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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….

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Climate Change for Kids Curriculum

ByErin September 14, 2017January 3, 2020

Learning about climate change and teaching climate change to your kids doesn’t have to be hard. This hands on course spells it all out.We all want scientifically literate children, right? We want children who know whats up in the science community and who don’t fall prey to the scientific inaccuracies that seem prevalent these days….

Punctuation Guides for Kids – Booklet and Posters

ByErin September 12, 2017January 3, 2020

These punctuation small books and posters are great for kids who need a gentle reminder on what marks to use! Plus they are fun and colorful.Punctuation is not my best friend. And my kids aren’t super into punctuation either. But I know punctuation is important and that they will have to learn it eventually. So…

Pumpkin Easy Reader Book for Sight Word Reading

ByErin September 8, 2017January 3, 2020

This fun pumpkin easy reader is great for kids starting to read. Work on a few sight words with a fun theme and cute booklet!We are loving easy reader books over here. Logi-Bear enjoys having books all his own that he can read to himself. And I enjoy being able to work on one sight…

Pumpkin Addition Clip Cards for Fun Math Practice

ByErin September 7, 2017January 3, 2020

Addition facts are more fun with clip cards and a good theme. These pumpkin addition clip cards are perfect for addition practice.Memorizing addition facts is important and boring. But it doesn’t have to be boring. Kids can practice addition facts with pumpkins! It is day 4 of Pumpkin week! Make sure to sign up…

Pumpkin Digraph and Graphing for Fun Reading and Math

ByErin September 6, 2017January 3, 2020

Combine two subjects with one activity in this fun pumpkin digraph and graphing set! Work on sounding out words that begin with digraphs! I love combining two subjects into one activity. In this case, reading and graphing. We have been working on digraphs and I’m going to be honest, Logi-Bear isn’t impressed with the English…

Pumpkin Place Value Clip Cards for Easy Place Value Practice

ByErin September 4, 2017January 3, 2020

Practice place value with the fun pumpkin place value clip cards! Work on expanded form math with the adorable pumpkins! Place value and pumpkins!Fall is coming which means the return of Pumpkin Spice everything! I’ll admit, I’m a pumpkin spice lover. Although, I don’t love it on everything. But I am pretty excited about pumpkin…

Baloo | Curriculum | Just homeschool

6th Grade Secular Homeschool Curriculum Choices

ByErin September 4, 2017January 3, 2020

Until this point we’ve taken a very laid back and relaxed position with homeschooling. But for Baloo (11) we are ramping it up a bit this year. I want Baloo to be prepared for independent learning and make sure he has a good base for future studies. We are still doing the basics and then…

Curriculum | Just homeschool | Royal

3rd Grade Secular Homeschool Curriculum Choices

ByErin September 4, 2017January 3, 2020

You guys. I do not have a 3rd grader. This is not possible! I knew Baloo was getting older. He’s just going to move out one of these days. And I knew Logi-Bear wasn’t a baby anymore. But when did my little Royal grow up?? How can he be a THIRD grader? He is turning…

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1st Grade Secular Homeschool Curriculum Choices

ByErin September 3, 2017January 3, 2020

It’s that time of year – back to school! I don’t tend to do a big back to school shindig. We, more or less, school year round and dump things that aren’t working as we go. We have two main focuses this year: Kindness and Experiences. Kindness because we’ve developed a sarcastic tendency and I…

Roll a Magical Creature Fun Writing Prompts and Practice

ByErin August 29, 2017June 28, 2023

Kids don’t always love to write but with fun writing prompts, it’s much easier. This Zoey and Sassafrass themed roll a creature is the perfect prompt!Royal (8) has fallen in love with Zoey and Sassafrass books. He flew through the first three (and then re-read them each) and now he’s anxiously awaiting the 4th book….

Fun Online Reading Games for Early Readers

ByErin August 28, 2017January 3, 2020

Sometimes even the most eager readers need more entertaining methods of learning to read. That’s Logi-Bear in a nutshell. He’s quickly learning but really needs more practice. However, a lot of reading practice is overwhelming to him so we rely on games. And naturally, online reading games are the major favorite. So Reading Eggs was…