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Homeschool Den / Language Arts: Spelling
by Liesl - Homeschool Den · Published November 9, 2015 · Last modified February 22, 2022
This is a set of word sort activities to reinforce the “ow” and “ou” vowel team; the “oy” and “oi” patterns; and the “au” and “aw” vowel patterns. ED is finishing up volume 2 of All About Spelling (affiliate link), the spelling program I’ve used with all 3 kids, and she wanted some fun games again to go over these various vowel teams. Since we are diving into a new...
Homeschool Den / Homeschool Encouragement / Homeschool: Random Thoughts
by Liesl - Homeschool Den · Published November 6, 2015 · Last modified November 23, 2016
I spend a lot of time thinking about homeschooling, do you? I find myself mulling over what we have planned or what units we’ll be doing down the road or what didn’t get done or things we did do, but didn’t go as planned… and on and on! But here are some things I probably need to hear a bit more often! Believe in yourself – You can do this!...
History: American Colonies / History: American History / Homeschool Den
by Liesl - Homeschool Den · Published November 5, 2015 · Last modified September 19, 2023
As many of you know, we spent the past six or eight weeks learning about the events leading up to the American Revolution. One of the best ways for kids to learn is for them to actively engage with the material. I used to teach American History classes overseas and at the end of each unit we would put on a play for the parents. I would always write the...
History: Geography Activities / History: Middle Ages
by Liesl - Homeschool Den · Published November 4, 2015 · Last modified November 3, 2015
This is a very basic notebook page with a map and photos of Stonehenge. It doesn’t go into a lot of detail, but provides some basic facts about Stonehenge: Stonehenge is a monument located in Wiltshire, England. It is comprised of about 100 huge upright stones placed in a circular layout. While some of the stones probably come from a quarry about 25 miles away, some of the blue stones...
Ages 2-6: Fall Theme / Ages 2-6: Preschool (Age 4) / Kindergarten / Language Arts: Reading
by Liesl - Homeschool Den · Published November 3, 2015 · Last modified October 12, 2022
I have a really cute set of fall-themed sight word games for you today! This is a free download! Each game covers six words. The first two games are from the Dolch frequently word list: The first activity includes: said, make, the, and, see, look. The second game includes: big, can, for, two, blue, yellow. The third game includes CVC words: cat, bat, pot, dot, fit, sit Directions: Print out...
About this time of year, I always seem to make lots of batches of Pumpkin Muffins. And, with so many new readers I always feel inclined to share our recipe again! This is a recipe I got from my friend, Michelle, about fifteen years ago. I’ve been making them ever since!! This year the girls staged a photo shoot featuring our muffins for you!! You need a very, very large...
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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.
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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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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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