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Learning about Hanukkah in your homeschool is a fun way for your children to learn about history, geography, cooking, other cultures (if you are not Jewish), and more! Hanukkah is a minor Jewish holiday that typically takes place in December. It is also known as the Festival of Rededication or the Festival of Lights. It … Continue reading Learn About Hanukkah in Your Homeschool
There are plenty of Christmas math worksheets to use with your children this time of year. But, does putting a few Christmas pictures on an otherwise typical math worksheet make it fun? Maybe a little, but think how much more fun Christmas Math Projects that are hands on and based on real life would be! … Continue reading Fun Christmas Math Projects
While we don't usually think of Charles Dickens as a children's author, his short stories and the movie versions of his books can be a great introduction to his wonderful writing. He was famous during his lifetime and is now considered by some to be the greatest novelist of the Victorian era. His books are … Continue reading Charles Dickens FREE Unit Study
We have been talking in our Developing Number Sense series about how math can become hard for children (and adults!) when they have not developed good sense about numbers early on. Today, I want to talk about the four key number relationships children need to learn to become proficient with addition and subtraction. Children should … Continue reading Four Number Relationships Children Need to Learn
If you are studying Native American culture and history, then check out this list of biographies, memoirs, and fictional books about Native Americans. They range from lower elementary school through middle school. There are too many books to list all that exist so preference was given to highly rated books, popular series, award winning books, … Continue reading Native American Historical Fiction and Biographies
Roald Dahl's books are so interesting and imaginative and a little strange that I have always wondered what his life was like. We decided to take a short break from reading his books in our homeschool to learn a bit more about him as a person. Here is the unit study I put together while … Continue reading Roald Dahl FREE Unit Study
My youngest son wanted to learn about the Ice Age this year so I have been putting together a unit study for him for the past month. Now that it is finished, I wanted to share it with you. The study is based upon on three different books and includes lots of videos! Hands on … Continue reading Ice Age FREE Unit Study
Writing is one of the most challenging skills children must learn throughout their school years. As students move toward adulthood, they will be expected to convey their thoughts through writing more and more. Once, a student reaches college and the work place and becomes an adult member of their community, writing is the main way … Continue reading How to Help Your Struggling Writer
The reason behind why the seasons change can be hard for many children to grasp. It is hard to imagine how big the earth is from our little place upon it, let alone to imagine it taking 365 days to revolve around a sun 93 million miles away. And then to visualize how all of … Continue reading How to Study the Seasons in Your Homeschool
When my boys were younger, we read a lot of Magic Tree House books to learn about history, animals, geography, and weather and other natural disasters and in our homeschool. Now, that they are older, I find us turning to the I Survived... series of books for this purpose. This historical fiction series, currently at … Continue reading I Survived Books for Your Homeschool
James and the Giant Peach is a wonderful book to study in your homeschool. It is has a fun cast of characters, is full of wonderful descriptive language and describes a great fantastical journey across the Atlantic Ocean. James's life is dramatically improved as the book unfolds, which just makes everyone feel good! This book … Continue reading James and the Giant Peach: 13 Fun Activities
My youngest son is moving on to third grade this year in our homeschool. Each year, I make a grid with all of the subjects we plan on covering for the school year and then fill in what curriculum I think I want to use. I explain more about this in A Simple Way to … Continue reading Our 3rd Grade Homeschool Plan