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The World of Vikings. Book Review
I thought we were done with Vikings. Like Done, finished, ticked the box, time to move onto other sections of History (because let’s be honest a large portion of last year was all about Vikings – Viking Fiction, Vikings in … Continue reading
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Tagged children's book, educational books, History, home ed, home education, homeschooling, ks2, Vikings
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How Mountains Are Made
After watching a Planet Earth episode my son decided he wanted to relook at how mountains are formed. So while we were at the library picking up reserved books we quickly went to search for a mountain book and he … Continue reading
Posted in Book Ideas
Tagged children's book, educational resources, home ed, home education, homeschooling, kids geography, ks2
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Wyrmstooth Crown by Twinkl
It’s no secret I have two little bookworms. They love books and I have often found story-based learning activities to be big hits with both the kids. So we thought we would try one of the more complex Twinkl eBooks … Continue reading
Posted in English Ideas
Tagged children's book, english resources, home ed, home education, homeschooling, ks2, Twinkl
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Key Stage 2 Comprehension Books
Two Years ago I wrote a post about the comprehension books that we had used for year 2 (and into the start of year 3). So I thought it was time to give an update and share which Key Stage … Continue reading
Posted in Homeschooling
Tagged Comprehension books, educational resources, home ed, home education, homeschooling, Key Stage 2, ks2
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Oaka Books Topic Packs our new learning discovery
A few weeks ago I shared a video on our Facebook page showing the Topic packs that we received from Oaka Books. We have been working through the science one – Living Things and Their Habitats (key stage 2 ) … Continue reading
Posted in Home education resources
Tagged home ed, home education, homeschooling, ks2, Living Things and Their Habitats, Oaka Books, science
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Linking Decimals to Fractions
Maths for my daughter needs to include using her hands and being involved. Giving her worksheet after worksheet without using manipulatives does not work for her. While we have been working on decimals we have once again been using our … Continue reading
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Tagged converting fractions to decimals, decimals, fractions, home education, homeschooling, ks2, learning resources
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Understanding Science Series – Animals & Plants Workbook
My daughter recently asked for some Science workbooks so I contacted Schofield & Sims and asked if they would be interested in us reviewing their Understanding Science series (the series had been recommended to us by another Home Educating family). … Continue reading
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Tagged home education, homeschooling, ks2, Schofiled&Sims, science for kids, Understanding Science, workbooks
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