Tag Archives: home education

The Story of the Second World War for Children. Book Review

Posted on June 30, 2019 by ofamily

I must admit I have been avoiding the World Wars with the kids purely because I think they are complex, scary topics and I want to do them justice but I also don’t want to cause nightmares. Recently my daughter … Continue reading →

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50m Swim Challenge

Posted on June 25, 2019 by ofamily

Today something amazing happened. Both my kids swan 50 metres non-stop. Wow! Now I realize for some of you that probably sounds normal, not something to get over-excited about. But as a mom of two sensory kids this has been … Continue reading →

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Fraction of a Number Domino Sets

Posted on June 24, 2019 by ofamily

I recently made my kids some new Fraction dominoes this time so they could practice calculating a fraction of a number (e.g. 2/5 of 150 – so the kids divide by the denominator (150 ÷ 5) and then multiple the … Continue reading →

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Lady Mary

Posted on June 21, 2019 by ofamily

I recently bought Lady Mary for my daughter and we have both been so impressed with the story that I thought I should write a bit about it. Let me start by saying that when I first thought about getting … Continue reading →

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Map of Europe

Posted on June 17, 2019 by ofamily

I was wanting to cement some of the kids knowledge about the map of Europe but I wanted to avoid the typical write the countries name on a label type activity just because it is something that I knew we … Continue reading →

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