HomeGrown Learners

Adventures of a home education journey

Welcome to my blog. I home school Jenson and Wren, who are 6 and 4 years old respectively. We live in Cheltenham in England with my husband, Simon, and all manner of animals including chickens, rabbits, a dog and a handful of fish. This is an online diary. It's a place for me to keep a record of the highs and lows of our home ed experience.

Spring Cleaning

March 15, 2017 by gill thomas

The last two days have been really calm and happy. We are all very much enjoying being back in our small, secluded corner of Cheltenham. 

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March 15, 2017 /gill thomas
home schooling, home education, cheltenham, gloucestershire

The Railway House

March 14, 2017 by gill thomas

Today was our last day in Devon, at least for a few weeks, so we spent the morning on the beach making the most of our final few hours. 

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March 14, 2017 /gill thomas
home schooling, home education, woolacombe

British Science Week 2017

March 09, 2017 by gill thomas

British Science Week officially kicks off on Friday but we've been getting into the swing of things early on the basis that the weather forecast for next week looks much improved and therefore we don't want to be stuck inside conducting science experiments when there is a beautiful beach to enjoy. Ah, the beauty of home education. 

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March 09, 2017 /gill thomas
home schooling, home education, british science week

Learning with LEGO

March 07, 2017 by gill thomas

Learning with Lego is the name of a new book I recently bought to help develop Jenson's love of all things brick. It is titled as the unofficial guide but has become our Bible!

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March 07, 2017 /gill thomas
home schooling, home education, lego

The Living Train

March 06, 2017 by gill thomas

Today we went on an exciting train ride, but not in the conventional sense! Jenson's old train set provided the inspiration and his love of Lego fuelled the activity. 

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March 06, 2017 /gill thomas
home schooling, home education, woolacombe

Stickman

March 03, 2017 by gill thomas

If World Book Day had been today we would have written our story about The Grinch, such was Jenson's mood.

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March 03, 2017 /gill thomas
home schooling, home education, woolacombe

World Book Day

March 02, 2017 by gill thomas

World Book Day was a world away from this time last year. There was no dress up in your favourite character but instead a story with a script made up entirely by us.

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March 02, 2017 /gill thomas
home schooling, home education, woolacombe, world book day

We're Going On A Wind Hunt!

March 01, 2017 by gill thomas

Yesterday, we were up and out of the house at the same time as our old school run friends, but instead of making the dreary plod around the park we were jumping in the car and heading to Devon.

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March 01, 2017 /gill thomas
home schooling, home education, woolacombe

Snap Shots

February 27, 2017 by gill thomas

Today has been a good day. It finally feels like we're settling down again after a difficult couple of weeks. It sometimes takes a knock to shift your perspective and help you see things differently.

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February 27, 2017 /gill thomas
home schooling, home education, cheltenham, gloucestershire
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