Our Backyard
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Reporoa, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
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For me, learning never stops. Even when my kids have finished their 'book work' for the school day they keep on learning.
I'm always learning right alongside them and I love it! We've been on this homeschooling journey for eight years now and I love watching my kids learn and get excited about the world around them, especially when that world is our backyard.
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Lego Gadgets
Dive into the world of Lego with this 11 lesson resource that pairs with the Klutz Lego Gadget book. Each lesson involves creating a gadget from the Klutz Lego Gadget book before doing the lesson activities which can include watching videos, carrying out experiments, researching and more. Kids can work on the lessons alone or you can do it as a family. Please note that the Klutz Lego Gadget book is not included as part of this resource and needs to be purchased separately from your favourite boo
4th - 6th
Engineering
Earthquakes in New Zealand
Explore the shaky world of earthquakes with this eight lesson resource that includes research about three significant New Zealand earthquakes. The lessons include What is an earthquake?Earth's layersTectonic platesMeasuring earthquakesEarthquake hazardsHawke's Bay EarthquakeChristchurch EarthquakeKaikoura EarthquakeEach lesson includes different activities such as labeling diagrams and maps, watching videos, researching, creative writing and more. Kids can work on the lessons alone or this can b
Earth Sciences, Other (Social Studies)
The Kitchen is my Classroom - Let's have some Fun
Do you have a child who loves to be in the kitchen? Or what about a child who you'd like to encourage to cook a little bit more? Wherever your child is along the culinary path this resource will get them excited about cooking, turning your kitchen into their classroom! This resource includes cost comparisons, learning about the process of how particular foods get from where they are grown to your pantry, science experiments, the history of certain foods and more. There is also a New Zealand focu
6th - 8th
Family Consumer Sciences, Math
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About the store
Experience
For me, learning never stops. Even when my kids have finished their 'book work' for the school day they keep on learning.
I'm always learning right alongside them and I love it! We've been on this homeschooling journey for eight years now and I love watching my kids learn and get excited about the world around them, especially when that world is our backyard.
Teaching style
I am a homeschooling mum of three living in rural New Zealand. My kids all have different learning strengths as well as areas for improving on, and they all have varying interests.
One of my main focuses for their education is for them to discover what is in their own backyard (New Zealand) before exploring further afield (the world). I want them to understand this beautiful country that we live in - the history, the flora and fauna, the geography, the events that have shaped both the lives of those who call New Zealand home and the landscape that they live in.
When looking for resources that fitted with this philosophy, and in a style that fitted our family, they were few and far between so I decided to create our own resources - resources that incorporated my kids interests, and where applicable, as much about New Zealand as possible, while getting in some sneaky reading, writing, maths and problem solving too.
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