TAKE YOUR DAILY QUIET TIME TO A NEW DIMENSION MORE QUIET TIME RESOURCES Quiet Time Resources Printable resources and blog posts to help you develop and strengthen your quiet time each day. Bible Study Resources
Gather ‘Round Homeschool & Campfire Curriculums both have beautiful unit studies out this year. So how’s a girl to choose? In this week’s video I compare the units, do a brief curriculum review, and give your a peek inside each one.
In the Grinch Christmas unit study your elementary students will complete many different activities, and learn about caves, the human heart, reindeer, the history of many symbols, music, and
This selection of Christmas Unit Studies and Printables will help you make Christmas the curriculum in your homeschool. Learn while you celebrate!
We’ve been starting to focus on geography in our homeschool, and so has my friend Allie over at Raising Pink Arrows. Allie is homeschooling two little girls- Pre-K and Kindergarten. I love the approach she took with her geography lessons, so I wanted to share them with you! She was[Read more]
Discover a variety of Christmas homeschool fun activities to enjoy special holiday learning fun this season with your kids.
Science curriculum doesn't have to be expensive. A good portion of what we've used for science over the years has been free resources!
Tracing Lines - Worksheets For Little People As your little one learns how to write, tracing lines is a great activity! And there are benefits to it too! Line tracing is one of those activities that develop your child's control of the small muscles in his/ her hands (fine motor skills). Tracing will teach your child to make the precise movements that are necessary for forming letters. Tracing improves hand/eye coordination. Line Tracing By Age Line tracing is predominantly for little ones as they learn how to write. It's therefore perfect for toddlers, preschoolers, and kindergartners. Your child's age and
Feeling a bit chilly about homeschooling this winter? Get back into the swing of things with these must-try winter homeschool ideas!
1-2-3 Come Travel Around The World With Me! Woo Hoo! Having spent over 200 hours researching & creating, plus a small fortune on graphics designing things, I’m so excited to post this jumbo “labor of love”, "Travels Around The World" packet, which features the awesome talents of 38 clip artists! This super-fun packet is extremely versatile, as everything stands alone, so you can mix & match creating a unit that is tailored specifically for your class, or use pieces and parts with lessons you already have implemented. I think my students, favorite part of our Travels Around the World is making the cereal box suitcase, which can be done in class or for homework. The sky's the limit of how you want to design them. We add 2 file folders to make a drop down interactive "briefcase" of sorts, which includes a pocket for their passports, tickets and boarding passes. The extra files are a great way to keep everything neat & organized and provide space for them to glue on a variety of activities that we do. My kiddos absolutely LOVE collecting the "suitcase stamps/stickers" to decorate with. They get a few to start out, then receive more as we travel to the various countries. Others I use as a motivational & behavior modification incentive, which is very successful. Another huge hit is making a passport. There are 4 options, including a passport specifically for "Christmas Around The World" traveling, as well as a huge variety of passport stamps, which they also enjoy collecting. The train tickets and plane, bus, & boat boarding passes. are also a huge hit. Via a letter, students are invited to come travel with the gingerbread man, who makes a speedy tour guide. "Gin" keeps them apprised of places they should visit by sending postcards. I had an absolute blast designing these from real photographs & stamps from those countries. There are 3 from each country, as well as "color me" postcards, so that students can practice "point of view" writing in a fun way. A set of gingerbread-themed posters announce where children will be traveling and how they will get there. The 6 countries included in this packet are: USA, Mexico, Canada, Sweden, Italy & Germany. I've included a variety of maps, which come in color to use as posters, plus black & white for students. They come labeled & unlabeled, so you can use them as an assessment tool as well. My personal favorite activity, is the "Snap & Scrap" journal, with a Christmas-themed page, as well as a generic counterpart. I've included several pages of interesting information about how each country celebrates Christmas, should you want to do the "Christmas Around the World" theme. The "snap" part, is a camera craft featuring a lens "booklet", with pictures specific to that country. You can opt to do just the camera(s), or hinge them with a piece of tape to the "scrap" page, so that it flips over to reveal the information underneath. Each country also comes with factual information, which is incorporated in the "Fan Of Fun Facts For _________" craftivity. The title is a double play on words, for the craft opens like a fan, and students quickly become "fans" of these super-interesting facts. Later, check comprehension by playing "Name That Country?" by reading a fact and having students tell what country it came from. "I Spy A Country" is another game you can play to help reinforce map skills. Teachers jot down 3-5 clues on the poster, then students write down their dated-answer on their worksheet. X number of correct answers and they receive a "super spy" stamp for their suitcase. I've also packed in a lot of travel-themed writing prompts, such as making an itinerary, which provides a vocabulary building opportunity. Students can also do a "Sightseeing Check It Out Then Check It Off" list, flag booklet, and travel journal. There are several options for the travel journals as well, from a "color me" text it page, to a cut & glue class-made book. They are different enough so that you can do them all, or pick & choose what's appropriate for your kiddos. The beauty of this jumbo packet is that it's very versatile, so you can mix & match things to do individually, as a whole group, with a partner, in small groups, or for homework. The projects can also supplement other geography activities you already have implemented. Besides social studies, many items practice a variety of other standards like graphing, weather, telling time, comparing & contrasting & research, with a bit of math tossed in for good measure. There are also a variety of ways to use the packet. Teachers can give the information, or students can pick a country and research it independently. The "Travel Bucks" are a fun way for students to give their presentations, as they become "travel agents", who share highlights about their country, in the hopes that their fellow classmates will use their travel cash to buy a trip from them. Top sales certificates & suitcase brag tags add to the fun, and are a wonderful incentive. An easy-peasy writing prompt for any age, is the "ginger-gram", where students fill in the blanks with a country they would like to live in, as well as one they would not. Older students can explain why. Another simple writing activity is the "Travel Quilt" craft, which practices adjectives in a unique way. Even younger kiddos can do this, and completed projects make an awesome bulletin board. The "Peace is in our hands" craft, is also quick & easy, with lovely results making a terrific hallway display. This craftivity really helps children wrap their heads around the "big picture" of their "personal geography" and their cut out hand prints add that keepsake, finishing touch. I've included a poster for the center of your display, as well as a suitcase sticker kiddos can earn upon completion. Because my kiddos are learning about seasons, weather and appropriate clothing to wear, I designed the "Pack It Up" suitcase craftivity; where they color, cut & glue various clothes suitable for a particular country, to a "suitcase" page; while older students simply list the items they want to take. The suitcase opens to reveal several pages of the different things they packed for the various countries that they visited. Besides a “Christmas Around the World” theme, you can use this unit all year long, as I have matching generic counterparts. Start whenever you want, then in December, board the “Holiday Express” & add the activities of how these countries celebrate Christmas. Lessons are easily diversified for various classroom abilities & grade levels. Simply pick what’s appropriate for your kiddos. "Travel Tweets" are also an interesting way to get students enthusiastic about writing, as is the "Welcome To Our House" booklet, "Airport Adventures" and "Whooooo Do You Want To Travel With?" color-me worksheets. Besides black & white versions for students, I’ve included colorful templates, so you can quickly make samples to share. There are also graphs, Venn diagrams, posters, a song, and some worksheets, which can also be used as assessment tools. As you can see there's a ton of fun for you to choose from including some puzzles. These come in color for an independent center, as well as BW so kiddos can make their own, as they practice recognizing & sequencing numbers from 1-10, or skip counting by 10s to 100. Click on the link to zip on over to my TpT shop to take a look. Travels Around The World. Today's featured FREEBIE comes from the packet and is a "Merry Christmas From Around The World" poster and coloring card, which includes an alphabetical list of how 28 countries say "Merry Christmas" , with 4 links to other websites with more countries. Well that's it for today. Thanks for stopping by. My feet have hit the floor running, as there is much to do, and not enough time in the day to get it all done. But I will endeavor to slow my pace and enjoy the journey, making sweet memories, as we decorate our blessed home for Christmas. Wishing you and yours a special day. "Maybe Christmas" he thought, "doesn't come from a store." "Maybe Christmas perhaps, means a little bit more!" -Dr. Seuss From "The Grinch"
