--- title: "2createyourlife.com | Practical guides to homeschooling, unschooling, and life learning" description: "Practical guides to homeschooling, unschooling, and life learning" --- # Latest Articles - ## [IGCSE vs GCSE for Home-Educated Children: Which Is Right for You?](https://2createyourlife.com/igcse-vs-gcse-for-home-educated-children-which-is-right-for-you/) [Homeschooling](https://2createyourlife.com/category/homeschooling/) IGCSE vs GCSE for Home-Educated Children: Which Is Right for You? When a home-educated teenager approaches the age of GCSE-level study, one of the first questions parents face… [Read more](https://2createyourlife.com/igcse-vs-gcse-for-home-educated-children-which-is-right-for-you/) - ## [Flexi-Schooling in England: What It Is and How to Request It](https://2createyourlife.com/flexi-schooling-in-england-what-it-is-and-how-to-request-it/) [Homeschooling](https://2createyourlife.com/category/homeschooling/) Flexi-Schooling in England: What It Is and How to Request It Not every family wants to choose between full-time school and full-time home education. Some children do well… [Read more](https://2createyourlife.com/flexi-schooling-in-england-what-it-is-and-how-to-request-it/) - ## [How to Deregister Your Child From School in England](https://2createyourlife.com/how-to-deregister-your-child-from-school-in-england/) [Homeschooling](https://2createyourlife.com/category/homeschooling/) How to Deregister Your Child From School in England Deciding to home educate is one thing. Actually taking your child out of school is another. Many parents feel… [Read more](https://2createyourlife.com/how-to-deregister-your-child-from-school-in-england/) - ## [Forest School at Home: Taking Outdoor Learning Further Than a Walk](https://2createyourlife.com/forest-school-at-home/) [Homeschooling](https://2createyourlife.com/category/homeschooling/) Many home educators spend time outdoors regularly. They go for walks, collect leaves, sketch plants, watch the seasons change. That is valuable, and if you want a structured… [Read more](https://2createyourlife.com/forest-school-at-home/) - ## [How Home-Educated Children Make and Keep Close Friendships](https://2createyourlife.com/home-educated-children-friendships/) [Homeschooling](https://2createyourlife.com/category/homeschooling/) Most families considering home education worry about socialisation. But the question most worth asking is not whether home-educated children meet people — many meet a wide range across… [Read more](https://2createyourlife.com/home-educated-children-friendships/) - ## [Copywork and Dictation: A Simple Writing Method for Home Educators](https://2createyourlife.com/copywork-and-dictation-home-education/) [Homeschooling](https://2createyourlife.com/category/homeschooling/) Many home educators reach a point where they want to improve a child’s writing but are not sure what to actually do each day. Grammar workbooks feel dry.… [Read more](https://2createyourlife.com/copywork-and-dictation-home-education/) - ## [Memory and Retention: Practical Strategies for Home Educators](https://2createyourlife.com/memory-and-retention-strategies-home-education/) [Homeschooling](https://2createyourlife.com/category/homeschooling/) Your child spends an hour learning about the water cycle. Three weeks later, you mention evaporation and they look blank. This is not a sign that the lesson… [Read more](https://2createyourlife.com/memory-and-retention-strategies-home-education/) - ## [Teaching Spelling at Home: Methods That Go Beyond the Weekly List](https://2createyourlife.com/teaching-spelling-at-home/) [Homeschooling](https://2createyourlife.com/category/homeschooling/) The weekly spelling list is one of those school habits that follows families into home education without much examination. Ten words on Monday, a test on Friday, forget… [Read more](https://2createyourlife.com/teaching-spelling-at-home/) - ## [Morning Time in Home Education: How to Start the Day Together](https://2createyourlife.com/morning-time-in-home-education/) [Homeschooling](https://2createyourlife.com/category/homeschooling/) Many home-educating families find that the hardest part of the day is the transition into it. One child is still eating, another wants to show you something they… [Read more](https://2createyourlife.com/morning-time-in-home-education/) - ## [A Weekly Family Show-and-Tell: A Low-Pressure Way to Share What Each Person Learned](https://2createyourlife.com/weekly-family-show-and-tell/) [Planning & Routines](https://2createyourlife.com/category/planning-routines/) A simple weekly slot where each family member shares one thing in two minutes, with ideas for toddlers, teens, empty weeks and a one-line record. 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