Central Coast Homeschool Hive
Central Coast Homeschool Hive
Kariong Hall, Wednesdays 27 July - 21 September 2022
Central Coast Homeschool Hive is LIVE in Term 3! Join us each Wednesday at Kariong for an engaging day of community fun and learning. Join the rich variety of activities to suit students ages 5-14.
- Focus on Aesop’s Fables to develop your Write in Colour grammar skills (Beginner & Intermediate Levels).
- Discover the power of sentence starters.
- Muscle up your writing skills as you outline, draft, write and edit your own Stop Motion Fable.
- Investigate science through Hands-on Human Body Activities.
- Solve puzzling conundrums in Maths Circles.
- Boost your neurodiversity strengths through exercise.
- Develop your IQ, creativity and handwriting with Dyslexia Games.
- Find your Flow and step up your concentration stamina.
- Relax and recover with deep breathing techniques.
- Activate your brain’s brakes with ADHD balancing skills.
- Make your own Stop Motion Movie.
- Conquer Lego challenges.
- Design cottage craft projects.
- Paint portraits with Picasso, and MORE!
One day a week in one location with engaging, integrated learning for your whole family.
What is Homeschool Hive?
Homeschool Hive is a new face-to-face initiative of Simply Homeschool.
The Homeschool Hive vision is to facilitate community connections and provide opportunities for homeschool families to connect, learn, work, share and thrive.
Our mission is that when homeschool families connect regularly in a physical place to participate in organic and guided activities, we build relationships, a sense of belonging, and we support each other to achieve positive outcomes for our children.
Our trained teachers all have Working with Children’s Checks and are experienced homeschoolers who are ready to engage your children in a wide variety of learning activities.
Spend time in Community with other homeschool parents, learning alongside your kids.
Registration Fees
Term Fees
$264 1st child ($33 per week)
$224 2nd child ($28 per week)
$189 3rd, 4th.. child ($24 per week)
- Children must be from the same immediate family.
- Registration fees are per child and include participation in all activities.
- Parents are required to supervise their child/ren at all times.
- Children aged 0-4 are free and must be supervised at all times.
Weekly Schedule
Wednesdays 27 July - 14 Sep 2022 (8 weeks, no class on 10th Aug)
Kariong Hall, Central Coast, NSW
- 9:15am Sign in and warm up games
- 9:45am Morning tea and intro
- 10:00am SESSION 1
- 11:30am Lunch
- 12:15pm SESSION 2
- 1:10pm Snack break
- 1:25pm SESSION 3
- 2:15pm Pack up
- 2:30pm Finish
Weekly OUTLINE
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READING / WRITING |
MATHS |
SCIENCE |
PD, H, PE |
TECHNOLOGY |
VISUAL ARTS & COTTAGE CRAFTS |
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The Hare & The Tortoise Nubbly Green Naming Nouns, Amazing Orange Adjectives Literary Device - Alliteration Vocabulary, outline and rewrite of The Hare & the Tortoise What I don’t even know I don’t know. Dyslexia Games – Puzzling Patterns & Letter Challenges |
Introduction to Thinking Diversity in problems Multiple solutions Hidden assumptions Patterns Pascal’s Triangle |
Body Systems My Body Statistics Draw Your Insides Stethoscope – listen to your insides |
What is Flow? Identify your state of flow and time it. Teen Brain PE/Outdoor Group Games: Pacman ADHD Balance Skills 1 & Daily Structure |
Stop Motion Basics & Camera skills Lego challenges: Fidget Spinners / Your Name |
Picasso Faces Wool Crafts – knitting, Crocheting, finger knitting |
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READING / WRITING |
MATHS |
SCIENCE |
PD, H, PE |
TECHNOLOGY |
VISUAL ARTS & COTTAGE CRAFTS |
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The Lion & The Mouse Bouncing Blue Verbs, Sentence Starters Literary Devices – Synonyms & Antonyms Vocabulary, outline and rewrite of The Lion & The Mouse Human Body Quiz Questions Dyslexia Games – Draw & Spell and Word Hunt 1 |
Strange Statements True/false statements Syllogism Paradoxes Divergent thinking Analysis of problems and solutions |
The Skin You’re In Paper Skin Model Skin Deep Fingerprint Detective |
