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Science Wednesday: People of the Arctic Science Experiment
After learning about polar animals of the Arctic (here and here) and of the Antarctic, we went spent some time focusing on the people of the Arctic. Over the past week, we’ve really enjoyed the Five...
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Girls of American History Review and Giveaway
One of my goals in homeschooling my daughters is to make learning meaningful and fun. This month we had the opportunity to access the Girls of American History unit on Kaya® and enjoyed what we found!...
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Preschool Powol Packets: Hibernation eBook, Interview and Shark Tooth...
If you haven’t had a chance to visit Preschool Powol Packets lately, then you haven’t heard the exciting news about Carla’s Bears & Butterflies Hibernation Activities Ebook that was just released!...
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Reading in 1st Series Review and Giveaway {Ended}
If you have a beginning reader, be sure to check out the Reading in 1st Series from Enchanted Homeschooling Mom. She’s spent an incredible amount of time putting together printable booklets focusing...
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Geology Enrichment K-2: Rock Collecting (Lesson 1 of 4)
Do you have young kids excited about rocks? Why not try some simple activities with young children to help them learn about geology the same time? This lesson involve a lot of discussion and hands-on...
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Geology Enrichment 3-5: Types of Rocks (Lesson 1 of 4)
Do you have upper elementary students interested in rocks? Maybe you saw yesterday’s post about rock collecting for K-2nd grades and are interested in taking the study of rocks one step further....
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Geology Enrichment Middle School: Plate Tectonics (Lesson 1 of 4)
Supplies: Hardboiled egg Red-hot candy Colored modeling clay Plastic knife Flat toothpicks A map showing the plates of the earth, cut into pieces on the plate lines and placed in envelopes (I used the...
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Poppins Book Nook ~ April’s Theme is Wizards!
If you have kids PreK to 12th grade who love books, I’m sure you’ll be interested in following along with a book club held right here on the Internet, called Poppins Book Nook. Each month revolves...
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Geology Enrichment K-2: Rock Collecting (Lesson 2 of 4)
My kids were so exited to show me all the “just right” rocks they had found after last week’s lesson! This week we delved more into depth into the different types of rocks the kids may have found. We...
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Poppins Book Nook: Wizards and the Cooperation Challenge
Remember the new virtual book club I joined? The focus of this month’s book club was “Wizards” which led us to reading one of my favorite books The Wizard, the Fairy and the Magic Chicken by Helen...
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Classics Book Club
Did you hear that the Great Gatsby is coming out in the movies soon? I’m really excited about it because when I read the book for my Junior English class, I did not get the book. Symbolism – what?...
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Poppins Book Nook: May’s Theme is Dinosaurs!
Last month we had a great time with our Poppins Book Nook wizards theme and this month we’re continuing the fun with one of my favorite themes – a Prehistoric/Dinosaur theme. It’s so hard for me to...
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Germy Germs K-1 Unit: Science and Math Activities
Welcome to Week 1 of our collaborative thematic unit on germs and microbes! I’m happy you stopped by and hope you’ll be able to use some of these ideas we’ve gathered with your own children. This...
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Germy Germs K-1 Unit: Science and Language Arts
This week we turned our attention to some happy, good-for-you microbes! We began with reviewing the concepts of germs from last week by cutting out and assembling this “You Might be a Germ If…” book....
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Poppins Book Nook: Dinosaurs and Alliteration
Dinosaurs are a big topic of interest in my house and we scoured the library for a fun book to read this month for our Poppins Book Nook Club. Surprising to me, our learning curved away from science...
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The Remarkable Ronald Reagan–A Truly Remarkable Book
When this book arrived on my doorstep the gorgeous illustrations not only captivated my attention, but the attention of my 4 and 6 year old girls. I know they say you can’t judge a book by its cover,...
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Teddy Bear Picnic Event
It’s July and a time when the teddy bears sneak into the woods to have their teddy bear picnics. Why not put on a teddy bear picnic for all of your K-1 kiddos so they can join the bears in their...
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Learning to Speak Life™ Review & Giveaway
When I received a copy of the new eBook Learning to Speak Life™: Fruit of the Spirit, I was excited to see if the book would click with my family. Family Bible studies is one area that we have not...
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Poppins Book Nook: Paddle to the Sea & Geographical Shapes
Do you see shapes in every day items? Maybe a cloud or a bush? One of the books just completed is Paddle to the Sea by Holling C. Holling. As you may already know, July’s book club theme for the...
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Have You Met Blucy? {review & giveaways}
This post is a sponsored review. For more information see my disclosure policy. What do you get when you cross a cat with the ability to turn blue and the name Lucy? Blucy, of course! If you’d like a...
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