10 Favorite Unit Studies {2019–2020}
Ten reader-favorite unit studies from the archives: nature study, moon landing, horses, Jules Verne, Winnie-the-Pooh, and more!
Category Tools
Summer Fun Activity: 507 Mechanical Movements
Interactive site based on book by Henry T. Brown — summer learning fun!
10 Favorite Activities {2019–2020}
Ten reader-favorite activities from the archives: balancing a checkbook, filling out income tax forms, viewing sunspots, charting the weather, and more!
10 Favorite Finds {2019–2020}
Ten favorite finds from the archives: 1. 100 Lapbook Templates {Free} 2. Handwriting Worksheet Creator {Free} 3. Full Electronics Course…Free! 4. 6 Winnie-the-Pooh Printables {Free} 5. Create Your Own Worksheets {Free} 6. Cloud Chart {Free} 7. Printable Paper {Featured Site}…
Summer Fun Activity: Exploring the Extreme ~ Free NASA Educator’s Guide
Here is a great Summer Fun Activity to keep them learning: Exploring the Extreme is an Educator’s Guide from NASA geared at K–8 students that focuses on math, science, and technology. This free 88-page download covers gravity, jet propulsion, and more!
10 Favorites from the Library {2019–2020}
Top 10 favorite books from The Library archives:
1. Alpha-Phonics Workbook {Free}
2. The Original Boxcar Children {Free eBook}
3. Self-Teaching Handwriting Course {Free}....
Coloring with Spiders ~ Free Download
Coloring with Spiders is a great find from the University of Florida extension center that goes perfectly with the spider portion of our free nature studies! This free 17-page download covers orb spiders, jumping spiders, and more! The illustrations are…
Celebrate 100 Days of Learning {Free Download}
“Celebrate 100 Days of Learning” is a free download from MensaForKids.org that actually includes 50 activities related to the 100 theme: The activities may be given to the students for individual self-guided work, or they may be taught in a…
Garden Notes: Master Gardener Course ~ Free Download!
Garden Notes, the Colorado Master Gardener Course is available for download. We have used several of these pages in our free nature studies. Now you can download the entire 2020 course (all 940 pages) free! This material is used in…
Celebrating Wildflowers Coloring Book ~ Free
Working through our free nature studies? Have you reached the wildflower section yet? You’ll want to grab this free Celebrating Wildflowers Coloring Book from the U. S. Forest Service. There are 44 free pages of wildflowers to print, color, and…
Alabama History Notebook ~ Free
To date, we have posted state unit studies for twelve states. It is often difficult to track down student resources for each state. Not so in the case of Alabama! The Alabama History Notebook offered by the Alabama Department of…
NASA Rockets Educator Guide ~ Free
NASA is offering a Rockets Educator Guide with “activities in science, technology, engineering and mathematics” free! This 145-page guide begins with a pictorial history of rockets (available as a separate download for students). It then covers: Space Launch Architecture.…
Things to Do: April 2020
We have updated our April learning calendar for 2020. Many teachers, tutors, mentors, and moms are searching for resources. Here are this month’s “things to do”: 13 free eBooks. 3 book studies covering the Little Red Hen, castles and knights,…
Animal Report Form Free
We had a favorite notebooking printable for recording information about animals that is no longer available. This free Animal Report Form from Highland Heritage is a perfect substitute! You’ll find room for: Animal name. Scientific name. Classification. Size. Lifespan. Description.…
Featured Site: Puzzlemaker
We linked to this ages and ages ago as one of our favorite sites. Then for one reason or another the tool was unavailable. Well, Puzzlemaker is back! Puzzlemaker is a puzzle generation tool for teachers, students and parents. Create…
Days of Creation Coloring Book {Free}
Free Days of Creation Coloring Book that can also be used to create a mobile.
Try Engineering {Featured Site}
TryEngineering is a STEM-focused site provided by IEEE, The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. The site offers both students and teachers a wide variety of resources aimed at developing the next generation of engineers: TryEngineering aims to empower educators…
8 Places to Find Children’s Books in the Public Domain
We posted our favorites in 2012. But an update is long overdue! There are many quality children’s books in the public domain. These books have survived the test of time! The challenge is to find them. Yes, you can search…
Memorizing: Yes, It Does Have Its Uses! ~ 5 Things to Memorize
Love it or hate it memorizing does have its uses. 5 things to memorize.
Christmas Cookie Advent
Enjoying this Christmas cookie countdown from Betty Crocker!
Visual Fractions {Featured Site}
Begin with the concrete and move to the abstract. Visual Fractions has done the work for you!
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…
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…
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…