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About ofamily

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

Sensory tubs

I am a huge fan of sensory tubs.  The first time I heard about sensory tubs was at my daughters very first Occupational Therapy session.  At first she would barely touch the tubs and never submerge her hands in it.  … Continue reading

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Dinosaur Maths

It is no secret that our house is slightly dinosaur mad.  Most dinosaur related activities are big hits with both my kids so I thought it was time my youngest had a go at some dinosaur maths. I printed out … Continue reading

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Maths learning aid for number bonds

This last week we have been playing around with making some Maths learning aids.  We wanted to do one which showed the link between number bonds to 10 and then 100 and 1000.  And we wanted to do something which … Continue reading

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Butterfly Cermaic flowerpots and Sharpies

I have seen lots of posts on Pinterest about using Sharpies on mugs and I have been dying to give it a go but I wanted to try something other than coffee mugs. (If you have not seen these stunning … Continue reading

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Sand Words

My kids love sand art but in the past we bought small sets of sand art and they used the coloured sand to decorate pictures.  I never realised you could just purchase the coloured sand in bottles – like this … Continue reading

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