Flow Skill: Set Clear Goals PE/Outdoor Group Games: Handball Who Am I? Relationships Network ADHD Balance Skills 2 & Stellar Environments for Learning
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Animation, frame rates, grids, inion skins for Stop Motion Lego challenges: Robots / Famous Landmarks |
Sketch your hand Hand Shadows Wool Crafts – knitting, Crocheting, finger knitting
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READING / WRITING |
MATHS |
SCIENCE |
PD, H, PE |
TECHNOLOGY |
VISUAL ARTS & COTTAGE CRAFTS |
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The Boy Who Cried Wolf Fiery Red Adverbs Literary Device – Similes & Metaphors Descriptions Outline Your Own Stop Motion Fable Dyslexia Games – Brain Food & IQ Challenges 1 |
Tiling Puzzles Symmetry Tiling Reflections Rotations Translations Verbalizing visual-spatial concepts Create your own tesselations Lateral & rotational symmetry |
Digestive System Playdough Digestive System Intestines Model Gulp! Gulp! |
Flow Skill: Eliminate Distractions PE/Outdoor Group Games: Groups Of Facial Expressions & Emojis ADHD Balance Skills 3 & What I like doing most!
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Stop Motion Editing skills, Loops, sound Lego challenges: 100 Brick Tower Box with a Lid |
Wash raw wool Create a wool lapbook page Wool Crafts – knitting, Crocheting, finger knitting Follow a Recipe – Make Playdough |
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READING / WRITING |
MATHS |
SCIENCE |
PD, H, PE |
TECHNOLOGY |
VISUAL ARTS & COTTAGE CRAFTS |
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The Miller, His Son, and Their Donkey In Pink Ink Prepositional Phrases Literary Device – Personification Draft Your Own Stop Motion Fable Storyboard Set & Retell Dyslexia Games – More IQ Challenges |
Problem Debates Math communication Elaboration Defending your idea Teamwork Logic puzzles
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Teeth & Bones Teeth Print Inside Your Teeth 4 Kinds of Teeth Types of Joints Thumbless Survival Test |
Flow Skill: Add an Element of Challenge PE/Outdoor Group Games: Captain’s Coming Personal Hygiene Organiser ADHD Balance Skills 4 & What are my goals.
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Flying Objects, Masking, Titles, Credits Lego challenges: A boat that floats / Catapult |
Card Wool
Grind wheat to flour
Campfire flatbread
Wool Crafts – knitting, Crocheting, finger knitting
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READING / WRITING |
MATHS |
SCIENCE |
PD, H, PE |
TECHNOLOGY |
VISUAL ARTS & COTTAGE CRAFTS |
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The Milkmaid and Her Pail Purple Clause Conjunctions Literary Device –Onomatopoeia Edit & Publish Your Stop Motion Fable Dyslexia Games – Word Hunt 2 and Advanced IQ Challenges |
Infinity Recursions Cycles Using problem solving to explore a topic in depth Fractals Mobius Strips |
DNA DNA video Extract your own DNA Model DNA
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Flow Skill: Choose Activities You Enjoy PE/Outdoor Group Games: Simon Says the Opposite to What I Mean! ADHD Balance Skills 5 & What I find Easy! |
Green screens & Lego faces Lego challenges: Balloon car / Noisy instrument |
Dye Wool Make butter Wool Crafts – knitting, Crocheting, finger knitting
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READING / WRITING |
MATHS |
SCIENCE |
PD, H, PE |
TECHNOLOGY |
VISUAL ARTS & COTTAGE CRAFTS |
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The Fox and The Goat Stop Motion Movie Script Workshop Down the Well Dyslexia Games – Cursive & Creativity |
Symmetry Symmetry in life Science and the arts Use and misuse of our brains’ preference for symmetry Sonobe Octahedra
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Senses Test your Reflexes Map the Back of Your Hand Limb Levitation Dollar Drop |
Flow Skill: Entering Flow PE/Outdoor Group Games: Rob the Nest Big Questions ADHD Balance Skills 6 & What I am bad at? |
Test Run & Record your Stop Motion Fable Lego challenges: A Machine that Paints / Amazing Mazes |
Face Proportion Face Symmetry Art Wool Crafts – knitting, Crocheting, finger knitting
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READING / WRITING |
MATHS |
SCIENCE |
PD, H, PE |
TECHNOLOGY |
