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Planned books:

Teach Your Own: A Hopeful Path for Education by John Holt
Knitted Toy Tales: Irresistible Characters for All Ages by Laura Long
The Crafty Minx by Kelly Doust
Jack and the Beanstalk (Hopscotch Fairy Tales) by Anne Adeney
The Pied Piper of Hamelin (Leapfrog Fairy Tales) by Anne Adeney

Current books:

No Impact Man: Saving the Planet One Family at a Time: Saving the World, One Family at a Time by Colin Beavan
The Best of Dr. Seuss: The Cat in the Hat, The Cat in the Hat Comes Back, Dr. Seuss’s ABC: Includes by Dr. Seuss
The Magic Finger (Young Puffin Books) by Roald Dahl
Green Eggs and Ham (Dr Seuss) by Dr. Seuss
Winnie’s Amazing Pumpkin (Winnie the Witch) by Valerie Thomas

Recent books:

Beware Dangerism! (TED Books) by Gever Tulley
Meg by Helen Nicoll, Jan Pienkowski
Beginner Books – Are You My Mother? by P. D. Eastman
The Cat in the Hat Comes Back: Green Back Book by Dr. Seuss
The Cat in the Hat: Green Back Book (Dr Seuss Green Back Books) by Dr. Seuss

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Dancing

By Kat, on March 23rd, 2012%

We’ve been exploring podcasts today on the iPad. We found the Barefoot Books podcast, listened to a few stories and then found this song. D wanted to dance to it all afternoon but and fully it ticks my ‘children’s music with real live instruments’ box. Just as he was starting to tire of it he . . . → Click to continue Reading: Dancing

Our Day of Disasters

By Kat, on June 29th, 2011%

Things starting going wrong before we even got going yesterday. Wee Man was still up refusing to sleep at 10pm the previous night. Tuesday morning we were up later than intended but as our Home Ed group was meeting up at Oakwell Hall I figured there was no point getting stressed and just got ready . . . → Click to continue Reading: Our Day of Disasters

Reimagining Education – Gever Tulley

By Kat, on June 2nd, 2011%

Last year when I started considering the ins & outs of home education ….

I’d stopped seeing a group of mums after the way they had treated my friend Kate (of Celebrating Mums) which wasn’t the easiest of decisions, to go from a large social group to just a few trusted friends in one . . . → Click to continue Reading: Reimagining Education – Gever Tulley

The Conflict of Learning

By Kat, on February 22nd, 2011%

Sometimes I have to force myself to take a step back. It’s all too easy as parents to help our children to the point we are hindering them. Yes some guidance may be needed at times but I’m trying to train myself to let D come to me instead . . . → Click to continue Reading: The Conflict of Learning

The Gallery: 24 Hours

By Kat, on February 9th, 2011%

Ok, the challenge this week for The Gallery was to share 24 hours of photos. This would be tricky at the best of times but with a D to chase after even more so. There aren’t huge numbers of pic from home . . . → Click to continue Reading: The Gallery: 24 Hours