Learn All About Cells with Slime
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Learn All About Cells with Slime

My kids weren’t really interested in learning about cells until I said slime. Okay, it was a fairly cheap trick since I knew they loved slime. But I also knew that slime would be the perfect way to learn about cells. I can’t say I’ve ever touched cytoplasm but it sounds very slime-like to me….

Ancient Egypt Unit Study with Literature, Hands-on Activities, and more
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Ancient Egypt Unit Study with Literature, Hands-on Activities, and more

Are you ready for a history unit study that makes history fun? A history unit study that isn’t Eurocentric? A history study that focuses more on culture and accomplishments than wars and conflict? Good! Me too. I’m ready to introduce my kids to history that gets them excited to learn more and keep going. Ready…

Kingdom of Kush Secular History Book List
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Kingdom of Kush Secular History Book List

  Can I confess something real quick? I didn’t know about the Kingdom of Kush until I started really looking into history on my own. Phew, I feel much better. Well, actually, I don’t feel better at all. Because I know I am not alone. The Kingdom of Kush, or Ancient Nubia, is possibly one…

Ancient Mesopotamia Secular History Book List
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Ancient Mesopotamia Secular History Book List

History doesn’t have to be boring – I swear! You can get your kids interested in history in many ways. Although, very few of those ways involve memorizing names and dates. That’s just not interesting history for most of us. Games, activities, videos, timelines, maps, and of course, great books. Always great books. Unfortunately, great…

Ultimate Guide to an Awesome Shark Week
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Ultimate Guide to an Awesome Shark Week

What is it about sharks that is so alluring? Their size? Ferocity? I’m not sure. I would prefer they stay in the ocean and I stay out of the ocean. But my kids (and many many other people) seem to love watching sharks, learning about sharks, and just general shark stuff. So I’ll bite (excuse…

Shark Life Cycle Game – STEAM Gameschooling
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Shark Life Cycle Game – STEAM Gameschooling

Did you know how sharks give birth? Apparently, it’s not as straightforward as some species! Some sharks are oviparous and some are viviparous. Or some lay eggs and some have live births. This is a fun game to learn about the viviparous sharks, or the ones that have live births!   Shark Life Cycle Game…

Ancient Egypt Escape Room Style Activity
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Ancient Egypt Escape Room Style Activity

If your goal is to find a fun activity to review some Ancient Egypt vocabulary, facts, or the like, then I have the activity for you. Escape rooms are becoming a big deal and many people are successfully incorporating them into educational situations. I knew that this would be something my kids would love. It’s different…

Play The Royal Game of Ur – a History Game from Mesopotamia
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Play The Royal Game of Ur – a History Game from Mesopotamia

It’s not hard to make history come alive by adding in activities, crafts, projects, and of course, history games! History is much better when it feels like play and not work. So I had to make a version of the Mesopotamian game that we call The Royal Game of Ur. What better way to connect…

Minecraft Multiplication Code Breaker with Minecraft Puns
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Minecraft Multiplication Code Breaker with Minecraft Puns

It’s time for more Minecraft multiplication printables! We all want our kids to enjoy schoolwork, right?  But sometimes it’s not 100% possible. We all will be faced with something in life that we don’t really want to do but it ultimately good for us. Like practicing math facts. So I just do my best to…

Minecraft No Prep Multiplication Pack for Fun Math Practice
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Minecraft No Prep Multiplication Pack for Fun Math Practice

Minecraft is absolutely the best educational motivator in our house. So I’m always ready to include a bit more Minecraft in our lessons. It’s only natural that we’d eventually get to more Minecraft multiplication since the Minecraft Multiplication Game went over so well! Minecraft No Prep Pack This pack in no prep, which is my…

Chinese New Year Hands On Unit Study
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Chinese New Year Hands On Unit Study

My favorite method of learning about other cultures is learning about and participating in their holidays. I think holidays often bring out the best in people and emanate happiness. And when my kids think of other cultures, I don’t want them to be bogged down by the differences or the not as wonderful parts. I…

Christmas Mini Eraser Math Sets for Santa and Candy Canes
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Christmas Mini Eraser Math Sets for Santa and Candy Canes

Don’t have the mini erasers? No problem! There’s a page at the back where you can print your own. Print on cardstock so they’re thick enough to withstand use! But check Target to see if they still have some!   Mini erasers have become one of our biggest motivators in learning. My kids love them….