Free Homeschooling printables for Summertime

Featured freebies: 

4th of July Bible Copywork

4th of July craft - Patriotic napkin rings

Florida from Aa - Zz with Mini-Lapbook:

Biblical Science/Nature studies: 

FREE Ocean Themed - bible verse book marks
to memorize for summer 

includes bible verse handwriting in print or cursive

Bible verse copywork - print & cursive: 

  

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Our homeschool life - Free homeschooling products for you

In our life this week . . . 

FLU! yup - yucky, icky, gross 'ole FLU. We are slowly but surely on the mend.
We didn't do much at all for Memorial Day because of this illness of ours, but we did manage fried chicken and apple pie with ice cream!

My husband is working his busy season right now - so he is gone a LOT & I am on my own with the boys. For those who don't know - he is a Pro Fishing Guide & it's Tarpon season in Southwest Florida! Captain Daddy is a busy buy.
Find him here if you are looking for a BIG father's day surprise for your guy. Let me know and I will arrange a homeschool family discount for you and a gift certificate for a fishing charter.



In our homeschool this week . . . 

We are mostly resting and recovering. We had such a big time at Teach Them Diligently, Nashville (we'll be headed to Fort Myers mid-June for TTD The Marketplace)  If you are in the area - this is the place to go for homeschoool encouragement & huge curriculum discounts! There are Marketplace locations set up all around the country with only $15 Family registration.
Read, learn, explore . . . 
We purchased some of Tim Ostermeyer's incredible books at TTD and are really enjoying them. The pictures are breathtaking, he took them all himself. They teach about creation from all around the world. As much as we enjoy studying animals - these books are great to read and explore.
I'll be making up some unit studies to go with them soon for further exploration of the books. We will also do some nature sketches of the animals in our nature journals.


Our letter of the week . . . K is for Keeping their hearts trained on Jesus

I made free printables for teaching handwriting with Scripture  - both print and cursive
There are 4 of them total - you can download here  - be sure to link up any frugal posts you have and find plenty of others there as well!

                          


Other freebies . . . 

                          
Favorites for Mom:
                  

Favorites for kiddos:

Animals of Africa       Outback Australia      Rocket Boy Visits Venus



We're cooking . . . 

Chicken soup - of course! Homemade chicken soup should cure us for sure



Be sure to visit our Kids in the Kitchen posts each week & link up your own favorite family recipes!

A link for you . . . 

We spend a great deal of time exploring God's Creation - my series shares tips and tricks on how to get your family out enjoying the great outdoors - just in time for summer!




Our homeschool schedule . . . 

We school year-round  but will be slowing to an easy pace for summer.
What are your plans for the summer? Do you have fun adventures planned?
Do you take time off from school or just keep on going?

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Frugal Family - FREE bible verse handwriting printables

In an effort to save money this year,  I'm joining my friend Marcy +Ben and Me  as well as Sam +Sam's Noggin  to bring you this weekly  link up full of tips for becoming a more Frugal Family. We will be sharing ideas to help you save money on groceries and meals, homeschool, crafts, and plenty of frugal DIY posts. We've made many sacrifices so that I can stay at home to teach the boys, and I've become pretty frugal in order to help make that possible and to keep it that way. It's become a challenge I truly enjoy, and one I enjoy sharing with you!

K is for . . . Keeping their hearts trained on Jesus!

We take the opportunity in our homeschool to use the Bible as one of our main text books. It's frugal, practical, and life changing as we work to fill the hearts of our children with the Word of God. It also teaches them proper handwriting!

I've provided several Free printables for you according to subject with reference listed. They include both cursive and print:

                      

 Linking @ThePelsers -Kids in the Word 

              @BenAndMe- Letter of the Week 

Link up your own tips for saving money on our Frugal Family link up for January

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Wildlife Wednesday - Magnificent Frigate - an Epic Evolutionary Failure

The Magnificent Frigate is a grade A specimen of a bird, but an absolute FAIL for the evolutionary process. 

We got up close and personal with the Magnificent Frigate Bird  a.k.a. "Man 'O War" back in September. These birds only come in to roost during mating season and in cases of really big storms. The one in the bottom left corner is a male. You can just make out the red on his throat.  There are so many interesting facts about the frigate.

  

The wingspan of the Frigate is a massive 6 - 8 feet long! They swoop down from the air and grab food without ever getting their wings wet. We were interested to learn more about these beautiful animals, and so, I created a unit study for us to use. 

