Tuesday, 31 December 2019

Season 6, Episode 10

As we come to the end of the year (and decade), in this bumper episode Luke and Eden reflect on their highlights of 2019, including favourite books, trips, artists, composers and crafts.
Resources we mention include:

Calico Captive
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
The Bronze Bow
Chasing Vermeer
The Ocean of Truth - The Story of Sir Isaac Newton
Abigail Adams - Witness to a Revolution
Moonfleet

Sunday, 22 December 2019

Season 6, Episode 9

It's nearly Christmas, and we're sharing some very exciting updates about the land we've bought, plans for chickens, christmas concerts, hidden chimps and the Black Country Living Museum.

Sunday, 8 December 2019

Season 6, Episode 8

It's beginning to feel a lot like... another packed episode! We're on a steam train, decorating the tree, doing fun Christmas-themed experiments and listening to a symphony orchestra.

Sunday, 17 November 2019

Season 6, Episode 7

We're celebrating creativity at the ComicCon, talking about astronomy, roman cats, the film festival we went to and the social action challenge we've recently completed.

Sunday, 3 November 2019

Season 6, Epiosde 6

We've painted pumpkins, done colourful experiments with oil, water and effervescent tablets, and tried to record an episode with a wriggly three year old with us!

Sunday, 20 October 2019

Season 6, Episode 5

We're talking rocks and visiting Lapworth museum, making mandrake heads, doing conker craft, and visiting Southport and Blackpool. Also a little Shakespearean comedy thrown in...

Sunday, 22 September 2019

Season 6, Episode 4

A slightly less planned episode than normal (sorry), but mainly because we were in the middle of a Star Wars movie marathon to celebrate a BIG birthday!

Sunday, 8 September 2019

Season 6, Episode 3

A mainly Cornish episode, with plenty of content from our recent trip to the very tip of England including from underground in a tin mine and in the tropical biome at the Eden Project!

Sunday, 25 August 2019

Season 6, Episode 2

We're going back in time at the Black Country Living Museum in this episode, as well as getting excited about foxes, using food to explore geology and talking a little about ancient Egypt! Please listen in, and if you have a moment to leave a nice review and rating of the show we would really appreciate it.

Sunday, 11 August 2019

Season 6, Episode 1

We're back! Starting our sixth year of home ed, in our first episode we're sharing what we've been up to over the summer - including time in Devon, fun trips out, and what we've been learning and reading.

Sunday, 12 May 2019

Season 5, Episode 12

It's our last episode of the season and we're remembering our best bits, sharing about our "Celebration Friday" tradition and looking forward to the summer and our learning next academic year! See you in a few months for Season 6...

Sunday, 14 April 2019

Season 5, Episode 11

We're discussing science and nature today, including daffodil dissection and the life of Sir Isaac Newton. Also making a mess with soap and baking.

Sunday, 24 March 2019

Season 5, Episode 10

Lots to talk about from a fantastic trip to London, linking in to our recent learning about the Great Fire of London, and seeing art from Alexander Calder and Vermeer who we've been studying. Also, it's spring and we've been planting some seeds.

Sunday, 10 March 2019

Season 5, Episode 9

Bumper episode after a busy few weeks - fossil hunting at Wren's Nest, a visit to Warwick Castle, how not to seize the UK throne and the art of Alexander Calder!

Monday, 4 February 2019

Season 5, Episode 8

In this episode we're making models of the moon, earth and sun, plus participating in the Big Garden Birdwatch!

Sunday, 20 January 2019

Season 5, Episode 7

A slightly sleepy episode, but we're talking about the moon and planets we've seen, doing major landscaping in the garden and learning ukulele and guitar.

Sunday, 6 January 2019

Season 5, Episode 6

It's a new year, and we're doing some live birdwatching whilst discussing the artist Vermeer and the earth's orbit!