Real Home Ed: Internet Finds

I often muse about how I would have managed to get even this far with home educating in pre-internet times. It would certainly have taken a lot more planning and legwork!

This week, Bud has developed a sudden interest in how the heart works. I must admit I was a bit sketchy about it all (GCSE Biology was such a long time ago!) so after a couple of days of prevaricating I had a quick look on the internet for any useful material.

Bud always responds well to visual resources, so my first port of call was YouTube. After a few minutes I came across a series of animated shorts called "How The Body Works". They were perfect - detailed enough to feel as though real learning was taking place, yet short and simple enough to keep Bud's attention throughout.

In fact, he was so fascinated by the one on the heart that we quickly followed it up with episodes on hair, skin and immunity (which neatly fitted in with this term's Body Invaders topic at Gateway's Learning Centre).

What internet gems have you come across in your home educating explorations?





Real Home Ed is a regular feature from one of our home educating parents who is just starting out on a home educating journey with her 5-year-old son. We welcome contributions from other home educating families, so if you would like to share a story, photo or review as part of our Real Home Ed series, please email us: info@gatewaychristianeducation.org.uk