Lapbooks

Lapbooks are a great way to reinforce the lessons and tie other subjects in. Homeschool kids love to do them instead of worksheets.

Forest Lapbook

Here's an idea for a forest lapbook that combines both rain forest and temperate forest information. While a third grader did this, it can be adapted for younger or older. The focus is on adaptations of forest animals and plants.

Rainforest Lapbook

Temperate Forest Lapbook

Grassland Lapbook

Here's an idea for a forest lapbook that combines both rain forest and temperate forest information. While a third grader did this, it can be adapted for younger or older. The focus is on adaptations of forest animals and plants.

Savannah Lapbook

Prairie Lapbook

Arctic Tundra Lapbook

Here's an idea for a forest lapbook that combines both rain forest and temperate forest information. While a third grader did this, it can be adapted for younger or older. The focus is on adaptations of forest animals and plants.

California Native Indian Lapbook

The Native American Plant Uses Lapbook is a homeschool social studies lapbook about how the Achejeman used native plants. The Achejeman were native to Orange County California and the surrounding area.

Worksheets

Writing Worksheets

Paragraph writing, creative writing, show don't tell, book report writing, summarizing, narratives, non-fiction writing, mystery writing, fairy tales, research writing, and more.

Reading Worksheets

Our favorite is the "Somebody Wanted But So" summarizing framework. Check out our Somebody Wanted But So worksheets and samples.

Handwriting Worksheets

If you have a child who hates to write, make it fun! What I did was buy cards and envelopes for them to create/address for a holiday. Christmas and Valentine's works great but anyone's birthday will work. Make sure to stamp it and mail it!

Another idea is playing the shopping game! I bought blank price tags at the craft store. We then took some toys into the living room and set them up on the couch. Then we made wrote the price we wanted to sell each item. This is great for Kindergarten and below.

Another idea is writing checks. Let your child watch you write a check. Then say we are going to play store, and instead of using money, we are going to write checks. This is great for practicing printing or cursive. Download the Pretend Checks Printable.

I also create handwriting worksheets that have information of interest to my child. If they like dinosaurs, make the worksheet information about dinosaurs.

Audacity of Imagination

Science Guides, Experiments, Ideas

Experiments

Magnet Experiment

This is a good experiment for early elementary school age kids.

Guides

Predator Track and Scat Pocket Guide

Got a budding wildlife biologist? Here is a handy dandy predator track and scat pocket guide and easy to make measuring stick.