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History: Rensaissance and Reformation / Homeschool Den
by Liesl - Homeschool Den · Published April 30, 2017 · Last modified February 6, 2019
We really enjoyed studying English Reformation. The kids were intrigued by Henry VIII, his wives and children! In the 1500s, the Church of England broke away from the authority of the Pope. It was during the reign of Henry VIII that Protestantism took hold in England. Henry’s marital problems and desire for a male heir led to a turbulent (often bloody) time in England. This is a continuation of our...
History: Geography Activities / History: Rensaissance and Reformation
by Liesl - Homeschool Den · Published April 3, 2017 · Last modified February 6, 2019
Today I have a new packet to share with you about the geography and famous landmarks of Britain. We have been studying the history of Britain. I wanted the kids to be familiar with some of the well-known places of London (and Britain in general). That way, when we talk about places like the Tower of London or Westminster Abbey, they would be able to envision these famous buildings. Better...
History: Age of Exploration / History: Rensaissance and Reformation / Homeschool Den
by Liesl - Homeschool Den · Published March 26, 2017 · Last modified September 21, 2023
Are you doing a unit on the Age of Exploration? Learn about all the famous explorers with this 70+page Age of Exploration Packet! It includes worksheets/notebook pages, cards, and activities about the famous Explorers of the 1500s. Learn about: Prince Henry the Navigator Bartolomeu Dias Vasco da Gama Christopher Columbus John Cabot Amerigo Vespucci Vasco Núñez de Balboa Juan Ponce de León Ferdinand Magellan Hernán Cortés Francisco Pizarro Hernando de...
History: American History / History: Civics, Government and Economics / Homeschool Den
by Liesl - Homeschool Den · Published March 7, 2017 · Last modified September 22, 2023
We have a new packet to share with you that touches on some of the different forms of government, societies, and some of our current world leaders. These notebook pages are my kids’ first introduction to some of the terms and complicated concepts about world governments, government systems, and politics. I wanted to explore some of the different forms of government… those that are ruled just by one person, a...
History: American History / History: Civics, Government and Economics / Homeschool Den
by Liesl - Homeschool Den · Published February 19, 2017 · Last modified July 26, 2023
FREE President’s Day Resources February 20th is President’s Day here in the U.S. I thought I would share some resources we have here on the blog relating to our Presidents as well as our (free) U.S Landmarks and Symbols Montessori cards and other materials. We have several different packets about our US Presidents that are free here on the blog. The third Monday in February is a federal holiday in...
History: Ancient Greece Unit / Homeschool Den
by Liesl - Homeschool Den · Published January 16, 2017 · Last modified September 5, 2022
Today, I’m going to share a few worksheets and cards about Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome. These are free to download! These cover highlights such as: Homer Troy the Parthenon The story or Romulus and Remus the Colosseum Julius Caesar Last semester, we read the Story of the World, vol. 1 (affiliate link), which is all about the ancient world. As I said before, ED loved this book! (And her...
Several years ago, we studied the Civil Rights Movement. I made a number of packets for the kids (which are free here on the blog) as we studied this period in US history. Not only did we talk about the historic events — what led to the Civil Rights Movement, what were the key events during the Civil Rights era, Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott… but we also talked...
Ancient World History / History: China Unit / History: Geography Activities
by Liesl - Homeschool Den · Published January 9, 2017 · Last modified September 5, 2022
Free China Geography and Landmark Packet As many of you know, last semester we read the Story of the World, vol. 1 (affiliate link). Initially, I was just reading it with my youngest, but my older two wound up listening in too. 🙂 When we came to the first chapters on Ancient China, I wanted to go over some basic facts about China including the geography, government and some of...
History: Ancient Egypt / Homeschool Den
by Liesl - Homeschool Den · Published January 6, 2017 · Last modified September 29, 2023
We love hands-on projects and ED had fun at the end of last semester learning about Ancient Egypt. I thought I would share the cool project she made (mostly on her own!). My youngest and I read through the Story of the World, vol. 1 (affiliate link) about the ancient world. ED loved the way this book is written. (She is 8.) At the time, my older two were doing...
