Activities Activity: Steps for Developing Storytelling Skills 8 Feb 20238 Feb 2023 We have been practicing the art of storytelling. For beginning writers, retelling the best stories is the first step in developing writing skills. Even when it comes to writing nonfiction…
Activities Activity: Filling Out A Form 19 Oct 202219 Oct 2022 It is one of those life skills we homeschool moms don't want to forget. Before they leave home, our children will need to know how to correctly fill out forms!…
Activities Activity: Words That Describe 26 Apr 20226 Feb 2023 One of the best ways to become a good writer is by making it a practice to read good writing. If you want to take this to the next level,…
Activities Activity: Describe ~ Free Form 23 Mar 20226 Feb 2023 One of the marks of a good writer is the ability to paint a picture in the reader's mind of what is happening. Instead of simply telling what happened, by…
Activities Activity: Storytelling Prompts 9 Mar 20226 Feb 2023 Storytelling is a great way to dip a toe into creative writing. It borrows from narrating, and redirects the process from retelling the story of someone else to telling your…
Activities Activity: Rhyming Couplets 16 Sep 202111 Nov 2022 Over time we will be adding activities that focus on helping your child/student write something every day. Let's start off with something really simple: rhyming couplets. Rhyming couplets are two…
Activities Activity: Storytelling 26 Aug 20212 Feb 2023 There are many benefits to learning the art of storytelling. And storytelling is one of those "soft skills" our children will want to take with them into life. Here are…
Activities 20 Fun Holiday Activities 10 Dec 20209 Nov 2022 It's that time of year! Christmas joy and celebrations. Here are 20 fun holiday activities to enjoy with your family: Make a tree-shaped photo collage by including family members that…
Activities Activity: Measure Length and Distance 7 Feb 201915 Feb 2023 Young learners can greatly benefit by having many opportunities to measure things: to learn how heavy something is, or how much liquid there is, or how far something is. It…
Activities Holiday Fun Activity: 25 DIY Thanksgiving Treats! 15 Nov 201826 Oct 2022 Love these 25 fun DIY Thanksgiving treats at Taste of Home! You and your kids can create pretzel turkeys or chocolate caramel turkey legs (Yum!), adorable pilgrim hats or pumpkin…
Activities Activity: Make a DIY Pumpkin Bird Feeder 10 Oct 201826 Sep 2022 It is October. And October makes us think of pumpkins! Here is a fun DIY nature activity for you and your family to enjoy this fall: Make a pumpkin bird…
Activities Activity: Apple Study & Thematic Resources 17 Sep 20186 Sep 2022 Fall! And fall makes us think apples! Ages ago we rounded up four favorite apple units (you'll want to check that page out for more resources). Meanwhile, enjoy these other…
Activities 10 Activities: Winter Nature Study 17 Jan 201814 Jan 2023 It's cold. What type of nature study activities can you do in the winter? Here are several ideas pulled from a variety of sources: 1. Make a bird feeder. There…
Activities 12 Fun Ways to Learn with Kites 12 Apr 201620 Mar 2023 April is National Kite Month. With little ones antsy to get out and enjoy the warmer weather and get a head start on celebrating the end of a learning term,…
Activities Activity: Make a Bird Feeder 18 Nov 201531 Oct 2022 It's nearly winter! Time to consider putting up a bird feeder. Birds need that extra energy in times of temperature extremes and when natural sources of food may not be…
Activities Holiday Fun Activity: Thankful Pumpkins 16 Nov 20154 Nov 2022 Now this is original! Combine fall pumpkins with the Thanksgiving theme to create a decorative centerpiece or gift: thankful pumpkins! This holiday fun activity from Country Woman Magazine shows how…
Activities Activity: Create a Timeline Notebook 14 Oct 20152 Aug 2022 One of the notebooks we used extensively was our timeline notebook. Each child had a notebook where everything studied went inside the binder in chronological order. Children just learning to…
Activities 34 Things to Do With Your Preschooler 6 May 201513 Oct 2022 So you have a natural beginning in mind. Here are 34 concrete ideas or things to do with your preschooler that go hand in hand with the basic natural framework:…
Activities Activity: Preparing a 1040 Income Tax Form 1 Apr 201515 Mar 2023 April 15 is known in the United States as Tax Day — the deadline for individual tax returns to be submitted to the federal government. As soon as your child…
Activities Activity: Collect Vocabulary 4 Feb 201515 Mar 2023 We've already provided 5 ideas toward a richer vocabulary. The takeaway is that developing a rich vocabulary is directly correlated to the amount of attention paid to it. In other…
Activities Activity: Learn to Sew 21 Jan 201514 Jan 2023 There are few skills so valuable as the ability to sew — whether stitching a tear, hemming a garment, mending a ripped shirt, creating household accessories, or fashioning a new…
Activities Activity: Slicing Verbs 14 Jan 201515 Mar 2023 Sometimes it is a good idea to illustrate or reinforce a concept with a hands-on approach. If nothing else, a hands-on activity provides a nice change of pace. We cooked…
Activities 12 Days of Christmas {Activities} 18 Dec 20143 Jan 2023 Everyone is probably familiar with the popular Christmas song "The Twelve Days of Christmas" originally published in the late 1700s. The song lists the gifts someone gave to his or…
Activities Holiday Fun Activity: Pumpkin Pie in a Cup 19 Nov 2014 Here is a fun and easy way to celebrate Thanksgiving a little early. Make pumpkin pie in a cup! There are several variations on this Kraft recipe but the ingredients…
Activities Activity: Pyramid Poem {Learning Alliteration} 5 Nov 20142 Aug 2022 Here is a fun way to help students learn alliteration — a literary device where words in a sentence or phrase begin with the same beginning sound. Have your student…
Activities Activity: Diamond Poem {Parts of Speech Practice} 15 Oct 201411 Oct 2022 Here is a fun and easy way to practice identifying parts of speech (nouns, verbs, and adjectives). Have your child create a diamond poem! A diamond poem (also known as…
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