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Maths, Chores, and Thanking Our Kids

Family·History and Geography·Maths·Parenting·Podcasts·Unschooling

For the past couple of weeks, we’ve been living a quiet life. We haven’t done anything exciting. No music video shoots. No picnics by the lake. We haven’t even been running. The

Responding to Unschooling and Other Critics

English·History and Geography·Maths·Podcasts·registration and records·Science·Unschooling

Earlier this week, I got involved in a long and involved conversation on Facebook. I don’t usually do this, but this time, I didn’t have a choice. The discussion began on my

Unschooling Resources: Discoveries of 2014

Evernote·History and Geography·Podcasts·registration and records·Unschooling

This week’s podcast is all about resources. I talk about some of the interesting things we discovered during 2014 and… I answer the following questions: How do I discuss at least 17

Maths and Other Wild and Yummy Stories

Family·History and Geography·Maths·Unschooling

We’ve just had a very wild week. A week ago, we thought we’d arrived at summer. But by Tuesday we’d been thrown back to winter. The temperature plummeted, the rain fell and

Unschooling Sausages

Family·History and Geography·Unschooling

“I want to write a post for my unschooling blog,” I say, “but I don’t know what to write about.” “You could play the writing game,” suggests Sophie. “I’ll give you a word

A Typical Unschooling Day at Home

Books·English·History and Geography·Maths·registration and records·Unschooling

Yesterday… The phone alarm beeps at 6.10 am. A few minutes later, I swing my legs over the side of the bed, and pad down the hall to the girls’ bedrooms. I

Sharing a Few Ideas with My Unschooling High Schooler

High School·History and Geography·Unschooling

“How about we have a chat after lunch?” I ask 16 year old Charlotte. “You can tell me what you’ve been doing recently. Maybe I can help with some new resources.” So

How the Girls and I Take a Weekly Trip Overseas

History and Geography·Unschooling

Every week the girls and I take an overseas trip. The week before last we went to Vietnam. We flew into Hanoi, the city of rickshaws and mopeds and many people. We