This BUNDLE of all 3rd Grade- Social Studies Units are a whole year of worksheets and activities. It covers Geography, Historical Figures, Resources, Community, Landforms, Climates, Economics, Government, Citizenship, Culture, Inventors, National Heroes, Writers, Artists, and Celebrations. Everything you need to cover social studies for the entire year! Aligned to Texas TEKS Standards - May also be used with other states' standards. This is a bundle of all of my 3rd Grade- Social Studies Units 1-3 combined. All worksheets and activities. All worksheets are up to date with the 2021 Social Studies TEKS. 3rd Grade Social Studies Units: Unit 1: Geography, Historical Figures, Resources, Community, Landforms, Climates Unit 2: Economics, Government, Citizenship Unit 3: Culture, Inventors, National Heroes, Writers, Artists, Celebrations Sub Plans Kindergarten - NO PREP - Sub Plans 1st Grade - NO PREP - Sub Plans 2nd Grade - NO PREP - Sub Plans 3rd Grade – NO PREP – Sub Plans
Discover 10 magical homeschool Christmas ideas that will make this holiday season unforgettable! From creative crafts to festive activities!
December is one of the crazy months of the year. Get ahead of the game with these fun December preschool themes! Find activities, lesson plans, and more.
These Composer Studies have been a huge hit with you all!! I am so glad you’re enjoying them! If you ever think of anyone you would like to see, please feel free to Contact Us and let us know. If you’ve never heard of Beethoven, you must live under a rock. But, even if you’ve never heard …
This 50 states cheat sheet printable pack is a simple, no-fluff, black and white pack of geography cheat sheets to use when studing U.S. Geography.
Grab these cute December coloring pages for kids that you can easily download and print for free. Happy December coloring friends! It’s time to bundle up and get ready for a magical time of year. I know some places in the US start seeing snow as early as October and November, but winter officially begins …
This week I tried something new with the vocabulary in the story. I got the idea at a First Grade Conference in December. The student writ...
Learn about the brain and create your very own printable brain hemisphere hat perfect for a human body and brain study.
Resources, links, and a few Pinterest fails from our week learning about Holland (the Netherlands.)
The Month of December is such a busy and fun time! I don't want learning to take a backseat, so I made some FUN-filled NO PREP Packets for the month of
Here is our last Gift Idea list for the season! I love imaginative toys–the more open ended the better. Play stands and kitchens and dollhouses are all classic, wonderful toys and we get many…
February. One of those LONG months of being inside and doing school. I don’t like February. Or January for that matter. But this year I’m looking at the calendar and feeling seriously overwhelmed and guilty. School has been on the back burner since surgery
It is time to take off and fly high in the clouds with this exciting new Airplane For Kids activities pack. Not only will you find airplane coloring pages, you will also find many airport
Here's another Pinterest inspired wall art!I created a silhouette of a grizzly bear. Due to it's size it had t
Free peace printables and Montessori-inspired peace activities for multiple ages; perfect for home or classroom!
It's Antarctica Day on the 1st of December and we're all set to learn about this continent with some awesome Antarctica Day Activities for Kids!
Affiliate DisclaimerWe sometimes use affiliate links in our content. This won’t cost you anything, but […]
Learn about Italy with this fun unit study...the food, the music, and so many famous people. Check out the resources below and grab the FREE printable portion.
If you're looking for some fun Christmas unit studies for your homeschool then you really need to check these options out.
Adorable December Preschool Worksheets to make your lesson plans easier and help you get through the holiday season. So many fun preschool activities.
What's your routine for teaching reading and specifically French sound blends in grade 1? Here's an overview of mine. September to Decembe...
Grab these cute December coloring pages for kids that you can easily download and print for free. Happy December coloring friends! It’s time to bundle up and get ready for a magical time of year. I know some places in the US start seeing snow as early as October and November, but winter officially begins …
