Tag Archives: homeschooling

Taking a week off

Posted on March 29, 2019 by ofamily

This past week has been one of those weeks when we all really needed a break so we took it.  I had a few medical appointments scheduled for the week and I was feeling very apprehensive about them.  So much … Continue reading →

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Anglo-Saxon Non-Ficton Reading

Posted on March 26, 2019 by ofamily

The kids have loved all the Anglo-Saxon Historical Fiction books that we have been reading and although the books are very good at explaining which sections are fact and which are fictional I still wanted to reinforce some of the … Continue reading →

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Maths Mystery pages from Twinkl

Posted on March 22, 2019 by ofamily

I have mentioned a number of times that we like to do quite a bit of Maths practice.  We realized fairly early that my daughter needed lots of maths practice so that she would be confident in maths (maths is … Continue reading →

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Bringing The Lady of the Mercians and King Athelstan to life

Posted on March 20, 2019 by ofamily

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

Posted on March 17, 2019 by ofamily

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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