Author: B C
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Our Journey into Nursing
In Year 10, when preparing for the final years of high school, my daughter opted not to do ATAR (Australian Tertiary Admissions Rank) and decided she would do nursing. I had read that many homeschooled students go on to university level study and successful careers, so my question was: How do you become a nurse…
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Maths programmes that I have used
I’ve been homeschooling for over 12 years and these are the maths programmes that have worked for my family. I also end this blog post with some other maths curriculums that I have on my list to try if the options hadn’t worked as well. PRIMARY SCHOOL I loved mathematics and used to have good…
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Homeschool resources to teach reading
These homeschooler reading programmes and readers come highly recommended. I have used some or all of these for my 5 children (except for All About Reading). I like how these programmes have been written to the unique needs of one-to-one teaching, or are easily adapted from classroom-style learning into home learning. In addition, most of…
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Ways to add volunteering to your homeschool
Why Volunteer? A big part of being homeschooled in our family involves volunteering within the Bunbury community at large. Besides building social skills, volunteering has many benefits, beyond academic prowess or personal achievement. My kids have learnt responsibility outside the home and gained new workplace-style skills like customer service and how to manage a community…
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A new favourite way to learn spelling and vocabulary words
Last week, my daughter created a crossword using glossary words from her Human Biology lesson based on the book, “100 Things to Learn about the Human Body”. These lessons were compiled and created by Simply Homeschool. The task was broken into steps. The first step was to use letter tiles to create the answers to…
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Our top 3 complete homeschool resources
Over the years, as a large family with learners with different needs, I have purchased and used a lot of different resources for different ages ranges, and different needs. Not all the resources are Australian, as I have found the selection of Australian-Curriculum-based programmes here quite limited and less comprehensive compared to international syllabi, but…
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3 benefits of planning a trip to Canberra the PACER way
In April 2024, we travelled from Bunbury to Canberra for a PACER tour and thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. We flew out from Busselton Airport on Jetstar and arrived in Canberra via Melbourne. You might ask: What is PACER? PACER stands for the Parliament and Civics Education Rebate. It is a government civics initiative designed to encourage…
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What is Bunnotes all about
Bunnotes is the home for my recommendations for a great home educating family life in the regional city of Bunbury and beyond in the South West corner of WA. It includes things to do, places to visit, alternative pathways in further education, after school activities, homeschool excursions and more. It will also be a record…
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