One of our favorite things to do after a snowfall is to take a walk in the fresh snow and look for animal tracks. The snow offers a blank slate to collect evidence of what animals have been where. In our area, we might see cottontail rabbit, deer, fox, coyote, or squirrel tracks. We are…
If you’re studying anatomy & physiology this year, here are some printables you will want to grab. (We have used Human Anatomy and Physiology with Apologia science). As we move on through a curriculum, I like to go back and review what we have learned to be sure that he actually retained something. I thought…
Seed study resources for kids, plant study resources, life cycle of a plant – includes beans, sunflowers, peanuts, parts of a flower. Over 50 pages of worksheets and printables.
I can’t imagine teaching or learning geometry straight from a textbook. So boring. There are so many ways to make the study of shapes and angles come alive. One of our favorite geometry activities for all ages is a geometry scavenger hunt. Preschool Geometry We have used the geometry scavenger hunt many times over…
One of the reasons parents give me for not doing experiments is the lack of supplies. Since most of the experiments included in homeschool curriculum and good experiment books use simple, easy to obtain supplies, it comes down to a lack of planning. I’m guilty of this, too. I schedule experiments, but when it comes…
This post my contain affiliate links. Thanks for supporting The Homeschool Scientist. As you may remember, we are using Trail Guide To Learning . It is a unit study-based curriculum that we absolutely LOVE! I mentioned before that Trail Guide also includes a science component that we are really enjoying. It would be a great…