See the Freebies at the end to download your own free unit study - we used various maps for each age, including the Atlas,  a sticker world map, and a puzzle world map - all to locate the oceans where you will find Frigatebirds!

Genesis 1: 20

20 And God said, “Let the water teem with living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the vault of the sky.”

. . . And boy does the Frigate bird ever fly above the earth, as a matter of fact, they almost never stop flying. Night and day they  glide, swoop, and fly across the waters of the ocean. 

        Go here to read the rest of the story and to 

        find out why the Frigate is an evolutionary failure 

Join Creation Conversations - Wildlife Wednesday today and download your own 

FREE Frigate Bird unit study. 

You can also enter here to win a copy of this months giveaway:

 Marvels of Creation - Sensational Sea Creatures 

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Our Homeschool This Week - Nn is for . . . .

In my life this week. . . 


Nn is for New Jewelry - I've been on a roll - getting my creative juices flowing 
the one on the right is my creation "BEECH glass" - excited about BEECH Retreat  Jan 31 

Nn is also for 'No room in the Inn' - I'm not the only one around here being creative 
we used sticks from our nature walk to create small Nativities (yeah, Nn is also for Nativity) 

In our homeschool this week…

We use our wonderful The World of Animals book from Master Books to study new and 

exciting animals each week. 

Nn is for Nuthatch and Narwhal  also Nn is for Nautilus 

A few fun facts for ya- the Narwhal (pictured above in bottom left corner) is a whale included in the dolphin and porpoise family. It is a toothed whale that grows up to 16 feet long. The male has a tusk and may use it to fence with other males. 

The beautiful Nautilus shell shows the mathematical  Fibonacci sequence - read more facts about this incredible creature here.  (ahem. . . Nn is for Numbers) 

Nn is for Nathan Hale - whom we read about in Profiles from History 

Nn is for North American Indians - Timucua Indians and Calusa of Florida are on our list - we found the Timucua Indians in our Indian Tribes of North America coloring book (great way to keep kids busy while I read more info) 

Nn is for New Hampshire - from the United States coloring book - we are reading about New Hampshire in our GeoMatters Pathway to Settlement  curriculum - which uses living books and not just a text book for teaching. 

Helpful homeschooling tips or advice to share…

Nn is for Numbers -  If you have a child who struggles with dyslexia or dysgraphia 

make your own simple flash cards for them to put in order. Numbers need to be reviewed 

as well as letters. Spence is working on addition and subtraction, but needed to review recognizing his numbers 11 - 20 this week. This was a great way for him to do it. 

We are reading learning and exploring …

Nn is for Nigeria -  Our Heroes For Young Readers  books are a wonderful addition to our family homeschool. Each lesson provides a short reader with pictures to introduce the Hero and the tale of how they left their mark on the world - this week we were in Nigeria on the continent of Africa - Mary Slessor was an incredible woman and a peacemaker among the tribes of Africa. The activity guide provides everything from songs to bible verses to spelling words and art projects to go with the books. Pictured in bottom left corner is a simple hut like the one Mary lived in while in  Nigeria. 
We have studied Corrie Ten Boom  of the Netherlands - here is a link to the first 4 book set  
and the Activity Guide here.  Other books here and the activity guides here. 

We're cooking…

We're cooking Pinto beans - teaching the boys how to cook healthy dry beans 

See our Kids in the Kitchen post here. 

Favorite moments this week …

Nn is for Nostalgic- 

It's always fun getting out the Christmas stuff. I love that our tree is a fun mixture of sand dollars and shells we've found at the beach, antique ornaments that have seen many Christmas's and bring back countless memories, and handmade ornaments from my boys. This year we added small nests and birds and even a couple of little bird houses that I think are really fun. It's kind of our "Old Florida - Nature Tree" 

Starfish, and tiny gifts from the sea - each one found by me or the family at our beach - make my heart beat happy when I see them sparkling on the tree. The long spiral "ice sickle" shells came from our honeymoon in Costa Rica. The Santa Claus starfish I painted with Parker when he was only 3 years old. Such special memories make me smile inside and out.  I'm so thankful for each of them and what they represent. 

Freebies … 

             

Luke 2:11 - Notebooking 

      Print and Cursive 

 Basic info on Calusa Indians of SWFL :               Part 1                          Part 2 

    
  Pocahontas Unit Study 

  Alphabet Flashcards with animals: 

     Aa - Ff                                 Ss - Xx

   Gg - Ll                                  Yy- Zz       

     Mm-Rr                                        

          

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