Author Archives: ofamily

About ofamily

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

Lets go on a colour hunt in English, Afrikaans and Spanish

Posted on March 2, 2015 by ofamily

We started off last week doing a colour hunt when we were out for a walk at one of the National Trust sites. We had our colour hunt pages on some clip boards and my daughter tore off running around … Continue reading →

Posted in Afrikaans, foundation stage, Homeschooling, ks1 English | Tagged Afrikaans, Beginner Spanish, colour hunt, colour mixing, home ed, homeschooling, sight words, Twinkl | 1 Comment

Paper chain learning

Posted on February 27, 2015 by ofamily

Our paper chain craze started a couple of weeks ago and we have ended up making so many different versions that I thought it was time to put it all down in a post. Our first paper chain activity was … Continue reading →

Posted in Afrikaans, Homeschooling, ks1 English, ks1 maths | Tagged Afrikaans, home ed, homeschooling, number bonds, paper chains, rhyming words, sight words, Twinkl | 3 Comments

African animals continued

Posted on February 24, 2015 by ofamily

My kids have really been enjoying our African animal theme so we have continued a bit longer than I had initially planned. All of our discussions about which animals are carnivores and which are herbivores seemed to naturally lead us … Continue reading →

Posted in Art and Craft Ideas, Homeschooling, Science Ideas | Tagged africa, african animals, children's book, food chain, home ed, homeschooling, lion life cycle, Twinkl | Leave a comment

African necklace craft for kids

Posted on February 20, 2015 by ofamily

We have been doing quite a bit about Africa at the moment and one of images that has sparked my daughters interest is that of some of the equisite necklaces and jewellery. They are so bright and colourful so naturally … Continue reading →

Posted in Art and Craft Ideas | Tagged africa, african art for kids, african necklace, art, children's craft, home ed, homeschooling | 7 Comments

Editable resources that are great for a second language

Posted on February 13, 2015 by ofamily

As I have mentioned before we have a bilingual home and we try to include both languages in our home learning. There are a number of different ways to find the resources for home learning in english but I have … Continue reading →