although as I write this in early November it’s terribly wet and windy!) We have managed to do a fair bit in October, as well as have a week away from formal... Read More The post A Month of Home Ed – October 2022 appeared first on Let Them Be Small ..read more

I thought I’d share some different approaches that home educators might take when covering history in their day to day. My personal approach is to do project-based studies. I have, so far, tended to try and stick to the big topics that are covered in popular books and school (eg Romans, Egyptians etc). I have... Read More The post Home Education and Different Approaches to History appeared first on Let Them Be Small ..read more