Posts by author: Christina

Have your children ever pretended to be a pirate?  Engage their natural curiosity and imagination with this week’s delightful Pathway about Life in the Caribbean.  Brimming with hands-on activities, there are plenty of options to choose from.

In this unit, your child will explore life in the beautiful Caribbean. Your child will learn about the real pirates of the Caribbean and Christopher Columbus landing on the island of San Salvador. Your child will also discover facts about the weather and geography of the Caribbean. Skills will be mastered through the use of maps, hands-on activities, recipes, games and coloring pages. Your child will have fun learning how to make colorful Caribbean jewelry and going on a treasure hunt. This unit is designed to last for one week, depending on how often you teach history.

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This week’s Blog Carnival of Homeschooling is up at the Dewey’s Treehouse blog.  It’s always impressive how the carnival hosts tie together all of the submissions into a weekly theme.  Be sure to stop by and check them out for some great reading!

We would like to wish all of our friends a happy and healthy New Year!

May it be filled with opportunities for you!

Whether your children are educated at home or in a classroom setting, its likely most of them will not have scheduled school work this coming week.  When they get antsy for something to do, help keep their minds and hands busy this week by assembling a fun holiday workbook using these FREE resources:

Printable Christmas Quiz

A fun quiz about Santa!

Printable Christmas Quiz for Older Children

Print this quiz for your older children and allow them to use the internet to find the answers.

Christmas Tree Dot-to-Dot

This dot-to-dot will reinforce counting skills.

Santa Claus Word Search

Find & circle the words in the grid — they all relate to Santa Claus!

Christmas Crossword Puzzles

Choose easy, medium or hard for your child.

Christmas Around the World

Print this poster to learn how to say “Christmas” in different languages.

Decorate a Gingerbread Cookie

Color, cut and glue the decorations for your gingerbread boy or girl!

Reading Comprehension – Making Christmas Ornaments

Read the recipe and directions for making the ornaments.  Answer the questions and try making some of your own.

My Family Christmas – A Rebus Story

Print this page for your young reader.

The Internet is full of great resources.  These are just a few of our favorites.  Share your favorites in the comments section!

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