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History: Geography Activities / Homeschool Den
by Liesl - Homeschool Den · Published March 11, 2023 · Last modified March 1, 2024
New! Geography of Europe Worksheet Packet Learn the countries, capitals, and flags of Europe! This Geography of Europe Packet includes 25 pages of countries & capitals worksheets as well as a 25-page section on the flags of these European countries. As my kids started learning the countries of Europe, we tackled the country & capitals by geographic locations. The pages included in this packet are organized by region: the Nordic...
Freebies / Language Arts - Grammar Worksheets
by Liesl - Homeschool Den · Published March 9, 2023 · Last modified March 5, 2023
At one point, I noticed that the kids need a bit more practice distinguishing between their, they’re, there and its, it’s so I made this grammar worksheet for them. It has become one of the most popular free worksheets on the website and I wanted to highlight it for you again! I have made the kids tons of grammar worksheets over the years and these PDFs are all FREE! Scroll...
by Liesl - Homeschool Den · Published March 5, 2023 · Last modified August 19, 2023
NEW! Long O Vowel Sound Spelling Packet The Long O Sound Packet helps students learn and review the patterns and rules for words that have the long /ō/ vowel sound. This 30-page packet includes Long O Word Sorts, Games and Activities – o, o_e, oa, ow, oe Spelling Words. Some of the Long O-Sound words include: o words: open, cold, post, gold, zero, potato, etc. o_e words: home, slope, pole,...
Free Calendar Planning Pages / Free Homeschool Planner / Freebies / Homeschool Den / Homeschool: Planning and Preparation
by Liesl - Homeschool Den · Published December 11, 2022 · Last modified July 7, 2023
FREE Printable Homeschool Planner! UPDATE: The link below now gives you access to the FREE Fall 2023 Homeschool Planner. Here is our new printable Homeschool Planner for the spring semester 2023! This planner is free to download! NOTE The link below now gives you access to the FREE Fall 2023 Homeschool Planner. As many of you know, I have been creating my own planner for years. Sometimes I have used...
by Liesl - Homeschool Den · Published December 6, 2022 · Last modified March 5, 2023
Today I have a couple of double-digit multiplication worksheets to share with you! These are currently FREE to download! There are several options to choose from. You can print out the pages in a holiday theme, volcano theme or in plain text (with no clipart). I hope these are helpful! ~Liesl Click on the Add to Cart Button to download this free PDF! Double-Digit Multiplication Worksheets $0.00 Last year I...
Ages 2-6: Preschool at Home / Ages 2-6: Preschool for ED - Fall 2011 (age 3 1/2) / Homeschool Den / Kindergarten / Science: Dinosaurs Unit
by Liesl - Homeschool Den · Published October 24, 2022 · Last modified January 16, 2024
Newly Updated 100+ page Dinosaur Packet! Our Dinosaur Unit is a multi-age packet for 3-8 year olds. It is now well over 100 pages and include a wide variety of activities including games, worksheets, notebook pages (with tracing or fill-in-the-blanks), foldables and other activities for 3-8 year olds. I have added in over 40 new pages of notebook-style pages and worksheets with basic information about the Mesozoic Era, dinosaur information...
Ages 2-6: Fall Theme / Freebies
by Liesl - Homeschool Den · Published October 17, 2022 · Last modified November 2, 2022
Fall Freebie! Today I have a fun fall freebie for you! This is a fall/autumn word search with fall words such as acorn, apple, autumn, fruit, harvest, hay, rake, red, yellow and others. Just click on the link or picture below to download the PDF. There are two pages, one with color clipart and one in black and white. I made each fall word search slightly different in case your...
Freebies / Math--Division / Math--Multiplication
by Liesl - Homeschool Den · Published October 5, 2022 · Last modified December 6, 2022
Are your kids beginning to learn their 3s multiplication facts? Be sure to grab the new Fall Freebie: 3s Multiplication and Division Worksheets by clicking the link or picture below. This free PDF includes a skip-counting maze, 3s multiplication worksheet and a 3s division worksheets. If you are interested in even more multiplication and division worksheets, activities and games be sure to check out our huge Multiplication and Division BUNDLE....
History: Age of Exploration / Homeschool Den
by Liesl - Homeschool Den · Published September 26, 2022 · Last modified March 1, 2024
Age of Exploration Packet Update! We are just finishing our unit on the Age of Exploration and I wanted to let you know that I have added a lot of new materials to this packet including new notebook pages, map worksheets and a new lapbook/interactive notebook activity! This time as we started the Age of Exploration Unit, we went over some background about world trade at the time. We talked...
Homeschool Den / Language Arts - Grammar Spelling Reading Writing Categories / Language Arts: Books: Children's Literature / Language Arts: Reading
by Liesl - Homeschool Den · Published September 13, 2022
As we start of this new school year we are diving deep into literary analysis! We have covered the basic literary terms like similes, metaphors, rhyme, alliteration, onomatopoeia and now we’re diving into some wonderful short stories! As homeschoolers, language arts consists of several blocks during in our day 1) independent reading (the kids read their own novels), 2) literature (our read aloud book/novel), 3) language arts (which included grammar...
History: China Unit / Homeschool Den
by Liesl - Homeschool Den · Published September 5, 2022 · Last modified January 1, 2024
100+ page Ancient China Packet Are your kids studying dynasties of Ancient China? This 100+page Ancient China Unit covers nearly 3,000 years of ancient Chinese History from the early cultures of the Neolithic period to the end of the Song Dynasty. This packet includes notebook pages, timeline cards, worksheets, geography materials and more! The link to purchase this is down below. Look for the red, Add to Cart button. Early...
Our Language Arts Activities at the Start of the Year I wanted to share some of the things we are doing for language arts in our homeschool as we begin year. For our homeschooling family, we think of language arts as basically four different activities: 1) independent reading, 2) a novel we read together, 3) language arts (literary analysis, grammar, vocab, editing, etc.) and 4) writing. We try to do...
Australia - Geography and Animals / History: Geography Activities / Homeschool Den
by Liesl - Homeschool Den · Published August 15, 2022 · Last modified October 16, 2022
New! 75-page Australia Unit Do your kids know the states and territories of Australia? Perhaps your kids can identify a kangaroo or koala, but can they identify a numbat, bandicoot or quokka? Do they know that some mammals lay eggs? Do they know the terms marsupial or monotreme? This new Australia Unit will help kids become familiar about some basics about Australia. This 75-page Australia Packet includes worksheets, notebook pages...
Freebies / High School Math / Math - Algebra
by Liesl - Homeschool Den · Published July 26, 2022 · Last modified July 15, 2022
If your kids need some review on linear and quadratic equations these Algebra Review Worksheets might come in handy! They are currently FREE to download! I made these for my daughter so that we can review things like slope (m), the y-intercept, whether quadratic equations face up or down and more! The answers are provided. 😊 Just use the link to below to grab these FREE Linear and Quadratic Functions...
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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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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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