Tag Archives: History

The Story of the World Vol 1 Ancient Times

I have heard a number of people talk about the Story of the Wold book and everyone has said it was a fantastic History resource but we just never went that route when the kids were younger. Until recently, over … Continue reading

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Horrible Histories Book Set

One of the things we have found tough about the lockdowns has been the limited library access. Both my kids are bookworms and although we use eBooks for learning they both find reading stories on a screen a bit exhausting, … Continue reading

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KS3 History – Technology, War and Independence. 1901 to present day

One of our favourite KS3 resources has to be the Oxford University Press History series by Aaron Wilkes. We are still busy working through the second book in the series but my daughter loves reading these books in her own … Continue reading

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Heroes, Incredible true stories of courageous animals

We love this book. I bought if for my son last year as a Christmas present and it has been one of those books that both my kids have kept coming back to over the year. And often while we … Continue reading

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The six wives of Henry VIII comprehensions

We have been looking at the Tudor period in a lot more detail and although I found lots of information and activities on Henry and his children I did not find that much on his different wives. And the topic … Continue reading

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