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About ofamily

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

Archaeologists Dig for Clues – book

It is no secret that my kids love all things prehistoric (obsessed could be a more accurate term).  We have tried to build as much learning as we can into this area as they both just get so excited whenever … Continue reading

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Our Home Education Room (well areas)

Okay so maybe the title is a bit deceptive, we don’t really have one of those lovely home-ed rooms like I often see and absolutely love.  We don’t have a dedicated space but we have areas throughout our home that … Continue reading

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Add ing and drop the e

The kids and I have been talking about words with ing added on the end.  My youngest has just started coming across these words in his reading and his big sister was showing him how to break the word down … Continue reading

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Maths Practice with random sums

One of our new ways to practice some basic addition and subtraction sums  – it is very easy and quick to set up. We divided some number cards into two groups  (we used the Free to download 0-20 cauldron number … Continue reading

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Noticing the trees and the leaves

I love this time of the year, I love it when the leaves start changing colour and start falling to the ground and I love walking through a big pile of leaves lying on the ground.  There is something about … Continue reading

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