Adventures with Twins, Cystic Fibrosis + a Food Allergy
California History is the social studies focus for fourth graders in California. Growing up in Wisconsin, I learned about Wisconsin history so this unit was almost entirely new information to me as well. We had so much fun exploring the diverse geography, history and people …
Japan is a beautiful, unique country with a vibrant culture. This is one of those places I most want to visit, but since we weren’t able to travel this year a unit study about Japan was the best we could do. Japan is also particularly …
Renewable Energy feels like a must-teach for any grade right now. Renewable energy is growing around the world as an alternative to oil and an effort to slow global warming. Since the kids will be living this future we’re worrying about, exploring this topic with …
Great Britain is one of our around the world units for fourth grade. There are a lot of reasons for this, including the wide amount of global history that was impacted by Great Britain expansion, but my kids are part English and that was my …
Christmas is a magical time of year. I am a bit Christmas obsessed. Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays so I never jump ahead, BUT the moment Thanksgiving is over we dive head first into Christmas. Therefore, with homeschooling my Fourth Graders, Christmas is …
Germany is one of the countries that we choose to learn more about this year in our homeschool. Each month we looked more closely at some of the food, cultures, films, traditions, geography and more for different countries and cultures. In an ideal world we …
Germany is one of the countries we are learning about this year and I am in full planning mode. There are so many amazing resources out there about German food and traditions and history and architecture. Below are Germany Unit ideas for ALL ages. If …
Election season is right around the corner. Whatever your feelings might be about the election, it is a great opportunity to explore government and elections with your kids. Below are a range of ideas for elementary schoolers of all ages. We used many of these …
Harry Potter has been an obsession in our house for over a year. My twins hit that golden age where their attention span and interests seemed to align perfectly with the Harry Potter series. Whenever we take a long drive in the car I love …
The garden seems like the perfect place to start when you are thrown into homeschooling in early Spring. My kids, like millions of other kids, were sent home from school on a Friday in mid-March with no real return date in sight. Admittedly, I have …