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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
My oldest son is beginning 6th grade this year in our homeschool. Each year, I make a grid with all of the subjects we plan on covering for the next school year and then fill in what curriculum I think I want to use. I explain more about this in A Simple Way to Plan … Continue reading Our 6th Grade Homeschool Plan
When we started homeschooling, I knew I wanted to teach my children spelling differently than it was taught in traditional schools. In schools, typically 10 words (that may or may not have anything in common), are assigned each week and a variety of activities are done throughout the week to memorize them with a spelling … Continue reading Homeschool Spelling Curriculum that Makes Sense
This week in our last week of 10 Weeks of Summer Reading series we have a FREE Unit Study about our solar system! Learn all about the sun, planets, stars, moon phases, space exploration and more! Practice researching, following directions, and creative writing! And make your own solar system model! Grab the book, sign-up to … Continue reading Solar System FREE Unit Study
This week in our 10 Weeks of Summer Reading series we have a FREE Unit Study about shark attacks! Learn which sharks are most likely to attack humans, in which areas of the Unites States attacks are most likely to happen, the parts of a shark and more! Practice graphing data, writing a creative story … Continue reading Shark Attacks FREE Unit Study
This week in our 10 Weeks of Summer Reading series we have a FREE Unit Study about the great soccer player, Pelé. You will learn all about his life, soccer, and the World Cup in Mexico City in 1970. Grab one or both of the books, sign-up to receive the FREE printable unit study and … Continue reading Pelé FREE Unit Study
This week in our 10 Weeks of Summer Reading series, we have a FREE Unit Study about the Amazon Rainforest and rainforests in general. You will learn about the animals and plants that live there, the dangers rainforests are facing, some of the geography and history of South America, and more! Grab one, two, or … Continue reading Rainforest FREE Unit Study
This week in our 10 Weeks of Summer Reading series we have a FREE Unit Study about Frank Lloyd Wright. Mr. Wright was the "greatest American architect of all time." You will learn all about his life, the buildings he designed, different types of architecture and then have the opportunity to design your own home. … Continue reading Frank Lloyd Wright FREE Unit Study