Category Archives: Homeschooling

IGCSE Chemistry workbook

Posted on September 19, 2025 by ofamily

When it comes to your IGCSE Science subjects there are two things that I discovered are vital – firstly a good student book which explains everything and then secondly questions, lots of questions, more questions that you realize you needed. … Continue reading →

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A little home education update

Posted on September 10, 2025 by ofamily

I thought it was time to write a little update on where we are with our home education journey. My oldest has now finished her IGCSE’s (I am really proud, she got A*’s for English, History and Biology and A’s … Continue reading →

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An Eagle in the snow – a what if story about the World Wars.

Posted on September 3, 2025 by ofamily

I remember reading this book with my kids a few years ago and it sparked a number of discussions around very interesting topics so when I spotted it in our local library again I had to get it out and … Continue reading →

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Terrible True Tales Tudors

Posted on August 20, 2025 by ofamily

I quite liked the idea of these Terrible True Tale books – they take a true event and then write a story around it. I always thought they were great to read if you were studying that time period so … Continue reading →

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Edexcel IGCSE Chemistry Student Book

Posted on August 5, 2025 by ofamily

Chemistry is one of the new IGCSE subjects that we are doing this year (by new I mean it is not a subject that my oldest did for her IGCSE’s so its a new one for us to do). And … Continue reading →