Tag Archives: History

Christopher Columbus

Posted on September 22, 2017 by ofamily

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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Learning about Castles

Posted on June 17, 2017 by ofamily

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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Usborne Young Reading Series

Posted on March 24, 2017 by ofamily

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 →

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Animated clip of a Roman Soldier by Twinkl

Posted on March 7, 2017 by ofamily

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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Pompeii – Usborne Young Reading Series

Posted on February 26, 2017 by ofamily

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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