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Planning to visit the sea this summer? Putting together a sea life unit study? This big list of sea life books is just what you need!
How we see things is so important! For example, one might be looking at the world through rose colored glasses. In Dorthy’s case she had to wear green spectacles so the brilliance of the emerald city wouldn’t blind her, or at least that’s what she believed until she found out Oz was a great humbug!…
If you have artistic children, you may be thinking about materials for the upcoming year. What are the best art supplies for your homeschool art class? One thing that we all want to give our kids as homeschoolers is the opportunity to excel in their abilities. That’s the beauty of homeschooling! We have the freedom…
Thinking about starting to do a little gardening in your homeschool? It’s worth it! Here are 8 homeschool gardening hacks to help you get started.
This simple but fun dragonfly nature study is sure to help your children enjoy learning about something they’ve probably seen before but haven’t really taken the time to study. Are you looking for a simple nature study to do with your children? Sometimes we moms think we have to dream up something elaborate in order…
A Pumpkin Pointillism Riddle How do you make a pumpkin still life using only red, yellow, and blue paint? Pumpkin Pointillism, that’s how! (Just think how impressed your children will be to solve this riddle.) It’s an art lesson in primary colors. In doing this lesson, your children will gain an understanding of the primary…
How to Make a Clay Cell Model One of my son’s favorite homeschool memories was of creating his own clay cell model! For those of us who grew up in the days of read-about-a-cell-in-the-textbook-and-take-a-test-on-the-parts-of-the-cell, it can sometimes be difficult to remember that there are lots of fun ways to study all kinds of topics! We…
Gardening is one way I can bring nature home, and I find it to be a very rewarding and fulfilling use of my time. And gardening with my children is not only a great learning opportunity, but it’s also a way of teaching them patience and diligence. In fact, gardening as a family can be…
Are you looking for a fun art project for kids of multiple ages? Scribble art monsters might be just what you’re looking for! This art project is great for multiple ages because it is based on something simple–scribbling! Once the scribbles are done, each child can decorate his or her scribble according to his or…
Minimum Requirements for this Easy Art Lesson: One of the most fundamental lessons to teach your children in art is color. This is an easy art class because you can teach it in about 30 minutes and only need paper towels, pencil, straight edge, heavy paper, paint brushes, water, and three paint colors- Red, Blue,…
For me having an auditory learner really makes poetry study easy. Whether poetry is your thing or not, here are suggestions for How to Inspire Your Child With Poetry. Inspire your child with poetry by reading together. Children must hear poetry read. So don’t just hand them a book unless they are already interested or have…
When I was teaching “living books” as a class for my homeschool co-op, I found a way to make it an art class too! As a result, I developed a homeschool art program, Art Around the Ancient World, in which I read a book for each civilization, discussed an art form from the time period and…
