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by Liesl - Homeschool Den · Published February 27, 2022 · Last modified March 30, 2024
Are you looking for a free printable 2023-2024 Calendar that includes holidays, seasons, day light savings, etc.? Be sure to grab our free printable 2023-2024 calendar! UPDATE: Visit this post: Free 2024-2025 Calendar Printable for the latest calendar! I’ve had some requests for access to our next free calendar printable for the 2023-2024 school year. I wanted to share our free calendar printable for NEXT school year 2023-2024. This free...
by Liesl - Homeschool Den · Published February 6, 2022 · Last modified January 28, 2024
These Valentines Addition and Subtraction Worksheets are currently FREE! Grab this cute set of Valentine’s Day Math Worksheets while they are free! I made a new set of Valentine’s Day math worksheets for students who are beginning to work on double-digit addition. There are a few practice pages with simple addition and subtraction problems. Then there are double digit addition and subtraction worksheets. Two of the worksheets require no carrying...
Freebies / History: American History / Homeschool Den
by Liesl - Homeschool Den · Published January 16, 2022 · Last modified March 1, 2024
Who are these Famous Americans? Do your kids know who Benjamin Banneker, Dred Scott, Elizabeth Cady Stanton; Clara Barton or Scott Joplin were? (Mine weren’t sure!) You might want to grab this FREE Famous Americans Packet to help your kids learn more! This packet provides several options for learning about these 20+ Americans. They can research and write down what they learned, they can do some fill-in-the-blank worksheets or they...
Homeschool Den / Science: Biology Unit / Science: Cell Unit
by Liesl - Homeschool Den · Published January 4, 2022 · Last modified October 21, 2023
Learn all about the six major types of pathogens in this new 100-page Pathogens Packet on Bacteria, Viruses, Fungi, Parasites and More!!! This biology packet introduces students to the living and nonliving types of pathogens. Bacteria, protozoa, fungi and parasites/worms are all living pathogens. Viruses and prions are examples of non-living pathogens. This new Pathogens Packet has been added to the Biology BUNDLE. If you purchased the Biology Bundle previously...
Free Calendar Planning Pages / Free Homeschool Planner / Freebies / Homeschool Den / Homeschool: Planning and Preparation
by Liesl - Homeschool Den · Published January 1, 2022 · Last modified August 10, 2023
Are you looking for a free printable 2022-2023 Calendar that includes holidays, seasons, day light savings, etc.? Be sure to grab our free printable 2022-2023 calendar! Today I wanted to share our (latest) free calendar printable for the 2022-2023 school year. This free calendar printable covers 20 months (January 2022 through August 2023). I like having a calendar that includes the holidays, the change in seasons, and things like day...
Free Homeschool Planner / Freebies / Homeschool Den / Homeschool: Planning and Preparation
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 November 7, 2021 · Last modified February 6, 2022
What kinds of careers do scientists have? Grab this new packet! It’s currently free! There are many different types of scientists who hold many different types of jobs. Science can be broken down into three main branches: life science, physical science, and earth science. These are known as the natural sciences. There are many different areas of study within each branch. Can your kids identify a few of the major...
Homeschooling Grade 8 and High School We are into our second, third (fourth! I can’t seem to get this post finished!) official week of homeschooling for the new academic year. My youngest daughter is in 8th grade and my two older are in high school. Most every year, I write about our current plans and I’m going to share some of the topics, units and resources we are using this...
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 April 19, 2021 · Last modified June 28, 2022
What kind of Homeschool Science Supplies should you have on hand? I would suggest that you acquire things slowly as you dive into various science units. A couple of things that we have used frequently (multiple times a year) are a dissection microscope and a molecular molecule kit. More about those below! We love doing hands-on activities and experiments with our science units. Although I have tried to include that...
by Liesl - Homeschool Den · Published March 8, 2021 · Last modified December 30, 2022
How to Pay with a Credit Card You do not need a PayPal account to purchase our packets. Here are instructions for how to use a credit card without creating a PayPal account. 1. You will select the blue Checkout button. 2. Select the grey button that says Checkout as Guest. This Grey Button might say “Pay with a debit or credit card or PayPal credit.” I’ve seen both options...
Science: Earth Science Unit / Science: Rocks and Minerals
by Liesl - Homeschool Den · Published January 24, 2021 · Last modified October 17, 2022
100+ page Rocks and Mineral Packet We studied Rocks and Minerals again this semester and I have just released a new Rocks and Minerals Packet. The Rocks and Minerals Unit is well over 100 pages! This Rocks and Minerals Unit includes worksheets, notebook activities, booklets on rocks & minerals and the rock cycle, hands-on activity ideas, a lapbook/interactive notebook activity on the three types of rocks. Below I will share...
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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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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