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Update on our Activate 2 Science Books

Posted on November 19, 2020 by ofamily

I wrote in August that we were sticking with the Activate 2 Student Book and adding in the Activate 2 workbook as our main Science resource, so I thought I would give a quick update on how we are progressing. … Continue reading →

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Watching Jane Austen

Posted on November 17, 2020 by ofamily

The last 2 weeks have been a bit of a Jane Austen watching marathon. It started when my daughter had some flu and was just not feeling great so she asked to rewatch Emma (the mini-series) which she has watched … Continue reading →

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Elizabeth I and the Elizabethan Settlement

Posted on November 13, 2020 by ofamily

We are really enjoying our History at the moment. The Tudors were such a colourful group of characters and my daughter has always found Elizabeth I fascinating (I think Elizabeth I and Victoria are her two favourite monarchs purely because … Continue reading →

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The six wives of Henry VIII comprehensions

Posted on November 11, 2020 by ofamily

We have been looking at the Tudor period in a lot more detail and although I found lots of information and activities on Henry and his children I did not find that much on his different wives. And the topic … 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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