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Days Out at English Heritage sites
We recently visited 5 different English Heritage sites (we split them over 3 different days) and I must admit I was so impressed with everything about the venues. We actually become members before the lockdown started and never got a … Continue reading
Starting Year 8 – English Literature Ideas
I am starting to slowly gather together the different resources that we are planning on using with our daughter for her Year 8 academic year. And as I did last year I am going to put together a post for … Continue reading
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Tagged educational resources, home ed, home education, homeschooling, KS3, KS3 English, Secondary education, Year 8
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Mental Arithmetic Workbooks
I have shared before how much I like the Times Table test workbooks – I like the way each page is set out and how they give a wide range of questions, some are just numeracy questions and some word … Continue reading
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Tagged educational resources, home ed, home education, homeschooling, ks2 maths, maths book
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The Summer Holiday Question
It is that time of the year again when the same old question arises – what do you do about Summer Holidays? And this year with the whole lockdown and distance learning everyone has been doing more and more people … Continue reading
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Tagged holidays, home ed, home educating mom, home education, homeschooling
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Pride and Prejudice Literature Companion
My daughter and I have started putting together book/ resource lists for her Year 8 academic year. And number 1 on her English Literature book list was Pride and Prejudice. Pride and Prejudice is normally covered as part of GCSE’s … Continue reading
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Tagged English Literature, GCSE, home ed, home education, homeschooling, Jane Austen, KS3 English
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