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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...
by Liesl - Homeschool Den · Published September 2, 2021 · Last modified July 15, 2022
Today I have some new September Morning Work Pages for your younger students. Students will practice the days of the week, the month, colors and seasons as well as some quick math exercises. These have been added to the K-2 BUNDLE and are in the Morning Work PDF. I hope they are helpful! ~Liesl These are included in the K-2 Math BUNDLE. The set you see below has tracing, but...
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...
High School Math / Homeschool Den
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 9, 2023
Today I have some new August Morning Work Pages for your younger students. Students will practice the days of the week, the month (August), shapes and colors as well as some quick math exercises. These worksheets include tracing of the days, months and shapes. If you prefer, there are also fill-in-the-blank versions of these pages as well (so older students can write in the days of the week rather than...
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...
I have just released the second installment of our new PDF packet: Homeschool Foundations: Establishing Routines that Work. This section section is about Organizing Your Homeschool Learning Spaces. In this section, you will think about your home and how you want it to feel and function. Scroll down below to read through some quick homeschool organization tips! When you have the time and energy, you will dive into some...
Homeschool Foundations: Establishing Routines that Work: Are you are looking for some general tips about creating routines, organizing and keeping on top of things during the year? This packet is designed to help you think about the strategies and routines to help your family life run smoothly. This packet is a work in progress and is currently FREE to download! For many families, the summer is an opportunity to take...
Free Middle School Math Worksheets Below you will find a free math worksheet PDF which covers mean, median, mode and range. This is a math topic we need to review once a year or so because my kids never remember the meanings! These free Mean, Median, Mode worksheets include both definitions and practice problems to review these terms: Mean: This is the average of a set of numbers. Add all...
Homeschool Den / Science: Astronomy Unit
by Liesl - Homeschool Den · Published May 2, 2021 · Last modified May 9, 2021
The Astronomy Packet is Currently FREE! For the past couple of weeks, we have been doing an astronomy unit. Today I wanted to share a few of the resources we used for this unit including some new astronomy notebook pages I made for the kids. These include astronomy worksheets about the universe and galaxies & light time (light second, minute, hour, day and of course light year) the Space Race...
Homeschool Den / Science: Cell Unit / Science: Plant Unit
by Liesl - Homeschool Den · Published April 2, 2021 · Last modified March 23, 2023
Cell Unit Update! This Cells Unit covers cell theory, prokaryotic vs. eukaryotic cells, animal vs. plant cells, the organelles of the cell, and now goes into more detail about chloroplast anatomy, the layers of a leaf, photosynthesis, and more. We just finished a big unit on plant cells and photosynthesis, studying everything from the organelles of plant cells to details about chloroplasts and the process of photosynthesis (light-dependent and light-independent...
Homeschool Den / Science: Human Body Unit
by Liesl - Homeschool Den · Published March 21, 2021 · Last modified February 21, 2022
Endocrine System Worksheets and Notebook Pages Do you know the difference between endocrine and exocrine glands? You’ll learn that and more in this new 60-page Endocrine System Unit! Since I’ve piqued your interest… exocrine glands are those glands that have ducts and lead to the surface of the body… like sweat glands, tear glands (lacrimal glands), and mammary glands whereas endocrine glands secrete hormones into the bloodstream The Endocrine System...
Homeschool Den / Kindergarten / Science: Biomes; Animal Habitats / World Animals
by Liesl - Homeschool Den · Published January 11, 2021 · Last modified November 2, 2022
This new 35+ page Wolves Mini-Unit will help your kids learn all about wolves! The Wolves Packet includes a number different activities such as a notebook pages with tracing, research question booklet, an interactive notebook activity, and wolf writing pages. I also included a half-dozen activity pages if you have younger kids in your family. 🙂 Wolves Notebook Pages (Booklet Style) with Tracing The first activity is a booklet with...
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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).
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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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