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Earth Science & Physical Science BUNDLE Options
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$54.99 Earth Science & Physical Science BUNDLE of 10 (Save over $10 with this Bundle) 1) Earth Science Unit, 2) Layers of the Atmosphere Unit, 3) Magnetism & the Magnetosphere, 4) Weather & Natural Disasters Unit, 5) Rocks and Minerals Unit 6) Water Cycle Unit, 7) Where I Live Activity Packet – My galaxy, solar system, planet, continent, country, state, town, and home! 8) Environmental Studies: Trash and Recycling Unit; 9) Energy Packet: Kinetic vs. Potential Energy, Types and Sources of Energy, Renewable and Non-renewable Resources, Fossil Fuels, the Carbon Cycle 10) Simple Machines
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$34.99 Earth Science BUNDLE of 5 (Earth Science Unit, Layers of the Atmosphere Unit, Magnetism & the Magnetosphere, Weather Unit), NEW! Rocks and Minerals Unit
$14.99 Earth Science BUNDLE (Earth Science Unit and Layers of the Atmosphere Unit)
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$4.50 Where I Live Activity Packet – My galaxy, solar system, planet, continent, country, state, town, and home!Note: This packet has versions for students living in the U.S., Canada, U.K., Australia and New Zealand. – Quick Preview or visit post or view image
$5.99 Clouds, Winds & Weather Packet AND the Natural Disasters Packet visit post, image 1, image 2, image 3, image 4 Learn all about global and local winds, weather fronts and more!
$9.99 Earth Science Unit (175+ pages) – Layers of the Earth, Latitude/Longitude, Plate Tectonics, Faults, Earthquakes, Volcanoes, 4 Types of Mountains plus dozens of hands-on activity ideas! Quick Preview or Visit Post for more details. Right click on the image to enlarge. See BUNDLE options below. View image 1, image 2, image 3, image 4, image 5,image 6, image 7, image 8, image 9, image 10, image 11, image 12, image 13 We did this unit several times over the years — from early elementary up to 9th grade; each time we went into more depth (which is why it’s now such a big unit!). This unit is truly perfect for the homeschool family with multiple ages. See BUNDLE options above.
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In our Rocks & Minerals Unit, we went into a lot of detail about the types of minerals, identifying minerals – crystalline structures, the characteristics of minerals (color, streak, luster, hardness), the Mohs Hardness Scale, how rocks are formed, weathering, erosion, the lithification process, different types of igneous, sedimentary & metamorphic rocks and more. Learn terms like weathering, erosion, compacting, cementing, luster, vitreous, clast and more! This Rocks and Minerals Packet includes notebook pages, worksheets, a lapbook, lab activities, vocabulary cards, booklets and more!
$4.50 Where I Live Activity Packet – My galaxy, solar system, planet, continent, country, state, town, and home!Note: This packet has versions for students living in the U.S., Canada, U.K., Australia and New Zealand. – Quick Preview or visit post or view image See BUNDLE options above.
We talked about magnets when the kids were in PreK or K and played around with them, but in late elementary we did a unit exploring the properties of magnets and then talking about the Earth’s Magnetosphere.
$5.99 Clouds, Winds & Weather Packet AND the Natural Disasters Packet visit post, image 1, image 2, image 3, image 4 Learn all about global and local winds, weather fronts and more! Note: this is included in the Earth Science BUNDLE of 4 above!
This unit covers where weather occurs, the different types of clouds, weather fronts, global and local winds, jet streams, el Niño or la Niña, monsoons, air masses. There is also material on the various types of natural disasters.
Floods, mudslides, tsunami, hurricanes, blizzards, drought, wildfires – This packet does not cover earthquakes, volcanoes, plate movement or the ring of fire because we covered that in great detail in our Earth Science Packet. More details of the Natural Disaster Packet here. image 1, image 2
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Hi! I’m Liesl!
Do you believe education can be exciting, inspiring, and full of joy? We do too!
I love the quote by William Butler Yeats, "Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire." It's about getting the kids involved, engaged, and fired up about learning (while juggling the rest of life too!)
A bit about me: I have my Master's from Brown University. I have more than 20 years of teaching experience. I was a high school teacher for many years both in the U.S. and internationally and also taught for the University of Maryland before leaving to homeschool my 3 wonderful kids.
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History Units
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Science Units and Packets
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Science Units
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Below is just a small sample of the packets and resources we have available on our blog.
Earth Science Bundle
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Units are also sold separately.
Earth Science Packet
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).
Biology BUNDLE
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.
Big Animal Bundle
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!
Human Body Systems Bundle
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.
Digestive System Packet and Activities (100+ pages)
Chemistry Bundle
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!)
Free Science Checklist – Elementary and Middle School
This is a free checklist I put together of the various science units I hope to cover in the elementary and middle school years.
Civics & Government Unit
American Revolution Packet
World Facts Packet
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.
Geographic Features & Landforms (also in the World Facts Packet)
Ancient Egypt Packet
Ancient Greek Gods and Goddesses
Middle Ages – Feudalism Packet
Slavery and the Civil War Packet
World War I Unit
Click on the image to check out our 100-page unit on World War I.
World War II Unit
Long A Sound Activities
ow-ou-oy-oi-aw-au Word Sort Activities
The spelling program we use:
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Dozens of posts about how to create a homeschool writing workshop.
Montessori Addition Sheets with Regrouping (Free)
Dragon Math Packet
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Multiplication 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).
Homeschool Resources
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Rocks and Minerals Unit
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Simple Machines Unit
This is a fun, hands-on unit for early elementary students!
Human Body Systems Worksheet Packet
How the body is organized from cells to tissues... organs to body systems
Five Senses Unit
Skeleton Worksheets and Lapbook Packet
Spanish Store
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Ancient China Packet (Free)
German Store
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Free-Homeschool Planner (100+ Pages)
Homeschool Den STORE
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