Category Archives: History

Match Mummy Egyptian Game

Posted on May 6, 2020 by ofamily

My kids always enjoying using their hands when they are learning – even just being able to pick cards up and move them about is more interactive that staring at a worksheet. So I was interested when I heard about … Continue reading →

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The Story of the Second World War for Children. Book Review

Posted on June 30, 2019 by ofamily

I must admit I have been avoiding the World Wars with the kids purely because I think they are complex, scary topics and I want to do them justice but I also don’t want to cause nightmares. Recently my daughter … Continue reading →

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The World of Vikings. Book Review

Posted on June 15, 2019 by ofamily

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 →

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Battle of Hastings

Posted on April 5, 2019 by ofamily

We have covered the Anglo-Saxons all the way up to Edward the Confessor so it was only natural that we moved onto the Battle of Hastings.  And it just so happens we were given a Battle of Hastings pack by … Continue reading →

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Anglo-Saxon Non-Ficton Reading

Posted on March 26, 2019 by ofamily

The kids have loved all the Anglo-Saxon Historical Fiction books that we have been reading and although the books are very good at explaining which sections are fact and which are fictional I still wanted to reinforce some of the … Continue reading →

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