Tag Archives: homeschooling

Cute spider 8 times table

Posted on March 3, 2017 by ofamily

I like finding patterns in maths and relating the patterns back to normal life.  I think it helps the kids understand concepts better.  So counting in 2’s or 2 times table you can use pairs of socks / counting in … Continue reading →

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Microscope Fun with the MicroPro

Posted on March 1, 2017 by ofamily

My daughter has been asking for her own microscope for over a year now but I always seem to have a long list of home-education goodies that I need so I kept saying maybe next month.  Eventually she asked if … Continue reading →

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Pompeii – Usborne Young Reading Series

Posted on February 26, 2017 by ofamily

Last year when I was looking for some new reading books for my daughter I bought her a copy of Pompeii (Young Reading (Series 3)) (Young Reading Series Three). The day the book arrived she sat down and read it … Continue reading →

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Kids Mardi Gras Masks

Posted on February 23, 2017 by ofamily

The past week the kids have been going through a mask making spree.  The kids just recently watched Rio for the first time so they liked the idea of making some masks like the ones some of the people were … Continue reading →

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Days of the week and story sums

Posted on February 20, 2017 by ofamily

I printed off these Hamish Cat Days of the week (from the Lighthouse Keeper story resources created by Twinkl – free to download) around 3 years ago when my daughter was reading the whole set of Lighthouse books (old post … Continue reading →

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