A retrospective exploration of our second year in our home education journey

This was the first year we looked at different topics and it became clear very early on that both girls, despite their young age, were very curious about science and vehicles.  We had such a fun year on these topics and they learnt so much, setting foundations for revisiting these topics in the future years. Sophia saw a rainbow out of the window one day and was fascinated that from her perspective magic had happened in the sky and there was a sudden  display of bright colours she had never seen before and that were not usually there.  They had learnt their colours last year, so it naturally followed for them to learn the specific rainbow spectrum, and there were some lovely educational videos on the Mother Goose Club channel.  Sophia’s pieces of art were to become very colourful as a result and she spent hours on her new bright art style.  I got the craft drawer out one day and asked them if they would like to create a rainbow to stick up on the wall. Tissue ...

  Welcome to the year Sept 2019- August 2020, our second retrospective home education blog!  We are the Morris family, and the majority of the family are neuro divergent. The children are truly amazing to watch grow up and develop as we go through our homeschooling journey together.  Sophia, Xander and I also have a rare bonemarrow failure condition which keeps us very busy visiting various hospitals, with the joys of endless waiting times and numerous departments and appointments. During these series of blogs you will see how we juggle homeschooling and hospital.   Xander at this stage has been diagnosed and is slowly fading in energy as his bonemarrow starts on a downward slide.  One final obstacle Dad and I face together is the complicated dietary requirements of our little family, which will tie into their education as we travel through the years.  I hope you wish to join us in this retrospective teaching journey through Sophia, Kira and Xanders ed...