VISUAL ARTS & COTTAGE CRAFTS |
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The Fox and The Stork Record Voice Over - Stop Motion Movie Fox & Stork Puppets and Retell Dyslexia Games – Maths, Art & Logic |
Lateral Solutions Start at the end and work backwards Use and misuse of common structures and analogies in series of problems Chance and Probability
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Respiratory System Balloon Lung Capacity Water displacement to measure lung capacity Lung Model |
Flow Skill: Emerge & Recover from Flow - Calm Breathing PE/Outdoor Group Games: Peg Teams Courtesy Chain Body Clock ADHD Balance Skills 7 & What would you say if you could? |
Record Sound & Edit for Stop Motion Fable Lego challenges: Flying Machine / Something from the Ocean |
Body Sketching – How many heads tall? Cartoon Characters Wool Crafts – knitting, Crocheting, finger knitting
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READING / WRITING |
MATHS |
SCIENCE |
PD, H, PE |
TECHNOLOGY |
VISUAL ARTS & COTTAGE CRAFTS |
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The Cat, The Rooster and The Mouse Written Reflection Dyslexia Games – Word Hunt 3 |
Game Festival Math Magic and party tricks Problem solving in board games Community building Big Number Quiz |
The Human Body Team Quiz Challenge |
Flow Skill: Monitor & Time Your Flow & Reflection PE/Outdoor Group Games: Poison Ball ADHD Balance Skills 8 |
Watch all Stop Motion creations Lego challenges: Build a Bridge / Spinning Top |
More Picasso Wool Crafts – knitting, Crocheting, finger knitting
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FAQ
Kariong Hall, 2 Dandaloo St, Kariong NSW 2250
NOTE - Kariong Hall is the community hall, NOT the Scout Hall. Kariong Hall is adjacent to the tennis courts and Kariong Eco Garden.
- Pencil case with sketching pencils, coloured pencils, writing pens, Write in Colour Pens – Green, Blue, Orange, Red, Pink, Purple
- No devices preferred/required
- Outdoor supplies (water, hat, sun cream)
- Packed lunch and snacks
- Paint shirt (to protect your clothing)
- Any other supplies needed week to week will be included in the weekly email
All other materials will be supplied, including a Lapbook and Messy Book.
This term we aim to support each child to recognise their state of flow, build skills to enter flow, extend their flow stamina, and emerge and recover positively.
We have planned a wide range of activities suitable for different ages, learning styles and interests so that students can choose the activities they will enjoy the most. This is essential to achieve a state of flow to build their flow stamina. We will also teach strategies to find your flow state and stay focused.
Flow is a state of mind in which a person becomes fully immersed in an activity. While in a flow state, people are highly involved and focused on what they are doing.
"The ego falls away. Time flies. Every action, movement, and thought follows inevitably from the previous one, like playing jazz. Your whole being is involved, and you're using your skills to the utmost," Csíkszentmihályi, Wired magazine.
Our Simply Homeschool Staff are trained teachers with 44 years of homeschool experience combined. They have current Working With Children Checks and First Aid Certificates. Simply Homeschool Staff also includes a group of enthusiastic homeschool teens to engage and inspire your children to participate in activities.
Yes! We have deliberately included specific activities for children with ADHD and dyslexia. There will be a written structure to support students who need predictability. We have included a variety of activities in each session to allow children flexibility and choice in their learning. Parents are available to support their child's engagement and learning.
Homeschool Hive is the new face-to-face initiative of Simply Homeschool.
The Homeschool Hive vision is to facilitate community connections and provide opportunities for homeschool families to connect, learn, work, share and thrive.
Our mission is that when homeschool families connect regularly in a physical place to participate in organic and guided activities, we build relationships, a sense of belonging, and we support each other to achieve positive outcomes for our children.
