Category Archives: Homeschooling

How do I plan for our Secondary subjects

Posted on April 16, 2023 by ofamily

This seems to be quite a common question so I thought I would try and explain my planning process in a post. This is how I have planned for our Secondary years (so KS3 and now our GCSE years) and … Continue reading →

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IGCSE History – Dictatorship and Conflict in the USSR

Posted on April 4, 2023 by ofamily

I have to admit I found choosing History resources for us to use a lot harder than our other subjects. I struggled with the fact that there was not a lot of choice and I love having a number of … Continue reading →

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Billions of Years, Amazing Changes – a book on the story of evolution

Posted on March 28, 2023 by ofamily

When I requested a review copy of this book I expected a book on the story of evolution – Charles Darwin, his finches, the idea of variation and natural selection. But I did not expect this book to cover such … Continue reading →

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Electrical Circuits Topic Pack

Posted on March 24, 2023 by ofamily

As we are progressing with our International GCSE Science subjects I have started to discover how starting one of our science topics by spending a few days revising the KS3 work that we did on that topic is really the … Continue reading →

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Auslander – a book for older kids about living in Nazi Germany

Posted on March 21, 2023 by ofamily

I had spotted this book (Auslander) in a few Historical Fiction book lists for older kids (11 years and older) so I was pleased when we saw it at our local library. I had already read a few reviews about … Continue reading →

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