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Before I share everything that is going on with me, I wanted to share a few FREE printables that you might find helpful as the school year comes to a close! First, is a free printable End of Year Homeschool Questionnaire. One is for Students, the other is for Parents. I have used this for many years to really think about what went well. I tried to take some time...
Free Calendar Planning Pages / Free Homeschool Planner / Freebies / Homeschool: Useful Resources (websites books etc)
by Liesl - Homeschool Den · Published March 15, 2024 · Last modified March 30, 2024
Are you looking for a free printable 2024-2025 Calendar that includes holidays, seasons, day light savings, etc.? Be sure to grab our free printable 2024-2025 calendar! Today I wanted to share our (latest) free calendar printable for the 2024-2025 school year. This free calendar printable covers about 18 months (April 2024 through August 2025). I like having a calendar that includes the holidays, the change in seasons, and things like...
20th Century History / History: Civics, Government and Economics / History: Geography Activities / Homeschool Den
by Liesl - Homeschool Den · Published March 1, 2024 · Last modified March 7, 2024
I have added more than 25 new pages of World Landmark and Topographic Map Activities to the World Facts Packet! This packet covers many of the basic world facts I wanted my kids to know such as the largest countries, population facts, the major world religions, as well as geography terms such as gulf, bay, atoll, peninsula, cape, estuary, isthmus and so forth. There is a huge section on the...
Homeschool Den / Kindergarten / Montessori (general info) / Science: Nature Studies
by Liesl - Homeschool Den · Published February 22, 2024 · Last modified March 19, 2024
I have just added a new Producer Consumer Decomposer – Detritivore Packet to the Nature Studies BUNDLE! This 50+page packet includes worksheets, notebook pages and other activities that cover some of differences between producers, consumers, decomposers and detritivores: Producers make their own food. Consumers eat other living plants and animals for food. Detritivores eat dead organisms and wastes. Decomposers break down dead, organic materials into even smaller nutrients. The Producer...
Freebies / Science: Chemistry Unit
by Liesl - Homeschool Den · Published January 28, 2024 · Last modified February 4, 2024
This FREE Chemistry Packet includes printable worksheets which introduce students to Balancing Chemical Equations. The answer keys are also provided! The first balancing chemical page introduces the seven diatomic molecules. Students also practice counting the number of atoms of each element in a molecule. The second page introduces coefficients. Coefficients tell us how many molecules of a given formula are present. The next two worksheets have students practice balancing chemical...
Homeschool Den / Montessori (general info) / Science: Nature Studies
by Liesl - Homeschool Den · Published January 16, 2024 · Last modified February 22, 2024
How do animals camouflage themselves in the wild? This 70-page Camouflage Packet includes notebook pages, sorting cards, worksheets and other activities all about the different types of animal camouflage, disguise, mimicry and more! Camouflage helps animals disguise their appearance in order to blend in with their surroundings. Students will learn about some of the different camouflage tactics, from simple color matching to sophisticated mimicry. Camouflage and Mimicry Notebook Pages Camouflage...
Freebies / Homeschool Den / Homeschool: Planning and Preparation / Homeschool: Useful Resources (websites books etc)
by Liesl - Homeschool Den · Published December 30, 2023 · Last modified March 19, 2024
Life has been extremely busy the past few months, but I have finally had a chance to update and share our latest Homeschool Planner! Be sure to grab our FREE Winter – Spring 2024 Homeschool Planner! This free 50-page printable includes planning pages for January through August 2024. Some planning pages include the monthly calendar; others include checklists and/or planning boxes. This is what we use to keep tabs on...
Freebies / Homeschool Den / Kindergarten Math / Math: Preschool Math
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...
Botany Unit / Kindergarten / Montessori (general info) / Nature / Outdoor Fun
by Liesl - Homeschool Den · Published August 11, 2023 · Last modified February 22, 2024
Coniferous and Deciduous Tree Unit Nature Studies Packet This new 50+ Page Deciduous vs Coniferous Trees Packet includes worksheets, notebook pages and Montessori 3-part cards for sorting 24 types of deciduous trees and 24 types of coniferous trees. This packet also includes notebook pages and other activities that discuss the major differences between these two types of trees. This packet begins with some notebook pages introducing deciduous and coniferous trees...
Homeschool Den / Nature / Outdoor Fun / Science: Plant Unit
by Liesl - Homeschool Den · Published August 3, 2023 · Last modified February 22, 2024
Fungi vs. Plants Packet Nature Studies Packet This new 60+page Fungi vs. Plants Packet includes notebook pages, worksheets and Montessori 3-part cards for sorting and classifying forest plants and fungi. It is part of a bran new Nature Studies BUNDLE along with a new packet on Deciduous vs. Coniferous Trees! When you hear the word forest, you probably think about the tall trees that live there. But forests are also...
Free Homeschool Planner / Freebies / Homeschool Den / Homeschool: Planning and Preparation / Homeschool: Useful Resources (websites books etc)
by Liesl - Homeschool Den · Published July 7, 2023 · Last modified December 30, 2023
Here is our new printable Homeschool Planner for the FALL semester 2023! 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). A couple of years ago, I started using a planner with full-size pages once again. This particular version has calendars on some of...
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...
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I love the quote by William Butler Yeats, "Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire." It's about getting the kids involved, engaged, and fired up about learning (while juggling the rest of life too!)
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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.
Click on the image above to see the History Units we covered in our homeschool.
What science topics could I teach my 5-7 year old - Homeschool Science Curriculum
Click on the image above to see the Science Units we covered in our homeschool from elementary through middle school (and beyond!).
A list of the books we've used most in history, science, math, language arts, etc.
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Units are also sold separately.
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).
Click the image to see our Biology Units on Animal and Plant Cells; the Biology Unit on Biomes, Food Chains, Symbiosis; Scientific Classification & Taxonomy (Domain/Kingdom/Phylum/Class, etc.); Botany - Plant Kingdom and Oceans and Oceanography.
Click on the image to see our Animal Bundle - including the Animal Unit, Life Cycles, the Rainforest, Winter (Polar Animals) & Hibernation, Chameleons, Wolves, Cicadas and more!
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.
Click on the image to check out our 100-page unit on World War I.
We have used AAS for 6 years! AAS is an affiliate link.
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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