Are you a member of Twinkl Ultimate yet? Twinkl is offering it’s Ultimate members a FREE Academic Planner for the 2024-2025 school year. Disclosure: I am a Twinkl Brand Ambassador. This is a sponsored post. Each planner has 12 monthly overviews, 6 timetables and 52 weekly overviews. Use as is or alter it to suit your needs.… Read More »
International Celiac Disease Awareness Day
May 16 is International Celiac Disease Awareness Day and if you want to learn about it in your homeschool I’m here to share some resources for you. Celiac Canada has a Kids Teach Kids program where kids can teach other kids in classrooms about living with Celiac Disease. What the Kids Teach Kids Program Is… Read More »
Empowering Homeschoolers: A Guide to Teaching American Sign Language (ASL)
American Sign Language (ASL) is a vibrant and expressive language used by the Deaf and hard-of-hearing community in the United States and parts of Canada. Teaching ASL to homeschoolers not only fosters communication skills but also promotes inclusivity and empathy. This guide will provide you with practical tips and resources to effectively teach ASL to… Read More »
Homeschooling World Geography
One of the things I love is Homeschooling World Geography. I think it’s very important to appreciate other cultures especially with how multicultural our cities have become. Twinkl, my favourite educational resources site, has lots of ways to learn about other countries and cultures. I use Twinkl Canada but there is a Twinkl site for… Read More »
Carnaval de Quebec Resources
Looking to teach about the Carnaval de Quebec aka Carnaval? If you’re in Canada you probably want to teach about this, especially if you teach French. Disclosure: Some links may be referral links. What is Carnaval de Quebec? “Carnival is an outdoor festival that celebrates winter between late January and mid-February. For a period of… Read More »
Lightning Literature Course
Are you homeschooling and looking for a literature, grammar and writing course all in one? Disclosure: I received access to this course to review it. Lightning Literature Lightning Literature is from Hewitt Learning and comes for all ages from Grade 1 – Highschool. We tried out Grade 4. It’s first and foremost a literature course… Read More »
Christmas Homeschool Activities
Are you looking for homeschool ideas for the Christmas holidays? Here are some ideas we may use this season (or next!) Disclosure: Some of these links are sponsored or affiliate but most are not. Freebies Christmas Activities Mega Pack from Twinkl Christmas Division Tree – from Teaching With a Mountain View on TPT Holidays Around the World:… Read More »
Spelling Resources from Twinkl
Are you looking for spelling resources for homeschooling or teaching that are free or cheap? Here are 10 FREE and 10 PREMIUM spelling resources from Twinkl. Keep reading to find out how to get a premium resource for FREE. Disclosure: I work with Twinkl to help promote their website however I genuinely LOVE their site and I… Read More »
Activities for Orange Shirt Day
This post is designed for homeschoolers who want to teach about Truth and Reconciliation Day aka Orange Shirt Day. However anyone can supplement what their child learns if you want to as well. Youth groups may find this helpful too. First if you are not familiar with Truth and Reconciliation Day please see the quote… Read More »
Dinosaur Unit Study Ages 8+
Looking for ideas for a Dinosaur Unit Study that isn’t for preschoolers? Here is what we used for ours. Dinosaur Unit Study I wanted to do a Dinosaur study with my kids ages 8 and 11 but when I searched for ideas everything seemed to be for toddlers or preschoolers. So I had to look extra carefully… Read More »