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About ofamily

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

The Scarecrow’s Wedding craft and writing

Posted on October 7, 2017 by ofamily

We have not done fun crafty story based activities for ages but I noticed the past week that my youngest has been reading and rereading The Scarecrows’ Wedding to himself so I thought it might be fun to use the … Continue reading →

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We are not in a Home Ed Sprint

Posted on October 6, 2017 by ofamily

Here is the thing about home education it is a lifestyle, it takes time, it is not a big SPRINT.  There is no desperate need to finish that book today, if it takes an extra day it is OKAY, if … Continue reading →

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Hedgehog crafty fun with a template

Posted on October 3, 2017 by ofamily

There is something about Autumn that makes you think of hedgehog and Squirrel crafts and since we have done a few squirrel crafts we thought we would have a go at some hedgehogs.  Everyone has been feeling a bit tired … Continue reading →

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A Day off being a Home-educating mom

Posted on October 1, 2017 by ofamily

I Love being a home-educating Mom, I really do.  But here is the thing it is all-consuming, it has a tendency to take over my WHOLE life.  I am always reading up about new topics, find new resources, pinning ideas, … Continue reading →

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Little Acorns eBook and Calligrams

Posted on September 29, 2017 by ofamily

My kids love reading eBooks on the computer.  We have download a bunch of traditional stories for them but they also love “new” stories.  So this past week I download the Little Acorns ebook from the Twinkl Resources website. It … Continue reading →

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