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The Importance of Sleep in both Children and Adults
Sleep is an essential part of our lives. The study of sleep is a recent thing, perhaps only going back as little as the last 50 years. The interest in sleep may have only dawned upon our society because of endless sleep deprivation experiments or because of the high occurrence of sleep related illness or [...]
Vaccine Safety: Thoughts about the Risks and Dangers of Vaccination to Children
Risks and Dangers of Vaccination to Children Parents always wanted their children to be healthy in all aspects of their life. For this reason, mothers or guardians commonly choose to bring their babies or children to health care providers for vaccination. Once their children have been immunized, they feel at peace that their children will [...]
Article comparing Homeschooled Students – The Evening Standard on the 14th of August 2000.
In 2000 as a homeschooling father and commuter, I often read the Evening Standard on the SWT Train traveling home, below is an article which interested me an which I am republishing 13 years later, This article first appeared in the Evening Standard on the 14th of August 2000. Homeschooling – Article Evening Standard on [...]
National Identity Scheme for Children in the UK
U.K. NATIONAL IDENTITY SCHEME FOR CHILDREN John Clare, the Education Correspondent for The Daily Telegraph, recently received and responded to a letter from a school governor disturbed by an extension of the annual school census. Introduced in 1996, this census has been used by the British Department for Education and Skills (DfES) to annually collect [...]
The Power of Television
The Power of Television by Martin Ward About 18 years ago I read Malcom Muggeridge’s book “Christ and the Media” which was a real eye-opener. The most telling passage is where he discusses how what we see (via television) enters directly into our minds with hardly any chance of being questioned, while what we read has [...]
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The Importance of Sleep in both Children and Adults
Sleep is an essential part of our lives. The study of sleep is a recent thing, perhaps only going back as little as the last 50 years. The interest in sleep may have only dawned upon our society because of endless sleep deprivation experiments or because of the high occurrence of sleep related illness or [...]
Comments about Financial Training for Children by Gregory Bunyard
Comments about Financial Training for Children: An article by Gregory Bunyard the Founder and co-author of the ‘Ka-Ching! Business Parenting Course’ Dear concerned parent You don’t just wake up one day and your flabby gut has disappeared and you are suddenly a champion batsman. I wish! I won’t tell you what it takes to become a [...]
Ka-Ching Business Parenting Course
What is Ka-Ching! Business Parenting? Ka-Ching! Business Parenting is a structured yet flexible course that a parent and a child work on together and which aims at improving the child’s future success in the field of business. It involves a series of practical business projects with clear step-by-step guides that the parent and child work [...]
Tech Tips
A few Tech Tips …. or IT Information learned along the way Manage and share your bookmarks I have long ago given up any desire to index the web, but being able to find website’s and articles which I have previously read is essential. Bookmarks are a little like personal book collections, it so nice [...]
The LittleDoctor data logger
The LittleDoctor data logger LittleDoctor Data logger developed by homeschooler in Ireland. Michael Bailey is a homeschooler who has developed and sells an affordable datalogger, more information about his creation LittleDoctor – data logger is available from his website, understandanding and useing a datalogger is a requirement of upper level science. What is a data [...]
Jump Rope Songs
How to Jump When Using a Skipping Rope
Using a skipping rope will evoke memories in all of us back to the days when girls at school would regularly skip at break times, sometimes alone, other times in teams with one long skipping rope being held by two girls at each end. But before you think skipping is just for girls, think again. [...]
Little Dutch Girl Jump Rope Rhymes
I’m a Little Dutch Girl Variations I’m a little Dutch girl Dressed in blue. These are the things I like to do: Salute to the captain, Curtsey to the queen, Turn my back On __________ submarine. I’m a little Dutch girl Dressed in blue. Here are the things I like to do: Salute to the [...]
Even more Jump Rope Rhymes
Jump Rope Rhymes Rhymes by category This collection of jump rope rhymes has grown so large that it has become nessary to seperate them into categories. There are may rhymes which are difficult to categorise and these are in other jump rope rhymes. This is possibly one of the lager collections of jump rope rhymes [...]
Teddy Bear Jump Rope Rhymes
Jump Rope Songs about Teddy Bears Teddy Bear Jump Rope Rhymes – These skipping rope variations have a teddy bear somewhere in the rhyme. Teddy Bear Variations Teddy bear , teddy bear , Touch the ground , Teddy bear , teddy bear , Turn around , Teddy bear , teddy bear , Walk upstairs , [...]
Sailor Jump Rope Rhymes
Jump Rope Songs and Rhymes about Sailors Sailor Jump Rope Rhymes – These variations have a sailer somewhere in the rhyme. Sailor Variations A sailor went to sea sea sea To see what he could see see see But all that he could see see see Was the bottom of the deep blue sea sea [...]
