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About ofamily

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

Autumn Sand Art Leaves

Posted on September 28, 2017 by ofamily

One of the side-effects of being a home-educating mom is I tend to hoard anything that I think we might use in crafts or some kind of learning activity (old boxes, glass jars, left over stickers from half-finished mosaics, toilet … Continue reading →

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Understanding Science – Our Bodies Workbook Review

Posted on September 27, 2017 by ofamily

One of the Workbooks in the Understanding Science series by Schofield & Sims is this one – Our Bodies.  It is part of their Key Stage 2 range which means it is aimed at school years 3 – 6 in … Continue reading →

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Christopher Columbus

Posted on September 22, 2017 by ofamily

One of the books that both my kids have been enjoying is their Christopher Columbus (Young Reading Level 3). They have found the story fascinating, lots of comments about how could people  have thought the earth was flat, how did … Continue reading →

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At Home With Spelling 1 Workbook Review

Posted on September 20, 2017 by ofamily

I wrote a review about the At Home With Spelling 2 workbook which I am using with my son but I did not include anything about the first book as we never used it with either kid so I knew … Continue reading →

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Jack and the Beanstalk Colouring Story

Posted on September 18, 2017 by ofamily

One of the reasons I love home educating the kids is the ability to adjust our schedule to suit the family needs.  We don’t stick to school holidays, rather we take breaks as we think the kids need it and … Continue reading →

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