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Getting Hands on with History – Hieroglyphs

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I’m not a history buff so teaching my kids history this year was a little challenging but we have all learned a lot. It is amazing what a great book can do for perking interesting, I should have known this of course, being a huge book lover! While history isn’t my thing, creativity is, and it also is engaging for kids and my kids are loving how hands on they are getting while learning and revisiting their book and these hieroglyphs are just one example of that.

Hieroglyphs - history

Getting Hands on with History – Hieroglyphs

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We have a really great book for our history lessons this year, The Usborne Book of World History, it came with our Reading with History Level 1 curriculum. This books is full of hands on learning activities and crafts to do with your kids as you’re learning about different periods and cultures in history. Creating stories using the early invention of writing, hieroglyphs, is one of the activities that we turned into our own and was one of our favorites. (It was not done exactly this way in the book.)

We used modeling clay from the dollar store, we just lucked out that they had it in stock when I was looking but Walmart and Amazon are usually my go to place to get it. We also used some playdough toys like the rolling pins and knives.

Each of my kids got a good sized chuck of clay rolled it flat and then proceed to “write” a story on their clay using hieroglyphs. They used a combination of those that were shown in the book and those they created on their own.

Hieroglyphs - Reading with History Level 1

I want to point out that my kids did theirs on placemats because it made clean up easier and I didn’t have to worry about it sticking to my dining room table, which is where we do school. I’m planning on doing this again this summer, outside where the clay will dry faster, and encourage new, nature inspired stories.

What kind of story do you think that your kids would write using hieroglyphs?

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Filed Under: Homeschool, Kids Activities, Natural Homeschooling, Nature Study Tagged With: art, craft, hands on, history, homeschool helps, kids ativities, natural homeschooling, natural learning

Learning About the Human Body – Elementary Ages

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We have hit a really interesting part of our science curriculum, interesting because my kids are all interested in learning more about the human body. I know when the fascination happened, Austin, my oldest saw me watching Bones on Netflix. While I don’t think it is really  for kids, it’s rated PG-14, it got her interested in learn more about bones and the human body in general.

Learning About the Human Body

Learning About the Human Body – Elementary Ages

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Books

Because my kids had an interest in the body I had bought some here and there for them, and when we got our BookShark science curriculum, we got a double of one of the books I had bought, First Encyclopedia of the Human Body. Its is a great book, perfect bite sized pieces of information with images to go with everything. A couple other books I had bought were Little Explorers: My Amazing Body, which is a hard covered flip book, and Everything You Need to Know About the Human Body. 


Another book I had bought was a coloring book. My First Human Body Book. I thought it would be a fun way to talk about what we have been learning in the other books, plus, we like to color.

Hands On

We of course watch the Magic School Bus episode “Inside Ralphie”, I love the Magic School Bus, and thought it would be fun to watch it a we started learning. Homeschooling means we get to have fun and watch Magic School Bus as part of school here and there. To go along with it, I had also ordered the Magic School Bus: A Journey into the Human Body. It is a kit full of hands on activities to do together with your kids.

The kit has instructions for 12 different activities or experiments you can do together with your kids, all about the body.

How are you exploring the body with your kids?

Filed Under: Homeschool, Homeschool Helps Tagged With: Books, experiments, hands on, Human Body

Hands on Science Experiments for Kids

by Ashley Mullen Leave a Comment

I am a hands on person, and while I love reading, I love doing too, experiments that is. My kids also love doing too, they in particular love for hands on science experiments. They are all about reactions, preferring the bigger ones.

Hands on Science Experiments

Hands on Science Experiments for Kids

We have been having  lot of fun over the years doing different science experiments, from those that are great for toddlers to those more appropriate for older children.

Baking Soda Eruption – This is a simple, fun for toddlers experiment.

Elephant Toothpaste – My toddler loved this one too, he was easily able to pour the in

Walking Water – Fun for everyone, but not a fast paced entertaining one.

Mento Eruption – This is a fast paced one. Everyone, toddlers to adults will enjoy it!

Making a Cloud in a Jar – The one is for older kids, say 5+.

Making it Rain in a Jar – Again for older kids, this is a great way to learn about rain on a rainy day.

Looking for them all in one place? I have a printable PDF you can download. In the download you will get all of these written out with the ingredients required, and instructions, one sheet for each experiment.



Hands on Science Experiments for Kids

Filed Under: Experiments, Kids Activities Tagged With: hands on, science, science experiment, science for kids, scientist, summer science

Setting Homeschool Goals for Success

by Ashley Mullen Leave a Comment

How are you doing on your goals for the year? Have you thought about making resolutions for your child’s education? Are you like me, and starting to think about goals for the following year? Here are some of the homeschool goals that we are thinking about in planning the next year for success.

Setting Homeschool Goals for Success

Setting Homeschool Goals for Success

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Resolution #1: Learn a new language

Maybe you don’t speak a second language, but you and your kids still can learn together. I just learned our library offers use of Rosetta Stone, go check and see if you library offers something to help with learning/mastering a language.

Also check out this post on learning French – frugal resources.

Resolution #2: Create healthy habits

Yoga promotes healthy habits in a fun and active way and reap benefits like balance, focus, flexibility, self-control, improved posture, and so many more healthy habits. My kids enjoy Cosmic Kids Yoga on YouTube.

Setting Homeschool Goals for Success

Resolution #3: Keep the house clean

Enough said. Chores are a great way to learn life skills.

Resolution #4: Be more creative

Kids have to have time to be creative. With all the social stresses and studying, leave room for fun. Whether it be learn a new skill, journaling, or start playing an instrument – encourage creativity!

Resolution #5: Get hands-on

Lessons are more fun when you get your hands a little dirty. Take reading lessons outside, do a weekly science experiment. One of the best ways to include science experiments is when learning about just about anything. Learning about animals? How do arctic animals stay warm? Try this experiment to find out!

Arctic Animal Science Experiment
Arctic Animals Science Experiment

Add science fun to your weekend projects when everyone can get involved.

Resolution #6: Learn new tech skills

Your kids might already spend a lot of time in front of a screen, but is that screen time educational? Use those hours to learn new tech skills! If your kids are already enjoying Minecraft, consider introducing them to other ways of learning code.

What are your resolutions this year? Have your children set resolutions for themselves? Share in the comments!!

Setting Homeschool Goals for Success

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