Join us in cooking one of our favorite kid-friendly recipes from Spain – Churros! One of our favorite ways to learn about geography is through cooking recipes from all around the world! Such a simple and effective lesson for kids who love to be in the kitchen. Even if you don’t homeschool, you can enjoy an experience in creating something […]
Rocket Science
Living on the Space Coast of Florida, you get pretty familiar with rockets. The Kennedy Space Center resides just 45 minutes from our home, and often we forget how lucky we are to be able to watch these amazing real-life science projects take flight. And right from our driveway! On the brink of the launch of Artemis this year, we […]
“Not” Back to School Fun
With parents posting all their back to school pictures all over social media and students getting excited about purchasing school supplies and starting the new year with classmates, as homeschoolers we always celebrate back to school as well, but in our own way. Why not have some fun with your kids on the 1st day of “not” back to school?! Many […]
Modeling the Ocean Floor
Looking for a quick mini lesson and kids project on the Ocean Floor? Check out this quick lesson and activity you can do with any student who is around age 8 and up. We are lucky enough that we live by the ocean, but if you don’t readily have a beach available, you can use dirt, sand, kinetic sand, or […]
Vikings & the Middle Ages
“Don’t waste your time looking back. You’re not going that way”.” -Ragnar Lothbrok Welcome to our Viking Unit! While reading this post, you will find ideas for putting together a unit study for your K-3rd students on the time period of the middle ages… ships, knights, Vikings, castles and more! This study was designed for my homeschool family, but many […]
Food Chain Mini Unit
“I did not climb to the top of the food chain to eat carrots.” -Ron White Welcome to the Food Chain Mini Unit! Here you will find about an hour or two’s worth of lessons for your student in grades 2nd to 4th grade. While my website is primarily designed for homeschool students, these activities (especially the first two) would […]
World War 2
“One land, one flag, one heart, one hand, one nation evermore.” -Oliver Wendell Holmes Welcome to our World War 2 homeschool unit! Here you will find ideas and suggestions for putting together a unit study for your 1st-4th students on World War 2. This unit incorporates history, language arts, science, and geography into a 1 week study. This topic is […]
Ancient Rome
“The beginnings of all things are small.” -Ancient Roman Proverb Welcome to our Ancient Rome homeschool unit! Here you will find ideas and suggestions for putting together a unit study for your K-4th students on ancient Rome. This unit incorporates history, language arts, science, geography, art, and music into a 2 week study. You can find a suggested schedule and […]
Halloween Fun Unit
“Double Double, Toil and Trouble. Fire Burn and Cauldron Bubble.” -William Shakespeare Welcome to our homeschool Halloween unit!! October is one of my favorite months to be a homeschool mom. There are so many great Halloween projects and activities! Here you will find books, art, and science projects to do with your children ages 5-10 designed for the month of […]
State Map Activities
Join us for some fun state map activities! While studying the United States, I started making different maps with major landmarks from each state. So far, I only have three put together, but stay tuned for more being added to the list! I wanted my kids to learn about what the major landmarks and cities are in each of the […]