“There is peace in every storm.” -Vincent VanGogh Learning about weather in your homeschool? We hope you’ll find some ideas from our Weather and storms homeschool unit study! This page should serve as a guide for you, if you are teaching your 2nd-6th grade students about hurricanes, tornadoes, and thunderstorms. If your child has a fear of weather or storms, […]
Winter Science
Join us for two fun elementary winter science experiments for ages 4-12. Although we live in Florida and don’t get to truly experience winter and snow, that doesn’t mean we can’t pretend! This year we created baking soda snowmen and then, in true Florida taste – we melted them! The girls also created peppermint slime – slime has really been […]
Churros – Spain
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 […]
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 […]
Welcome to Beachside Homeschool!
I started this site as a way to organize all my homeschool themes and units for my own children. It is a sister site to my travel website in which you can find free and low cost Florida destinations. In keeping with the same theme, this site provides budget friendly activities and unit studies, especially for those schooling multiple grades!! […]