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Language Arts - Grammar Worksheets
by Liesl - Homeschool Den · Published March 15, 2017 · Last modified March 14, 2017
This time of year, we spend time focusing a bit more on grammar. We have lots of free grammar worksheets here on the blog and I will link to some of those below. In addition, I’d like to share some of the other grammar materials/resources we use in our homeschool. In the beginning of the year, we always start off the school year with our All About Spelling (affiliate link);...
Freebies / Homeschool Den / Spanish
by Liesl - Homeschool Den · Published March 14, 2017 · Last modified April 23, 2020
Today, I have teamed up with Sra. Morato once again to share a new set of free Spanish worksheets. Our topic this time: In the Garden! ¡En el jardín! You’ll find a link to download these free Spanish worksheets below. Let me turn it over to Sra. Morato! Hola Padres! I am honored to collaborate with Liesl once again. Spring is almost here and what a wonderful opportunity to learn...
Ages 2-6: Preschool (Age 4) / Ages 2-6: Preschool at Home / Freebies / Homeschool Den / Kindergarten / Kindergarten Math / Math: Preschool Math
by Liesl - Homeschool Den · Published March 12, 2017 · Last modified June 17, 2020
When my daughter was just going into kindergarten she loved math, but I had a hard time finding material that worked well for her, so I created various materials for her. Today, I’m going to share a 10-page Math Challenge Math Packet with you that may work for your 4 to 6-year old. What kinds of things are in the Math Challenge Packet? Counting (legs, candy, eyes, etc.!), graphing and...
Today I made Apple Muffins for the kids. It had been a while since I made them and they were a *huge* hit with the kids. I thought I would share that recipe with you. Then down below I shared links to my famous Peanut Butter Recipe, Pumpkin Muffins, Donut Muffins, Homemade Nutrigrain Bars, and others. 🙂 Here are the instructions for making Apple Muffins: Pre-Heat the oven to 350°F...
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...
Freebies / Holiday: St. Patrick's Day / Homeschool Den
by Liesl - Homeschool Den · Published March 5, 2017 · Last modified March 1, 2018
March 18th is St. Patrick’s Day. Are you looking for some fun worksheets and activities for St. Patrick’s Day? This post has links to more than a dozen free printables, worksheets and resources — from PreK through Grade 5 math! First I’m going to share some of the free St. Patrick’s Day math printables we have (number words, skip-counting, addition, multiplication, division, fractions, and more!). Then a bit lower down...
Freebies / Holiday: St. Patrick's Day / Homeschool Den / Math--Fractions
by Liesl - Homeschool Den · Published March 1, 2017
Earlier this semester, my daughter started to learn about fractions. I shared the free fraction packet she started with. She’s been doing some problems in her math book, but I thought she would enjoy playing a board game with equivalent fractions. With St. Patrick’s Day coming up, I made a game board in that theme. I also made a game board with spring birds, butterflies, and flowers (just to make...
Ages 2-6: Preschool (Age 4) / Ages 2-6: Preschool at Home / Freebies / Homeschool Den / Kindergarten / Science: Rocks and Minerals
by Liesl - Homeschool Den · Published February 26, 2017 · Last modified April 23, 2021
Today, I’m going to share some of the hands-on activities and the free rock cycle worksheets that go along with our unit. For the past week or so, we have been talking about the three types of rocks and the rock cycle. (It’s free to download down below.) What is great about these activities is that they will work with a huge age range… from PreK up through elementary! As...
Freebies / Science: Human Body Unit
by Liesl - Homeschool Den · Published February 24, 2017 · Last modified May 2, 2023
Today I have a set of worksheets to share with you about the Nervous System. These include worksheets on the parts of the brain and about neurons. And we also touched on the central nervous system, peripheral nervous system, and autonomic nervous system. For this unit, we read a number of books that we borrowed from the library about the nervous system. We also purchased Neurology: The Amazing Central Nervous...
by Liesl - Homeschool Den · Published February 23, 2017 · Last modified February 21, 2017
The past couple of days, the kids have been writing their own Haikus during our writing workshop time. Your family might have fun with this too! What is a haiku? It is a traditional form of Japanese poetry. These seem simple as they are only three lines, but the kids found it to be tricky! A haiku has 5 syllables in the first line, 7 in the second, and 5...
Ages 2-6: Preschool at Home / Freebies / Homeschool Den / Kindergarten / Science / Science: Biology Unit / Science: Biomes; Animal Habitats / Science: Vertebrates - Invertebrates
by Liesl - Homeschool Den · Published February 21, 2017 · Last modified November 1, 2022
Today I have a free Spring Packet to share with you, plus some fun spring-themed activities like experiments with eggs and making pony-bead lizards and snakes! We have been reading Trumpet of the Swan (affiliate link) which is a really sweet book about a swan who is mute and wants to learn and better himself (in some pretty surprising ways)!! The book highlights a number of different animals. I made...
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...
Homeschool Encouragement / Homeschool: Random Thoughts
by Liesl - Homeschool Den · Published February 18, 2017
Those words automatically suck us in, don’t they? They evoke feelings that we might miss out. But what if we applied this to the small choices we make each day? To the small actions that really make a difference in the long run? Don’t miss this opportunity of a lifetime! Today day is the day… to say I love you to your family. to be a good friend. to smile...
Ages 2-6: Preschool (Age 4) / Ages 2-6: Preschool and Toddler Activities / Ages 2-6: Preschool at Home / Ages 2-6: Theme Time (age 2-4) / Freebies
by Liesl - Homeschool Den · Published February 15, 2017 · Last modified March 1, 2017
Recently, one of our preschool posts called Bugs, Bugs, Bugs has been getting a lot of page views. I thought I would add a couple of fun tracing sheets to that unit. And, I also thought I would highlight some of the free PreK printables we have tucked away on the blog! So, this is quite a packed post if you have 3-5 year olds! The free bug tracing pages...
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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
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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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.
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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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