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Doing a quick recap of KS3 Physics with our 10 minute tests
My son is technically still in Year 9 but we have already finished his KS3 Science and his KS3 History so I have decided that we will start some of his IGCSE subjects early (Please do not get me wrong … Continue reading
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Tagged eduactional resources, home educating teens, home education, homeschooling, KS3 Science, Physics
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The Elephant Whisperer – one of the best books we have ever read
For a number of years I have heard the story about the elephants in South Africa who go and visit a widow every year on her husband’s death anniversary. It is a story that is both sweet and incredible, how … Continue reading
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Tagged books for teens, home education, homeschooling, KS3 reading, reading
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My process of selecting exam boards for IGCSE
This is quite a big one and there are lots of ways of figuring this out but I am going to try and explain what WE thought about when we came to selecting the exam boards for our IGCSE subjects. … Continue reading
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Tagged home education, home education exams, homeschooling, IGCSE, IGCSE exams, KS4
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KS3 Geography comprehensions from Twinkl
I have to admit that we are not using Twinkl as much for KS3 resources as we did for Primary resources (largely because we are using more student books) but I do still sometimes turn to it when I need … Continue reading
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Tagged home education, homeschooling, KS3 Geography, KS3 Twinkl, Twinkl
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Our Favourite YouTube lessons /website for IGCSE English Language
When we were preparing for the IGCSE English Language exam I went onto YouTube and found a few different people who shared videos on how they suggested you answer the exam questions. I showed a few of them to my … Continue reading
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Tagged home education, homeschooling, IGCSE, IGCSE English Language, KS4
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