Floating Eggs Experiment About Density
Float an egg in salt water and plain water to do some density tests. Then calculate density with your older students.
Sample Lessons
These sample lessons are examples of the sorts of things you will find inside our Layers of Learning Curriculum. They are hands-on, engaging, and interesting. They’re also intended to be a springboard for taking you onto more “layers” of learning for your family as you explore the library, online resources, and further related topics. The explorations you’ll find here include library lists and additional layers, elements also included inside our units for sale.
How to Do a Quick Draw Art Lesson Warm-Up
Use a quick draw as a little warm-up at the beginning of any art lesson and watch your kids’ artistic confidence and creativity blossom.
Free Printable Age of Exploration Timeline
Use this printable timeline to learn about the Age of Exploration with all of your children.
How to Make Easy No-Cook Play Dough
This No-Cook Play Dough recipe makes a terrific salt dough for your Layers of Learning Projects. There are lots of activities for your whole family to learn from and do together in Layers of Learning. Each activity is labeled with colorful smiley faces so you can quickly find the perfect activities to try with your…
Learn About Japan With a Free Printable Map
Can you use an atlas to find all of these places and add them to this printable map of Japan? Mapping to learn is one of the most effective ways to familiarize yourself with the world.
How To Make a Simple Korean Paper Fan Craft
Learn all about the differences between North and South Korea and explore these two countries that share one peninsula. Craft some traditional Korean paper fans too.
The Lion Makers, a Story From the Panchatantra
The Panchatantra is a collection of ancient stories from India that were written down more than two thousand years ago, though the stories themselves are much older than that. They are the first fables ever told in the world. They’re mostly humorous stories that have a very pointed point. Here’s one of my favorites ….
Map of the Viking World and a Viking People Craft
Start by coloring a map of Viking raiding and trading routes. Then make a printable paper Viking craft of Viking people.
Play a Free Landforms of the World Memory Game
Printable landforms game that will help you memorize some of the common landforms on earth.
How To Grow Crystals Overnight
Grow your own crystals overnight then examine them through a magnifying glass. Look for faces and vertexes. Compare the crystals you grew to ones that form under the earth.
Marble Roller Coaster Challenge
Here’s a hands-on physics experiment. Challenge your kids to get a marble to travel through a roller coaster made with a foam pipe.
Bill of Rights Games & Activities For the Family
Learn about the Bill or Rights with a matching game, a first amendment poster, and some second amendment shooting practice.