Author Archives: ofamily
The Story of the First World War for Children – book review
Anyone who reads our blog probably knows by now that we LOVE history but I have admitted before that the World Wars are something that I have not really jumped into just because I was worried about the content and … Continue reading
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Tagged children's book, educational books, history books, home education, homeschooling, World War I
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7 Times Table Dominoes
One of the ways we practice times tables is with dominoes. Really easy but the kids always prefer matching the dominoes to completing worksheets. So because my youngest has just learnt the 7 times table I thought it was time … Continue reading
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Tagged free printables, home ed, home education, homeschooling, maths activities, Maths Dominoes, Times table
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Comparing Collins and Oxford Key Stage 3 History Books
Early this year I wrote about the Collins History Books that my daughter choose while at a local book store. She selected them, so we decided to start using them for her Year 7 History but I kept feeling like … Continue reading
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Tagged history books, home ed, home education, homeschooling, KS3, secondary resources, Year 7
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A week’s break
I never really like answering the typical “so the schools are on holiday/ break next week are you also on holiday?” Normally I just say “No we don’t follow school schedules” and leave it as that, because I often don’t … Continue reading
Silhouette Paintings for Fun
We have been doing a lot more “focused” art lately – working on drawing skills and projects linked to the kids art awards, which has been really good but at the same time I kind of feel like some of … Continue reading
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Tagged animal art, children's art, easy art for kids, home ed, home education, silhouette painting
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Polydron – fun 3D shapes
During September the kids and I went to the Wonderlab at the London Science Museum. It was a brilliant outing and while we were there both my kids discovered the polydron framework items that were out as part of a … Continue reading
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Tagged 3D shapes, building sets, Geometry, home ed, home education, homeschooling, maths activities
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River Topic Pack from Oaka Books
The kids and I have been learning about Rivers so I thought I would share one of the resources that we have been using – The Rivers, Processes and Flooding Topic pack from Oaka Books. We have used their topic … Continue reading
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Tagged Geography, home ed, home education, homeschooling, Key Stage 3, Oaka Books, Rivers
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