Tag Archives: home education

Practicing words with Road themed letters

Posted on April 27, 2016 by ofamily

My little man is currently very excited about reading and spelling words.  So I have been wanting to capitalise on this excitement with words and build some extra word activity into our home learning. Twinkl has a road themed letter … Continue reading →

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Sealife Fuse Bead (Hama Bead ) set

Posted on April 25, 2016 by ofamily

It is no secret that we love our Hama Beads.  We have used them a lot as a calming down activity for our oldest and we have used them in a number of different craft projects.  I think they are … Continue reading →

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Shut The Box Maths Game

Posted on April 24, 2016 by ofamily

I am a big believer in making sure the kids understand maths concepts really thoroughly.  We do lots of repetition but I try to find ways of doing the repetition in fun and creative ways so that the kids do … Continue reading →

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Multiplication and Division Flower Learning Aids

Posted on April 17, 2016 by ofamily

Last year when my daughter was first learning her 3 times table we made this very simple 3 times table flower.  She loved the idea and she has since made a number of them. So it was not a big … Continue reading →

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Addition and Multiplication Home-made flip books

Posted on April 15, 2016 by ofamily

Around two and a half years ago when my daughter was learning her basic CVC words we made one of those basic CVC word books – there are lots of them on Pinterest.  You basically buy a cheap flip notebook, … Continue reading →

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