Author Archives: ofamily
One Year of Costco UK Shopping
Last year I went on a cost reduction drive. Why ? Well the main reason – home education. Our decision to follow this route has meant I can not earn the second income that we had always thought I would … Continue reading
Posted in Homeschooling
Tagged cost saving, Costco, family life, home educating mom, home education, homeschooling
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Geometry Set Art
Most people don’t think Maths and Art go together. But I actually think combining the two can be a lot of fun. Who says Maths can’t be made into Art ? So when my daughter got a geometry set this … Continue reading
Posted in maths ideas
Tagged Geometry, hands on maths, home education, homeschooling, maths activity, Maths and art
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High Frequency Word Bookmark game
My son recently reminded me about a little game we used to play when he was just starting to recognise words, I never thought that much of it as it developed by accident but the fact that he still talks … Continue reading
Posted in Homeschooling
Tagged activity village, home education, homeschooling, Learning to read, Monkey Puzzle, sight words, word games
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The Rock Factory
We seem to be on a bit of a Geology theme as the moment so I thought I would share from resources that we have been using on our Rock madness. I actually bought the Rock Factory book last year … Continue reading
Posted in Homeschooling
Tagged educational books, geology, home education, homeschooling, rocks, science for kids, Twinkl
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Good-enough Home-educator
One of the phrases I have been thinking about a lot lately is – “Everyone can home-educate but not everyone should” – meaning it is perfectly legal in the UK to home educate and you don’t need to do a … Continue reading
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Tagged home ed, home educating mom, home education, homeschooling, parenting
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