Week 3 April {HSMJ}

The weather is cooling and autumn is beginning to show her lovely colours here in Melbourne. Unfortunately on this side of Melbourne there are very few deciduous trees so it's not really possible to appreciate the variety of autumn colour in all it's glory.  Paul and I joined another homeschooling family this week and took a drive over to the Alfred Nicholas Memorial Gardens.  If you are in Melbourne I would encourage you to pack a picnic and go and take a look at the stunning autumn garden in all it's splendor.

I really hope that many families will read this: What We Mean When We Say We Need a Break She puts so much into perspective.  I think this is something partners should really discuss with one another :)

Helpful homeschooling tips or advice to share…

• 15 Science YouTube Channels Children Love
• John Muir Laws FREE Nature Drawing Tutorials 
• 4 Easy Steps to Teach Your Kids to Outline 
• Glue Art on Canvas with Watercolors 
• A Stanford dean on adult skills every 18-year-old should have 
• How to Teach Geography to Tactile Learners 
• Why Your Child Should Memorize Poems - "In his essay, "In Defense of Memorization," Michael Knox Beran makes this mighty claim, "poetry turns on kids’ language capability. It not only teaches them to articulate English words; it heightens their feel for the intricacies and complexities of the English language—an indispensable attainment if they are to go on to speak, write, and read English with ease." " 
• Win a copy of How to Teach Your Children Shakespeare on Walking By The Way.  This is open world wide!  There are ten copies being given away. 
• Why My Kids Read Aloud Every Day 
• If you are wondering whether your children can go to college/university in Australia if you home educate - then wonder no more. Carpenter’s College Graduation  
• Why Kids Should Keep Using Their Fingers to do Math "Stopping students from using their fingers when they count could, according to the new brain research, be akin to halting their mathematical development. Fingers are probably one of our most useful visual aids, and the finger area of our brain is used well into adulthood. The need for and importance of finger perception could even be the reason that pianists, and other musicians, often display higher mathematical understanding than people who don’t learn a musical instrument."
• Form I: History Timeline 
• Students Who Learn About Famous Scientists’ Struggles Do Better In School 
• FREE Printables {Round Up} 

In our home school this week…

• We spent time watching the trilogy of movies The Note, The Note II and The Note III. So many many heart healing issues addressed and beautiful uplifting stories.
• First time I've seen Flushed Away.  Cute movie.
• We read Caterpillars and Butterflies 
• Nathaniel is reading David Livingston the Explorer Missionary to Africa to me from Hero Tales.
• We started a free trial of the Veritas Bible curriculum.
• I'm learning to be more hands off and allowing Nathaniel to follow his passions and interests.  One of them is movies and projectors.  He has saved, worked for dollars and spent countless hours comparing projectors and finally purchased one for himself.  
• It was time for his monthly orthodontic check up too.  The dentist is pleased with his progress.
• We started the second book in the Lord of the Rings trilogy: The Two Towers.  
• A good homeschool friend recently introduced me to Stitcher.  This app allows you to either stream or download podcasts to your phone to listen to.  I'm so pleased.  Now I need to make time so I can listen to some great homeschool content.
• The first podcast I listened to was from the Morning Basket: Plutarch 101.
• I took Timothy to the airport as he is off on a three month adventure.

My favourite thing this week was…
I'm so very proud of my sister Nadeen. She has walked 60 kilometer's in order to fund raise to help end woman's cancer.  She is still in need of some once off donations in order to reach her goal.  Please take some time to consider donating and helping her reach her donations goal.  You can make an Australian tax deductible donation here: Participant ID: 131063-0.

 On the WWW I’m reading…

• My Worst Nightmare — What If I Accidentally Raise The Bully? "It’s simply not enough to instruct your children to, “Be Nice!” You’ve got to be more specific than that. Kids think if they aren’t being outright unkind, they are being nice. We know better. Connect the ugly dots. Explain the Darwinistic social survival instinct that’s often motivating and guiding their impulses."
• No Disrespecting Mommy (or Daddy!) – Ever! 
• Photographer Chronicles the Beauty of Childhood Spent Free from Modern Electronic Devices 
• The Best Secret about making a home 
• 6 Proven Ways to Lose Belly Fat 
• Doctors Explain Why Going On A Hike Changes Your Brain.  
• 5 exercises every woman should do ... often! 
• I'm totally stunned and shocked at the anti- New Zealand culture in Australia.  It was the one thing I was totally oblivious to when we moved here.  I was under the impression of an ANZAC relationship between the two.  Sadly I know this to be true: New Zealanders in Australia are still treated like second-class citizens and Kiwi mum left alone to raise Australian twins after partner's death 
• Loved reading this The Kind Gesture that Helps Elizabeth Gilbert Find the Light On Her Worst Days 

 I’m cooking…

• I'm wondering if this baking blend recipe is any good Kris’ Baking Mix ~ copycat recipe for THM Baking Blend (FP)
• I'm thinking this one will be better to try Nili’s Baking Mix
• Mushroom Brown Rice ... 

 A photo, video, link, or quote to share…

"Once Intellect admits us into the realms of History, we live in a great and stirring world, full of entertainment and sometimes of regret; and at last we begin to understand that we, too, are making History, and that we are all part of the whole; that the people who went before us were all very like ourselves, or else we should not be able to understand them. If some of them were worse than we, and in some things their times were worse than ours, yet we make acquaintance with many who were noble and great, and our hearts beat with a desire to be like them.” - Charlotte Mason

Blessings
Chareen

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