Tag Archives: educational books

Reading on the Underground

Posted on March 12, 2019 by

Yesterday we went into London for a special exhibit which for us means about an hour commute – one train and then the underground (tube).  The whole way there my daughter read her book – well with a few breaks … Continue reading →

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Winter of the Wolves – Anglo-Saxon Fiction

Posted on March 7, 2019 by

I recently mentioned that my kids have become fascinated by the Anglo-Saxon time period.  And if there is one thing I learnt last year it was the power of finding good Historical Fiction books for the kids to read.  A … Continue reading →

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Born Free Books

Posted on January 18, 2019 by

Earlier this week my son discovered our 3 Born Free books and he adores them.  I came downstairs one morning to find him totally mesmerized by the story.  And he did not want to do anything except for read the … Continue reading →

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Review -Understanding Maths – Number Patterns and Algebra Workbook

Posted on January 11, 2019 by

We are big fans of the Schofield & Sims workbooks and last year we used one of the workbooks from their Understanding Maths range (The Geometry One) and I was so impressed with it that I bought a few more … Continue reading →

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Surprising Animal Colouring Books

Posted on December 15, 2018 by

My daughter was given some realistic animal and bird colouring books when she was younger but they never really interested her.  However I liked the look of the books so I kept them packed on our bookshelf (I hate giving … Continue reading →

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My 5 Top 2018 Finds

Posted on December 11, 2018 by

Last Year I wrote a 5 Favourite New home-ed Items (2017) post and lots of readers really liked seeing which were my absolute favourites so I thought I would write another one for 2018.  This post is NOT sponsored – … Continue reading →

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Discover Our Solar System Book

Posted on December 4, 2018 by

After our amazing trip to the Planetarium over the summer my son has become very interested in learning about our solar system and beyond.  He likes discovering facts about the different planets, how they move, what makes them similar and … Continue reading →

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