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by Liesl - Homeschool Den · Published April 11, 2022 · Last modified March 20, 2023
My middle school daughter has just finished a new chemistry unit on ions and isotopes. It is more than 125 pages. I’m excited to share this new unit with you! What are ions and isotopes? An atom has three subatomic particles: protons, neutrons, and electrons. Each element on the periodic table has a unique number of protons. The number of protons for an element is always the same. It can...
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...
by Liesl - Homeschool Den · Published December 1, 2020 · Last modified November 29, 2020
Often, we have a novel that we read aloud. Over the next few weeks, we are going to be doing a Short Story Unit instead. We’ll be reading 2-3 stories a day (depending on their length and the time we have available). I’ve included pictures (and tables of contents) for the two resources we’re using, but of course these pages are open-ended so you can use whatever you have on...
by Liesl - Homeschool Den · Published October 13, 2020 · Last modified September 23, 2023
I have just added a new Rainforest Booklet and Notebook Pages to our Rainforest Unit. The Rainforest Packet is now over 75 pages! First, let me show you some of the new pages. Then, I’ll include the explanation of what else is included after that. You will find the link to purchase this unit down below or at our Big Animal BUNDLE page. Note: If you purchased this unit already,...
Homeschool Den / Science: Ocean Unit
by Liesl - Homeschool Den · Published September 16, 2020 · Last modified May 1, 2023
Coral Reef Worksheets & Activities These new Corals and Coral Reef worksheets, notebook pages and the lapbook/interactive notebook activity have been added to our 100+page Ocean Unit. In this part of our ocean unit, my daughter learned all about coral and coral reefs: What is coral? What do corals eat? (And what is the relationship between the algae, zooxanthellae, and corals.) How does a coral colony begin? (coral reproduction) What...
The Cicada Packet has been updated in 2024! Cicadas are such a wonderful part of summer! In fact, the woods behind our house is filled with their calls right now! I thought I would put together some cicada worksheets, notebook pages and a lapbook so kids can learn more about this fascinating insect! Some facts about cicadas: Did you know that there are over 3,000 types of cicadas? While most...
Ages 2-6: Preschool and Toddler Activities / Ages 2-6: Preschool at Home / Ages 2-6: Toddler/Preschool Activities / Homeschool Den / Kindergarten / Science: Dinosaurs Unit
by Liesl - Homeschool Den · Published January 20, 2020 · Last modified October 25, 2022
I have just done a huge update of our Dinosaur Unit! This is a multi-age packet with roughly 75+ pages for ages 3-6 and 80+ pages for ages 7-9. This packet is perfect for homeschool families with mixed age students! There are lapbook & notebook pages, plus math games (for addition or multiplication), Montessori 3-part cards, activities, and more! I added in quite a number of new activities to Dinosaur...
Ages 2-6: Preschool (Age 4) / Ages 2-6: Preschool and Toddler Activities / Ages 2-6: Preschool at Home / Homeschool Den
by Liesl - Homeschool Den · Published January 13, 2020 · Last modified October 16, 2022
When my kids were little, they loved the book, The Mitten, by Jan Brett. We did an entire unit around that book and used the wonderful masks she provided on her website to act out the book! This Mitten Activities Packet will definitely enhance your unit! This packet is about 40 pages and includes number and letter activities and games, clocks, and more. The Mitten Activities Packet is 40 pages. ...
by Liesl - Homeschool Den · Published January 8, 2020 · Last modified December 22, 2021
Our Winter BUNDLE includes three PDF files with more than 150 pages of materials. The Mittens Activities Packet goes along well with Jan Brett’s well known book, The Mitten. There are number and counting activities, skip counting activities and more! The Winter Science Packet talks about the seasons, the Arctic and Antarctic, and polar animals. Kids will get to know lots more about seals, whales and other animals! The Winter...
Active Math Games / Freebies / Homeschool Den / Kindergarten Math / Winter Unit
by Liesl - Homeschool Den · Published January 5, 2020 · Last modified January 28, 2024
I just wanted to highlight some of the Winter-themed packets we have here on the blog. I hope you find something helpful!! ~Liesl Winter Math Packet The Winter Math Packet includes lots of fun games, plus various worksheets and math challenges. It covers addition, subtraction, what comes before, clocks, skip counting and more! This is available in the Winter BUNDLE. The winter math game board you see comes with math...
Homeschool Den / Kindergarten / Kindergarten Math / Math--Addition
by Liesl - Homeschool Den · Published December 8, 2019
New! For these dark winter months, your kids might enjoy these beautiful Space Animal Addition and Subtraction Worksheets. I have just added these to the Math BUNDLE (of 20+ pdfs!!). Click here to save this on Pinterest Of course, this Math Bundle contains much more than just addition and subtraction worksheets, games and activities. There are also files that cover the fact families, shapes, fractions, temperature, time/clocks, days of the...
by Liesl - Homeschool Den · Published December 6, 2019 · Last modified July 7, 2020
I thought it would be helpful to show you just how we make and use Pin Maps in our homeschool. I did a Facebook Live and took you through the process of making your own. This post will help you find some of the resources I mentioned in the video. I wanted to share some of the resources I talked about in that video including the U.S. States and Capitals...
Ages 2-6: Preschool (Age 4) / Ages 2-6: Preschool and Toddler Activities / Freebies / Kindergarten / Montessori (general info) / Science: Vertebrates - Invertebrates
by Liesl - Homeschool Den · Published November 20, 2019 · Last modified December 3, 2021
I made some free Owl Printables that I want to share with you today. 🙂 Have your kids dissected owl pellets? This is such a great hands-on activity if your kids are studying forest animals or the skeletal system… or even if you just want to do something exciting to add into your homeschool day! This project is wonderful with any age! My youngest daughter finished a big unit on...
Botany Unit / Homeschool Den / Science: Biology Unit
by Liesl - Homeschool Den · Published October 30, 2019 · Last modified January 1, 2024
Our Botany Unit is now over 70 pages! I recently added new notebook pages about the Plant Kingdom. We went over plant classification and learned about the life cycles of mosses, ferns, gymnosperms (conifers & cycads), and angiosperms (flowering plants). The Botany Unit also covers the parts of a seed, parts of a flower, carnivorous plants and more! The Plant Kingdom Worksheets The first set of worksheets goes over the...
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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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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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