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by Liesl - Homeschool Den · Published December 22, 2021 · Last modified June 30, 2022
FREE Printable Homeschool Planner! Today I have shared a new printable Homeschool Planner for the spring semester 2022. This planner is free to download! As many of you know, I have been creating my own planner for years. Sometimes I have used full-sized pages, sometimes I prefer a smaller booklet-style (1/2 page planner). Starting in January, I will be using a planner with full-size pages once again. This particular version...
by Liesl - Homeschool Den · Published December 3, 2021 · Last modified December 5, 2021
FREE Multiplication Worksheet Packet! Today I have a bran-new 20-page multiplication worksheet packet to share with you! It has skip counting mazes, matching, and multiplication practice pages for learning the 2s, 5s and 10s. As many of you know, I have been making Multiplication and Division Packets for my kids for years. Our Multiplication and Division BUNDLE now has more than 25 PDFs (with games, activities and worksheets for learning...
by Liesl - Homeschool Den · Published October 1, 2021 · Last modified November 2, 2022
Today I have some new October Morning Work Pages for your younger students. Students will practice the days of the week, the month, ordinal numbers (1st, 2nd), planets as well as some quick math exercises. Hope they are helpful! These are included in the K-2 Math BUNDLE. The set you see below has tracing, but there is also an option with blanks that you can print out (so older students...
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...
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...
by Liesl - Homeschool Den · Published July 11, 2021
As homeschool parents we are always looking for a way to organize our school materials and keep the kids on track each day. And, we are looking for ways to encourage independent work for our younger kids. Montessori’s idea of the prepared environment was that everything the child came in contact with would facilitate and maximize independent learning and exploration. If you have spent some time preparing your environment, your...
by Liesl - Homeschool Den · Published December 7, 2020 · Last modified January 1, 2021
Christmas (or Plain!) Fraction Worksheets Free Printable Over the years, I have shared a lot of free holiday-themed math printables. Below I’ll link to some of those free addition/subtraction, multiplication/division holiday worksheets. Today, though, I’d like to provide you with some new fraction worksheets. This FREE Fraction Worksheet Packet includes Addition and subtraction of fractions with like denominators, Addition and subtraction where students have to find common denominators, Multiplication and...
by Liesl - Homeschool Den · Published December 6, 2020 · Last modified September 5, 2022
Frequently Asked Questions About Me: I’m Liesl and I have been an educator my entire career. Before I had kids, I taught high school (history and German) and college history. Since having kids, I started making and sharing curriculum packets. I love trying to make units engaging and hands on, yet in depth! It’s my passion! We have homeschooled right from the start. You can read more about our homeschool...
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by Liesl - Homeschool Den · Published July 16, 2020 · Last modified August 10, 2023
Tips for How to Start Homeschooling! I field a LOT of email from readers looking for advice on how to start homeschooling. I wanted to give some tips and pointers from someone who has been homeschooling for a very long time! 🙂 We have been homeschooling right from the start and my kids decided to continue homeschooling right through high school! Are you starting to homeschool or need fresh inspiration?...
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by Liesl - Homeschool Den · Published July 11, 2020 · Last modified January 1, 2024
Finding materials on the Homeschool Den! I wrote this post to help you find some of the pages, posts and homeschool resources within our blog that might be the most useful for you. Over the years, I have made homeschool packets on everything from history and science to spelling, math, spelling and foreign languages (German & Spanish). And, many of those are free! We have materials from preschool through high...
by Liesl - Homeschool Den · Published April 24, 2020 · Last modified January 28, 2024
The third Spanish BUNDLE My School – Mi Escuela is now available! It covers four topics related to school: 1. Mi Salón de Clases – My Classroom 2. Mi materiales de la escuela – My School Supplies 3. Mis materias de la escuela – My School Subjects 4. Mis actividades de la escuela – My School Activities There are 4 pdfs in this BUNDLE. These include a reference page for...
by Liesl - Homeschool Den · Published April 22, 2020 · Last modified April 23, 2021
No doubt, this is a really unusual time. Most of the activities our family has relied on to add variety & spice to our homeschool life have ended for the year. And, it looks like summer camps & things like that won’t be an option either. We still have our homeschool routine, but I though my girls might enjoy it if we added in some different, fun activities. I came...
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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
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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.
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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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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