Belinda Moore

October vanished and summer arrived. The days have been lovely - sunshine and a cool breeze. But that sun has a bite to it already! (more…)

Today a friend asked me what I like to write about these days. I explained that I don’t feel in touch enough with the basics of homeschooling to write for others about starting out, even though I edit the Getting Started section for Education Choices magazine. When pressed for ideas and my experiences, I’m never lost for words, but I’m not aware of many of the latest resources and I sometimes forget the struggles and difficulties of those early days of home based learning… I have two children yet to reach school age, so I’m still covering the basics of learning to read and all the fun stuff, but after playing phonics games, counting buttons and talking about colours and shapes continually for several years, it’s become an ingrained part of home life rather than a specific activity to slot into my days. (more…)

September’s gone and we’ve entered the last quarter of the year. Wow! (more…)