Nature study free printable: Bird Book – enjoy learning about birds with this notebooking activity using bird cards and mini-book templates. Read more…
Here is a list of the best homeschool resources that I’ve run across as a homeschooling blogger and mother of 2 young children. These resources span all ages (preschool – high school) in 7 subject areas. Several of these are freely available to the public. Read more…
Skeleton and Human Body Unit Study – Recommended Resources and a Free Printable
Creating a Positive Learning Environment As a former teacher now homeschooling my own kids, I love to create a positive learning environment by cultivating a resource-rich home for them. We haven’t yet reached an age where I feel compelled to decide whether to take the curriculum route or just keep following their lead to explore […] Read more…
Science experiment – Finding Volume, part 2
Science experiment for finding volume using water — differentiated for use with preschool through high school; great for science centers or math centers or multi-age homeschool groups. Read more…
Finding Volume – A Science Experiment
Water Displacement Observation Many of our best learning moments start with simple conversations. Today during lunch, N was (per usual) not focusing on his food. Instead of eating, he was dipping his hand in and out of his water cup. As I started explaining explain that he was making his water dirty, he interrupted me. […] Read more…
Science folders
… I picked up this book about a year ago for a couple dollars. I think a good target age group would be 3-5 year olds. It’s set up for independent learning stations in schools, but works great for homeschooling.
I followed their instructions to make folders out of the individual units and we’ve pulled them out occasionally to work on a random topic. They’re all realllly basic, but lead to great conversations. … Read more…