I’m Home Educated by M. Hickman: a picture book celebrating everyday learning
💚 Gifted review: This book was gifted to The Home Ed Daily for consideration. No payment was received for this review and, as always, all opinions are my own.
There are countless children’s books about starting school. Going back to school. School friends. School trips. School worries. School uniforms....
A playful bilingual French book for younger beginners
💚 Gifted review: This book was gifted to The Home Ed Daily for consideration. No payment was received for this review and, as always, all opinions are my own.
Introducing another language at home can feel surprisingly daunting when you don’t speak it yourself. You can find plenty of vocabulary lists and worksheets, but...
Review of The Adventures of Space and Time, a book by Karl P.J. Hobbes
💚 Gifted review: This book was gifted to The Home Ed Daily for consideration. No payment was received for this review and, as always, all opinions are my own.
Science does not always need to begin with a worksheet, a curriculum plan, or a carefully prepared experiment involving three bowls, vinegar and mild regret...
118 pigs, one hungry wolf, and a surprisingly useful, and funny, introduction to the chemical elements
💚 Gifted review: This book was gifted to The Home Ed Daily for consideration. No payment was received for this review and, as always, all opinions are my own.
Some children meet the periodic table through a worksheet. Others meet it through 118 expendable student pigs being sent out...
A flexible reading resource for children who enjoy clues, questions and short stories. The Reading Detectives review: short stories that make reading feel like solving a puzzle.
💚 Gifted review: This book was gifted to The Home Ed Daily for consideration. No payment was received for this review and, as always, all opinions are my own.
Reading confidence does not always move neatly by...
How to help children fall in love with reading. The power of reading aloud.
Learning to read is hard, and none of us like doing things that are hard without good reason. So, if children don’t see the point in learning to read, they will be very reluctant to do the hard work involved in being able to decode the jumble of letters on a page.
The Wonderful World of Ben: a warm and joyful picture book about learning beyond the classroom
Every now and then a book arrives that makes you pause and think, I wish this had existed when my children were small . This is one of those books. The Wonderful World of Ben is a rhyming children’s picture book about home education, written by Lorraine Blanche and illustrated by Tina Gedney....
History is one of those subjects that really comes alive when you mix great books with hands-on exploration. These are a few of the history books that have sparked imagination and conversation in our house. Add in visits to National Trust and English Heritage sites too - to really bring it all to life. We printed out timelines from Twinkl too - ideal...
We love books — probably a bit too much, if that’s even possible! Our shelves are overflowing, but there's always room for one more inspiring title. These are a few of the art books that have sparked creativity and brought joy through imaginative ideas in our house. Most of these titles are fairly old and available second hand, so grab a bargain!
Home educator Lorraine Blanche writes a story inspired by 'Emotional Based School Avoidance' EBSA Author Spotlight
I wanted to spotlight this author because stories like Ben’s are rarely found in children’s books, yet they reflect the lived experience of so many home educating families. It gives children like ours a voice, and offers comfort, recognition, and reassurance to the parents who’ve...
