Free staff papers for all instruments. Just click and print!
Can you tell we are fans of making snack time into an activity? Yesterday, we shared how we used colorful cereal to help with color matching and today, we are back to using cereal for
Kindergarteners are learning the weaving skill using a subject of great beauty in our world - tropical fish! After discussing the shapes found on a poster like this one, we drew large ovals and prepped them for weaving by cutting the slits in the center. The following week, we used "over and under" patterns to weave the centers of our fish, creating texture and color patterns. We finished them off with a group of paper shapes for fins and tails, and some fish faces - some scary and some cute!
Native American Home Etiquette by Jamie K. Oxendine, Lumbee/Creek PRELUDE Native Americans from the Atlantic to the Pacific and the Arctic to the Tropics
ADHD homeschool naturally: Ways to accommodate ADHD in homeschooling naturally.
Imagine that you feel completely comfortable in yourself. You’ve never been teased. Your interests are all embraced and supported, never labelled dorky or uncool. You can wear whatever clothes you like, even your self-made recreation of a 19th-century bustle dress, and feel completely content.
Construction themed activities and centers inspiration is HERE! Get out your planner, and let’s plan a ton of fun and engaging construction-themed activities your little learners (Preschool, Pre-k, and kindergarten)...
Spring is here and we're excited to use these cute Spring themed activity sheets. Practice scissor skills, alphabet, and counting!
Make nature paint brushes and have fun indulging in a little nature art painting for kids. This is such a fun process art ideas for kids who love bein
Free printable shapes worksheets for teaching kids the basic shapes. Lots of fun activities to download for FREE!
When kids hit middle school it becomes very important for them to take responsibility for many things. That includes their personal hygiene. This Middle School Health Personal Hygiene Unit is designed to help your tweens understand their bodies, why it is important to take care of them and how to do so on a daily …
The boys and I had SO MUCH FUN making ninjas out of pipe cleaners and beads this weekend! (Yes, it was Easter, but they didn’t want to decorate eggs!) I saw this idea for bead figures in the most recent Family Fun magazine, except that they did them as a girly craft with pink beads […]
Have you ever started off your day by watching a movie, turning on the television, mindlessly clicking around Facebook, or skimming your online news feed?
I'm pretty much a blog slacker. The reality of the matter is that I really don't have time to keep it up. But after weeks of preparing...
Homeschool moms are busy people! After 13 years of homeschooling, here are some ways I have learned to save time as a homeschool mom.
Art Units. Free homeschool art curriculum and notebooking pages. Curriculum for a year if you study one artist per month for a school year.
Students love learning about space! Teaching the order of the planets from the sun is such a fun lesson, and students love making this Planet Flipbook. I created this flipbook as a hands-on way for students to learn the order of the planets, but also to pull in some fine motor skills practice. To begin […]
Elementary Endocrine System Worksheets - learn all about the different glands that secrete hormones and their functions in the endocrine system.
Multiplication made fun! Ideas, strategies, and anchor charts to help you teach multiplication!
We are in the final months of my oldest’s middle school year and Algebra is just a few short months away. This could be causing me some stress because I’m not a mathematician, but it isn’t. A few years ago I took time to research math curricula for the middle and high school years because …
This month’s nature craft is a self-watering planter. Reuse plastic soda bottles and grow plants from seed! This craft idea […]
This post includes Montessori recommendations for preschool, kindergarten, & first grade! Integrate these Montessori tools into your home and classroom!
Learn how things GROW with seeds and plants activities for kindergarten. Hands-on plants for kids theme with science, crafts, and more!
Download a Free Sermon Notes Printable for 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!
Kids will learn about the planets in our solar system with these free printable mini books! Perfect for elementary age kids.
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Do you teach learner(s) who need extra support with spelling? Then, you’ll LOVE our updated spelling folder. This spelling folder, made with two folders put together, changed everything for my second grader. *Find spelling folders for US readers, Canadian readers, UK, and Australian readers at the very end of this post. Already a subscriber? If ... Read More about Spelling Folder with FREE Printables
Our family chose homeschooling not only for the educational benefits, but because we want to be able to instill good values and morals into our children. When they are close to us every day we have many opportunities to train them and help them with areas they may struggle in.
I gathered a huge list of amazing preschool worksheets. Printable preschool and kindergarten worksheets for children. Print at home and tech your children.
Make learning fun with this exciting math game for kids! Trade traditional flashcard flipping in for the alternate flashcard lava pit and make learning fun!
Using these ten free nature study lessons, you'll learn just how wonderful nature study can be for your homeschool in any season.
Oh my word! How fun and exciting is this cute 2nd grade blog?! I am thrilled to say that I am now an author of "Me and My Gang!" YAY! Yo...
If your third or fourth grader is starting to think about taking up a musical instrument, help him get the basics of reading notes with this handy sheet!
Create a preschool learning activities binder with a free printable for letters and shapes.
As we continue our journey through Apologia Anatomy & Physiology, I have found lots of cool projects to keep us busy and to reinforce the lessons we are learning. From my review of Supercharged Science in Spring of 2013, I remembered seeing a lesson with this project, and thought it would align perfectly with the unit that was studying all the muscles and tendons. From this project, we learned that hands function because of the way the tendons are aligned. We found the tendon in our wrist that, when pressed, causes the fingers to twitch and curl. It is pretty amazing to study the handiwork of God and realize all that a hand is capable of performing. We went to the Supercharged Science website and watched the lesson on how to build the robotic hand: Then we gathered our supplies: Supplies include: cardboard scissors utility knife bendable straws string or yarn thick rubber bands hot glue gun and glue sticks pencil We traced an adult sized hand on cardboard and carefully cut it out: We glued the bendable straws on each finger, so that the bendy part was on the hand and the long part of the straw was on the fingers. We trimmed the edges of the straw to align with the edge of the fingers. We took our pencil and marked on the fingers of the cardboard hand the location of the joints and knuckles from the real-life hand. Then we took the utility knife and carefully scored the back side of the hand on those lines, so that the fingers would curl and bend properly. Using our pencil marks as a guide, we carefully sliced a section of the straw off (at 45 degree angles) where the joints are located. This helps the 'fingers' to bend properly as well. When we are done with all the joint cuts, it looks like this: We took string and ran it through each straw, leaving a long tail out both the top and bottom of the straw. We cut the rubber bands so that they would be a long strip instead of a circle. At the top of each finger, we tied the string and rubber band ends together in a small knot. Turning the hand over, and with fingers straightened out and laid flat, we hot glued the loose ends of the rubber band down to the back of the hand. The glue should only be right at the end of the rubber band. The rest of it needs to stay loose so that it can freely move and guide the fingers. The rubber bands help the fingers to return to their natural state after being curled up. Once the hand was completed, we had lots of opportunity to 'play' with it and see how the tendons in a hand function, by pulling downward on the strings. One of the favorite things to do with the hand was to make sign language letters and spell out words and phrases....or to say "I love you"! This was a great project and we were very happy with the outcome. Everyone who has seen it is fascinated by it, and it clearly demonstrates the movements of a hand. I highly recommend this project! Copyright 2012-2013 - "Be The One" - www.aclassofone.blogspot.com All rights are reserved. No text, photos, or content may be reproduced without direct permission from the author. This post is linked with Apologia's Homeschool Science Share & Tell
