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Top Two English Lit books for Year 7

Posted on August 24, 2023 by ofamily

When I was trying to choose our English Literature units for my son’s Year 8 I ended up thinking a lot about the English Literature units that we have already worked through and the ones that were the biggest successes … Continue reading →

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Get Children Writing

Posted on April 26, 2023 by ofamily

A few weeks ago I heard about a new book – Get Children Writing by Sue Walsh and I was immediately interested because this is actually one area in which I have struggled to find good books for my kids. … Continue reading →

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Fiction Workbook for KS2

Posted on June 24, 2020 by ofamily

My kids enjoy writing stories. They often take a book they have read and then recreate their own version of it or they just create random stories. And I must be honest I have enjoyed watching them do their own … Continue reading →

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Warrior Monkeys – a fun read

Posted on July 1, 2019 by ofamily

Last week we received some books from Oxford University Press and included in our little parcel was Warrior Monkeys and the Volcano Adventure. My son picked it up and read it cover to cover. For me that is the magic … Continue reading →

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Writing for Fun

Posted on June 10, 2019 by ofamily

I remember about 3 years ago I was constantly worried that my daughter was not interested in writing.  AT ALL.  Yes she would write as part of an activity that we did but if I suggested just writing a paragraph, … Continue reading →

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