Family-Style Homeschooling
On New Year’s Day get your kids together and have them make New Year Predictions. It can be fun to get them out next year on New Year’s Day and see how very right . . . or wrong . . . you were. You can also do this anytime during the first part of […]
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The library is one of our happy places. And library activities and games make it all that much more fun. Come see some things we do at the library, but first. . . A friend of mine once told me that she won’t take her kids to the library because letting them handle all those
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Mastering words is part of the Word Work component of Writer’s Workshop. These activities will turn you into a root word master in no time.
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Veterans Day and Remembrance Day are observed on the 11th of November every year to honor those who have served in the armed forces. The 11th was chosen because it is the anniversary of the day the armistice was signed ending World War I. Because the red poppies really did cover the graves of the
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Color a map of Columbus’ first voyage. Then, for young ones only, make a spy glass and a captain’s hat.
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Here are some printable coordinate planes for you to use. The first is a large one with just one on the page. This is great for when you are introducing graphing. You can plot quite a few points on one plane. Just click on the image to take you to the printable coordinate plane worksheet.
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Dissolve some calcium in water to see how soap is affected by minerals in hard water. Along the way you’ll learn abut some of the properties of water.
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Try a Renaissance recipe by making these small cakes with all of your children.
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Get a bunch of kids together and have them climb into a hula hoop to demonstrate the tightly packed molecules of a solid then the looser packed molecules of a liquid and the widely space molecules of a gas.
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John James Audubon was a naturalist and wildlife painter during the Romantic Period. He loved birds and created one of the most beloved bird painting collections in the world. Learn about Romantic painting and Audubon as you create your own stunning bird art.
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Learn about Canada by adding important landmarks and locations to this printable map.
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This is an easy experiment with household materials to show how metal conducts heat better than wood or plastic.
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