Category Archives: Homeschooling

Key Stage 3 Maths, 10 minute test books from CGP

Posted on May 11, 2023 by ofamily

I have to admit we never did “tests” as such when the kids were younger – I really did not see the point as I already knew how they were progressing and I knew which areas we needed to work … Continue reading →

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Get Children Writing

Posted on April 26, 2023 by ofamily

A few weeks ago I heard about a new book – Get Children Writing by Sue Walsh and I was immediately interested because this is actually one area in which I have struggled to find good books for my kids. … Continue reading →

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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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