Tag Archives: home ed
Initial thoughts on A levels
I have mentioned a few times that my oldest started studying for her A levels this year. We are doing her A levels at home using a distance learning provider. It has been a bit of a learning curve for … Continue reading
Moving to Mars – a book that inspired some writing
A short while ago we were sent a book – Moving to Mars, Building a Colony on the Red Planet. Now I must admit my son has always had an interest in space and lately he has been quite into … Continue reading
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Tagged children's book, home ed, home education, homeschooling, mars, Space
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The Rebel Princess
After I mentioned that the kids and I had watched The Sword and the Brocade and we watched it as a way to gain a better understanding of what Chinese life would have been like during the Ming Dynasty, I … Continue reading
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Tagged Chinese drama, chinese history, Historical Fiction, History for kids, home ed
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Rosie Raja Undercover Codebreaker, a WW2 story
I have mentioned multiple times that I love using historical fiction as a way of getting kids interested in a historical period. So when I saw that there was a new story about WW2, and it revolved around a twelve-year … Continue reading
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Tagged Historical Fiction, home ed, home education, homeschooling, reading, WWII
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Writing mock exams (for IGCSE) as a home educated kid
My kids have never attended school, so they have never written tests or exams in an external setting (we have written a few exam papers at home as practice). But writing a mock at home is quite different to writing … Continue reading
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Tagged educational resources, home ed, home education, homeschooling, IGCSE, mock exams
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