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Today's Homeschool Activities: Snow!

What causes snow? Why is each snowflake different? Read the book, Snowflake Bentley. Make your own snowflakes, a snowglobe, and other winter crafts featured on our Unit Studies page.

1. How Snow Occurs: Click Here
2. Snowflakes Differences: Click Here and Click Here
3. Winter Crafts: Click Here

Previous Homeschool Activities: Thanksgiving!

Who were the Pilgrims? What was it like to sail aboard the Mayflower? What was Plymouth Rock? Why did the Pilgrims and Indians have a celebration to give thanks? Tour the Mayflower and Plimoth Plantation. Then do the crafts featured on our Thanksgiving Unit Study page.

1. Mayflower Tour: Click Here
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3. Thanksgiving Unit Study & Crafts: Click Here

Previous Homeschool Activities: Paper Structures

Can flimsy paper support itself? Can it support objects heavier than itself? Why? How might you prove paper's ability to hold weight? What types of items can you create with paper? How are architects and engineers using paper and cardboard to design emergency shelters? What is "origamic architecture"? Try these hands-on activities, using paper, newspaper, and origamic architecture.

1. Make Newspaper Towers and Structures: Click Here and Click Here
2. How Paper Supports Weight: Click Here
3. Paper Structures and Origamic Architecture: Click Here and Click Here

Previous Homeschool Activities: Colors

What colors make up a rainbow? What is white light? How does our brain interpret color? What happens when you mix colors? Find answers to these questions and more, by reading below. Try some of the color experiments, too.

1. Color & Rainbow Colors: Click Here and Click Here
2. Magic Color Breakdown & Rainbow Spinner: Click Here and Click Here
3. Rainbows in Sunny or Dark Rooms: Click Here and Click Here

Previous Homeschool Activities: Ladybugs!

Why do ladybugs fly to houses and buildings in the fall? What do ladybugs eat? How do ladybugs chew their food? What do the spots on a ladybug tell us? How do ladybugs help the environment? Create the ladybug crafts and play the ladybug games, below. Research and write about ladybugs. Keep your writings and drawings in your Science Journal.

1. Ladybug Facts: Click Here and Click Here
2. Ladybug Anatomy and Life Cycle: Click Here and Click Here
3. Ladybug Crafts and Games: Click Here and Click Here

Previous Homeschool Activities: Electrifying Facts

How do stun guns turn electricity into pain? How do computers turn electricity into information? How do light bulbs turn electricity into light? How do TVs turn electricity into moving pictures? How does lightning work? How do batteries work? Click the links below to learn more. Write about what you learn, complete with illustrations. Research projects on building an electric bell, an electric light, a battery-powered clock, or experiments on simulating lightning.

1. How Electricity Works: Click Here
2. Lightning Fast Facts: Click Here
3. Batteries Included: Click Here

Previous Homeschool Activities: Story Writing

What makes a good story? How do you start a story? What is a "character web"? What is "setting"? What is "conflict" in a story? What is "resolution"? Find the answers to these questions by clicking the links below. That start writing your story!

1. Creating stories: Click Here
2. Telling stories: Click Here
3. Story Kitchen stories: Click Here

Previous Homeschool Activities: Geometric Shapes in Nature

How many geometric shapes can you find in Nature? Take a nature walk and sketch the different shapes you see. Or take along a camera and photograph as many different shapes as you can find.

1. Finding Shapes in Nature: Click Here
2. Shapes of Nature Lessons: Click Here
3. Photos of Shapes in Nature: Click Here

Previous Homeschool Activities: Autumn

What is the Autumnal Equinox? What is the celestial equator? Why do we call Autumn "Fall"? Why do leaves change colors in the Fall? What is "chromatography"? Try the science experiment, below, to separate colors in leaves. Write a description of what happens. Learn more about the Autumnal Equinox and the Fall season. Click the links, below, to get started:

1. Autumnal Equinox: Click Here
2. Leaves Changing Colors: Click Here
3. Separate Colors in a Leaf: Click Here to do the experiment.

Previous Homeschool Activities: Medieval Castles and Villages!

What was life like in Medieval times? How did one become a knight? What was a chain mail? What was a joust? How were castles built? Build your own castle and imagine living in Medieval Times. Take pictures of your castle. Write a story about a character living in the Middle Ages. Click the links, below, to get started:

1. Life in Medieval Times: Click Here and Click Here
2. Tour a Castle: Click Here and Click Here
3. Make a Castle: Click Here to view castle and download instructions.

Previous Homeschool Activities: Bats, Bats, Bats!

Are bats blind? How many different kinds of bats are there? Are bats dangerous or are bats gentle? What is Echolocation ? How do bats help us? Learn myths and facts about bats. Put together a bat puzzle online. And create bat crafts, such as a Noodle Bat Necklace, Bat Mobile, a Flapping Bat, and more....

Previous Homeschool Activities: Hurricane Formation and Force.

What causes hurricanes? How do hurricanes form and grow stronger? What causes hurricanes to spin and move? What creates the "eye of the storm"? What are Hurricane Hunters? What type of damage can hurricanes cause? Create a graphic of a hurricane and more....

Previous Homeschool Activities: Life on the Rails.

Who were the Boxcar Children? What are boxcars and what are they used for? What is the history of the railway? How is it used today? Together, visit a local train station, listen to the trains roar by, feel the ground rumble and shake, observe what the cars are carrying and determine where they're going. Take the "Virtual Field Trip" along the Transcontinental Railroad and more....

Previous Homeschool Activities: Learn About Crickets.

In late summer, the chorus of crickets grows louder. Why is this? How do crickets produce such noise? What's the difference between field crickets and tree crickets? Find out by following the links below. Try the Cricket Lesson Plans and more....

Previous Homeschool Activities: Learn About Owls.

Can an owl turn its head around completely? How do owls protect themselves from enemies? Can you see the ears on owls? Put together the online puzzle of the Great Horned Owl by following these links: More.....

Previous Homeschool Activities: Learn About Cicadas.

What are cicadas? How do they make their buzzing noise? Why are they noisiest during late-summer months? Why do they shed their shells? Sketch a picture of a cicada and more....

Previous Homeschool Activities: Learn About Hummingbirds.

Why do hummingbirds buzz? Do hummingbirds sing? How do they get nectar from flowers or feeders? Hang out a hummingbird feeder with nectar, and observe hummingbirds at your feeder. Try to capture a picture of the hummingbirds and more....

Previous Homeschool Activities: Learn About Lightning Bugs

, how they make light, why they flash, how they flash, the bioluminescence process, fantastic firefly facts, and more....

Previous Homeschool Activities: Learn About Squirrels

, where they sleep at night, where their dreys are located, when baby squirrels are born, what they eat, and more....

Previous Homeschool Activities: Learn About Different Spider Webs

, how they are spun, how they catch prey, how to identify spiders, and more....


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Self-Directed Learning – See How Self-Directed Learning Leads to Success and Happiness!

Educational Christmas Gifts for Children – Consider These Suggestions for Learning Fun and Creativity!

5 Tips on Dealing with Negativity – Use this teen's advice to stay motivated and positive!

An Unschooler Goes to School – Eight years of unschooling builds a solid foundation!

Clubs for Homeschoolers – Or how to start your own!

Hands-On Homeschooling – How and why it works!

Sometimes You Need a Helping Hand – Success with writing and spelling!

Math: It's All in the Game – These fun games make math easy and entertaining!

Learn History and Geography – Through Fun, Collectible Postcards.

Curriculum Planning Tips – How to Create a Fun, Interesting, and Educational Homeschool.

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