November 2012 - momgineer

a few free homeschooling resources


a few free homeschooling resources

I LOVE this site: http://www.worksheetworks.com/ Free, highly-customizable worksheets? What could be better? So many of the activities are really fun. H always requests more worksheets from this site. I always figured we would use worksheets infrequently, but these worksheets are ...

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momgineer Meredith Anderson

STEM education is my passion!

pompom racing


pompom racing

What you need: pompoms straws ramp (optional) - a table or smooth floor works well too This is something my kids have loved doing for years. I got this activity ready for them this morning since we hadn't done it in awhile. It is always a HUGE hit here! This is one of many great ...

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momgineer
momgineer Meredith Anderson

STEM education is my passion!

man vs nature


man vs nature

Is it a natural resource or a man made resource? This was a question we covered recently in one of our homeschooling study units. The topic had me wondering about the intersection of man and nature that we often see on walks. It can be so beautiful to witness the initial, or primary, ...

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momgineer
momgineer Meredith Anderson

STEM education is my passion!

thanksgiving fraction plate download


thanksgiving fraction plate download

I have another download from my Teachers Pay Teachers store (it's free to have an account there and there are over 60k freebies as of this post). This is the preview file to my larger Thanksgiving math activities. You don't have to know fractions to do this but it's a fun introduction ...

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momgineer Meredith Anderson

STEM education is my passion!

bark painting


bark painting

Hurricane Sandy was a disaster for so many people in the northeast US, but we were lucky enough this year to avoid the issues we encountered with last year's storm. We didn't lose power (yay!) and since we had our two giant maple trees removed following last year's storm, there ...

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momgineer
momgineer Meredith Anderson

STEM education is my passion!

halloween


halloween

Just a quick picture update - Halloween from the back! H wanted to be a shark this year and after seeing this super cute costume idea, I knew buying a costume was not an option! F was a dinosaur, which has now been worn 4 consecutive Halloweens between the 2 of them. =) Hope ...

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momgineer Meredith Anderson

STEM education is my passion!