Tag Archives: History
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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Usborne Young Reading Series
I am a huge fan of the Usborne Beginners series. We have a large collection of the Beginners books and I have found them to be perfect for read alouds as well as brilliant beginner readers. My daughter used a … Continue reading
Posted in English Ideas
Tagged english, History, home education, Home education books, homeschooling, readers, Usborne books
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Animated clip of a Roman Soldier by Twinkl
Both kids really enjoyed learning about the Romans so when I heard that Twinkl had made a short animated clip about a Roman Legionary I immediately downloaded and showed the kids. They thought it was great (the clip is about … Continue reading
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Tagged animated clip, History, home ed, home education, homeschooling, Romand soldier, Romans, Twinkl
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Pompeii – Usborne Young Reading Series
Last year when I was looking for some new reading books for my daughter I bought her a copy of Pompeii (Young Reading (Series 3)) (Young Reading Series Three). The day the book arrived she sat down and read it … Continue reading
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Tagged Ancient Rome, childrens book, History, home ed, home education, homeschooling, Pompeii, volcano
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See Inside Ancient Rome
I thought I would share some thoughts and photos on one of the kids favourite books about Ancient Rome. This is a book that I bought for my kids over a year ago and they have paged through it a … Continue reading
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Tagged Ancient Rome, book reviews, History, home education, homeschooling, Romans, Usborne books
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