10 favorite activities from the 2015–2016 archives:
Activity: Balancing a Checkbook
Some may say it is an old, technologically-outdated activity, but if your child does not understand how checkbook balancing works, he is at the mercy of his bank!
Activity: Chart the Weather
Charting the weather is a learning lifestyle activity — learning the natural way! Everything you need to get started.
Activity: Make Your Own ABC Book
By making his own ABC book, a child can learn the alphabet, practice handwriting, and learn the sounds the letters make.
Napkin Folding
Napkin folding is a holiday activity suitable for children of all ages: like origami, but more practical!
5 Tips for Drawing Realistic Animals
When it comes to drawing realistic animals, these five suggestions will help make your sketches accurate and full of life.
Activity: Preparing a 1040 Income Tax Form
Now is a great time to help our students understand why we pay income tax, what withholdings are, and how to prepare a simple 1040 income tax form.
Activity: Pyramid Poem ~ Learning Alliteration
Learn alliteration — a literary device where words in a sentence or phrase begin with the same beginning sound — by writing a pyramid poem!
Activity: Tracing
Children in language arts start with tracing and move to copying and dictating.
Activity: Create a Timeline Notebook
Once your children have their reading and writing skills down, they may benefit from creating a timeline notebook to hold everything studied in chronological order.
Our activities draw on simple and natural ways to develop skills and learn concepts. View them all!