So Here We Are...

Hi all, Mum here :)

So here we are... a week before we officially start our first day of Homeschool. Eek, talk about nervous! I know I'm doing the right thing for Sam by offering him a safe and happy learning environment, but far out it's still scary knowing that he's relying on me to learn everything he needs to know!

We talked about what kind of things Sam wanted to post on here and he wants to share it all... the good, the bad and the ugly. So prepare yourselves for a 'shipload' of laughs (hopefully WITH us, and not AT us hahaha), and most likely quite a few 'uh ohs', cries and freak outs, along with a bunch of our activities, crafts and awesome lightbulb moments. We're sure going to have a ball and would love you to come along for the ride!

Sam has been a huge part of the lesson planning and has suggested we do Unit Studies as a way for him to learn each subject. Upon looking into this, I found it to be a great idea! Pinterest has been an incredible source of ideas for us along with many different homeschooling blogs and websites. Feel free to check out our personal Pinterest, we have lots of fun Homeschool ideas as well as a whole bunch of crafty and random stuff on there. It's added to by both Sam and myself so there's a vast range in different goodies to be found. We have also made our own Facebook page and we'd love it if you 'liked' us over there too :)

We've written up the curriculum and lesson plans, as well as weekly and daily calendars. And I'm about to send the registration papers off tomorrow. Dad was able to take a week off work so we can spend some quality time together while we prepare to knuckle down and get our learn on! I don't know who is more excited about beginning this new chapter in our lives :)

We look forward to keeping you posted about our adventures and we'd love to hear about yours, so feel free to post a link to your own blog/facebook page in the comments!

Thanks for reading,
<3 Mum :)