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About ofamily

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

Knock Knock Joke Book for the family

Posted on August 25, 2018 by ofamily

My daughter has always struggled with humour, she does not always understand it and as a result can get very frustrated.  So we wanted to try to help her a bit by introducing her to some jokes at home, explaining … Continue reading →

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Planning Again

Posted on August 23, 2018 by ofamily

I say I am planning but really I think my form of planning and what most people think I do is vastly different.  I never do detailed plans – we need to do pages x on this day – because … Continue reading →

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Mental Maths Gym pages from Activity Village

Posted on August 18, 2018 by ofamily

I always say I am a big believer in maths practice.  But I also like finding different ways for the kids to do the practice so it does not become predictable.  This past week we started using the Mental Maths … Continue reading →

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Tin foil Viking Longship Art

Posted on August 16, 2018 by ofamily

The kids have been so deep in Viking literature that it is not  surprising that it has spilled over into other areas as well.  They wanted to make another Viking Longship picture but they also wanted to make more of … Continue reading →

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Riddle of the Runes Review

Posted on August 15, 2018 by ofamily

We have been reading a lot of Viking books lately (fictional and factual) but my daughter did point out a few weeks ago that the women Vikings are never the main characters.  Which was true until now.  Oxford University Press … Continue reading →

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