Category Archives: Homeschooling

Remembrance Day Luminaries

Posted on November 6, 2020 by ofamily

We love making luminaries (glass lanterns) and having them on our window sills in the winter months. They just make the house seem cosy on those longer, darker days. This year we decided to try and make some new ones … Continue reading →

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KS3 Maths Murder Mysteries

Posted on November 3, 2020 by ofamily

My daughter always enjoyed the Twinkl Maths Mysteries that they have for KS2 so when we recently stumbled upon a Maths Mystery in the KS3 BODMAS section we immediately downloaded it and had a go. And it was a massive … Continue reading →

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Introducing the Classics with Big Cat Readers

Posted on October 24, 2020 by ofamily

We love books in our house. Both my kids will often spend an afternoon curled up reading a good book (or even books). And as much as we love getting lost in some of the more recent book series (How … Continue reading →

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Sky Hawk

Posted on October 19, 2020 by ofamily

Sky Hawk was one of the books we chose to read together this year. It was chosen for two reasons, it is a story about an animal (always a big winner with my kids) and they have a Free set … Continue reading →

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Super Simple Biology. A KS3 and KS4 Science book

Posted on October 12, 2020 by ofamily

As my daughter is getting older I am constantly on the lookout for engaging educational books that we can use to supplement our learning activities. It seems like there is a much wider range of interesting educational books for younger … Continue reading →

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