Author Archives: ofamily
Lady Mary
I recently bought Lady Mary for my daughter and we have both been so impressed with the story that I thought I should write a bit about it. Let me start by saying that when I first thought about getting … Continue reading
Posted in Homeschooling
Tagged children's book, Historical Fiction, History, home ed, home education, homeschooling, Queen Mary, Tudors
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Map of Europe
I was wanting to cement some of the kids knowledge about the map of Europe but I wanted to avoid the typical write the countries name on a label type activity just because it is something that I knew we … Continue reading
Posted in Homeschooling
Tagged activity village, countries of Europe, Europe, home ed, home education, homeschooling, kids geography, maps
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The World of Vikings. Book Review
I thought we were done with Vikings. Like Done, finished, ticked the box, time to move onto other sections of History (because let’s be honest a large portion of last year was all about Vikings – Viking Fiction, Vikings in … Continue reading
Posted in History
Tagged children's book, educational books, History, home ed, home education, homeschooling, ks2, Vikings
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Pollination
I am trying to do more plant biology with the kids but they are not naturally that interested in plants, however I have realized that whenever we look at plants from an animal angle then both kids get involved and … Continue reading
Writing for Fun
I remember about 3 years ago I was constantly worried that my daughter was not interested in writing. AT ALL. Yes she would write as part of an activity that we did but if I suggested just writing a paragraph, … Continue reading
Posted in Homeschooling
Tagged creative writing, english, home ed, home education, homeschooling, story writing
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