Aloha!!! The month of November is upon us and we have been having a great time with some simple but fun crafts. We started the month with some colorful leaf drawings. I was inspired by a Pinterest find from Art Projects For Kids. I gave the kids some leaves to look at and we talked about the symmetry. They sketched out their leaves and traced with a sharpie. They filled in each section with a design using crayons. Then they painted each a section a different color. I let them use whatever colors they wanted to, so it was a bit brighter than your usual fall colors. But I thought they turned out beautifully! We also made some Thankful Turkeys. The students traced a circle for the body, 4 feathers and they drew out the head and feet with some guidance from me. They came out pretty cute as well. This week we learned about the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag. We read both articles in our Scholastic News showing what it was like in 1620 for both of them. My students really loved the video on the Wampanoag way of life. You could have heard a pin drop as they watched it. So I decided to have them make a wetu. Materials: 1- 1 1/2 x 18 inch strip for the base 4- 1x12 inch strips for the dome 2-3 sheets of tan colored paper Just glue all the pieces together to make the dome. Then tear and paste the light colored paper in layers. Once it is dry, use a brown crayon to draw lines for the bark. Don't forget to cut a hole for the door. My class really did a great job with these and they are dying to take them home to share with their families. I hope you are enjoying this crazy month with some fun activities of your own! Tomorrow is our annual Turkey Trot and we are making No Bake Pumpkin Pie in the afternoon. It should be an awesome day! Mahalo for stopping by and I hope you and your loved ones have a wonderful Thanksgiving!!

A world map printout to use for various crafts or activities!

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These fun ABC coloring pages will help them get a head start on learning.

Find out what an underwater volcano eruption may look like through this fun, hands-on experiment! It's a really cool science activity for kids to discover what happens when you mix warm and cold water while learning about volcanoes at the same time.

Neat ideas for crafts parents can do at home with their kids, complete with ideas for every age group.

Want a fun activity to keep your kids busy? Try doing some 3-D drawings and make a pair of 3-D glasses for your kids. They will love this fun project. This is a science and

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IKEA is providing all frugal items that can have a huge impact on your life. Head over to IKEA components and build modern DIY furniture and a big range of luxury items in a wallet-friendly way. Solve all your storage problems with these 25 simple IKEA pegboard ideas and Skadis hacks that involve building outstanding storage systems using the IKEA pegboards and will be unbeatable in both price and performance. These versatile IKEA pegboard hacks can be added further with lots of containers, shelves, hooks, elastics and wire holders to hold a wide variety of items. You can rearrange those

Welcome to our "Pokémon Teaching Worksheets" collection, where the captivating world of Pokémon meets education! Dive into a treasure trove of worksheets that combine the excitement of Pokémon with learning. Our extensive assortment includes math fact pages, decoding challenges, mazes, matching puzzles, missing letters exercises, word searches, and more. Pokémon Alphabetical Order Organize Pokémon names

This New Rain Cloud in a Jar Experiment is super fun. It is a great way to teach kids about rain, liquid densities, and the water cycle.

Color mixing with light is a fun activity for kids to learn about what happens when you mix different colors. The thing is, light does not always react the same way as mixing colored paints.

For this mystery solutions puzzle, your middle school science students will attempt to solve a chemistry puzzle while simulating that they are 500 miles apart!

This past summer, like all the summers before in our homeschooling journey, the kids and I spent our days exploring one part of God's creation. Since we live in the tundra for nearly nine months of the year, our ability to investigate nature is limited to summer time. (This post contains affiliate links. Please see my disclosure policy for full details.) Using some delight-directed planning, we usually choose one nature topic to investigate all summer long. This year, the children unanimously voted to learn about WEATHER. Here are a few things we included in our three-month-long unit... Books National Geographic Kids Everything Weather: Facts, Photos, and Fun that Will Blow You Away Weather (Eye Wonder) The Kids' Book of Weather Forecasting (Williamson Kids Can! Series) Clouds (Weather) 100 Things You Should Know About Weather The Usborne Book of Weather Facts: Records, Lists, Facts, Comparisons Weather (Usborne Spotter's Guide) Science With Weather (Usborne Science Activities) Projects Cloud/Temperature Calendar Every day through the month of July, we tracked the high and low temps as well as determined the type of cloud formation that was prevalent throughout the majority of the afternoon. We documented our findings on a calendar printable and glued these into our nature journals. Weather Fact Fans We put together a simple fact fan and designated a page for each major type of weather occurrence. As we learned about each topic, the children did a small notebook journal entry onto that particular card in their fact fans. Water Cycle Demo Bag After learning about the water cycle, we each drew a sketch of the process onto a ziplock bag. We poured about a cup of water into the bag, taped it to a window on a sunny side of the house, and waited. Within a day or two, we were able to see the water evaporating, condensing, and precipitating on the side of the bag. Rain Gauge Using the bottom half of a pop bottle, we made a simple rain gauge. We set it outside and checked it after each rain. We just happened to have an unusually wet summer this year, so there was a lot of action each week in our gauge. Air Scale To demonstrate the fact that air has weight, we made a simple air scale. We blew up two equal-sized balloons to two different sizes and taped them each to opposite ends of a ruler. We tied a string to the center of the ruler and held the entire contraption up by the string. Just like on a traditional scale, the ruler tipped towards the end with the heavier balloon showing that air does, in fact, have weight...the balloon with the most air weighed more. Simple Barometer A barometer is used to measure air pressure. While our homemade version did not tell us an exact measurement of pressure, it was able to clearly show CHANGES in pressure. You will need: a glass with a wide mouth a balloon a rubber band scissors a drinking straw tape a piece of paper or cardstock and a pen Directions: Cut the mouth piece off of the balloon and discard. Stretch the balloon over the mouth of the glass. Secure with a rubber band. Using the tape, secure the straw to the top of the balloon. The straw should be placed as close to the middle of the balloon as possible. Use the paper or cardstock to mark the place where the end of the straw naturally rests. Check the placement of the straw end each day and mark any changes. You should be able to see that the air pressure raises or lowers the balloon which in turn moves the end of the straw up or down. Videos What is a Tornado? by Monkey See What is a Hurricane? by Monkey See Reading Rainbow: Come a Tide- an elementary-appropriate look at dangerous weather

Find three simple water cycle experiments and a fun water cycle wheel craftivity! These activities use common household items and help students visually understand evaporation, condensation, precipitation, and collection. Learn how to make a water cycle wheel and engage students in hands-on science.

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Explore Earth Science with basic LEGO bricks! Build the layers of soil and learn about the different layers of soil!

6th grade students finished their unit on ancient Greece, Miss Markakis' favorite unit! They created Greek monster designs in scratchart...