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I mentioned this before, but these multiplication word problems are worth another mention. We’ve been doing three each day at the beginning of math time for LD (age 8). 1. If 1 dress can be madefrom 6 yards of calico, how many yards will it take tomake 2 dresses? Solution. — For 2 dresses itwill take 2 times 6 yards, which are 12yards. 2. Mary has...
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by Liesl - Homeschool Den · Published September 6, 2011
I made this simple math game for DD. This goes along with some of the math skills she’s learning with her new math curriculum. It’s a game of practicing doubling the numbers 4 through 9 (4+4, 5+5, etc.). Each player takes a turn rolling the die. He/She doubles the number on the die and then places a token or marker on that number on the gameboard. If another player has...
If your child is learning his or her times tables, there’s a wonderful video game you can download for them to practice. The graphics are great. Timez Attack — There’s a free version or you can purchase a version that has more levels. You should check it out if you haven’t already!
Today we did some shamrock fishing. I made three different activities to be age appropriate for my 7, 5 and 3 year olds. LD is working on his multiplication tables from 2s through 6s. His shamrocks had various problems whose answers fell between 20 and 29 (such as 4×5, 5×5 and 3×7) and other problems whose answers fell between 30 and 39 (3×11, 6×6, etc.) DD’s shamrock fishing was addition-related....
MATH IDEAS PART II: (Time, Place Value, Money Activities, Multiplication) TIME: One activity we did quite a bit was to take a blank clock face (no numbers) and to practice putting the hours (1-12) around the edge of the clock in the correct spot. Once that was easy for my son, we took a clock with the numerals and then put the five minute increments around the edge of the...
My kids *loved* playing games to help them learn their math facts. I made a fancy version of a math fact game we used to play. Use this free printable to practice Addition, Subtraction or Multiplication Facts! It’s free to download! This game takes less than 10 minutes to play (though perhaps more if your kids are like mine and beg to play again and again!!). To play this math...
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by Liesl - Homeschool Den · Published January 1, 2024
New FREE Math Printable for you! I have a new Winter Themed – Simple Addition and Subtraction Worksheet Packet to share with you! These include doubling, addition and subtraction practice problems as well as some simple skip-counting exercises. This new Winter Themed – Addition and Subtraction Packet is 10 pages. I have added this set to the (huge, growing!) K-2 Math BUNDLE (which includes more than 25+ PDFs for just...
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by Liesl - Homeschool Den · Published September 8, 2023 · Last modified August 20, 2023
Place Value Practice FREEBIE! Today I have some new place value practice worksheets for you. This place value PDF is free to download, just click on the link or picture below! Place Value Practice Worksheets – FREE PDF Here are some past math freebies you might want to check out: Free Mixed Math Practice Worksheets – Early Elementary FREE Daily Calendar Page – This is a page I made for...
Here are some fun summer activities you might enjoy doing with your kids this summer with everything from making pony-bead lizards and bead bowls to marbleized paper! Have a great summer! ~Liesl A Huge List of Summer Activity Ideas! Nature Scavenger Hunt: Send your kids outside to complete this scavenger hunt! This printable is free! 🙂We also have a photo hunt: Have them take photos of the things on the...
by Liesl - Homeschool Den · Published May 16, 2023
Hi! How do you know what to teach? You and the kids get to decide! This is the final email in this series. A few days ago, I talked about planning in a general way. I shared our free curriculum resource guides as well as the free printable Homeschool Science Unit Checklist for Elementary and Middle School and a similar Similarly, this history checklist might help you choose the time...
by Liesl - Homeschool Den · Published May 16, 2023
We have hundreds of resources on our blog. Many of them are free! Hi! Again, I’m so happy you joined our newsletter! I’ve been blogging and writing about our homeschool life for many years now! I ♥love♥ what I do! It has allowed me to “meet” homeschoolers (just like you!!) from all around the world! I’ve become friends and gotten to know educators from the US, Canada, UK, Australia, New...
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by Liesl - Homeschool Den · Published May 5, 2023 · Last modified August 10, 2023
Hi! I’m Liesl! It is conference season again and I wanted to share our free conference handouts not only with those who are attending/attended this weekend’s conference, but for my audience in general! I hope you find some helpful resources here! If you attended the homeschool conference, you probably noticed that we have a lot of history and science resources as well as other packets for German, Spanish, math (K-2...
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...
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