Make a cloud in a jar, learn how to identify the clouds in the sky, find out why it rains, and more in this fun hands-on science unit about the water cycle! These water cycle experiments are a great way to make learning science fun!
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Girl Power! Children’s Books About Strong Women and Girls
Check out these incredible stories of women and girls who beat the odds, chased their dreams, and refused to take no for an answer!
Best Picture Books About the Holocaust for Kids
This collection of children’s picture books can help introduce children to the difficult topic of the Holocaust in a gentle way. In this list there is a mixture of historical fiction and non-fiction that cover topics such as the resistance, Jewish people in hiding, concentration camps, the Night of Broken Glass, and more.
48 Best Children’s Picture Books About World War 2
These excellent picture books will help you introduce your children to World War II in a gentle way.
How to Teach Your Child to Read the Easy Way! The Fun Way to Learn the Vowels – FREE Printable Activity!
Teach your child the vowels with this fun Old McVowel song!
The Best Children’s Picture Books About the Great Depression
The Great Depression is an important era in American history for children to learn about. We have found that good picture books about the Great Depression help the subject come alive. As we read well-written children’s books on the Great Depression, children can imagine living in that time and put themselves in shoes of those who experienced that hardshipsContinue reading “The Best Children’s Picture Books About the Great Depression”
The Best Children’s Picture Books About World War 1
These excellent children’s books on World War I make it easy to introduce even young children to the difficult topic of the Great War. I learned a lot from reading them too!
Learning History with American Girl Addy Part 2: Addy’s Food
Addy’s Food Slaves were given a weekly ration of food which typically included a few pounds of corn meal and a few pounds of fatty pork, which wasn’t much for an entire week. Slaves who worked on plantations like Addy did were almost always hungry. Some slave masters were more generous and provided some additionalContinue reading “Learning History with American Girl Addy Part 2: Addy’s Food”
Learning History with American Girl Addy Part 1: Plantation Work
Addy’s story is part of one of the saddest chapters in American history. She grew up as a slave in North Carolina before and during the Civil War. While the atrocities and hardships of slavery are unimaginable to most of us, we can get a little insight into what life was like for African AmericanContinue reading “Learning History with American Girl Addy Part 1: Plantation Work”
The Simple Way to Make Learning Geography Easy and Painless!
This method for learning geography is so easy it’s almost effortless! Give it a try and see if it helps you cover the homeschool bases with a little more ease.