Author Archives: ofamily
How to Draw Book Review
We have been working on our drawing skills lately and one of the resources that I have really enjoyed using with the kids is this book by DK – How to Draw The book starts with a general introduction into … Continue reading
Posted in Art and Craft Ideas
Tagged book reviews, children's art, children's book, drawing, home ed, home education, homeschooling
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What about Secondary School ?
Aren’t you glad your little attempt at home educating is over now that your daughter will be starting secondary school in September ? What, why are you not placing your daughter in Secondary school ? So you’ve found tutors for … Continue reading
Posted in Homeschooling
Tagged home ed, home education, homeschooling, Key Stage 3, Secondary education, sensory processing disorder
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Fun, Easy, Colourful Paper Pictures
We have been having a super chilled few days and had some fun playing around with some new colourful paper that we bought. We started off with a few colouring pages (simple colour pages are easier) and we selected the … Continue reading
Posted in Art and Craft Ideas
Tagged activity village, children's art, children's craft, home ed, home education, homeschooling
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On the Map Board Game
Last year the kids were given the Predators and Producers board game and I was so impressed with it that I wanted to try another one. Oaka Books have three different Science Board games for Key Stage 2 and three … Continue reading
Posted in Homeschooling
Tagged Board games, home ed, home education, homeschooling, kids geography, KS3, Oaka Books
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Battle of Hastings
We have covered the Anglo-Saxons all the way up to Edward the Confessor so it was only natural that we moved onto the Battle of Hastings. And it just so happens we were given a Battle of Hastings pack by … Continue reading
Posted in History, Homeschooling
Tagged Battle of Hastings, British History, History, home ed, home education, homeschooling, KS3, Oaka Books
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Frog Diary / Frog Life Cycle
I mentioned how much my son is enjoying the Animal Diaries and we now have a third one – Frog (Animal Diaries). And it is just as good as the other two. It is written in the same format – … Continue reading
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Tagged activity village, children's book, frogs, home ed, home education, homeschooling, life cycles, nature science
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