Dave Pommier
I am a homeschooling dad with a wife and two boys. I'm not quite sure what I'm doing, so I feel compelled to write it all down. In my spare time, I work as a manager for the local health district, drink too much coffee, and am an overenthusiastic martial artist.
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Tag Archives: bloke
Fires near me
Apart from a brief amount of rain which cleared the air, we have been living in a smoke haze since the start of spring. It fluctuates as to how much smoke is around, but the last week has been particularly … Continue reading
Posted in Life experiences, Nature
Tagged bloke, climate change, fire, homeschool, safety
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Note taking
He just finds putting things down on paper a great challenge. Continue reading
Posted in English, Teaching and learning
Tagged bloke, confidence, homeschool, learning in context, writing
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Bird count
Every October for the last five years, Birdlife Australia runs the Aussie Backyard Bird Count. This is a great piece of citizen science. Like the name says, people all over the country go birdwatching over the course of a week … Continue reading
Posted in Nature
Tagged bird, bloke, homeschool, learning in context, nature, science
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How to read a fire
In the opening weeks of spring, there have been over fifty different bushfires burning across NSW at any given time. As a kid, I remember fire season starting sometimes as late as November. In parts of the state this year, … Continue reading
Posted in Life experiences, Nature, Science
Tagged bloke, fire, homeschool, learning in context, play, safety
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Liver and unicorn poo
As the basis for a lot of our science work at the moment, we are using the Lift-the-Flap Periodic Table book. This is a great book to use. It is written in a cartoon like style, so is really engaging … Continue reading
Codes and ciphers
I had a book when I was a kid which was all about how to be a spy. Characters in trenchcoats, hats and dark glasses lurked furtively on every page. They would give tips like ‘you can bend down to … Continue reading
Posted in English, Experimentation, Teaching and learning
Tagged bloke, homeschool, learning in context, morse code, self determination
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What do they teach kids in schools these days?
So after a four year hiatus where the boys went to school, we have gone back to homeschooling again. They are in the last half of year 5 and year 3. Getting them formally registered for homeschool has proven to … Continue reading
Posted in Teaching and learning
Tagged assessment, bloke, curriculum, homeschool, planning, registration
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Sea bins and storm petrels
So a local group were organising a beach clean up the other day. In one form or another, this is a reasonably common thing to do, organising a group of people to spend a day cleaning up a certain area. … Continue reading
The return of Bloke School
I was surprised to find that it has been four years since we last homeschooled the boys. There is no denying that sending them off to school brought us a number of advantages. I was able to fairly quickly shore … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged bloke, confidence, homeschool, life experience, negotiation, parenting, philosophy, self determination
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