Tag Archives: ks1 english

Comprehension Workbooks for Year 2 (UK)

Posted on March 19, 2016 by ofamily

I am trying to write more posts about the books and games that the kids have used and enjoyed. I know it is always helpful to read reviews before you spend your hard-earned money buying books and games (I always … Continue reading →

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Word Hunt

Posted on February 20, 2016 by ofamily

My youngest is loving his reading at the moment, he will bring me four of his BOB readers at one go and want to sit and read all of them to me.  He is really good at sounding out his … Continue reading →

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Write your own Percy the Park Keeper Story

Posted on October 14, 2015 by ofamily

I have been trying to encourage my daughter to write short stories.  She is not a natural story-teller like her younger brother but we are slowly getting there.  One of the things that seem to work with her is if … Continue reading →

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Using Activity Village for homeschooling

Posted on August 18, 2015 by ofamily

I know lots of people already know about the Activity Village website but most people think of them as a website with colouring pages and craft ideas.  And yes they have lots of great craft ideas and we have actually … Continue reading →

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Jolly Phonics and Jolly Grammer resources

Posted on August 5, 2015 by ofamily

It is that time of the year again when I start to think about what new resources I want to buy and I start searching for as many reviews as I find so I can make the best possible decision.  … Continue reading →

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