Category Archives: Homeschooling

Numbers + Cone People = Fun Maths Learning

Posted on March 6, 2015 by ofamily

We love the cone people from Twinkl.  Recently I stumbled upon a set that we have not used before and it included numbers on the people.  Perfect for our type of Maths.  Numbered Cone people (part of the Platinum package … Continue reading →

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Easter Egg card

Posted on March 5, 2015 by ofamily

Our easter egg card happened by accident but I just love the way it turned it and it really is very easy to do and a great way to show off some of the easter eggs that the kids seem … Continue reading →

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Lets go on a colour hunt in English, Afrikaans and Spanish

Posted on March 2, 2015 by ofamily

We started off last week doing a colour hunt when we were out for a walk at one of the National Trust sites.  We had our colour hunt pages on some clip boards and my daughter tore off running around … Continue reading →

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Paper chain learning

Posted on February 27, 2015 by ofamily

Our paper chain craze started a couple of weeks ago and we have ended up making so many different versions that I thought it was time to put it all down in a post. Our first paper chain activity was … Continue reading →

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African animals continued

Posted on February 24, 2015 by ofamily

My kids have really been enjoying our African animal theme so we have continued a bit longer than I had initially planned. All of our discussions about which animals are carnivores and which are herbivores seemed to naturally lead us … Continue reading →

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