Homeschooling in Rest

  It's HERE! It took a lot "digging around" to bring you just the best   FREE Homeschooling Resources  and today I'm excited to tell you all about it!! I know that many have asked about what curricula to use, so I've also included some pairing suggestions, which will ensure a wholesome education for your child. There is such an extensive list of FREE resources that it should definitely cover you for all the primary school years!! At Homeschooling in Rest we focus mainly on the foundation phase, so I've also included a guide on how to teach your child to read. I know that for many, this seems like a daunting task but I want to encourage you that you AND your child  CAN  do it! I look into the different approaches to learning to read as well as tips for parents to make this process stress free and fun for both you and your child. You can get it  HERE . As a BONUS, I am also including the HOMESCHOOL TRACKER for free! This is a digital record keeping tool BUT also

 If you have a good think about life and everything around us, it will be quite evident that what we see and experience is not in isolation at all. We experience life with many influences that are constantly around us.  The idea of individual school subjects may be easier to manage in some schooling situations but it isn't really a true reflection of the "real world", where  everything is connected. It is this thought of connectivity that the homeschooling approach, UNIT STUDIES, fully embraces. When we present a learning experience to our children that is interest based, you've already bypassed many other obstacles that may otherwise be there to overcome e.g. irrelevance, lack of interest, too abstract, no evident practical application etc.  So how do you use UNIT STUDIES effectively? Firstly, one has to shake off conventional schooling ideas. Think one topic...with ENDLESS possibilities! In a unit study, a topic is explored which involves the various application of