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Together we are on a journey of lifelong learning. After spending many afternoons and evenings through the course of 6 years, learning and reteaching concepts to our eldest and having to face the reality of how 6 months of school has broken our youngest’s spirit, the decision was easy. We will homeschool at last! But when you realise this is not just an alternative and that we were called as parents to do as God sees fit, a different kind of peace fill your soul. We are still developing our own way, but each day is a day in the right direction, and when I feel discouraged I know my strength lies in Jesus.

I hope that The Learning Journey will be a place where other homeschooling parents can find encouragement in their journey.

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AFRIKAANS CURRICULUM RESOURCES:

I have spent quite some time to find Afrikaans resources for our children, we have used a fair amount, but this is our list of tried and tested Afrikaans curriculum products, I ONLY list the ones that have genuinely made our journey meaningful or exciting or easy to implement. 1) Reading & Spelling Program / …

Printable Resources

Have you spent endless hours browsing the internet to find the perfect Nature Science resources? From pictures to color or illustrations to label or detailed pictures with labels for a project in LIFE, EARTH, and PHYSICAL SCIENCES, this is the go-to resource! More than 2000 illustrations of animals, organized according to class, or habitat, location …

Drawn to Discover used as a tool to assist in learning difficulties

Drawn to Discover has assisted me in the process of using creativity as a learning tool. For our little girl who has been challenged with reading and writing difficulties Drawn to Discover meant she could learn precisely in the style that suits her best – visually! By using her best abilities, we have been able …

Really Digging Deeper for a Lasting Learning Experience

We are a History-loving family! May it be art history, music history or world history – it does not matter, we love them all! Many people loathe the subject matter of History, mainly because it was taught boringly or they weren’t able to draw connections between History and themselves. When we teach History to our …

Narration, play and clay creations

After many months of struggling and battling through writing and reading passages, I could not let the struggle continue and had to find some other ways and means my our daughter to express what she has learned. We still continue the writing and reading battle on other fronts but not for all learning areas. I …

Crafting for Barbie and American doll fanatics

Our daughter loves to craft, at first it was something I had to join in every time, but now she does it on her own and will do it all day long if we leave her! It all began when searching for ideas on YouTube, and we found the Mom and daughter team from My …

Learn about jobs and more

Our daughter (now 8 years old) is a creator, maker, tinker, love-a-mess type of child. She is always busy ‘presenting a show’ by either cooking up a storm or crafting through the use of various mediums. When we were discussing careers in our social sciences unit, I saw it fit to include some fun stuff …

Exploring Nature Science Education Resource

A testimonial of a great Bible Study Books and Resources

Our favorite Bible Studies are from Not Consumed. Here is why: * Printed or Pdf downloads are available – for people like us not living in the USA, this is perfect for saving the shipping costs which generally amount to more than printing yourself! * There are different levels available, so my Elementary child & …

Review of Introduction to Logic

I have been researching a few Logic courses over the last couple of months for our soon to be American High School student. This review opportunity just arrived at the right time. I share my review of January here. Review: Introduction to Logic (Student Text) from Master Books Teenagers might think a course on logic …