Learning ideas, games, activities, books, and suggestions for the kindergarten through fourth grade learner, ideal for home learner or school student.
I don’t love planning my daughter’s homeschool kindergarten, but I love sitting and reading aloud with my kids. The first thing we do after we finish our breakfast is we sit down to read. I love planning curriculum activities around picture books. Great children’s books help make teaching homeschool science easy. Here are some of
I’ve been on a mission! I am looking for the best Martin Luther King picture book for my young readers. As a homeschool parent, I have kids a variety of ages, so I wanted to select picture books and Martin Luther King biographies for kids of varying levels. My favorite Martin Luther King picture books
We are planning to do a fantastic readers theater Christmas party with our homeschool friends next week. We will read the Christmas Carol Readers Theater script that my Mom and I made (she taught middle school English as a Second Language). We will also bring treats for the children to eat as we read through
My children have amazing imaginations. My older kids still love to join my youngest in imagination play. As I consider our toys and accessories, I appreciate the fact that many of them are ones that encourage them to further develop their imagination. Here are some of the best toys for imaginative play. What gift ideas
We love games: board games, card games, and more! On those days when no one feels up for a formal math lesson (or the days when I need a break!), we pull out a game and enjoy! Playing games with your little ones during homeschool time can teach a number of great skills. Here are some of our favorite
My older children resist handwriting practice so I have been pondering ways to get them to practice their handwriting. I also am teaching a writing class at our weekly co-op so here is a list of some ways that we get practice handwriting around here.
This post contains affiliate links for products I have used. All opinions are my own. If you’ve been following Line upon Line Learning for any length of time, you’ll know that I am all about hands-on learning. Using Scrabble letter tiles is a great way to learn and practice letter recognition, practice other early reading skills,
I’ve fallen in love with word links (also called word ladders, word golf, or doublets): games that change just one letter at a time to get to a completely different word. The game of word links were created by Lewis Carroll in 1877. My son, although a very strong reader, did struggle with vocabulary as
One way my history-loving child and I love to approach science is through learning about the amazing people who have taught the world so much. In honor of Women’s History Month, I thought we’d take a look at some amazing women in STEM. Biographies about Women in STEM (Annotated List) One thing many biographies about
I mentioned previously that one of my favorite books about snow is about Snowflake Bentley, the first person to photograph the intricate designs of snowflakes. Here are some videos to correspond with the book Snowflake Bentley, and lessons about snowflakes in general.
In my writing class, we read a few of these snow day books and then create a chronological story about a snow day of our own. The following snow day books helped us get our ideas flowing as we brainstormed and wrote our own snow day stories.
I have always been fascinated by how marvelously the water cycle works for us on earth. Even the Lord recycles! He takes water that has rained on to the earth and given life to the plants and trees (and us too!), then He lets it collect and evaporate into the air, where it is condensed
