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

Edexcel International GCSE Physics

One of our International GCSE subjects is Physics and we have been using the Collins Edexcel International GCSE Physics Student book so I thought it was about time that I shared some pictures and thoughts on the student book for … Continue reading

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Twilight reimagined – the life and death book

My daughter is busy reading the Twilight series and because of that I discovered that there is another book in the series which is less well known and a bit different from the original set. It is the Life and … Continue reading

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Writing tests in the coffee shop

Last year (possibly two years ago) we started going to our local coffee shop to practice writing tests. Yes, I know that probably sounds a bit strange but hear me out. My kids have sensory processing disorder and part of … Continue reading

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Writing mock exams (for IGCSE) as a home educated kid

My kids have never attended school, so they have never written tests or exams in an external setting (we have written a few exam papers at home as practice). But writing a mock at home is quite different to writing … Continue reading

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China Through Time – a book review

My kids and I have recently started a China Topic. We are doing it as a general topic – looking at the Geography, History and Culture but it is a vast topic so we are focusing more on the time … Continue reading

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