Year 7 has finished up for the seventh time in our home, although this was only the second time we've used Ambleside Online for Year 7. As I usually do, I asked my daughter which books were her favourites from this year's work, but I gave her a limit of ten. These are the books … Continue reading Ambleside Online Year 7 Highlights
Adapting AO for Australia
Year 7 AmblesideOnline: highights from Term 1
We've finished the first term of Ambleside Online Year 7 and here are some highlights and thoughts about some of what we've done. To see my original plans and some book substitutes see this post. Shakespeare's Julius Caesar This is the first time we've used Folger Theatre audios for Shakespeare. We've used Naxos and Arkangel … Continue reading Year 7 AmblesideOnline: highights from Term 1
Ambleside Online Year 7: plans & modifications
Whenever I start planning a new year of home education I'm reminded again of the fact that each of my children are unique and what might have been good for one may not be the right choice for another at the same age. So just when I thought I should have all this … Continue reading Ambleside Online Year 7: plans & modifications
Ambleside Online Year 5 – some written narration samples
Moozle is just finishing up Ambleside Online Year 5. The bulk of it is done but we got behind on a few of the readings so we'll be finishing those off and then doing an exam before heading into Year 6. The Aussie school year starts at the end of January but we've never followed … Continue reading Ambleside Online Year 5 – some written narration samples
A Little Bush Maid by Mary Grant Bruce (1875-1958) – Classic Children’s Literature Event 2016
A Little Bush Maid was published in 1910 and is the first book in the Billabong series by Mary Grant Bruce. There are fifteen books altogether and they follow Norah Linton from when she was a twelve year old growing up at Billabong, her father's property in rural Victoria, through to her adult years. It's … Continue reading A Little Bush Maid by Mary Grant Bruce (1875-1958) – Classic Children’s Literature Event 2016
Highschool Biology with Living Books: Mr Tompkins Inside Himself…
Mr Tompkins Inside Himself by George Gamow & Martynas Ycas 274 pages Illustrated with black pen drawings 1967 edition This book has been part of Benj's Science this term. He's also been working through Understanding Physics by Isaac Asimov this year, which he really enjoys. He wasn't keen on doing any more Biology but I … Continue reading Highschool Biology with Living Books: Mr Tompkins Inside Himself…
A Condensed Year 9 & 10 with a Weekly Schedule
This is a term of work for Benj with an outline of his weekly schedule. He's 15 years old and will be starting Ambleside Online Year 11 at the beginning of next year by which time he'll have turned 16. This term has a selection of some books from AO Years 9 & 10 … Continue reading A Condensed Year 9 & 10 with a Weekly Schedule
Ambleside Online Year 5 – with Australian Substitutes: Updated
What, then, have we to do for the child? Plainly we have not to develop the person; he is there already, with, possibly, every power that will serve him in his passage through life. Some day we shall be told that the very word education is a misnomer belonging to the stage of thought when … Continue reading Ambleside Online Year 5 – with Australian Substitutes: Updated
A Peek at a Week – Year 4 Ambleside Online
These are some selections from a week of Ambleside Online Year 4, tweaked & poked to suit an Australian setting. Our remodelled version which we've been using is here and we're in Term 3. I must admit that when I looked at some of the books on the Year 4 list I doubted that Moozle would … Continue reading A Peek at a Week – Year 4 Ambleside Online
Coming Late to Ambleside Online – some thoughts on the high school years
One ship sails East,And another West,By the self-same winds that blow, 'Tis the set of the sailsAnd not the gales,That tells the way we go. Like the winds of the seaAre the waves of time,As we journey along through life,'Tis the set of the soul,That determines the goal,And not the calm … Continue reading Coming Late to Ambleside Online – some thoughts on the high school years
journey & destination 