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About ofamily

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

Learning Posters

I was recently asked about some of the posters that we have hanging up in the house (someone asked after spotting a few of them in some of my photos).  I do change the posters from time to time but … Continue reading

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How Plants Work – a stunning children’s book

Earlier this year I spotted this  children’s book at Costco and grabbed it – How Plants Work.  We already had one of the books in the series – How the Weather Works –  so I was fairly confident it would … Continue reading

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Year 1 Grammar book we are using

In February I mentioned that we had received a set of Schofield & Sims Grammar books so I thought it was time to give a more detailed review of one of the books we have been using, the Grammar 1 … Continue reading

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Spring Flower Hunt

I love getting out in Spring.  The weather is warmer, the flowers come out and the colours just feel so alive after winter.  Recently we bought a membership to the RHS Gardens (UK) and the kids and I have been … Continue reading

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Easter Eggs on our sliding doors

Yes the title is correct we have Easter Eggs on our sliding doors. We have done a version of this activity a few times already but it is such a great activity for a number of reasons so we had … Continue reading

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