History: American History / Homeschool Den
by Liesl - Homeschool Den · Published January 4, 2017 · Last modified January 5, 2017
Today I have a free packet for you that reviews our US Presidents. At times in our homeschool, we take the opportunity to review the 45 U.S. Presidents. We do that by singing a song that lists them in order. 🙂 We then spend time highlighting 6 or 8 of them and talking about the major events that happened during their presidency. Then we’ll learn a bit more about...
History: American History / History: Slavery and the Civil War / Homeschool Den
by Liesl - Homeschool Den · Published November 27, 2016 · Last modified September 22, 2023
This fall we did a major unit on slavery and the Civil War. Our 100+ page packet includes notebook pages, maps, charts, review cards and some of the resources we used for this unit. It includes extensive teacher notes. Our unit actually consisted of three parts: Slavery, Territorial Growth, and the Civil War. This is the first time we’ve covered these topics in depth (up until now, I dragged my...
Ancient World History / Freebies / History and World Cultures Units / History: Ancient Egypt / History: India Unit / Homeschool Den / Story of the World
by Liesl - Homeschool Den · Published November 11, 2016 · Last modified September 5, 2022
Today I have another set of free ancient world history notebook pages about Sumer, Mesopotamia, Babylon and more! These review a few facts about Ancient Egypt, Sumer, Akkadia, Babylon, and Mohenjo-Daro (in the Indus River Valley). My youngest and I are reading Story of the World (affiliate link) together while my older two are working on research papers. This is a fabulous book for young learners. The stories are engaging...
Freebies / History: Ancient Egypt
by Liesl - Homeschool Den · Published November 3, 2016 · Last modified September 21, 2023
If you are studying Ancient Egypt, you might be able to use these free Ancient Egypt worksheets. These cover Upper and Lower Egypt and their unification, the myth about Osiris, hieroglyphics, mummification, and the Egyptian pyramids. My youngest and I have been reading through the Story of the World, vol. 1 (affiliate link) about the ancient world. These pages follow along with chapters 2, 3 and 4. ED is LOVING...
History: Africa Unit / History: Slavery and the Civil War / Homeschool Den
by Liesl - Homeschool Den · Published October 10, 2016 · Last modified January 5, 2020
This semester we are doing a unit on Slavery and the Civil War for history. Today I wanted to share some of the books and DVDs we used for this part of our unit. We first talked about the kingdoms of Africa. We began watching the first disc of the documentary, African-Americans: Many Rivers to Cross (affiliate link), which we borrowed from the library. (We stopped there because we hadn’t...
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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.
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What science topics could I teach my 5-7 year old - Homeschool Science Curriculum
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A list of the books we've used most in history, science, math, language arts, etc.
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This is one of our most popular units. It covers the Layers of the Earth, Plate Tectonics, Earthquakes, Volcanoes and More! It is included in the Earth Science Bundle (see the picture/link above).
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The Human Body Systems, Skeletal, Digestive, Circulatory, Muscular, Nervous, Endocrine Systems and More (with lots of hands-on activity ideas)! We usually study a different body system each year.
Click on the image to see our units on the States of matter, Properties of Matter, Electricity & Circuits, and the Chemistry Unit (Get to know the Periodic Table in a fun way!)
This is a free checklist I put together of the various science units I hope to cover in the elementary and middle school years.
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 and also covers geographic features and land forms.
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Dozens of posts about how to create a homeschool writing workshop.
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This is one of the best values we have... more than 20 PDFs with games, activities and worksheets to learn/practice the multiplication facts ($7.00).
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Click on the image to check out our 100+page Rocks and Minerals Unit.
This is a fun, hands-on unit for early elementary students!
How the body is organized from cells to tissues... organs to body systems
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