Category Archives: Homeschooling

Autumn has arrived with some help from Activity village

For some reason my kids seem to be simultaneously working on a number of themes – we have Autumn goodies on the go, some Minibeast activities (pet snails), Ancient Egyptian reading and exploring, some Medieval reading and activities with their … Continue reading

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Simple Contraction Folder

I love these FREE contraction folding aids from Twinkl.  Personally I think theses are the perfect example of when keeping it simple is better.  Nothing fancy is needed, the folding aids are nice and bright and in my opinion there … Continue reading

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Pens, pencils, felt tip pens our favourites and not-so-favourite ones

A friend recently made a comment that I should write a review about the different types of paints that we own and use (yes I do love my art supplies).  While I was thinking about her suggestion, my son came … Continue reading

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Rainbow Rice and some Read and reveal word cards

The number sensory bin was such a hit with my youngest so I wanted to try another one but this time using his letters. I started off by dying some rice.  For this I normally buy the cheapest Rice that … Continue reading

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Homeschooling resources we use and love

When I first started homeschooling my daughter (3 years ago) I made a mistake which I think a lot of new homeschoolers make – I rushed out and bought a bunch of school type workbooks from our local WH Smith.  … Continue reading

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