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Teach Kids Mapping Skills With A Backyard Treasure Hunt

March 31, 2020 by Melanie Thomas 2 Comments

A girl with a compass using a treasure map she drew to find treasure in her backyard.

I wanted to teach my 6 year old some mapping skills. I told her we were going to pretend to be pirates and go on a backyard treasure hunt. The first step would be learning how to draw a treasure map for kids. A quick learn-from-my-mistake word of advice: Don't tell your kids you're going to be doing a pirate's treasure hunt until you're ready to give it your complete and undivided attention.   I made the mistake of telling my daughter during breakfast.  And before I was ...

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Filed Under: Educational Play, Geography, Grade 1, Grade 2, Outdoor Learning, Summer Learning

Reading Eggs Review

October 18, 2017 by Melanie Thomas 2 Comments

A review of Reading Eggs, Reading Eggspress, Mathseeds, and Reading Eggs Junior from a homeschooling family of a 7 year old.

We received a subscription to Reading Eggs for my 7 year old.  A Reading Eggs subscription gives full access to: Reading Eggs Junior (2-4 year olds)Reading Eggs (3-7 year olds / beginner to Grade 1 reading level)Reading Eggspress (7-13 year olds / Grade 1-6)Mathseeds (3-9 year olds / Kindergarten-Grade 3) My 7 year old used the 3 programs appropriate to her age level.  She loves Reading Eggs and Reading Eggspress, and did not like Mathseeds. Reading Eggs Reading ...

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Filed Under: Curriculum, Educational Play, Grade 1, Grade 2, Online Learning, Phonics, Preschool, Reading, Spelling Activities Tagged With: online reading for kids, online reading programs, reading eggs homeschool review, reading eggs review, reading eggspress review

Apple Themed Spelling Activities For Grade 3

September 19, 2017 by Melanie Thomas Leave a Comment

Grade 3 apple themed spelling activities. 2 kid-friendly crossword puzzles, 2 spelling games, a word search and other spelling activities to practice the spellings of 17 third grade apple themed words. 8 pages of free printables.

If you're looking for apple themed spelling activities for third grade, then you've come to the right place. I created 8 pages of free printable apple themed spelling worksheets.  These printable activities are a fun way to add spelling to your child's homeschool. The Grade 3 apple themed spelling activities includes: 2 crossword puzzles2 Scrabble Jr. inspired spelling gamesa third grade word search puzzleapple themed spelling activities Grade 3 Apple Themed Words There are ...

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Hoffman Academy Review

August 9, 2017 by Melanie Thomas Leave a Comment

Music curriculum for kids. A review of Hoffman Academy 2.0. Video lessons, printable worksheets, mp3 practice tracks, and online games that teach piano and music. A great option for homeschoolers who wish to learn music.

If you're looking for homeschool music curriculum, allow me to suggest our favourite: Hoffman Academy. Hoffman Academy is known for having free online piano lessons for kids.  More than just piano however, the lessons teach music. I first shared our experiences with Hoffman Academy back in 2014.  Since then, Hoffman Academy has added an option for a premium membership which I decided to try out a few months ago.  Is it worth it?  Well let's see. Video Lessons The video lessons are ...

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Filed Under: Curriculum, Educational Play, Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3, Kindergarten, Music, Online Learning, Piano Tagged With: elementary homeschool music curriculum, free music curriculum for elementary, free piano lessons for kids, hoffman academy basic vs. premium, Hoffman Academy reviews, homeschool music curriculum reviews, homeschool music programs, homeschool music theory curriculum, online piano lessons reviews

Apple Themed Spelling Activities for Grade 1

August 6, 2017 by Melanie Thomas 1 Comment

8 Free printables for a first grade apple unit. Kid friendly apple themed crossword puzzles, an apple word search, spelling activities and games. All activities help the student learn the spellings of 20 Grade 1 apple words.

It's nearly apple picking season, one of my favourite times of the year!  It's also the time of year where I usually include some apple themed learning to our homeschool.  Our Grade 1 apple unit includes: 2 apple themed crossword puzzlesa first grade word search puzzleapple themed spelling activities Grade 1 Apple Words There are 20 Grade 1 apple words used in the puzzles and activities.  They present a fun way to work on learning the spellings of these words.  The words ...

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Studying the Chipmunk and What It Eats

April 10, 2017 by Melanie Thomas 3 Comments

Studying Chipmunks and their sources of food. Free colouring printables to help kids learn what chipmunks eat.

I have decided my daughter will continue her "Animal Studies" learning about local animals, animals she can actually study in real life herself.  We are currently studying the chipmunk. If she were older I would give her a notebook to take outside to jot down her observations on the chipmunk.  She's only 4.  Although she can print her letters and draw pictures, the notebook method would be very impractical and slow at her age.  However, I still feel animal observations can still be made at her ...

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Filed Under: Animal Studies, Coloring, Educational Play, Nature Studies, Outdoor Learning, Preschool, Summer Learning, Worksheets Tagged With: animal studies, chipmunks

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