Tag Archives: History
Tin foil Viking Longship Art
The kids have been so deep in Viking literature that it is not surprising that it has spilled over into other areas as well. They wanted to make another Viking Longship picture but they also wanted to make more of … Continue reading
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Tagged children's art, easy art for kids, History, home ed, home education, homeschooling, Vikings
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Riddle of the Runes Review
We have been reading a lot of Viking books lately (fictional and factual) but my daughter did point out a few weeks ago that the women Vikings are never the main characters. Which was true until now. Oxford University Press … Continue reading
Posted in Homeschooling
Tagged Best kids books, children's book, History, home ed, home education, homeschooling, OUP, Vikings
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Egyptian Workshop and Hieroglyphs
At the beginning of the year I booked the kids into two history workshops at the British Museum. We went to our first workshop this week and it was brilliant. I honestly had no idea what to expect but at … Continue reading
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Tagged Ancient Egyptians, British Museum, Hieroglyphs, History, home ed, home education, homeschooling, Twinkl
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Viking Fiction makes fun learning
One of my son’s Christmas presents was a the set of How to Train your Dragon books written by Cressida Cowell. I must admit that I when I ordered the set I was not sure if it was going to … Continue reading
Posted in Book Ideas
Tagged Best kids books, dragons, English Ideas, History, home ed, home education, homeschooling, Vikings
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Guy Fawkes Activity Village Pages
We have never really done many Guy Fawkes activities in the past so this year I decided it was time for both the kids and myself to learn about Guy Fawkes and the Gunpowder plot. A couple of our history … Continue reading
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Tagged activity village, bonfire night, Gunpowder plot, Guy Fawkes, History, home education, homeschooling
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Christopher Columbus
One of the books that both my kids have been enjoying is their Christopher Columbus (Young Reading Level 3). They have found the story fascinating, lots of comments about how could people have thought the earth was flat, how did … Continue reading
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Tagged activity village, Christopher Columbus, History, history books, home education, homeschooling, Usborne books
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Learning about Castles
As part of our Middle Ages theme we have been spending some time learning about Castles. The kids have enjoyed learning how castle designs developed from wooden structures to stone buildings and how so many features of the castle were … Continue reading
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Tagged History, home education, homeschooling, Middle Ages, Story of a Castle, Twinkl, Usborne books
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