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About ofamily

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

Animal Planet Chapter Book on Snakes

Posted on March 24, 2018 by ofamily

I may have mentioned over a million times by now how much my son loves anything and everything to do with animals.  He loves playing games with animals, reading books about them and watching all kinds of documentaries on them.  … Continue reading →

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Multiple Representation Dice

Posted on March 23, 2018 by ofamily

I love Maths manipulatives.  My kids tend to understand their Maths better if they can hold objects in their hands and move items around.  And I have found with my son he will sit for longer and do more Maths … Continue reading →

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Mrs Mactivity Spring Fun

Posted on March 22, 2018 by ofamily

I love themed activities.  It just seems to add some fun to out learning activities, especially Maths activities that the kids need to practice.  Last week I spotted that the new Mrs Mactivity site had some Easter Egg Number Bonds, … Continue reading →

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Tutankhamun Book and Art

Posted on March 19, 2018 by ofamily

Along with our Egyptian workshop and outings to see Egyptian artifacts we have also been reading some Egyptian books and doing a few Egyptian pages from Activity Village. One of my daughter’s favourite Egyptian themed book has been the book … Continue reading →

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Egyptian Workshop and Hieroglyphs

Posted on March 17, 2018 by ofamily

At the beginning of the year I booked the kids into two history workshops at the British Museum.  We went to our first workshop this week and it was brilliant.  I honestly had no idea what to expect but at … Continue reading →

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