Fun and Games
How to Make a Wooden Billy Cart – Model No 3.
How to Make a Go-Kart – Model No 3. “The Wooden Billy Cart” Do you remember when you were a kid hanging out with your friends and y’all decided that you want to build a go-cart? Building a go-cart is fun and can be easy for you to do. Ask your Dad or your friends [...]
How to make a Go Kart
How to make a Go-Cart I have had a surprising amount of interest in how to make a go cart, These instructions are being rewritten and should be available shortly. I thought I would provide brief instructions on how to make a go-cart, since my kids had a load of fun with theirs which grand-pa [...]
Jump Rope Songs and Skipping Rope Rhymes
Jump Rope Songs and Rhymes Possibly one of the lager collections of jump rope rhymes on the web. I am in the process of reorganising this page to make it easier to find old songs, learn new ones and print out the collection. ** Do you have an unknown Rhyme to contribute? Please feel free to [...]
Car Activities – Schooling while traveling.
Car Schooling and Travel Games This article was originally on the forum at homeschool.co.uk and written in Wed Sep 11, 2002 4:58 pm Post subject: Car Activities – Schooling while traveling. I posted the following question on the Duet6v7 list. “We seem to spend a fair amount of time in the car, any suggestions, actives [...]
Conkers – An Old English School Yard Game
Conkers – An Old English School Yard Game Conkers are the seeds from Horse Chestnut trees. They are usually found around September / October in the UK. Make a hole through the middle of the conker and thread it on a string. Take it in turns to attack your opponent’s conker with yours (one swipe [...]
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How to Jump When Using a Skipping Rope
Using a skipping rope will evoke memories in all of us back to the days when girls at school would regularly skip at break times, sometimes alone, other times in teams with one long skipping rope being held by two girls at each end. But before you think skipping is just for girls, think again. [...]
Web Site Journal – News, Updates and Improvements
Homeschool.co.uk has been active since 1999, during this time it has and numerous updates and enhancements. This page describes changes, updates or additions to the homeschool web site in reverse chronological order. 17 June 2013 – Increased website security, and improved website SEO 20 May 2013 – Moved over to WordPress 28 March 2008 – [...]
The Importance of Sleep in both Children and Adults
Sleep is an essential part of our lives. The study of sleep is a recent thing, perhaps only going back as little as the last 50 years. The interest in sleep may have only dawned upon our society because of endless sleep deprivation experiments or because of the high occurrence of sleep related illness or [...]
Home Education Book List from 2003
Home Education and Family Book Details by Subject, Title, Author # 1033 Buy in USA Buy in USA Survivors Guide to Home SchoolingLuanne Shackleford and Susan White – Goodnews Crossway 0891075038A wonderful book full of encouraging ideas about how to really tackle the job of educating whilst keeping house. Written by two home teaching moms, [...]
Comments about Financial Training for Children by Gregory Bunyard
Comments about Financial Training for Children: An article by Gregory Bunyard the Founder and co-author of the ‘Ka-Ching! Business Parenting Course’ Dear concerned parent You don’t just wake up one day and your flabby gut has disappeared and you are suddenly a champion batsman. I wish! I won’t tell you what it takes to become a [...]
Ka-Ching Business Parenting Course
What is Ka-Ching! Business Parenting? Ka-Ching! Business Parenting is a structured yet flexible course that a parent and a child work on together and which aims at improving the child’s future success in the field of business. It involves a series of practical business projects with clear step-by-step guides that the parent and child work [...]
Booklist by Category and Subject
Books by Category and Subject: This list can sometimes take quite long to load. Aspergers Books Gifted Books Handwriting Books Classic Gifted Books Logic Unschooling Vaccine Teenagers Top 10 Books 2007 2010
The Unschooling Home School Method
It was a public education officer by the name of John Holt that championed an educational system that rejected traditional schooling where pupils were dictated to by a teacher. Unschooling children would learn at their own pace and discovered education through experience of cookery, playing, personal hobbies, work experience, social behavioural methods and group classes. [...]
Watch what you Watch
Is your living room the site of daily murders? Do you routinely entertain guests who swear at you and make fun of your faith? Have you ever had somebody drop by and try to convince you that sexual sin is a joking matter and that violence is entertaining? You’ve had all these things happen in [...]
“A Classical Education” – The Classical Homeschool Method
“A Classical Education” – The Classical Homeschool Method Classical homeschooling has been around for many years. This method has been taught by people who were known to be the “greatest minds” in history! The classical approach to homeschooling prepares the student to be able to learn on their own. “The classic tools for learning are [...]
Homeschool Styles and Methods
A Detail ist of different Teaching Styles and Methods of Homeschooling The decision to home school your child is truly a difficult task to do particularly if you don’t know what are the possible benefits and drawbacks if there’s any. You will probably ask yourself if it will work or not. There are many important [...]
