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World Animals Unit 0

Ages 2-6: Preschool (Age 4) / Ages 2-6: Preschool and Toddler Activities / Ages 2-6: Preschool at Home / Kindergarten / Science: Animal Characteristics / Science: Biomes; Animal Habitats

World Animals Activities (Montessori Cards, Board Game, Pin Map, Worksheets and more!)

World Animals Unit Our World Animal Packet is a 100+ page unit includes animals from every continent! It includes worksheets, Montessori 3-Part Cards, Activity Sheets for every continent, beautiful continent cards, a world animal game, world animal pin map activity, and more! I’ve just added 10 new pages to our World Animals Packet, making it over 100 pages! If your kids love animals, they are going to have fun with...

Simple Machines Unit - Worksheets Lapbook Activities 0

Science: Simple Machines Unit

Simple Machines Packet Update (New Pages Added)

This week, I spent some time updating our Simple Machines Packet. I wanted to let you know that I added several new pages. I created a couple of new pages with simple machines you might find at a construction site.  There is a blank page for the kids to label and of course there are answer pages to accompany these. 🙂 Simple Machines Interactive Notebook Activity This Simple Machines Interactive...

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Freebies / Holiday: Thanksgiving / Homeschool Den

Fall and Thanksgiving Freebies!

Today I thought I would share some of the free fall and Thanksgiving printables we have tucked away here on the blog.  In this post you’ll find tons of resources for kids from ages 3 to 13! Over the years I’ve made various math worksheets, games and activities, language arts materials, a Spanish fall-themed freebie,  and other things that might be useful. Click on the post links below if you...

Tools for Talking with Kids 0

Homeschool Encouragement

Tools for Talking with Kids: Helping Kids Deal with Their Emotions

What strategies work for you when your kids are extremely upset, angry, or frustrated with something (or someone)? This was the discussion question I posted last spring as a discussion topic over in our Homeschool Den Chat FB group. As homeschoolers, we are with our kids much more than the average family.  I know that my kids can become grumpy, frustrated, angry, resentful… and wrestle with a wide array of emotions…...

Free Coin Counting Printables 0

Freebies / Math-Money

Free Coin Counting, Money Activities!

Do your kids need practice counting coins?  Enjoy these free coin-counting printables! Be sure to grab both money counting activity packets below. 🙂 First is a coin-counting paper chain activity! Kids will practice skip counting (by 5s, 10s or 25s) or will practice counting change. Cut out all the strips and mix them up. Your kids will need a stapler. There are skip counting with nickels, dimes or quarters. Have them...

Summer Activity Ideas 0

Summer Activities

Fun Summer Activity Ideas

This post has tons of fun summer activities you might enjoy doing with your kids this summer! It includes everything from summer camp songs to sing with the kids to crafts, creative math fun to a huge design and draw challenge, a free summer travels packet to fun science experiment ideas!! Hope you find something your kids will enjoy!! ~Liesl Summer is often the time to do some activities that...

German Store

German Store

  German Store My kids started learning German (as their foreign language) in elementary school. We worked a lot on building their vocabulary and increasing their conversational skills as well as working on their reading comprehension, listening skills, and grammar. I couldn’t find worksheets that worked well for them so began making our own. Even now (my kids are currently in middle and high school), we still do a lot...

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Homeschool Encouragement / Homeschool: Random Thoughts

Rewards and Motivation: Keeping the Joy in Learning

One strong benefit to homeschooling is that we can bring joy to learning. We have the ability to engage the kids with activities, experiments, projects, books, play, field trips, and more. Homeschooling allows us to keep learning and education both creative and challenging.  And hopefully, we can help the kids find what they love doing, which is the very best reward of all!! There have been a number of famous...

St Patricks Day - Free Printables and Resources 0

Freebies / Holiday: St. Patrick's Day / Homeschool Den

Free St. Patrick’s Day Printables and Packets (Math Worksheets & Games, PreK Packets and More!)

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...

Free Equivalent Fraction Game 0

Freebies / Holiday: St. Patrick's Day / Homeschool Den / Math--Fractions

Free Equivalent Fraction Game!

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...

Free Rock Cycle Worksheets Hands-On Activities 3 Types of Rocks 0

Ages 2-6: Preschool (Age 4) / Ages 2-6: Preschool at Home / Freebies / Homeschool Den / Kindergarten / Science: Rocks and Minerals

Rocks and the Rock Cycle: Sedimentary, Metamorphic and Igneous Rock Activities

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...

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Homeschool Encouragement / Homeschool: Random Thoughts

The Opportunity of a Lifetime!

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...

Earth Science Activities 0

Homeschool Den / Science: Earth Science Unit

Earth Science – Hands-On Activities

Every few years, we have learned about Earth Science.  Each time we cover this material, we’ve added in new hands-on activities to help the kids understand some of the Earth’s processes. Today, I thought I’d share some of the photos from the first time we studied Earth Science since they’re buried here on the blog. We talked about the layers of the Earth and did a cute hands-on activity with...

Valentine's Day Freebies 0

Freebies / Holiday: Valentine's Day

Valentine’s Day Freebies!

 We have a wide range of free Valentine’s Day printables here on the blog. I thought I would highlight those for your today. That’s the perfect way to celebrate love and friendship, right?! My kids often enjoy having worksheets that go along with the holidays. Hope you find something that your kids will enjoy. ~Liesl In this post your find lots of free Valentine’s Day math worksheets, games, and other...