Category Archives: Homeschooling

A week’s break

Posted on October 25, 2019 by ofamily

I never really like answering the typical “so the schools are on holiday/ break next week are you also on holiday?”  Normally I just say “No we don’t follow school schedules” and leave it as that, because I often don’t … Continue reading →

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Silhouette Paintings for Fun

Posted on October 23, 2019 by ofamily

We have been doing a lot more “focused” art lately – working on drawing skills and projects linked to the kids art awards, which has been really good but at the same time I kind of feel like some of … Continue reading →

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Polydron – fun 3D shapes

Posted on October 22, 2019 by ofamily

During September the kids and I went to the Wonderlab at the London Science Museum. It was a brilliant outing and while we were there both my kids discovered the polydron framework items that were out as part of a … Continue reading →

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River Topic Pack from Oaka Books

Posted on October 17, 2019 by ofamily

The kids and I have been learning about Rivers so I thought I would share one of the resources that we have been using – The Rivers, Processes and Flooding Topic pack from Oaka Books. We have used their topic … Continue reading →

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Sick Day Activities

Posted on October 15, 2019 by ofamily

So what do we do when the kids are sick – I mean we are already at home so does it make a difference? Yes, it does. We do have sick days. Just because we are educating at home does … Continue reading →

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