Pin It Written by Sarah of SmallWorld at Home. February is Black History Month in the United States and Canada—and it’s a great time to educate your kids about the history of African Americans in the U.S. Sometimes we have a tendency to skip over or minimize the painful parts of U.S. history, especially the [...]
Did you know that December 15th is National Cupcake Day? Who knew there was a whole day in honor of cupcakes?! If you’re looking for a little break from the holiday festivities, take a couple of hours to celebrate National Cupcake Day in your homeschool. Use these resources to create your own Cupcake Unit Study. [...]
Candy Experiments Do you still have Halloween candy laying around? Use them for a fun science lesson. November Calendar- Homeschool Share Blog This printable calendar has several activity ideas and links for having fun and learning in November. The First Thanksgiving- Scholastic Here you can take a virtual tour of life in early America. There [...]
It’s time to visit Grandma and carve up the turkey! To get you in the holiday spirit, I have a list of ten Thanksgiving books geared towards preschoolers and kindergarten children. For more fun, I have crafts, food, printables and more! 1. Happy Thanksgiving, Curious George My boys love any story of Curious George, and [...]
(Photo by Kenneth Moyle via Flickr) What are you doing to mark Veteran’s Day this year? Last year, I called our local American Legion to see if our homeschool group could visit and chat with some of the veterans. No, they said — we’re busy doing presentations at schools all day on November 11. No [...]
As the weather turns colder I have been craving some sweet apple desserts, how about you? Apple pie, hot apple cider, apple cake…mmmm. I can feel my thighs expanding just thinking about it! Below are some great looking recipes to help your home smell and taste like fall. If you have a great apple recipe [...]