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Who are these Famous Americans? Do your kids know who Benjamin Banneker, Dred Scott, Elizabeth Cady Stanton; Clara Barton or Scott Joplin were? (Mine weren’t sure!) You might want to grab this FREE Famous Americans Packet to help your kids learn more! This packet provides several options for learning about these 20+ Americans. They can research and write down what they learned, they can do some fill-in-the-blank worksheets or they...
by Liesl - Homeschool Den · Published January 4, 2022 · Last modified January 9, 2022
Learn all about the six major types of pathogens in this new 100-page packet!This biology packet introduces students to the living and nonliving types of pathogens. Bacteria, protozoa, fungi and parasites/worms are all living pathogens. Viruses and prions are examples of non-living pathogens. This new Pathogens Packet is currently 40% off through Jan. 31st! It has been added to the Biology BUNDLE (and the price of the Biology Bundle will...
by Liesl - Homeschool Den · Published January 1, 2022 · Last modified January 16, 2022
Are you looking for a free printable 2022-2023 Calendar that includes holidays, seasons, day light savings, etc.? Be sure to grab our free printable 2022-2023 calendar! Today I wanted to share our (latest) free calendar printable for 2022-2023. This free calendar printable covers 20 months (January 2022 through August 2023). I like having a calendar that includes the holidays, the change in seasons, and things like day light saving which...
by Liesl - Homeschool Den · Published December 22, 2021 · Last modified January 8, 2022
FREE Printable Homeschool Planner! Today I have shared a new printable Homeschool Planner for the spring semester 2022. This planner is free to download! As many of you know, I have been creating my own planner for years. Sometimes I have used full-sized pages, sometimes I prefer a smaller booklet-style (1/2 page planner). Starting in January, I will be using a planner with full-size pages once again. This particular version...
by Liesl - Homeschool Den · Published December 3, 2021 · Last modified December 5, 2021
FREE Multiplication Worksheet Packet! Today I have a bran-new 20-page multiplication worksheet packet to share with you! It has skip counting mazes, matching, and multiplication practice pages for learning the 2s, 5s and 10s. As many of you know, I have been making Multiplication and Division Packets for my kids for years. Our Multiplication and Division BUNDLE now has more than 25 PDFs (with games, activities and worksheets for learning...
by Liesl - Homeschool Den · Published November 7, 2021 · Last modified December 3, 2021
What kinds of careers do scientists have? Grab this new packet! It’s currently free! There are many different types of scientists who hold many different types of jobs. Science can be broken down into three main branches: life science, physical science, and earth science. These are known as the natural sciences. There are many different areas of study within each branch. Can your kids identify a few of the major...
Today I have some new pages for your younger students. These October Morning Work Pages are currently FREE to download! Students will practice the days of the week, the month, ordinal numbers (1st, 2nd), planets as well as some quick math exercises. Hope they are helpful! You can download these sheets FREE by clicking on the link or the picture below. I have also added these into the K-2 Math...
Homeschooling Grade 8 and High School We are into our second, third (fourth! I can’t seem to get this post finished!) official week of homeschooling for the new academic year. My youngest daughter is in 8th grade and my two older are in high school. Most every year, I write about our current plans and I’m going to share some of the topics, units and resources we are using this...
by Liesl - Homeschool Den · Published September 6, 2021 · Last modified December 27, 2021
12s Multiplication and Division Worksheet Packet Earlier this summer, I made a new 12s Multiplication and Division Packet (by special request!). I added it into the Multiplication/Division BUNDLE a couple of weeks ago, but am just getting around to sharing the post. This fun 12s Multiplication – Division & Skip Counting Worksheet Packet includes worksheets, activities, and games to help your kids learn to multiply and divide by 12. The...
Today I have some new pages for your younger students. These September Morning Work Pages are currently FREE to download! Students will practice the days of the week, the month, colors and seasons as well as some quick math exercises. Hope they are helpful! You can download these sheets FREE by clicking on the link or the picture below. I will also be adding these straight into the K-2 Math...
I wanted to let you know that I have updated our booklet-style Homeschool Planner. It is FREE to download and print out. I added in new calendar pages as well as some daily schedule templates. The kids and I have been talking quite a bit about our homeschool schedule. Both of my girls want to be FIRST to do math (to get it out of the way!). They have been...
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by Liesl - Homeschool Den · Published August 3, 2021 · Last modified September 20, 2021
This post talks about high school math in our homeschool! I have a similar post a few years ago that covers math in the earlier years: Click here to visit that post if you have elementary or middle school age kids: 10 Things I’ve Learned About Homeschooling Math (and 30 Math Activity Ideas!) This post is focusing specifically on high school level math: Geometry, Algebra II, PreCalculus, etc. I made...
by Liesl - Homeschool Den · Published August 1, 2021 · Last modified September 2, 2021
Today I have some new pages for your younger students. These August Morning Work Pages are currently FREE to download! Students will practice the days of the week, the month (August), shapes and colors as well as some quick math exercises. Hope they are helpful! You can download these sheets FREE by clicking on the link or the picture below. I will also be adding these straight into the K-2...
by Liesl - Homeschool Den · Published July 25, 2021 · Last modified September 29, 2021
175+ Page Biology Packet on Ecology Ecosystems and Biomes Feeding Relationships Food Chains & Food Pyramids Trophic Levels & the Energy Pyramid How different species interact (relationships between living organisms and their physical environment) Population and Population Growth Our Biology Packet dives deep into the study of ecology. This packet looks at organisms at the individual, population, community, ecosystems, and biosphere level. Students will also learn about the relationships between...
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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.
What science topics could I teach my 5-7 year old - Homeschool Science Curriculum
Click on the image above to see the Science Units we covered in our homeschool from elementary through middle school (and beyond!).
A list of the books we've used most in history, science, math, language arts, etc.
Click the image to check out our packets on Earth Science, Rocks and Minerals, the Atmosphere, Weather, Energy and More!
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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).
Click the image to see our Biology Units on Animal and Plant Cells; the Biology Unit on Biomes, Food Chains, Symbiosis; Scientific Classification & Taxonomy (Domain/Kingdom/Phylum/Class, etc.); Botany - Plant Kingdom and Oceans and Oceanography.
Click on the image to see our Animal Bundle - including the Animal Unit, Life Cycles, the Rainforest, Winter (Polar Animals) & Hibernation, Chameleons, Wolves, Cicadas and more!
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.
Click on the image to check out our 100-page unit on World War I.
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Dozens of posts about how to create a homeschool writing workshop.
Click on the image to check out all of our fun K-2 Math Packets.
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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