Unit Studies are great for hands-on learning, and for combining subjects for multiple kids. These sites have enough FREE Unit Studies to keep you busy for years! Easy Fun School Fun Christian Homeschooling Unit Studies Homeschool Share A to Z Teacher Stuff Online Units by G. Miller LaCelle Family Homeschool Unit Studies Homeschool Helper Online [...]
Knowing that the Charlotte Mason, Montessori, & Waldorf methods all honor the individual child, I wanted to compare these 3 hands-on homeschooling methods.
Two Waldorf educators share ideas for developing literacy in the early elementary grades both in the classroom and homeschool.
In Episode #2 of the Art of Homeschooling Podcast, Jean Miller and Barbara Dewey talk how to keep homeschooilng SIMPLE & DOABLE.
I am going to be completely honest at say one of the biggest perks to homeschooling is that I can sleep in. My kids have…
We can prepare kids to write with these free easy no-prep prewriting worksheets. Prewriting builds fine motor skills.
Have fun making bug fossils with playdough.
www.usborne.fans/shop Here are a few of the Usborne and Kane Miller books we use and love in our home! There are so many more excellent homeschool resources available from Usborne Books & More! This list is a great start for any homeschool family! Click on each image to see more and order online.
Use this homeschool supply list to stock up on must-have homeschool supplies for when you're just starting out! Includes a list of homeschool reference texts.
There is no reason homeschooling your kids should break the bank. Let me show you how I am able to get over $3,600 in free homeschool curriculum each year!
I LOVE these flowers!!! I also think this may be my new favorite art lesson to teach! 2nd Graders did such a fabulous job creating them– SO proud of their work!! Step-by-step directions with…
Learn about the human digestive system for kids twith this memorable digestion experiment. ZANY human body project making poop!
Share the Sweetness151 151SharesFor today’s Literacy Lesson after lunch, we worked on reading comprehension. I built my lesson around the Kane Miller book, I’m a Dirty Dinosaur by Janeen Brian & Ann James. You can snag your own peppy book HERE. They have also just released I’m a Hungry Dinosaur! I can’t wait to get that one! Throughout the… Read More A Toddler Reading Comprehension Lesson | I’m A Dirty Dinosaur
Image licensed under Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons Take a survey of a hundred writers from the mid- to late-twentieth century about the books that influenced them most and you’re bound to find plenty of Henry Miller tucked in with the Victorians, the Russians, and the Beats.
I used to hate spelling activities, but then I discovered the key that unlocked an excitement for spelling in myself and my students. Find out what I did.
Going back to all the inspiration that K gives me, This weeks lesson focuses on colors and for the older kids, emotion. I had all the kids name every color they could think of then we went through the list...
This comprehensive companion to the biography picture book Zora Hurston and the Chinaberry Tree by William Miller offers 31 engaging, print-and-go reading activities. Designed to enhance your students' reading experience, these activities cater to diverse learning needs, save you time, and help students develop higher-level thinking skills. ⭐️ WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT: ⭐️ ◾ Engaging & Fun: Keeps students captivated with a variety of activities. ◾ Saves Time: Ready-to-use, high-quality resources save you preparation time. ◾ Builds Skills: Promotes higher-level thinking and text evidence support. ◾ Encourages Expression: Helps students articulate their thoughts and perspectives effectively. Perfect for classrooms, homeschooling, or distance learning, this resource makes teaching reading concepts enjoyable and effective. Enrich your students' reading journey with Zora Hurston and the Chinaberry Tree today! 📃 35 PAGES 📘 WHAT'S INCLUDED: ◾ Making Predictions: Before reading, students make predictions about the text. ◾ Story Elements: Students will fill in boxes with words and pictures to represent the story elements. ◾ Making Inferences: Students use clues and prior knowledge to make inferences while reading. ◾ Making Connections: Students will connect events in the story to their own experiences. ◾ Sketch a Scene From the Story: Students will draw a scene from the story and explain its importance to the plot. ◾ Setting Influences the Plot: Students answer questions to understand how the setting influences the mood, plot, and character development. ◾ Summary: Students complete the Somebody, Wanted, Because, But, So graphic organizer and write a summary of the story. ◾ Theme: Students determine the story's theme and provide text evidence to support their choice. ◾ Story Event Sort: Students describe and categorize a scene or event from the story, explaining its impact and how it made them feel. ◾ Character Traits #1: Students choose two important character traits for the main character and provide text evidence. ◾ Character Traits #2: Students choose two different (positive/negative) traits for the main character and provide text evidence. ◾ Character Inside & Out: Students describe what the character says, thinks, does, and feels using details from the story. ◾ Character Feelings: Students describe the character's feelings throughout the story and provide examples. ◾ Character Development: Students select traits to describe the character's development and support their choices with text evidence. ◾ Overcoming Obstacles: Students describe two challenges the character faced, their responses, and a resulting character trait. ◾ Character Change: Students explain how the character changed from the beginning to the end of the story and the events that caused this change. ◾ Character Acrostic Poem: Students write an acrostic poem to describe Zora Hurston's character. ◾ Character Influence: Students recognize and understand the influences of Zora's mother and father on her. ◾ Thinking About the Text: Students answer questions about the story and support their answers with text examples. ◾ Author's Message: Students describe four important events from Zora's childhood, put them in chronological order, and discuss the author's message. ◾ 3-2-1: Students list three things they learned about the character, two challenges faced, and one word to describe the character. ◾ Timeline of Zora Hurston's Life: Students fill in a timeline with events from Zora's life and illustrate each event. ◾ Dear Diary: Students imagine they are Zora Hurston and write a diary entry about her goals and dreams, accompanied by a detailed drawing. ◾ Book Review: Students rate the book by coloring stars, draw a new cover and their favorite character, and explain why others should or shouldn't read it. ◾ Biography Brochure: Students research Zora Hurston's life and create an informative brochure. ◾ Biography One-Pager: Students further research Zora Hurston's life and complete the biography handout. ◾ Vocabulary Word Search Puzzle: Students find hidden words in the puzzle (ANSWER KEY included). ◾ Investigating Images: Students respond to prompts to investigate a photograph. ◾ 3-Writing Prompts: Students respond to writing prompts with personal opinions, experiences, or text evidence to support their thoughts. 📥HOW TO DOWNLOAD: ◾ Click the download button. ◾ Navigate to "Your Account" > "Purchases". ◾ Locate your purchase and download the files. ◾ Check your email for download links. ◾ Contact us via Etsy messaging if you encounter any issues. This resource is for extension read-aloud activities only. The book is not included.
I put together a chronological schedule for Miller-Levine Biology including labs. My child will be reading the Macaw i-Pad edition and mostly using labs from the Illustrated Guide to Home Biology Experiments and the Miller & Levine Biology Laboratory Manual A If you look on this schedule you
These FREE printable dinosaur worksheets are a fun and easy learning activity for kids! Download, print, and you're set. It's great for working on handwriting, sequencing, scissors skills, and more! Try some or all of these printables with preschool, kindergarten, and elementary children.
This free alphabet preschool printable workbook has worksheets for every letter. The worksheets can help teach your children to write their letters.
Travel in snow-covered land isn’t always easy. Dogsleds are the fastest and most reliable way to travel over snow. Inuit and many people living in the Arctic Circle still use dogsleds everyday, even when there are snowmobiles and other vehicles available...
Hey Kinder Friends, I have to say this year in my class we are loving math. We ALL love it. And we are moving right along and reaching ...
Build Your South America Unit As you gather materials for your South America continent studies, you may be interested in these resources from some of my favorite Montessori printable creators! South America Continents Pack from Every Star is Different South America Preschool Pack from Trillium Montessori South America A-Z from Trillium Montessori Rainforest Phonological […]
Here is a quick reference guide on the different types of Reading Genres to use in your classroom. Some ideas on how to use the guide are: Have your students glue it into their Reader's Response Journal as a reference tool. Make it bigger and use it as a poster. Use it as a teaching guide. Like this product? Want to see more incredible items relating to Reading and Writing? Check out my store!!!
Waldorf education, sometimes also known as Steiner education was introduced in the 20th century by Austrian Rudolf Steiner. It's aim is to educate the whole…
When my oldest was 4, I decided I would teach him preschool at home. As scary as it may seem to you now, you can learn how to homeschool preschool! You have what it takes to get your kids ready for kindergarten. Although my kids were learning through play, they weren't learning some things yet
Share the Sweetness151 151SharesFor today’s Literacy Lesson after lunch, we worked on reading comprehension. I built my lesson around the Kane Miller book, I’m a Dirty Dinosaur by Janeen Brian & Ann James. You can snag your own peppy book HERE. They have also just released I’m a Hungry Dinosaur! I can’t wait to get that one! Throughout the… Read More A Toddler Reading Comprehension Lesson | I’m A Dirty Dinosaur
