We included a free Christmas cookie advent in our Christmas Holiday Helps. But we recently found another Christmas cookie countdown from Betty Crocker that we are totally enjoying! You can sign up for their newsletter if you want to receive a cookie a day — or just check the link below each day. Betty’s Cookie […]
Visual Fractions {Featured Site}
For whatever reason, many students struggle with fractions. It doesn’t have to be that way! Ruth Beechick always recommended beginning with the concrete and moving to the abstract: add four manipulatives (rocks, chocolates, crayons, spoons, erasers, etc.) to three manipulatives and determine the answer. Once your child has that down pat, then begin to work […]
Interactive Number Chart {Free}
Here is a great find at ABCYa.com: Interactive Number Chart. Hundred charts provide an excellent, visual way to become familiar with numbers. The hundred chart…is one of the most flexible and useful devices you will ever find for helping your child to understand numbers and the basic arithmetic processes. Use it almost every day in […]
Animal Facts Page Creator {Free}
Here is another great tool from ReadWriteThink.org — an animal facts page creator. The Animal Inquiry interactive helps students investigate an animal and record information in the following areas: Facts. Babies. Interactions. Habitats. To begin, create a title for your project and choose one of the areas above. Then follow the prompts to record: What […]
Ultimate Science Project Notebook {Free}
Here is a perfect tool for the DIY Homeschool Mom: The Ultimate Science Project Notebook by Kathleen Hooper Julicher. Published by Castle Heights Press in 1993 and revised in 2008, this 47-page download is now available free! Most science project books are filled with the classic projects you have seen many times in science fairs. […]
Bird Unit Study {Free}
“Birds of a Feather” is a free unit study by Jodie Wolfe published in the March/April 2014 digital edition of Home School Enrichment Magazine. (Just use the navigation box at the bottom to turn to page 46.) Through three observation experiments, the unit study covers Bible, language arts, science, history, geography, math, health, art, and […]
Virtual Frog Dissection {Free}
Well, you knew it had to happen eventually. Your high school student needs to dissect a frog. If you prefer to avoid the mess (and smell, among other things) perhaps this virtual frog dissection will fill the need. Even if you plan to dissect an actual frog, the virtual dissection provides a good review. If […]
Persuasion Map for Persuasive Essays {Free Interactive}
Here is another great tool at ReadWriteThink.org: A free persuasion map interactive that walks a student through the process of creating a persuasive essay. The interactive is easy and intuitive to use. Begin by entering your name and a title for your essay. Then press the “get started” button. Next you are prompted to form […]
Letter Generator Interactive {Free}
After a child is able to write comfortably, he will need things to write. We have suggested 8 writing activities for the younger student — one of which is writing a letter. This free Letter Generator interactive at ReadWriteThink.org is an excellent guide for the younger writer. The letter generator provides an easy way to […]
Paper Craft Template Maker {Free}
You remember what paper sloyd is, right? Well, here is a very modern twist on paper craft from a web designer living in the Netherlands: Templatemaker! Templatemaker is a free interactive that helps you create your own paper craft templates: This page is a resource for DIY artists, graphics designers and everyone who likes paper […]
Vocabulary Notebook Pages {Free}
The best way to learn new words is to focus on them. This works especially well when the words are first encountered and there is an immediate purpose behind the exercise. The meaning of words studied in isolation generally is not retained. With this in mind, here is a set of free vocabulary notebooking pages […]
Free Math Course: MEP
Many will already be aware of this free math course from the Centre for Innovation in Mathematics Teaching. We have referenced the Mathematics Enhancement Program (MEP) elsewhere, but because it is such an incredible resource that nicely tracks with the natural approach to arithmetic, we are giving it its own space. Let’s start with the […]
