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Literature in English – an IGCSE Student Book
We love English Literature, love it, but I must confess the the idea of tackling English Literature questions is not something we look forward too. I would rather deal with Science or Maths problem than a English literature question so … Continue reading
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Tagged English Literature, GCSE, GCSE English Literature, home education, homeschooling, IGCSE, IGCSE English, KS4
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All about Politics – a book review
With all the Russian history we have been looking at lately I felt like we needed to get a better understanding of the type of governments that you can have, what different political parties really stand for and which ones … Continue reading
Maths Skills for GCSE Science Book
My daughter has never been a fan of the Maths questions in Science. She actually understands the Science that she is doing (she is doing Physics and Biology) and is quite good at answering questions when they do not involve … Continue reading
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Tagged GCSE Science, home education, homeschooling, IGCSE, Maths for Science, secondary resources
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Ghost Boys, a sad but encouraging story about racism
When I was recently sent a copy of Ghost Boys for a review I did not know what to expect. But before I could even start reading it my eleven-year old son spotted it, started reading it and then quickly … Continue reading
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Tagged English Literature, english resources, free printouts, home ed, home education, homeschooling
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The Hunger Games books
It feels like we have been working our way through quite a few dystopian stories lately but even after everything else that we have read I have to admit that our absolute favourite dystopian series has been the Hunger Games … Continue reading
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Tagged Dystopian Fiction, English Literature, home education, homeschooling, KS3 reading, Suzanne Collins
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