Tag: 5th grade
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California unit study
Well after many tries and travails we have finished our California unit study, and that means it’s time to share some more homeschool geography with you. We completed the California unit study twice, once when the kids were in preschool, and a second time when they were in 5th grade, so I’m including both versions…
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Animal Cell Model
A few years ago, we studied anatomy for our homeschool science, and we made a wonderfully complicated edible cell model. We are reviewing biology this year with the kids, and we reviewed all about animal cells. To help get it into their heads, we made an animal cell cookie model. (This post contains affiliate links)…
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Amphibians and Reptiles unit
I think an amphibians and reptiles unit is one of the most fun science lessons with little guys because it’s so easy to become a field trip. You just load up and head to the nearest pet store and spend a long time watching the snakes and turtles climb around. A perfect field trip if…
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Daily paragraph bingo
When my kids were in upper elementary their writing skills were not where I wanted them to be. They needed to work on their editing and their ability to quickly write a paragraph, so I sat down and started creating some writing prompts. I then turned the prompts into daily paragraph bingos and it became…

