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

Alex Rider Books

At the beginning of the year my son randomly discovered the Alex Rider books. It was quite by accident, I went to the local library to pick up some reserved books and I spotted the first Alex Rider book there … Continue reading

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A week of learning with games

The week before Easter and the kids and I are feeling exhausted. So I have decided we are going to change things up a bit this week. We have some Maths and English that we still want to wrap up … Continue reading

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KS2 Vocabulary Workbook

One of the English resources that I am using with my son (who would be in year 5 if he attended school) is the Schofield & Sims Understanding English range. I discovered this series when my daughter was in Year … Continue reading

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Update on English Literature

I thought I would give an update on how we are progressing with our English Literature this year. English Lit is definitely a subject that my daughter loves so we do tend to spend a lot of time on it … Continue reading

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CGP Year 5 Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling Workbook

My two kids are very similar in lots of ways but also quite different when it comes to learning. My oldest really breezes through English, she just seems to understand and grasp the varies concepts without too much fuss at … Continue reading

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