Tag Archives: Big Cat readers

Big Cat readers for more able readers

Posted on August 4, 2022 by ofamily

When my kids were younger one of the things I spent ages searching for were readers. And yes, there are lots of different readers out there but my kids often found the readers a bit dull and boring and they … Continue reading →

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Pollination

Posted on June 12, 2019 by ofamily

I am trying to do more plant biology with the kids but they are not naturally that interested in plants, however I have realized that whenever we look at plants from an animal angle then both kids get involved and … Continue reading →

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Tara Binns – STEM jobs for young girls

Posted on May 26, 2019 by ofamily

The Tara Binns books are a new series by Collins (part of their BIG CAT reading series) and when they asked if we would like to review them I immediately said yes.  These books have a female character learning about … Continue reading →

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Introducing Romeo and Juliet

Posted on May 3, 2019 by ofamily

I love watching how one area of interest always leads the kids onto other topics.  I honestly never know where we are going to end up.  My daughter’s interest in the Tudors meant she has been reading up on Queen … Continue reading →

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Wolves

Posted on April 25, 2019 by ofamily

We recently watched a few Wolf documentaries and the kids really enjoyed them.  There is one, a BBC documentary called The Snow Wolf – which traces a Mum Wolf after she loses her mate and she then moves through the … Continue reading →

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