Tag Archives: educational resources

Keeping busy with the Micro:bit

Posted on August 17, 2020 by ofamily

Okay so confession time.  I am not the most clued up about coding or how to teach it to the kids.  It is one area that I know we need to work on.  But we recently discovered something called the … Continue reading →

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Starting Year 8 – Science Ideas

Posted on August 16, 2020 by ofamily

For my daughter’s Year 7 science we actually had 2 books – one was a Collins and one was an Oxford one. And I started the year not knowing which one we would use, so we dipped in and out … Continue reading →

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Board Games for the Summer Heat

Posted on August 11, 2020 by ofamily

Over the summer we tend to spend ages just pottering around in our garden. We normally have a few vegetables that the kids are growing and well it’s just nice to be out in the sunshine. But the kids also … Continue reading →

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Starting Year 8 – History Ideas

Posted on August 3, 2020 by ofamily

History is probably my daughter’s favourite subject so we cover it in quite a lot of detail and we do end up watching lots of documentaries and reading lots of extra books just because she is so fascinated by it. … Continue reading →

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The Austen Girls

Posted on August 2, 2020 by ofamily

I have been looking for good fictional books for my daughter to read as part of her year 8 academic year. Books that are entertaining and also link in with our topics. This coming year we are planning on covering … Continue reading →

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