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About ofamily

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

Custom made spelling paper

One of the areas that my daughter is really working hard on is her spelling.  Learning spelling can be quite boring at times (yes we do play lots of word games but still) so we thought it might be fun … Continue reading

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Plural Folder

One of the things I have been doing over past few weeks (apart from playing with the kids in the garden and enjoying the great weather) is creating a few new activities for the kids home learning.  There are a … Continue reading

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Preparing for our new Home Ed year

It is that time of the year when I try to do some advance home-ed preparation.  I do not create detailed plans (eg on day x do page 2-5 of book y). I find that does not work for us. … Continue reading

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Mad About Minibeasts art

My youngest is completely crazy about the Giles Andreae book Mad About Minibeasts.  He has gotten to the point where he can recite the pages from memory (although he does try to con us by saying he is “reading” the … Continue reading

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Farmer’s Market Kids game

I love it when I can buy something for the kids that lasts for years and can be used in more than one way.  We have a young child’s memory game called Farmer’s Market.  I bought it many years ago … Continue reading

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