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100 Best Books for Children ~ Lamb

23 Mar 202323 Mar 2023
Lamb's Tales from Shakespeare is number 66 on The Hundred Best Books for Children list found in The Book-lover. Charles Lamb was an English essayist who along with his sister…
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Free Civics Studies ~ Updated

21 Mar 202314 Mar 2023
We have finished giving our free civics studies an update! These 16 lessons are based on The Century Book for Young Americans by Elbridge S. Brooks. This is an introduction to…
Site Updates

Things to Do: March ~ Updated

27 Feb 202327 Feb 2023
We have updated our March learning calendar for 2023. In March we look forward to getting outside a bit more. This month's "things to do" include: 32 favorite finds. 29…
The Library

Now We Are Six ~ Free eBook

9 Jan 202310 Jan 2023
January 2023 brings another A.A. Milne work into the public domain in the U.S. Now we Are Six is a book of 35 poems. Many deal with Christopher Robin, and…
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Over 200 Free Units! {And Ways to Use Them}

7 Nov 20222 Nov 2022
DIY Homeschooler has now been around for over 20 years. Over those years we have posted over 200 free units covering everything from earthworms, arches, inventors, and DNA to composers,…
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Free Science Studies ~ Updated

15 Sep 202215 Sep 2022
We are nearly finished giving our free science studies a much needed update! These 16 lessons correspond to the popular book Great Inventors & Their Inventions by Frank P. Bachman.…
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Things to Do: September 2022

31 Aug 20222 Sep 2022
We have updated our September learning calendar for 2022. September brings a fresh start — from the points on our pencils to the smell of new crayons. So we have…
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Free History Studies ~ Updated

18 Aug 202218 Aug 2022
We have updated our free history studies covering Stories of Great Americans for Little Americans by Edward Eggleston. This free public domain title is a great introduction to history for…
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10 Favorite Unit Studies {2021–2022}

25 Jul 202218 Jul 2022
10 reader-favorite unit studies from the archives: 1. Free Nature Studies: Our Wonderful World 2. Dickens A Christmas Carol: A Unit Study 3. The Horse: A Unit Study 4. Around…
The Library

Gilbert Weather Bureau (Meteorology) ~ Free eBook

2 May 202228 Jun 2022
Springtime is an ideal time to study the weather. Here is a book full of experiments to help students understand the principles of meteorology. Gilbert Weather Bureau (Meteorology) for Boys…
Tools

20 Common Idioms ~ Free Form

6 Apr 20227 Jul 2022
Don't Paint Yourself Into a Corner One way to interact with literature is to identify idioms. An easy way to do this is to create an idiom notebook. Grab our…
The Library

The Children’s Own Longfellow ~ Free eBook

28 Mar 20227 Jul 2022
Longfellow has long been a favorite of homeschool moms. Because of the concrete storytelling element, his poems make an easy introduction to poetry. The Children's Own Longfellow is an illustrated…
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…
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Things to Do: March 2022

28 Feb 202212 Jul 2022
We have updated our March learning calendar for 2022. In March we are looking forward to getting outside a bit more. This month's "things to do" include: 31 favorite finds.26…
The Library

Winnie-the-Pooh ~ Free eBook

4 Jan 202214 Jul 2022
January 2022 brings a fun and familiar read into the public domain in the US: Winnie-the-Pooh by A. A. Milne with original illustrations by Ernest H. Shepard! If you happen…
Tools

Things to Do: September 2021

30 Aug 202128 Jun 2022
We have updated our September learning calendar for 2021. September brings the fresh and new — from the points on our pencils to the smell of new crayons. So we…
Tools

10 Favorite Unit Studies {2020–2021}

12 Jul 202117 Aug 2022
Ten reader-favorite unit studies from the archives: 1. Free Nature Studies: Our Wonderful World 2. The Horse: A Unit Study 3. Around the World in 80 Days: A Unit Study…
How-To

Interacting With Literature: Idioms

19 Apr 202114 Jul 2022
Idioms are figures of speech that we hear or use every day that are not meant to be taken literally. They make it easy to say something in a meaningful…
The Library

Orphan Trains ~ Free eBook With Go-Along Resources

15 Mar 202116 Jul 2022
Big Brother by Annie Fellows Johnston, author of the Little Colonel series, is an easy introduction to the Orphan Trains of the 1800s. Like the passel of other children on…
The Finds

Gail Gibbons Educator Guides ~ Free!

13 Jan 202123 Jul 2022
We have always enjoyed books by Gail Gibbons! Her science books explain sometimes difficult concepts in an easy to understand way. And they are always beautifully illustrated. Now you can…
The Library

For the Birds {Free eBook}

12 Oct 202029 Sep 2022
For the Birds is a free publication from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service that encourages backyard bird watching: As you learn to enjoy the beauty of birdlife around their…
Online Poetry Anthology

"The Pedigree of Honey" by Emily Dickinson

8 Oct 202027 Sep 2022
The pedigree of honeyDoes not concern the bee;A clover, any time, to himIs aristocracy. Poems by Emily Dickinson (1891) | Emily Dickinson (1830–1886) Online Poetry Anthology Suggestions Read the poem…
Online Poetry Anthology

"The New Colossus" by Emma Lazarus

1 Oct 202027 Sep 2022
Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame,With conquering limbs astride from land to land;Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall standA mighty woman with a torch, whose flameIs the…
Online Poetry Anthology

"Great, Wide, Beautiful, Wonderful World" by William Brighty Rands

17 Sep 202024 Aug 2022
Great, wide, beautiful, wonderful World,With the wonderful water round you curled,And the wonderful grass upon your breast—World, you are beautifully drest.The wonderful air is over me,And the wonderful wind is…
Online Poetry Anthology

"The Skylark" by John Clare

31 Aug 202021 Jul 2022
Above the russet clods, the corn is seenSprouting its spiry points of tender green,Where squats the hare, to terrors wide awake,Like some brown clod the harrows failed to break.Opening their…
Tools

Things to Do: September 2020

27 Aug 202022 Sep 2022
We have updated our September learning calendar for 2020. This time of year everything is fresh and new — from the points on our pencils to the smell of new…

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100 Best Books for Children ~ Lamb

100 Best Books for Children ~ Lamb

Lamb’s Tales from Shakespeare is number 66 on The Hundred Best Books for Children list found in The Book-lover.

23 Mar 202323 Mar 2023
Free Civics Studies ~ Updated

Free Civics Studies ~ Updated

Updated free civics studies ~16 free lessons: An introduction to the government of the United States for all ages told in story form.

21 Mar 202314 Mar 2023
100 Best Books for Children ~ Stevenson

100 Best Books for Children ~ Stevenson

Robert Louis Stevenson’s A Child’s Garden of Verses, number 65 on The Hundred Best Books for Children list found in The Book-lover.

16 Mar 202316 Mar 2023
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    Lapbook Templates {Free}
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    Free Nature Studies: Our Wonderful World
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    Drawing Made Easy {Free eBook}
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    Free Unit Studies By Subject
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    School Arithmetics {Free eBooks}
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    Cloud Chart ~ Free
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    Home Education Series by Charlotte Mason {Free eBooks}

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