Creating a Homeschool Science Curriculum (Elementary)

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I love the quote by William Butler Yeats, "Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire." It's about getting the kids involved, engaged, and fired up about learning (while juggling the rest of life too!)

A bit about me: I have my Master's from Brown University. I have more than 20 years of teaching experience. I was a high school teacher for many years both in the U.S. and internationally and also taught for the University of Maryland before leaving to homeschool my 3 wonderful kids.
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Get our free Science Unit Checklist, plus find dozens of links to our hands-on activities, packets and more!

This post has links to dozens of posts and resources both for new and veteran homeschoolers for everything from finding homeschool curriculum to general homeschool advice and encouragement.

A list of the books we've used most in history, science, math, language arts, etc.

Layers of the Earth, Tectonic Plates, Mountain Making, Earthquakes, Volcanoes and more!

100+ Page Cells Packet: Organelles, Plant vs. Animal Cells, How Proteins are Made, Cells of the Body and more. My kids were ages 7, 9 and 11 when we first did this unit. Then it was updated when we did it again when they were 10, 13, 15.

Do your kids know the 4 largest countries? Which countries have the most people? The longest river? This packet covers basic world and U.S. facts.

Animal Classification, Vertebrates-Invertebrates, Animal Characteristics, Animal Homes and Shelters, Animal Tracks, Domestic vs. Wild Animals, and More..

This packet covers biomes and habitats, feeding relationships, biological interactions and more!

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For Learning the 4s and 9s

How the body is organized from cells to tissues... organs to body systems

Dozens of posts about how to create a homeschool writing workshop.

Hands-On Activities Learning about the Digestive System

This post has links to many of the free resources we have here on the blog.

Free Science Experiment Packet