Author Archives: ofamily
Cork Coasters, Drawing Pins and Loom Bands
The kids have been enjoying the lovely weather over the past week and have been spending more and more time out in our garden so a lot of the projects have taken a slight back seat while we all get … Continue reading
Posted in Homeschooling
Tagged 2D shapes, children's craft, cork coaster activity, home ed, home education, homeschooling, number formation
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Latest Book Finds
We are naturally a house of bookworms but lately it has seemed to be more so that usual. My daughter has been enjoying a series of books that we picked up at a National Trust site and is continuously looking … Continue reading
Posted in Book Ideas
Tagged book finds, children's book, Childrens bugs book, home ed, home education, Usborne books
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Practicing words with Road themed letters
My little man is currently very excited about reading and spelling words. So I have been wanting to capitalise on this excitement with words and build some extra word activity into our home learning. Twinkl has a road themed letter … Continue reading
Posted in Homeschooling
Tagged home ed, home education, ks1 english, learning letters and sounds, sight words, Twinkl
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Sealife Fuse Bead (Hama Bead ) set
It is no secret that we love our Hama Beads. We have used them a lot as a calming down activity for our oldest and we have used them in a number of different craft projects. I think they are … Continue reading
Posted in Art and Craft Ideas
Tagged children's craft, Fine motor skills, Fuse beads, Hama beads, home ed, home education, sealife
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Shut The Box Maths Game
I am a big believer in making sure the kids understand maths concepts really thoroughly. We do lots of repetition but I try to find ways of doing the repetition in fun and creative ways so that the kids do … Continue reading
Posted in Homeschooling
Tagged educational games, hands on maths, home ed, home education, Maths games, Shut the box
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