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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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Preview of Earthquakes in New Zealand

Earthquakes in New Zealand

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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
Preview of The Kitchen is my Classroom - Let's have some Fun

The Kitchen is my Classroom - Let's have some Fun

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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
Preview of The Kitchen is my Classroom - Recipe Book

The Kitchen is my Classroom - Recipe Book

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'The Kitchen is my Classroom' Recipe Book is a resource where you can print as many of the pages as you want so that your family can create a collection of your favourite recipes. These pages are great to use for copywork or handwriting practice. If you love this resource check out 'The Kitchen is my Classroom - Let's have some Fun' resource, which I wrote for my daughter so she could enjoy being in the kitchen but at the same time complete some written work, maths, research and lots more.
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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.