Paper Rulers

I can NEVER find a ruler or a tape measure when I need one! (Of course, they are all over the place when I don’t!).
But finally - a solution! Printable paper rulers. This site has got lots of them - one foot rulers, metersticks, yardsticks.
Worth remembering next time you are desperate to measure something!

The Periodic Table of Videos

Have just found these fantastic videos from the University of Nottingham. Each video is about a chemical element of the periodic table.
Well worth watching! Many thanks to Dawn for telling me about this (via her blog), so I could tell you!!

Storybook writing

I have found this great site for children to write their own storybook.
Tikatok is an online program in which kids can type a story and add illustrations (they can be uploaded). But the great thing about this site is that the book can be then be viewed in an interactive way.
You can have the book […]

5 Dangerous things you should let your kids do!

There is a new video on Ted Talks about 5 Dangerous things you SHOULD let your kids do!.
I loved this!! How many have you let your kids do?

Photographic treasure hunt

 I got the inspiration for this treasure hunt from a blog I read* ages ago, and this is my version of it. This geography activity develops map skills and observation. You do need some time to set it up, but it can be adapted to any age or skill level. The purpose of the activity […]

Make a trading card game

If you enjoyed making your own top trumps game then you may be interested in this neat way to make a trading game.
You upload your own pictures for each trading card and add your details, then save the finished card to your PC and print it out.  Either make a full deck, or add to an existing […]

Another Around the World Idea

In doing Around the World in 80 Days I have been looking for a way to print pictures of the children in front of the major landmarks we ‘visit’.  I think this will look really neat in their travel journal.

I have found a great way of doing this - for FREE !! FotoFlexer is a great […]

Homeschool Burnout !

Sometimes, even with the best intentions, you need to stop and give yourself some space in your home educating routine.  This is a home educating idea I use occasionally when we are extremely busy, during holiday periods, or when we have homeschool burnout!

Home Educating in an Hour!!
I choose to cover 6 subjects for 10 minutes each - one quick hour of home educating, […]

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