October’s Resource List
All our favourite things in one place (and lots of science books)
I had no idea, until I looked through this month’s posts, how much science we’ve explored this month. There are lots of book recommendations in the science section, including plenty for older children. My two are 6 and 7 (nearly 8).
Maths
Khan Academy app (free)
NRICH website (free)
Number Hive printable game boards (free)
Multiplication by Heart flashcards
Lift-the-Flap Multiplying and Dividing book
Tiny Polka Dot deck of number cards with multiple different maths games for ages 3+
Workbooks: Usborne Adding and Subtracting and Collins Easy Learning Times Tables
Literacy
Jolly Learning workbooks: Pupil Book 1 and Grammar 1 (I recommend getting the Teacher’s Book if you buy the Grammar workbook).
They’ve also read loads of fiction, but I’m not going to list it all here. If you half-remember something from a previous post, e-mail me and I’ll try to help! My daughter has loved Usborne Illustrated Adventure Stories this month.
History
Mysteries in Time subscription (you can also buy individual packs on just one subject eg. Vikings)
Alfred the Great and the Anglo Saxons
Science
Scientists in the Wild: Galapagos book
Animal Who Am I? game
Ladybird Audio Adventures: Animal Kingdom and Big Cats
Whales to the Rescue book
Small and Tall Tales of Extinct Animals book
DK Eyewitness Whale book
Humpback whale documentary
Prehistoric Planet episodes
Amazing Earth (Such a brilliant book. Incredible natural places around the world, many of which I had never heard of. Excellent way to connect history, geography, and science. A library book I now feel the need to own.)
Water Cycles (Not just a book about the water cycle, but about all sorts of cycles that are connected to water eg. Animal life cycles, tides, irrigation, tropical cyclones. Life Cycles also recommended)
The Amazing Discoveries of 100 Brilliant Scientists (This is great, but some of it is a bit advanced for my two. It’s recommended for 8-11 years old. Another library book I would certainly consider purchasing.)
Ocean Atlas (From the blurb: ‘A comprehensive exploration of our oceans, covering geography, ecosystems and animals through a mix of illustrations, photographs, maps and diagrams.’ Blends geography, natural history, and science. A third library book that’s now sitting in my shopping basket…)
Secret Explorers books (Ideal first chapter books, fictional but with an educational, usually scientific, angle).
Vaccinated: The History and Science of Immunisation book
Visits in London
Tower of London—home educators get hugely reduced entry prices. Booking essential. (A reader asked if this discount applies to visitors from overseas. I have contacted the Tower and will chase them this week. I’ll let you know!)
National Maritime Museum
Museum of the Moon (now closed in London, but lots of future dates and locations worldwide on the website. Also check out the Earth version.)
Walking around medieval London (map here, also available for free from the City of London Tourist Information Centre next to St Paul’s Cathedral)
And one more book…
Everything Under The Sun (I don’t know what section this fits in since it answers a curious question for every day of the year, on all sorts of subjects. A reader has told me that the book grew out of a podcast of the same name which we will definitely be checking out.)
Posts you might have missed
Why and how we shifted from unschooling to a daily list
Eloise Rickman’s How We Homeschooled Today guest post
Everything Father Christmas/Santa Claus has delivered to our house in previous years, and some other things he might consider (I don’t want to alarm you, but there are now under 50 days to go…)
Pen pals
If your child would like a pen pal, let me know their age and home country and I’ll get to work. Over 60 children connected worldwide, and more on the list waiting for a match.
Write me a guest post!
If you’d like to share a day in your homeschooling life, I’d love to hear from you. All styles of home education welcome. Big families, small families, unschoolers, school-at-homers, flexischoolers, microschoolers, religious, not religious, in a group, or going it alone—everyone is welcome. You don’t need to be a writer or an expert. Any questions please ask.
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Hi Catherine! I am loving your substack and saw the note about pen pals. My daughter (7 years old last week) would definitely enjoy sending/receiving mail with a pen pal. We live in exotic Alaska, USA, so maybe that will help too. (-: Let me know what else you need from me - and thank you!