Make a Papyrus Name Scroll
Learn about Egypt by making a papyrus name scroll! With instructions, materials list, and related books.
5 SPRING Activities for Homeschoolers
5 Spring Activities for Homeschoolers
After spending too much time indoors during winter, we need to get outside as soon as spring arrives! Here are five family activities for learning, doing, and celebrating the spring season (the season, not the holidays), no matter where you live.
Learning On the Go: In the Grocery Store!
There’s so much more that you can do in the supermarket than make sure you have the correct change! Here are seven learning activities from preK to high school that will have you seeing the grocery store in a whole new light!
Making Heart Maps and Cards
This image is from Awakening the Heart by Georgia Heard, poetry teacher who invented the Heart Mapping activity in this post. Write a shape poem about what is hidden in your heart! The image above includes a place for anger in your heart, and also a secret room to hold the secrets kept hidden in your heart. Every heart poem is uniquely beautiful!
Make a Polygon Alphabet
The Polygon Alphabet is the perfect math activity for ages 8-12 — you will always know the definition of a polygon after making 26 of them! And it’s fun!
Games That Teach Parts of Speech
Here are five ways to play your way to teaching and learning parts of speech. These are also excellent warm-up games for writing. Games can inspire!
Learn how to rhyme with Silent Crambo, how to make Mad Libs, how to write stories from a Fantastic Binomial, and more! As a bonus, each game teaches parts of speech: verbs, nouns, adjectives, and more. Possibilities are limitless!
