Creative Learning Ideas. Printable Activities.

Find learning ideas, printable activities, worksheets, curriculum reviews, and more for your 3rd grade, 4th grade, or 5th grade students.

Apple Life Cycle Worksheets

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While my children are in preschool and elementary school, we study apples each and every year.  What is fall without eating fresh apples while reading apple books?! Some years we have worked on big unit studies (fun!), and other years we just read lots of apple books and do taste-testing.  Last year, we went to …

7 Days of Creation Copywork in Print and Cursive

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Thankfully, I discovered the joy of copywork early in our homeschool life.  In addition to handwriting practice, copywork allows my children to remember and internalize information in yet another way.  Repetition in the form of oral drill work, flash cards, and copywork make for a solid way to learn information. If you and your children …

The BIG List of U.S. History Homeschool Curriculum

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When I am researching curriculum for our homeschool, I am so tickled when I find a post or site that gives me several options through which to wade.  If you are looking for U.S. History curriculum for your homeschool, I hope this will be that post for you! As a homeschool mama for 12+ years, …

Homeschool Evaluation: Hits and Misses for 2021-2022

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Last year, I explained how I evaluate our homeschool year using Hits and Misses.  This method is very simple (on purpose – I like simple!) and is adaptable to any grade, age, or stage you might be teaching. You can read more about my super easy method here: How I Evaluate Our Homeschool Year I …

Parts of Speech: Noun and Verb Sorting Activity

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This Noun and Verb Sorting Activity is a fun way to practice parts of speech!  This cut and paste-style activity is a welcome change of pace from regular grammar worksheets. We use this activity to reinforce correct identification of nouns and verbs.  My son isn’t a fan of writing, so this is a good alternative …

Words Ending in -ED Phonics Sorting Activity

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In my 12+ years of homeschooling, I have found that you can’t practice phonics, grammar, Latin, or math facts too often.  Add some extra phonics practice to your child’s lessons this week with the phonics sorting activity! ETA April 2022: Note that this post was originally published in May 2013.  I have updated it with …

Big List of Christian Easter Worksheets and Printable Hands-On Activities

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When your children are young and still in elementary school, it is fairly easy to find themed worksheets and activities.  One of my favorite ways to spice up our school days was to find phonics or math worksheets and activities that were based on the current holiday or season. If you enjoy homeschooling this way …

Spring Worksheets, Crafts, Science Activities, and More!

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The internet is packed with Spring worksheets, activities, and crafts.  In fact, it can be pretty hard to wade through all of it without feeling overwhelmed. I have compiled a few of our favorite spring learning activities into one post.  Grab a cup of coffee and click around to find some new-to-you spring ideas! Many of …