Category Archives: Homeschooling

Planning Again

Posted on August 23, 2018 by ofamily

I say I am planning but really I think my form of planning and what most people think I do is vastly different.  I never do detailed plans – we need to do pages x on this day – because … Continue reading →

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Mental Maths Gym pages from Activity Village

Posted on August 18, 2018 by ofamily

I always say I am a big believer in maths practice.  But I also like finding different ways for the kids to do the practice so it does not become predictable.  This past week we started using the Mental Maths … Continue reading →

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Riddle of the Runes Review

Posted on August 15, 2018 by ofamily

We have been reading a lot of Viking books lately (fictional and factual) but my daughter did point out a few weeks ago that the women Vikings are never the main characters.  Which was true until now.  Oxford University Press … Continue reading →

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Baking and Icing

Posted on August 12, 2018 by ofamily

I love my home-ed mom chats, they often spur me on to do something that I may have been neglecting.  On Friday I was chatting to a home-ed mom friend and we were talking about the importance of having our … Continue reading →

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Vikings in Britain

Posted on August 9, 2018 by ofamily

I have mentioned a couple of time over the past few months that both my kids are loving Viking fiction stories and although the authors do manage to intertwine lots of Viking elements into the stories there is obviously still … Continue reading →

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