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Hello!
Today, Mum and I made “Causa Rellena Con Pollo” which is a Peruvian dish that we found on our friend Ros’s Facebook page when they were in Chile on holiday. This week we also made two other meals using up some of our garden produce which were a “Caprese fusion breakfast bowl” and “Zoodles from our garden”.
Continue reading “Table Travellers – Week 2”
Understanding when the books of the Bible were ‘penned’ helps us understand the events, stories and intended meaning so much more… including helping us discern what is past, present and still yet future.
I gave a brief little Bible overview in a small group setting this week, and a friend asked if I’d write it down for her – which was of course my great delight. So here it is…
Continue reading “Hindsight is a different beast – Bible overview”
Have spent a good chunk of the day putting together this art page of pieces from our little homeschool group. Come have a look at the wonderful stuff they’ve been turning out!
Miss T has to take an object along to talk about in her Communication group next week. Sounds a bit like telling ‘news’ but couched differently for older kids. 🙂 She told me she was planning to take either her snow globe or Remy the rat from Ratatouille. Both were presents from her globe-trotting biggest sister Loon. Well OK – Lauren.
Continue reading “Before she was known”
INTRODUCTION
My name isTaryn and my mum is the inventor of By Heart and Hand. Today at our house on the we ( Mum and I ) made paneer cheese, mango chutney, basil pesto, basil butter and homemade bread. First we went to the shops to get the ingredients. Then when we got back we started making cheese . Afterwards we made the mango chutney . Next we made the bread. Finaly came the basil pesto and the basil butter.
At tea time we fried some of the paneer and served it all together.
I loved the whole process (except for all the standing). The bread was my favourite part to eat but I really loved all of it!
See you next week!
Taryn
These articles are for those who either currently home school, are considering home schooling, are curious about the WA curriculum or who have teens they’re not sure how best to see through the upper school years. They are not intended to convince anyone of my own preferences – just to share information. We’ve had 4 kids complete Year 12 in school, 1 who left at the end of Year 10 to do an apprenticeship, and 2 who began home schooling in Years 10 and 2.
1. W.A. – some year 11/12 Home Ed options.
I spent a good deal of time in our first year of home schooling (2015) researching ideas to round out our year 10 daughters education/experience/resume and plan for her upper school years.
Here is some of what I found….
2. W.A. – Curriculum mind map outline F-10 in ONE page
I don’t actually hate the curriculum and am more schoolish in my thinking possibly than many of you (again due to having had kids in school for 22 years) so this post is for those of you who do use it, or at least would like to have an overview of it… This screenshot is of a mind-map I made in my first year of Home Ed as I wanted to see if it all actually made sense… did the learning areas have a flow?… Did they build?… Was it random? Turns out it does flow, does build and isn’t random….
Follow here to read more and download the map.
3. Regarding Moderator Meetings
Home-educating friends – I know I come across a bit militant on this topic from time to time but having come out of 20 years schooling into the freedom of homeschooling – it really bothers me when, in particular new home-school parents feel as though they don’t have the freedoms that they actually do… In my own quest for clarity, I put together a document that distils the requirements of the School Education Act (law) and the Home Education Policy (which should not exceed the law).
Continue reading here.
4. Alternative Education for Years 11-12
If you have kids soon to be in the years 11-12 age bracket – the Department of Training and Workforce Development provide a host of very viable and affordable options to staying in school. Kids can leave school at the end of year 10, while still in the compulsory school-age bracket, as long as they’re in a situation that is of equal or more benefit to being in school – work or training can both qualify – there just needs to be an arrangement in place with an employer/trainer and the Education Department. Keep reading and find relevant links here.
I’ve always been a fan of lists and charts, and over a couple of decades of making them have come to realise a few things.
Continue reading “My 6 most useful charts in 20+ years of parenting”
The photo above was taken in one of our most mystically magical moments. One which I can hardly believe took place – let alone one in which I happened to have my phone camera at the ready. The following sentence is one I can hardly believe is the truth. . .
Continue reading “Come in, sit down and stay a while.”
Every January of recent years has seen me having a mini-meltdown – one that most will not see – but under the surface it lurks, popping up for an annual airing. The thing about these recurrences is that I’ve learned to recognise and anticipate them, see them clearer, make better decisions and ride them out with more understanding.
It goes something like this:
Continue reading “Why this blog?”
Have you ever tried to bring a toddler out of a tantrum or heavy duty sulk? A tantrum is usually pretty noisy and the sulk follows on – but some personalities head straight for the sulk. The further ‘in’ they are, the more futile an exercise it is to talk them out. They’re too invested and the coaxing ends pretty badly. Either in a frustrated parent or a win for the sulk – both of which can compound over time if it’s a pattern.
Continue reading “The Long Sulk”