Resources
Summertime Botany Unit Study
A guest post by Jessica Hulcy. On the first day of class, my Botany professor at the University of Texas held up a tomato and informed the class, “Every time you eat a tomato, remember you are eating a ripe ovary.” Ugh! That was information I could have done without! But admittedly, I was intrigued…
Famous People Who Were Homeschooled By Their Fathers
In celebration of fathers Day on June 21st, let’s meet these famous personalities who were homeschooled by their fathers. Epic composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was a talented musician even when he was young. At a very young age of 6, he and his father started taking European tours to play piano. His father homeschooled him…
Homeschool Lesson Plan Idea: Dogs Decoded
How much does your child know about dogs? They make great pets, of course, and can truly be man’s best friend, but did you know some dogs are incredibly smart, too? Documentaries can be a great way to learn about some amazing topics. Dogs Decoded [HD], available for free via Amazon Prime, brings fascinating…
List of Birthdays of US Presidents
Tomorrow, 16th May 2015, we’re celebrating Biography Day! This is a day set aside for school age children and teens to learn about famous people. In line with that, we’re sharing with you a list here of US presidents and their birthdays. Presidents Date of Birth George Washington February 22, 1732 John Adams October 30,…
Ice Cream: A Unit Study By Alicia Z. Klepeis
Chocolate chip, rocky road, cookies and cream . . . does the thought of ice cream make your mouth water? If the weather is warm, a trip to the ice cream parlor might inspire homeschoolers to abandon their work for a bit to enjoy a tasty treat. What if you learned some easy techniques to…
MONKEY KINGDOM – Family Activity Packet & Educators Guide
Get the free Disneynature MONKEY KINGDOM Educator’s Guide that includes nearly 100 pages of lessons and activities targeted to grades 2 through 6. The lessons are aligned to Next Generation Science Standards, National Science Standards, and common core Language Art and Math Standards. With a mission to bring the world’s top nature filmmakers together to…
10 Fun Activities for Teaching Math
Find the perfect math activity idea for you and your young learners. With these fun match activities for kids, you can establish basic math foundation in math at an early age. Numbers can become your kid’s best friend. And we’re sharing with you here some engaging ways to get you and your kids started. Math…
Find Local Homeschool Groups in Your Area
It’ll be great to meet other local families taking responsibility for educating their children. You can share tips, discuss problems and pool ideas… and have fun, too! We’re sharing with you some great local homeschool groups from Homeschooling Meetups.
The Comprehensive List of Butterfly Garden Flowers & Plants by Region
Wayfair has come up with the most comprehensive list so far of the most popular plants frequented by butterflies in each region here in the United States. And you may be in for a surprise. They not only eat nectar from flowers but other things as well, too! We’ve always thought butterflies eat only nectar…
8 Great Online Resources for Homeschoolers
There is a plethora of online resources you can use to help with homeschooling. From online homeschool support groups for parents, lesson plans, games and worksheets, you can pretty much find it all. Of course, we can’t list every, single, online resource for homeschoolers in one blog post, but we can share a few of…