Mother’s Day is such a wonderful day. I love the homemade gifts my kids have given me throughout the years. My husband bought me beautiful roses one year but my favorite flowers are the bouquets of a variety of type of flowers.
I have put some fun Mother’s Day coloring pages up on Learning Treasures. One of the Mother’s Day coloring pages is of a mom as queen with dad in the background. The other is a lovely heart with roses that says I love mom. Just click on the links above to go to the coloring pages.
I hope your Mother’s Day is happy and blessed,
Belinda
Science is so much fun once you get out there and get exploring. Kids of all ages enjoy science but science with young children can be wonderful. They have eyes full of wonderment at the world around them. They are ready to explore wherever you will take them.
Here is a neat experiment that involves using miniature parachute you make. It shows kids that even though they can’t see it - air does take up space. You won’t want to miss out on this fun science experiment. My daughter enjoys this type of thing immensely! After you have done the experiment share your results with me here.
When you are done science for the day why not spend some time with your kids in the kitchen cooking up some fun snacks?
Happy Home Schooling,
Belinda
My kids love notebooks. We have had science notebooks, history notebooks, for fun note books - you name it. Our history and science notebooks are a cross between a notebook and a lapbook. We add pockets, file folders with 3-D objects, coloring pages, worksheets and pictures of finished projects. One of my favorite books for learning how to make all kinds of wonderful things - folded books, layered books, etc - is Dinah Zike’s Big Book of Activities.
But I have to say my family’s favorite notebook is our animal notebooks. My kids are crazy about all kinds of animals and this is a great way to enjoy science. If you have never done one my article, Make an Animal Notebook, will get you started. With spring in full swing here I am thinking of doing an animal a day in our notebooks. And, of course, I will share my printables with everyone!
If you are working on a science notebook with your kids you can find lots of coloring pages, worksheets and dividers for your notebook at Learning Treasures. Please check back daily as I am busy uploading TONS of them as fast as I can.
I would love to hear what your family is doing for science!
Belinda
It finally seems like spring here in Oklahoma City. The weather is warm outside today - in the 80’s but with just enough breeze blowing to make it feel wonderful! The warmer weather also brings out the bugs. Now while that sounds like a bad thing to many of us - it is a great science opportunity.
Actually I love bugs. They are fun so much fun to study. Most 4-H offices have an entomology (the study of insects) project. You can probably get their book even if you aren’t in a 4-H club. If you want to collect bugs for a cool insect collection, one way to kill them is to put them in the freezer in a jar. It’s easy and non-messy.
I have added some links to some fun bug activities on my website - Learning Treasures. There is something for a wide variety of ages and many of them are great for group projects as well. You can Make a Crawling Ladybug, print a beetle coloring page and I will be adding ladybug counting cards and other fun things this week too.
Oh an if you haven’t created an Animal Notebook yet - what are you waiting for? That is the perfect place to store all your buggy creations. (Hint - take pictures of the crafts and projects you make and include them in your notebook.)
Happy Learning,
Belinda
As a home school mom of 7 I have learned over the years you have to make learning fun for your kids. Well, you don’t actually HAVE to but it sure makes a difference in your kids. Learning and school can be both interesting and fun - even if you are using a set curriculum. There are always ways to add spark to your learning. I will be sharing with you what our family is doing, fun and practical ways of parenting and how to put some pizazz in your home school. So visit often, share your thoughts and let’s enjoy learning together.
A wonderful resource for beginning on your learning journey is my site Learning Treasures. You can find all kinds of resources - from mini unit studies to spelling worksheets, science, phonics, history and much more.
Happy Learning,
Belinda
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