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Holiday: Thanksgiving / Math--Multiplication
by Liesl - Homeschool Den · Published September 28, 2018
I have just added the 17th pdf to our (growing!) Multiplication Bundle – Fall Color and Solve Multiplication Worksheets! I started creating these colorful, fun worksheet sets for my daughter when started learning her multiplication tables. At the time, she needed more practice than the math book she was using provided. She just loved having “her own” worksheets! I have continued to add to this bundle. 🙂 Lately, I’ve been...
Homeschool Den / Math General Posts / Math--Multiplication
by Liesl - Homeschool Den · Published September 16, 2018
I made a new set of skip counting games and worksheets that I have just added to the Multiplication Bundle. As many of you know, I have been trying to add fun, seasonal activities to both of our math bundles. This latest set of skip counting games will help students who are just starting to learn their multiplication facts to practice skip counting. And, this is great practice for students...
For those of you who have the Addition Bundle, I wanted to let you know that I added in several practice pages about the 2D and 3D geometric shapes. You will find that in the “Geometric Shapes” pdf on pages 17 through 25. Answer sheets are provided too. More about the (growing) Addition Bundle below (though it actually includes much more than just addition! It includes shapes, time, place value,...
September 11th is coming up on Tuesday. We are going to spend a couple of days writing about the events of that day. I wanted to make the kids some writing paper for this project. These September 11th writing pages are free to download. I hope they are helpful! ~Liesl Here are some suggestions for using these blank 9/11 writing pages. Research and write about the events of that day....
Homeschool Den / Homeschool Encouragement / Homeschool: Random Thoughts
by Liesl - Homeschool Den · Published August 7, 2018 · Last modified August 6, 2018
Hey everyone!! Just warning you right up front, this post has become part confessional, part apology, part explanation of our website!! I have been humbled by how many new readers we have these days. For just one Mom sharing the work she’s making for her kids and the hands-on activities we’ve done along the way, it’s really been an inspiring journey. I just love what I do… and have been...
Homeschool Den / Homeschool: Planning and Preparation / How to Start Homeschooling / Starting to Homeschool
by Liesl - Homeschool Den · Published August 1, 2018 · Last modified July 18, 2020
This post is both for first-time homeschoolers who are wondering where to start and for veterans who are looking for some inspiring teaching strategies to get the kids completely engaged day-to-day! Since I’ve gotten a number emails/messages asking where to begin I thought I would write a post to say You CAN Do This!! This post may also have some useful resources/activity ideas for those of you who have been...
Freebies / Kindergarten Math / Math General Posts / Math--Geometry
by Liesl - Homeschool Den · Published July 23, 2018 · Last modified September 15, 2018
Today I’m back with another Monday Math Freebie! This packet is all about geometry shapes! This Free Geometry Packet has worksheets and games for learning about all of the major geometric shapes including the triangle cube heptagon trapezoid oval hexagon cylinder octagon ray circle line right triangle rectangle pentagon parallelogram There are tracing pages, matching pages, fill in the blank worksheets. Students will have to count the number of sides...
Free Homeschool Planner / Homeschool Encouragement / Homeschool: Organizing and Cleaning / Homeschool: Planning and Preparation / Homeschool: Useful Resources (websites books etc)
by Liesl - Homeschool Den · Published July 14, 2018 · Last modified July 28, 2022
This is a checklist of things you can do now, to get ready for the new school year! Is part of your end-of-summer vision to feel prepared for back-to-school? This checklist will help you slowly and steadily get ready for the new school year! It is mid-summer, but lingering in the back of our minds is that school will be here before we know it. We want to take advantage...
by Liesl - Homeschool Den · Published July 8, 2018 · Last modified August 31, 2018
I started this summer series with addition/subtraction practice. Last week, I shared some easy skip counting pages (for 2s, 5s, and 10s). Today’s freebie is Mixed Math practice sheets for students who are doing addition/subtraction with carrying/borrowing, doing simple multiplication and division and have started to do multiplication (and carrying) in the hundreds. These cute pages are in a reptile theme. 🙂 Again, these are free to download, just click...
Kindergarten Math / Math--Multiplication
by Liesl - Homeschool Den · Published July 1, 2018 · Last modified July 3, 2018
It’s your Monday Math Freebie again! Today, I have several fun pages for practicing skip counting by 2s, 5s and 10s. These pages are free, just click on the link or picture below to grab the pdf! Math Freebie – Skip Counting, Multiplication, Division Practice Pages – Summer Theme To do the skip counting maze, students count from 2 to 22. They can move in any direction (up/down, forward/backwards, left/right,...
Ages 2-6: Clocks - Telling Time / Freebies / Kindergarten Math / Math General Posts / Math--Addition
by Liesl - Homeschool Den · Published June 25, 2018 · Last modified July 3, 2018
Monday Math Freebie! Many of us take much of the summer off, but keep just a little bit of math practice going for our kids. I thought I would create a new series to keep the momentum going! Today’s freebie has two pages of mixed math practice. These two pages touch on addition, subtraction, logic, fractions, and measuring. You can print it out in color or they are also provided...
Ages 2-6: Clocks - Telling Time / Kindergarten / Kindergarten Math / Math--Addition
by Liesl - Homeschool Den · Published June 24, 2018 · Last modified July 8, 2020
I have just added the a new set to the (growing) K-2 Math BUNDLE! The bundle currently contains 20 pdfs and is over 300+ pages. This new set covers a variety of math skills from addition and subtraction to counting & graphing, measuring, clocks, shapes and place value. There are more than 20 pages in this cute Mixed Math Practice Set. This new set is provided both in color and in...
History and World Cultures Units / Homeschool Den / Homeschool: Our Homeschool (what our day is like, curriculum choices, etc.) / Homeschool: Planning and Preparation / Homeschool: Useful Resources (websites books etc)
by Liesl - Homeschool Den · Published June 6, 2018
I really love pulling together these Year in Review posts because it is my chance to reflect on the year! Looking back, I realize just how much we managed to fit in. Let me jump right in! Here are some highlights from our school year. History in Our Homeschool (Grades 9, 7, 4) Oregon Trail When we started back to school, I worked with my oldest quite a bit on...
Homeschool Den / Homeschool: Our Homeschool (what our day is like, curriculum choices, etc.) / Homeschool: Random Thoughts
by Liesl - Homeschool Den · Published May 30, 2018 · Last modified May 31, 2018
For us, the 2017-2018 school year has basically come to an end. The concerts are over, testing is done, paperwork has been sent in (to fulfill the requirements of our state) and sports (tryouts, end-of-season parties) have wrapped up. Plus, the spring planting season is done! This post is going to chit-chat about how our semester wrapped up (everything from gardening to history, science) and our summer homeschool plans… Before...
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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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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.
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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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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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