8 Best Hacks for Homeschool Gardening
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.
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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.
November is a great time to do Native American studies. Regardless of your children’s ages, I think a few of these projects would easily lend themselves to a fun homeschool afternoon! 5 Activities for Native American History 1. Read a Book Aloud Together I highly recommend any of these books for a small unit on…
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…
This Snowy Cityscape is a fun activity to do in the wintertime! This art project is especially designed for middle or high school students, but it is easy to modify for younger children. This activity is so simple and fun and the end result is fantastic. You might help them start by googling night cityscapes and…
Who doesn’t love penguins? They are so adorable! A great way to interest your children in reading is by reading a book with a fun topic like penguins! If you and your children haven’t read Mr. Popper’s Penguins, now is a great time to do so! If you have very young children, it’s a fun…