Tag Archives: History

China Through Time – a book review

Posted on February 20, 2024 by ofamily

My kids and I have recently started a China Topic. We are doing it as a general topic – looking at the Geography, History and Culture but it is a vast topic so we are focusing more on the time … Continue reading →

China: Conflict, Crisis and Change – IGCSE History Book

Posted on November 17, 2023 by ofamily

One of the topics that my daughter has chosen for the Edexcel IGCSE History Paper 2 is China: Conflict, Crisis and Change 1900-89. And I have to admit I am actually quite excited that my daughter has chosen this topic … Continue reading →

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The Story of the World Vol 1 Ancient Times

Posted on July 2, 2021 by ofamily

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

Posted on January 26, 2021 by ofamily

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

Posted on January 10, 2021 by ofamily

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 →