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Ages 2-6: Preschool (Age 4) / Homeschool Den / Kindergarten / Science: Human Body Unit / Science: The 5 Senses
by Liesl - Homeschool Den · Published April 19, 2020 · Last modified February 6, 2022
Five Senses Packet This 100+ page Five Senses Unit has dozens of hands-on activities and detailed, colorful worksheets for learning all about the five senses – sight & the eye, hearing & the ear, taste & the tongue, smell & the nose, touch & the skin. Five Senses: Hands-On Activities Our family just loves hands-on activities and this Five Senses Packet will keep your kids engaged and excited! The Five...
by Liesl - Homeschool Den · Published March 16, 2020 · Last modified May 13, 2020
This page is just a record of information that I want to keep for my family and my kids. I’m not an expert by any means, so if you happen upon this page, please be aware that this is just a “diary” page for our family. I started writing this on Saturday, March 14 just a day after VA’s governor declared a state of emergency & our local schools were...
Free Homeschool Planner / Homeschool Den / Homeschool Encouragement / Homeschool: Planning and Preparation / Homeschool: Random Thoughts / How to Start Homeschooling / Starting to Homeschool
by Liesl - Homeschool Den · Published March 13, 2020 · Last modified September 23, 2022
Tips and Strategies for Doing School at Home Around the country and around the world, there are widespread school closures because of the coronavirus. Students and parents are facing a huge transition from a daily school routine to life at home. How can you help your students transition and even thrive given this huge change? Assuming (and that’s a big assumption here!) that you are able to take time off...
Kindergarten / Kindergarten Math / Math--Addition / Montessori (general info)
by Liesl - Homeschool Den · Published March 1, 2020
Help your kids master their addition and subtraction facts with this fun 35+ page Addition & Subtraction Cars & Trucks Worksheet Packet! This set is perfect for kids who are working on their Addition & Subtraction Facts up to 10 and/or up to 20. It will also help them as they work on their double-digit addition and subtraction skills. This Car & Trucks Themed Math Packet includes simple addition &...
Holiday: Valentine's Day / Math--Multiplication
by Liesl - Homeschool Den · Published January 30, 2020 · Last modified February 22, 2024
This 20-page Valentine’s Day Multiplication Review Packet includes two worksheets for each of the multiplication facts 2s through 10s. Plus, there are also several pages of mixed review problems. As you can see in the picture above, there is a skip-counting maze on each page where students have to skip count in any direction from 2 to 22 (or 9 to 99!). They’ll find more than one row in each...
Ages 2-6: Preschool (Age 4) / Ages 2-6: Preschool and Toddler Activities / Ages 2-6: Preschool at Home / Homeschool Den
by Liesl - Homeschool Den · Published January 13, 2020 · Last modified October 16, 2022
When my kids were little, they loved the book, The Mitten, by Jan Brett. We did an entire unit around that book and used the wonderful masks she provided on her website to act out the book! This Mitten Activities Packet will definitely enhance your unit! This packet is about 40 pages and includes number and letter activities and games, clocks, and more. The Mitten Activities Packet is 40 pages. ...
by Liesl - Homeschool Den · Published January 8, 2020 · Last modified December 22, 2021
Our Winter BUNDLE includes three PDF files with more than 150 pages of materials. The Mittens Activities Packet goes along well with Jan Brett’s well known book, The Mitten. There are number and counting activities, skip counting activities and more! The Winter Science Packet talks about the seasons, the Arctic and Antarctic, and polar animals. Kids will get to know lots more about seals, whales and other animals! The Winter...
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by Liesl - Homeschool Den · Published January 2, 2020 · Last modified December 6, 2020
Hi! Happy New Year!! I hope you have had a restful, joyous winter break! For those of you in Australia, I hope you, your family and friends have been safe from all the bushfires. I’m thinking of you! Do New Year’s Resolutions Work?” That’s what one of the latest news headlines asks. An article I just read said that 80% of New Year’s Resolutions are abandoned by February. Another article...
by Liesl - Homeschool Den · Published December 13, 2019 · Last modified February 6, 2022
This time of year, you might be interested in our 100+ page Winter Packet. It includes worksheets, hands-on activity ideas, lapbook/interactive notebook pieces and more!! This Winter Polar Packet covers Earth’s Axis/Seasons, The Arctic vs. Antarctica, Polar Animals Seals, Sea Lions, Walruses Penguins Plus, it includes a 25-page unit on Hibernation Why animals hibernate, Terms such as torpor, brumation, estivation, diapause, endotherms vs. ectotherms. Plus, it covers where animals spend...
Freebies / Holiday: Christmas Activities / Spanish
by Liesl - Homeschool Den · Published December 8, 2019 · Last modified December 5, 2021
Free Spanish Worksheets – Christmas Colors Today we have some Christmas color worksheets for those of you who are helping your kids to learn Spanish! Review all the major colors: verde, rojo, morado o violeta, gris, blanco, anaranjado, negro, azul, amarillo, rosado o rosa, marrón Practice identifying the colors with the Christmas Light Worksheet. Also, students may enjoy the Christmas Spanish Color Worksheets and Spanish Color by Number Sheet. These...
This post has links to more than 50 FREE Fall and Halloween Printables we have tucked away here on the blog! 🙂 You’ll find all kinds of math freebies from addition & subtraction, skip counting pages, multiplication & division, fractions, writing activities, Spanish fall-themed words and more!! Hope you find various materials you can use! 🙂 ~Liesl To grab your Fall and Halloween Freebies click on the link or the...
by Liesl - Homeschool Den · Published October 5, 2019 · Last modified October 21, 2020
Spanish Human Body Parts Worksheets & Activities! Today, I wanted to let you know that I just shared the el cuerpo humano Spanish Human Body Part Worksheet Packet in the Spanish store. 🙂 This is a 25-page packet and includes 33 of the most common body parts from the eyes, nose, mouth (forehead, eyelashes, cheek) down to the leg, knee, ankle and toes! My kids have been learning Spanish with...
Freebies / Math General Posts / Math--Multiplication
by Liesl - Homeschool Den · Published September 9, 2019 · Last modified December 6, 2022
I have a fun fall freebie for you today! These math worksheets will help your kids practice their 2s 5s and 10s multiplication facts. Each page has fun skip counting mazes. Students will skip count from 2 to 22, 5 to 55, or 10 to 100 as many times as they can (going in any direction – up/down/diagonal). Plus, there are some multiplication problems at the bottom of several of...
Freebies / Homeschool Den / Kindergarten / Montessori (general info) / Science Experiments / Science Units
by Liesl - Homeschool Den · Published August 31, 2019 · Last modified May 4, 2023
I had a reader ask what topics that a Kindergartner/1st Grader (ie. 5-7 year old) might learn for science. I’ve gotten this same question several times in the past month or so, so I thought I might share with you some of the topics we explored when the kids were in early elementary. As you’ll see below, there are SO many things you could do with your kids. Just ask...
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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.
Click on the image above to see the History Units we covered in our homeschool.
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.
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Units are also sold separately.
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.
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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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