Author Archives: ofamily

About ofamily

Home educating family based in the UK. We try to make learning fun

Big Cat readers for more able readers

Posted on August 4, 2022 by ofamily

When my kids were younger one of the things I spent ages searching for were readers. And yes, there are lots of different readers out there but my kids often found the readers a bit dull and boring and they … Continue reading →

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Starting Year 7 History Home Education Books

Posted on August 1, 2022 by ofamily

The second of my starting year 7 resource posts for my son is going to be on History resources. It is another easy post because I really have LOVED the series that I used with my oldest for her KS3 … Continue reading →

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When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit Review

Posted on July 28, 2022 by ofamily

One of the children’s stories about World War Two that I have heard a few people mention was When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit and as luck would have it our local library had it on their shelves so we decided … Continue reading →

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Starting Year 7 Home Education Maths Books

Posted on July 26, 2022 by ofamily

Over the summer I always write posts about the resources that we are planning on using in the upcoming academic year. This year (starting in September) my son will be starting his Year 7 (well if he was in a … Continue reading →

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Superpower relations and the Cold War 1941-1991 textbook for GCSE History

Posted on July 19, 2022 by ofamily

History is one of the subjects where I am still figuring out what resources we are going to use. I think I am possibly taking so much longer with History because I know how important it is to my daughter … Continue reading →

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