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Bringing The Lady of the Mercians and King Athelstan to life
We have read a few Anglo-Saxon historical fiction books lately, every one has highlighted different aspects of that time and they seem to keep adding more and more to our knowledge and understanding of that time period. Our latest have … Continue reading
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Kings and Queens Book by Usborne
With my daughter’s current interest in the past British Kings and Queens I have been looking for a comprehensive book for her. We have a couple of books that deals with individuals or groups of Kings and Queens but nothing … Continue reading
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Reminding myself not to overschedule
I often worry about getting our home ed balance correct – the balance between weekly activities, one-off workshops, outings with friends and our home days. I think I have a tendency to worry about those home days. It is something … Continue reading
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Freedom for Bron. An Anglo-Saxon story
With our Anglo-Saxon theme I feel like we have stuck to the migration of the Angles, Saxons and Jutes, the fighting and the different Kings but for whatever the reason the kids have not been that interested in the lifestyle … Continue reading
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Reading on the Underground
Yesterday we went into London for a special exhibit which for us means about an hour commute – one train and then the underground (tube). The whole way there my daughter read her book – well with a few breaks … Continue reading
Anglo-Saxon Kings
My daughter likes creating family trees and timelines showing how the different Kings and Queens are related. She has actually created one massive timeline of all the Kings and Queens of Britain but now that we have been looking at … Continue reading
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Tagged Anglo-Saxons, Big Cat readers, British History, home ed, home education, homeschooling, Timelines, Twinkl
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Winter of the Wolves – Anglo-Saxon Fiction
I recently mentioned that my kids have become fascinated by the Anglo-Saxon time period. And if there is one thing I learnt last year it was the power of finding good Historical Fiction books for the kids to read. A … Continue reading
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Tagged Anglo-Saxons, British History, educational books, History resource, home ed, home education, homeschooling
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