Tag Archives: home ed

Keeping busy with the Micro:bit

Posted on August 17, 2020 by ofamily

Okay so confession time. I am not the most clued up about coding or how to teach it to the kids. It is one area that I know we need to work on. But we recently discovered something called the … Continue reading →

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Starting Year 8 – Science Ideas

Posted on August 16, 2020 by ofamily

For my daughter’s Year 7 science we actually had 2 books – one was a Collins and one was an Oxford one. And I started the year not knowing which one we would use, so we dipped in and out … Continue reading →

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Board Games for the Summer Heat

Posted on August 11, 2020 by ofamily

Over the summer we tend to spend ages just pottering around in our garden. We normally have a few vegetables that the kids are growing and well it’s just nice to be out in the sunshine. But the kids also … Continue reading →

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Your kids are not normal

Posted on August 8, 2020 by ofamily

“Your kids are not normal.” Wow. Why does anyone think that is okay to say that? And why do they think their version of “normal” is what I want my kids to strive for. Yes it is true my kids … Continue reading →

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Starting Year 8 – History Ideas

Posted on August 3, 2020 by ofamily

History is probably my daughter’s favourite subject so we cover it in quite a lot of detail and we do end up watching lots of documentaries and reading lots of extra books just because she is so fascinated by it. … Continue reading →