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Thanksgiving 2016; Worksheets & Whimsical Resources

Thanksgiving isn’t a traditional holiday in the UK, but it is a welcome pause before the full onslaught of Christmas. (Thanksgiving 2016 is November 24th; it’s always the 4th Thursday in November.) My kids first started the annual Thanksgiving activities… Continue Reading →

TypingClub Review; Online Program to Learn Touch-Typing

We’ve been doing a lot of online studying, this week. One of our new favourites is an online program for learning to touch-type, so I thought I’d do a TypingClub review. It’s completely free to open a basic account, and… Continue Reading →

Pagan Educational Resources

As it’s recently been Hallowe’en, and we have Celtic roots, I’ve been reminded of the relative scarcity of Pagan resources for structured educators. (Hallowe’en is loosely associated with Samhain, and Scottish guising has more resemblance to Pagan traditions than American trick-or-treating.) While we… Continue Reading →

Learning About Skara Brae; Stone Age Settlements

Twinkl PlanIt is my go-to resource for History lessons. Today, we used a PlanIt lesson pack to learn about Skara Brae and its archaeological significance. Revision & Fact Finding To begin, we briefly revised our previous Stone Age knowledge –… Continue Reading →

Best Free Resources for Homeschoolers

Are you new to homeschooling? Do you need free home education resources? This is a round up of some of the best freebies out there! Grow Your Own Potatoes The GYOP project was launched in 2005, and is still thriving today…. Continue Reading →

Going Mandarin with Gus

Do you know which are the top two most commonly spoken languages in the world? Did you study them at school? When I was at school, I studied French, German, Italian, and Latin. None of those languages are the most commonly… Continue Reading →

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