Fourth and Fifth Grade → Royal Baloo

Christmas Code Breakers for Addition and Multiplication

ByErin December 11, 2017June 12, 2023

My kids love things like puns, riddles, and trivia. In fact, I can get them to practice almost any skills by using one of those three ideas. (Check out this fun printable Christmas movie trivia if your kids are also into trivia). These Christmas themed code breakers are perfect for practicing a bit of addition…

Christmas Color by Reducing Fractions

ByErin November 11, 2017January 2, 2020

Today Royal (the 8-year-old) said fractions are his favorite thing in the entire world. We’re taking him to the doctor tomorrow (We contemplated urgent care but we had brownies in the dinner). For the rest of us who don’t think fractions are all that amazing, a bit of practice with reducing them is always a…

Can you make Rudolph Fly? A Christmas STEM Project

ByErin November 11, 2017October 27, 2023

Can you make Rudolph fly? It’s actually more about making him fall and then fly. This STEM Project is a great lesson on buoyancy that goes slightly past the sink or float type tests! Why STEM Projects are Important STEM is such an important area for kids to learn about, engage in, and be exposed…

Pirate Rounding Printable Game – Walk the Plank

ByErin October 4, 2017January 2, 2020

Play a fun pirate rounding game to practice those rounding skills! We are doing our best to make math fun around here and games have been a huge hit! I love making printable games because we can hyper-focus on one skill and then discard of it when we’re done. Welcome to Pirate Week on Royal…

Prehistory Living Book List – A Secular Historical Fiction List

ByErin September 29, 2017January 2, 2020

I have been working diligently on a literature-based, hands-on secular history curriculum. At its core are great books that we can enjoy as a family. It has taken me so much time to find these books and I want to make sure everyone can easily find great lists of books. **If there is a book…

Pirate Color by Math – Addition, Fractions, and Place Value

ByErin September 18, 2017January 2, 2020

Arrr mateys. If yer lookin for pirate math, I’ve got ye covered! I’m trying to practice for Talk Like a Pirate Day (September 19th). When I was younger and in school I had a friend who would write notes back and forth with me. One year we spent a month exchanging notes in pirate talk….

Easy and Simple Eclipse Mini Book with Extras

ByErin August 15, 2017January 3, 2020

I love special events that are centered around science because the hype is contagious. It doesn’t take much to get me excited (case in point, I found cat mermaid fabric the other day and it made my week) but my kids don’t quite share my enthusiasm for the mundane. So when big events, like this…

Hands-on Shark STEAM Unit Study for Fun Shark Learning

ByErin July 24, 2017January 3, 2020

Ready to learn about sharks using hands-on and memorable activities? Look no further, it’s all planned out for you here in this engaged shark unit study!It is shark week. Arguably one of the most exciting weeks of the year. I’m not sure what it is about sharks, but they are pretty fantastic. And I love…

6 Easy Tips to Letting Your Kids Control Their Art

ByErin July 13, 2017January 3, 2020

I am not a control freak…most of the time. There are a few exceptions (especially other people loading the dishwasher, don’t get me started). I like to give my children space to explore their own thoughts and creativity. They can explore whatever topics they want, dress is whatever style their desire, and read whatever books…

$Fidget Spinner Math and Movement$

Fidget Spinner Math and Movement

ByErin July 3, 2017January 4, 2020

Is everyone sick of Fidget Spinners at this point? Aside from the kids, that is? I have to admit, I kind of like them. Well my kids fell into the fidget spinner trap so now we own 4. Yes, 4! They were inexpensive at Target so…yeah. Anyway, I am big into minimalism right now so…

Fun Reading Practice with Beach Silly Sentences

ByErin June 13, 2017January 4, 2020

Put together some silly sentences and practice reading at the same time. These sentences are sure to entertain for fun reading!The silly sentences that I’ve made in the past are some of my kids favorite printables. Even Baloo, at 10, will jump in to make some sentences. That’s a big endorsement (in my opinion!). They…

Combat the Summer Slide with Printable Summer Camps

ByErin June 10, 2017January 4, 2020

Make it the best summer ever and also keeping it educational! Work on math, reading, writing, cursive skills, and more with this free printable summer camp.Combating the summer slide can be a tough prospect. We’ve decided to school year round but even that isn’t perfect. In fact, we’ve been so busy already this summer that…