Tag Archives: home education

Tracing is so much more than just tracing

Posted on January 26, 2019 by ofamily

My son loves tracing pictures.  He will often stick a colouring page up on one of the sliding doors, stick a piece of paper over and trace the picture.  Now I know tracing is NOT the same as drawing, it … Continue reading →

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Sister Queens

Posted on January 21, 2019 by ofamily

My daughter is enjoying her current History Theme – The Kings and Queens of Britain.  She is creating a rather LARGE poster showing the lineage / timeline / key facts etc but she has also been going off on tangents … Continue reading →

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Learning from your Siblings projects

Posted on January 20, 2019 by ofamily

This past week has been a very relaxed learning week (I really needed a small break) but one thing that I realized was how much the kids were actually learning from the each other’s projects.  What do I mean ? … Continue reading →

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Born Free Books

Posted on January 18, 2019 by ofamily

Earlier this week my son discovered our 3 Born Free books and he adores them.  I came downstairs one morning to find him totally mesmerized by the story.  And he did not want to do anything except for read the … Continue reading →

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Tough Days

Posted on January 15, 2019 by ofamily

I actually stopped and rewrote this post a few times for the simple reason that whenever I admit I have had a tough few days I normally get the response – “So just stick them in school ” – which … Continue reading →

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