Click on the links below to download for free a variety of science books about animals for grades K – 6. The books are from 10 – 18 pages, with questions at the end. Grade 1 A Frog’s Life A Kitten Grows Animals Grow and Change Animals of the Forest Food Chains and Habitats How …
These free lesson resources can be used to build a tall tales unit study as part of a larger elementary literature curriculum. Since it includes reading, writing, and dramatic presentation activities, it could work well for one student or in a group setting. The Instructor information provides background on the origin of tall tales, and …
Long Long Time Ago Stories for Children: Fables, folktales, fairytales, myths; a section that tells the stories behind some well-known nursery rhymes, and a couple of tales from history: King Robert of Scotland, and Ashoka, great emperor of India. Myths and Legends: Has a wide variety of myths and legends from around the world. Also …
For budding entomolgists and nature detectives, these free insect investigations help take the learning outside: Field Guides: Essential for comparing illustrations with actual crawlies and flying beasties discovered, and for learning fast facts. Here are a couple you can download for free: Orkin Guide: Has color photos and basic information on common insects, like bees, …
Before getting to the readers, visit this Famous Americans site where elementary students learn facts to help break themselves out of digital escape rooms. (Fun puzzles for kids to solve). They’ll learn about Helen Keller, Ben Franklin, Rosa Parks, and a bunch of others. And now for the readers. The following is a list of …
Here are some free personal finance courses and resources. Scroll to the bottom of this post for some free, downloadable readers about money. Personal Finance Essentials: Eight modules to finish at your own pace. Intro to Financial Literacy for Teens: From Udemy. Personal Finance: From Udemy. Everfi: Free money management lessons for elementary, middle school …
An administrator of one of my local homeschool groups, (called the WINGS group, serving Catawba, Iredell, and surrounding counties in NC), recently noticed the bit on our “About” page that mentions our family’s short stint (20 months) in an RV. She decided to interview me about it, and we did a live chat Q & …
These free resources for learning about electricity and magnetism combine visual lessons with hands-on activities: Energy Kids: Provides information on how electricity is generated and measured, and how it relates to magnetism. Includes experiments and games. Science Matters: Here, you’ll find an entire fourth grade unit on electricity and magnetism, with 12 lessons and several …
Free textbooks, virtual labs, interactives, and activities for building an ecology unit: Here’s a download of free Earth Day activities, and an interactive worksheet All About Earth Day. Ecology in your Own Backyard: Check out the free resources at EcologyOnline, with free videos and activities for exploring the ABCs of Ecology; and Watersheds. There’s also …
At KidsHealth there are a number of health lessons, games, and worksheets for pre-school through high school, covering topics on the human body, personal health (fitness, nutrition, hygiene, etc.), and health problems. There are: Other Sites: GetBodySmart: Organ Systems Interactive Energy Balance Pre-K: Downloadable lessons about nutrition and physical activity. Fit: Free health units for …
