Tag Archives: educational resources

The Teachit Secondary Subject Sites

Posted on March 8, 2020 by ofamily

I have been using the Teachitprimary site for a few years now and it is a really useful site. It contains worksheets and pages for all the subjects covered in UK primary schools and as I have mentioned before if … Continue reading →

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Learning with your arm in a cast

Posted on February 27, 2020 by ofamily

Over the weekend my daughter ended up fracturing her right elbow (well, we think it is fracture we have to wait until the swelling goes down for more x-rays). But it means her right arm has been placed in a … Continue reading →

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What’s the Matter? Board Game for KS2 Science

Posted on February 20, 2020 by ofamily

My son is very much someone who remembers things that HE finds interesting or amusing but if it is not something he is interested it he seems to forget it very quickly. He loves animals so biology has always been … Continue reading →

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War School For Dogs

Posted on February 12, 2020 by ofamily

With the reading we have been doing about the First World War the kids have picked up on an interesting theme – how animals were used during war time. The first example that really caught their attention were the pigeons … Continue reading →

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Oaka Topic Packs are great for Home education projects

Posted on February 10, 2020 by ofamily

I have mentioned a few times that my kids are visual learners and that they like working on projects / topics and will often get themselves totally lost in whatever topic they are learning about. I am finding more and … Continue reading →

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