Author Archives: ofamily

About ofamily

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

Rereading fiction books multiple times

Posted on September 26, 2023 by ofamily

Have you ever re-watched a movie more than one, possibly you have even watched a favourite movie countless times. So why do we feel like our teens should not read and reread their favourite books multiple times? How is finding … Continue reading →

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Edexcel IGCSE History – Superpower Relations 1943 – 1972

Posted on September 21, 2023 by ofamily

For our IGCSE History we selected Dictatorship and Conflict in the USSR and A World Divided, Superpower relations as our two topics for Paper 1. For both of these topics I ended up buying my daughter the Pearson Edexcel International … Continue reading →

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KS2 Science Books

Posted on September 19, 2023 by ofamily

When my kids where younger (Upper KS2 years) I was constantly looking for good quality Science books that explained concepts with lots of diagrams and illustrations (we like visual books). And I happened to stumble upon a range of Science … Continue reading →

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Edexcel IGCSE Physics Revision Guide

Posted on September 6, 2023 by ofamily

For my daughter’s IGCSE Science subjects she kept asking for Summary Books – what she meant was something that had the same content as her student books but in a more condensed manner, leaving out extra detail and focusing on … Continue reading →

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Add some Board games to your educational resources

Posted on September 2, 2023 by ofamily

It’s that time of the year when we are all stocking up on new educational books and thinking what we should use. And even though I am book crazy (I really do have a big pile of educational books that … Continue reading →