Holidays are exciting for kids, even the high schoolers. They make plans with friends, have special events in their extracurriculars, and there is always some expectation that school will also host fun holiday themed activities. This is the awesome thing about teaching during the holiday season: we do not have to do anything to build… Continue reading Tuesday Teaching Tip #4: Finding seasonal activities to engage & teach during the holidays
Category: Science
Using molecular model kits in biology
(Purchases made through links in this post for my TeachersPayTeacher.com store and Amazon help to support this blog. Thanks!) We are about to wrap up Unit 1 in our biology curriculum, which includes a biochemical section on biomolecules and reactions. As a classroom teacher, my approach to biomolecules was geared toward the types of questions… Continue reading Using molecular model kits in biology
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What we are using for 12th grade 2025-2026
My oldest graduated high school in May. My next oldest, "K", is a senior this year. Do I feel older and wiser and ready for this time around? Feeling just a tad older, maybe a bit wiser, but I am not ready. My goal for her senior year of high school is to not only… Continue reading What we are using for 12th grade 2025-2026
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What we are using for 9th grade 2025-2026
My youngest started high school on Monday. It is bittersweet. She has always been homeschooled; never attended public school like her sisters did. It is so exciting to see her start high school and set up her high school transcript this week! But, I am also sad knowing the homeschooling adventure for our family will… Continue reading What we are using for 9th grade 2025-2026
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Have Fun Learning About Cell Part 2: Plant Cells
(This post contains links to products in my Teachers Pay Teachers store and Amazon Affiliate links. Purchases help to fund the blog. Thanks!) While learning about the differences between cells of different kingdoms in biology, some of the differences discussed are the presence of a nucleus (eukaryote vs. prokaryote), chloroplasts for photosynthesis, the presence of… Continue reading Have Fun Learning About Cell Part 2: Plant Cells
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Have fun learning about cells
(This post contains links to products in my Teachers Pay Teachers store and Amazon Affiliate links. Purchases help to fund the blog. Thanks!) My eighth grader is wrapping up her last science project of the year for Earth Science. She chose to do a PowerPoint presentation of organisms that live in the different ocean zones,… Continue reading Have fun learning about cells
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Using Amoeba Sisters in Biology
(This post contains an affiliate link to Amazon. Purchases made through this link help to fund this blog.) I would classify my homeschool style as eclectic. I pull from many different resources, and when I find a resource that works well with my kiddos then I continue to use it throughout the year. Several years… Continue reading Using Amoeba Sisters in Biology
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NEW Activity Supplement for Apologia Physical Science
Apologia has long been used by many homeschool families for science. It is written in a conversational style, includes practice problems, review questions, laboratory experiments, and tests. All the homeschool parent needs is a textbook and the test/answer key book. For current editions of the textbook, Apologia produces a student notebook that includes a lesson… Continue reading NEW Activity Supplement for Apologia Physical Science
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New Biology Supplement!
I just finished a new product to go along with Apologia's Biology textbook: a student supplement packed with activities! Next year, my youngest will be a freshman in high school. She is taking Earth Science this year, which transitions perfectly into Biology. After learning about landforms, geological processes, oceans, fresh water systems, atmosphere, and weather… Continue reading New Biology Supplement!
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Apologia Marine Biology 2nd Edition Lesson Plans
We are in our 3rd week of school and just starting to find our groove. My goal is to start by 9am each day. I have all of the kids assignments loaded into Google Classroom, so they can choose which order to do their lessons. My 8th grader and 11th grader usually choose to start… Continue reading Apologia Marine Biology 2nd Edition Lesson Plans
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