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Pizza Math and Homeschool Science
From trendy pizza trucks to gluten-free crust, and that all-time favorite - plain cheese - pizza is a must-have meal for millions. Turn any pizza party (real or pretend) into tasty math and…
(How Visual Aids and Visual Arts Help when Teaching Science) Written by John Hofland Our high school chemistry teacher, Mrs. Harms, didn’t merely teach chemistry. She WAS chemistry. As she…
Homeschool Science: Borax Crystals
Try this fun Homeschool Science Experiment: Borax Crystals in 4 Easy Steps My kids love hands-on science experiments, and I love to use their creations to decorate my home! I think showing off…
Create Your Own Nature Exploration Backpack
1) A durable backpack with lots of pockets, a place to store a water bottle. I love our QQuickSilverbag with the built in cooler. It has tons of pockets, it's durable and it's comfortable.…
Learning Homeschool Science Through Photography
One of the most common questions that I get from homeschoolers is, “What one piece of scientific equipment would be the best investment for our science studies?” Let me start by saying…
Soggy Cereal Homeschool Science
It always amazes me to see so many people think they need expensive equipment to teach the basics of science. Newton did not need a digital scale to study the effects of gravity and Einstein…
Homeschool Science – Rock Nature Study
Do you have a little geologist? My kids are fascinated by rocks. They have jars and containers full of them. We recently moved into a house with a very nice backyard. In…
Get Outdoors and Hands-On with Science
Springtime is a great time of year to take learning outside. Your children will be itching to get out, and you can build their science skills by helping them observe nature the way scientists…
Preschool Online -Free Resource
The preschool years are an exciting but intense time for us as parents, and for our children. Schooling choices, potty training, and socialization. In the beginning, we fought our way through…
Pre-K Science: Beginning to Explore
So, there you are with your little four-year-old you’ve decided to homeschool. There are multiple schools of thought out there on how much “school” should actually be happening in preschool. …