100 Activities to do with your kids - that are Free!

I was asking this question 4 years ago, so I'm writing the post I wish I'd had. 🥰A little background: Our family began officially homeschooling when our oldest son was entering kindergarten. I wasn't homeschooled and only knew a few homeschooling families, so I had a lot of questions (and trepidation) about choosing a curriculum.Here's what I've learned along the way:+ An open-and-go, boxed curriculum can be very helpful for your first year. We used Sonlight (with no regrets!) and I have many friends who love My Father's World. You go to their website, select your child's grade level, and order the materials. All you need for the year - the instructor's guide, books, and supplies - arrives at your doorstep. You're ready to homeschool! This helped me feel confident that yes, I was doing enough, and had advisors ready to help me if I needed it.+ A trusted homeschool mama in your community is an invaluable resource. If there's a homeschooling mom in your church whom you admire, ask her all your questions. How did she get started? What curriculum would she choose (or stay away from) if she could do it all again?+ Start simple, as it will take a while to find your rhythm. For example, all that a kindergartener *really needs* is a reading/phonics program, a math program, and (for Christian families) a morning Bible/devotional time. If that's all you do for your child's kindergarten year, great! You can add history, handwriting, science, and other electives as you grow more confident.+ Remember that you may not land on your favorite curriculum or educational philosophy your first year. And that's ok! If you're interested in finding your homeschool style, I've linked a helpful quiz in my profile.+ After you've narrowed it down to a handful of curriculums you're interested in, I love Cathy Duffy's review site (cathyduffyreviews.com). Her reviews are straightforward and very helpful.

Cooking, card games, coloring, and chores!

In times homeschooling has emerged as a viable and increasingly popular alternative, to traditional schooling. Families from around the world are opting for homeschooling due to its flexibility. Personalized learning experiences. In this blog post we will get into the benefits of homeschooling over traditional schooling and shed some light on why many parents are

Spring is a wonderful time of year to enjoy, explore and learn about the natural world, from new growth, buds and blossom of plants to animals nesting and raising young. Here are 30 fun and easy sp…

Here are the 59 best educational board games for kids! Playing games can improve executive functioning & cognition in kids & adults.

If you're stuck indoors for whatever reason, try these educational activities to crack boredom from easy science experiments to fun activities.

Children will love these cute ice cream activities for preschoolers! Learning counting, letters, fine motor skills and so much more...

Is homeschooling free? Yes, it can be! Here's a list of my favorite homeschool curriculum that you can find online for FREE!

It is the end of May, which here in Idaho that means we are done with school! This year has been a whirlwind to say the least. If anything, we truly have learned that as teachers and parents, we can do anything life throws our way. I have grown by leaps and bounds, and watching educators, parents

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Unschooling ideas for the 2023-2024 school year: resources and collaborative plans for grades 8, 6, 4, 1 and Pre-K.

fun and simple ways to learn all about herbalism in your homeschool.

There is power in learning through play in your homeschools. If you are looking to add a little more fun and creativity to your learning, this guide to games for every subject in your homeschool has everything you need. We love gameschooling because it keeps our daughter engaged and teaches skills through real life application....

It's Spring! So it's time for a fun Spring learning idea. I created a printable set of Fraction Flowers that includes fractions through 1/10. This can now be purchased in my shop. Fraction Flowers are a

What makes successful homeschoolers? It all starts with habits and discovering what is best for you and your kids. These habits are...

How does unschooling spelling work? Learn ways unschooled kids pick up on spelling naturally, resources if they don't, & lots of reassurance.

Enjoy this project with your little one to help teach them address memorization and geography concepts.

Practise letter formation with your child with these 6 hands-on, fun activities! Also download the free alphabet mat printable.

The Internet is filled with so many good things we can do for our homeschools, that we often neglect the BEST things. Here they are in one post.

If you're new to homeschooling, you may be wondering what a morning menu even is. I remember not having a clue what it was when I first jumped in to the

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I've made a list of 100 field trip ideas for homeschoolers to provide inspiration and help you plan your homeschooling. Don't miss the free printable at the end!

Ice cream math activity perfect for your summer activities for preschoolers and kindergarten kids. Free printable number cones available, too.

1 -10 caterpillar playing exercise Please download and printout the caterpillar worksheet as the above file. Prepare the baby paints and guide the kids to use their fingers to complete the caterpilla

This spin and spell Easter egg game is a perfect preschool or kindergarten activity to make learning to spell and rhyme fun! Great for learning sight words!

A fun way to get your little ones more comfortable with writing, this Sensory Writing Tray is perfect if you want to familiarise young children with letters and numbers. Kids love this sensory experience so much that they will be begging to do some handwriting practice!

Bring in the spring with these fun math activities! Your preschooler is going to love learning all about numbers, counting, even addition with these 25 Spring Math Activities For Preschoolers. Let's go! It'll be fun

Go on a Scavenger Hunt Scavenger hunts for indoors and outdoors!

Paramount to maintaining sanity is having a guideline or idea of what to teach in each homeschool grade. You’ll love the tips shared by a veteran homeschool mom with 25+ years.

Three hands-on activities to develop your child's number sense, and build a solid foundation in math that goes beyond counting.

Enjoy this project with your little one to help teach them address memorization and geography concepts.

Are you ready to have lots of fun with STEM Challenges? These activities will keep your homeschoolers entertained for hours. They will also promote learning in Science, Tech, Engineering, and Math! This free printable features 30 days of STEM challenge ideas. You can choose to do one each day, picking the one that corresponds with ... Read More about 30 Days of STEM Challenges – Free Printable!

The kids and I have been talking about words with ing added on the end. My youngest has just started coming across these words in his reading and his big sister was showing him how to break the wo…

Helpful ideas no matter what grade you teach!

Want to take your kid's knowledge to the next level in your homeschool? 16 old-fashioned or vintage skills to boost your homeschool experience.

These 40+ free STEM websites: science, technology, engineering, and mathematics are for grades 6-12; middle school and high school. Hands on science

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This post shares a variety of different developmentally appropriate activities to do at home with 12-18 month old toddlers. Many of the activities require minimal prep and use common household materials. Activities in this post build fine motor skills, vocabulary, and hand-eye coordination.

As a teacher, those same free educational websites for kids make for a fantastic addition to your classroom! They're excellent practice for early finishers

100 of the Best Ways to Teach the Alphabet, Creative ways to teach the alphabet, Hands on Learning, Sensory Play, Printables, Alphabet Games,Alphabet Crafts

There are many ways you can teach CVC words and for your kids to learn them, this CVC word wheel certainly being one of the more engaging ones. This activity is great for learning about

This fun round up of over 25 Great Educational Websites For Kids will keep them busy for hours exploring and learning about the world around them. This is a great list of Learning sites for kids.

A collection of fun and educational shape activities for preschoolers to develop their early understanding of geometry.

I've made a list of 100 field trip ideas for homeschoolers to provide inspiration and help you plan your homeschooling. Don't miss the free printable at the end!

If you're new to homeschooling, you might think you need to know all about everything. Here's what first time homeschool moms need to know.

If you want to keep your students engaged try to mix things up when you can. We’re going to give you a few homeschool routine ideas to help!