Author Archives: ofamily
Oaka Books Topic Packs our new learning discovery
A few weeks ago I shared a video on our Facebook page showing the Topic packs that we received from Oaka Books. We have been working through the science one – Living Things and Their Habitats (key stage 2 ) … Continue reading
Posted in Home education resources
Tagged home ed, home education, homeschooling, ks2, Living Things and Their Habitats, Oaka Books, science
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Bee Boy – Fun Reading
We were recently given a copy of a newish story – Bee Boy Clash of the Killer Queens. As soon as I saw this book I knew my youngest was going to love it and he DID. The very first … Continue reading
Posted in Book Ideas
Tagged Bee Boy, Chapter books, children's book, home ed, home education, homeschooling, OUP
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Flight of the Honey Bee
I am always amazed at how our little themes seem to just pop up. And they often have nothing to do with me trying to plan, it is normally the kids finding something interesting. We seem to have stumbled onto … Continue reading
Posted in Book Ideas
Tagged bees, free printables, home ed, home education, homeschooling, parts of a flower, pollination
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Noun word search
We have been talking about nouns and verbs lately and my youngest seems to have clicked quite quickly that a verb is an action / doing word but nouns seem to get mixed up. He sometimes gets a bit confused … Continue reading
Posted in English Ideas
Tagged book activity, children's book, English Ideas, home education, homeschooling, julia donaldson, nouns
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At Home With Punctuation Workbook Review
My son has really found the At Home with Spelling book helpful and easy to use (not too much in one go) so when I was wanting to revise some Punctuation I first looked to see if there was something … Continue reading
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