January 4, 2026

Over the past year, one of the most unexpected (and meaningful) parts of our homeschooling journey has been learning alongside a tiny army of spiny leaf stick insects. What started as a simple, lifelong interest in insects quickly grew into a child-led project for our eldest daughter Lilly – one that has woven together science,

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Homeschooling With Spiny Leaf Stick Insects

September 29, 2025

Looking for a fun, low-cost way to attract local wildlife to your backyard? This DIY frog hotel is the perfect project for homeschooling families, nature lovers or anyone wanting to create a simple frog habitat using PVC pipes, native water plants and a few everyday garden items. Our family absolutely loved making this frog hotel

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DIY Frog Hotel for Kids: An Easy Garden Project for Nature-Loving Families

June 27, 2022

Perhaps your child wants to be an astronaut or a data analyst or in fact any job that we don’t know about yet as it doesn’t exist. None of us can be totally certain about what tomorrow looks like.  The question is: how do we ensure that our children are ready for a world where

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5 Super Skills to set your child up for the world of tomorrow

May 10, 2017

Science is my favourite subject to teach! It provides so many opportunities to explore and learn through play. Today I’d like to share some easy activities and ideas for exploring materials and their properties! When I begin a new investigation or unit of work, I like to begin with an investigation table. This gives students

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Exploring Materials and Their Properties

September 26, 2015

I’ve been a busy little bee lately, working hard to finish a new Science Unit for Term 4. This unit is all about exploring how things move! To begin the unit, I set up an exploration table full of exciting toys that moved in different ways. This was such a big hit with my 15

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Roll, Bounce, Spin and Slide – Prep Movement Unit