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Choosing curriculum can be one of the hardest (and most important) things you do as a homeschooling parent! There are so many curriculums available to us that it can be hard to narrow down the options and try to find the curriculum you think will work best for your child. One way to help narrow…
It will soon be summer, and for many of us, that means a trip to the beach! One of our favorite things to do at the beach is look for dolphins swimming in the water. We love to catch glimpses of them! It just looks like they’re having so much fun out there! It’s also…
Have you ever wondered how to make learning about the Periodic Table more fun and more interesting? How about this Periodic Table of Elements Project with Cookies? Many students love to learn (and retain more of what they learn) when they do something hands-on. And hands-on projects definitely increase the fun! While it’s true that…
Use the spaces provided for recording taxonomy as well as your observations. The black and white format and minimal color makes printing affordable and allows for adding color and personalization as your child fills in each page. Choose from 39 sea life pages by common name. Select the right page based on the most specific classification in common. If the animal page you’re looking for can’t be found, use the blank page or one of 19 more lined companion pages provided. This PDF includes 59 total notebooking pages and is a PDF digital download product.
Have you heard of the Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC)? It’s a citizen science event that’s fun, free, and easy to do! It’s sponsored by the National Audubon Society. It is held for 4 days in mid-February each year. We are using this wonderful citizen science project as a launching point for a Backyard Bird…
Use the spaces provided for recording taxonomy as well as your observations. The black and white format and minimal color makes printing affordable and allows for adding color and personalization as your child fills in each page. Choose from 48 bird pages by common name. Select the right page based on the most specific classification in common. You can use these pages for birds in the same family or even genus. When a bird page can’t be found for a particular species, use one of the 30 additional blank pages provided. 78 total note booking pages! This is a PDF digital download product.
Use this 20 page digital download PDF to teach your child about the solar system. This packet covers all the planets, including Pluto and the dwarf planets, as well as the sun, moon, comets and more. End of the packet also offers blank lines pages for report writing and more!
Density demonstrated with a liquid stack is a perfect way to teach this concept using a DIY science experiment. And I love these experiments in this series because they all use products you typically find around the house!! Be sure to scroll to the bottom of the page to see other videos from this series!!…
Our journey began in June 2010. Before that day we were the average American family living in suburbia. Every morning, after dad went to work, momma would walk the kids up the hill to the bus stop. I’d wave good-bye and my heart would ache as the yellow bus rolled away with my babies. We…
I’ve had the blessing of being part of (and sometimes running) different sized co-ops for over 20 years. If you ask my now grown children, they will tell you that the things they did and learned in our co-ops are some of their best homeschooling memories. I can tell you that the relationships I’ve made…
Combining the Olympics with biology is a great way to get your students interested in and excited about studying human anatomy and physiology! Instead of just watching the Olympics and being amazed by the extraordinary athletes you see competing, have fun with your students discussing the characteristics of Olympic athletes, why our bodies work the…
As a homeschooling mom, I want my children to love God, have a good work ethic, have healthy relationships with each other and with their dad and me, and be happy, responsible citizens. However, one area I’ve felt like I’ve fallen short in is teaching them about our government (civics). If they don’t understand the…
