It's been my experience that students LOVE labs that involve candy. Whether you are teaching one on one with a homeschool student or a group of students in a classroom or co-op, the moment that the rustling of a bag of candy is heard, all eyes are on the prize. One of my most popular… Continue reading Popular Fall STEM Activity: Pumpkin Chunkin’ Catapults
Category: Science
Biology Isn’t Boring! Day 1: Hook Students with an Interactive Introduction to Biology Unit
Let’s be honest: the first two weeks of high school biology can easily turn into a dry parade of scientific method definitions, lab safety rules, and memorizing parts of a microscope. If students spend their first week filling out vocabulary worksheets, they quickly assume biology is just rote memorization. But we know better! Biology is… Continue reading Biology Isn’t Boring! Day 1: Hook Students with an Interactive Introduction to Biology Unit
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First Week of Homeschool 2026-2027
The first week of homeschool started for us on Monday, 8/17/26. My youngest is now my only child in homeschool, as her two older siblings have graduated. She is taking English 2, US History 2, Geometry, Chemistry, Spanish 2, Health, and Photography this year. As in previous years, I have scheduled the lessons for my… Continue reading First Week of Homeschool 2026-2027
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Tip #31 Top 10 Chemistry Lab Tools
(As an Amazon Affiliate, I earn commissions for purchases made through links provided in this post. Thank you for your support!) If you read my Top 10 Biology Lab Supplies post, you know that I try to keep homeschooling costs low by buying lab supplies that can be used for several years. Many of the… Continue reading Tip #31 Top 10 Chemistry Lab Tools
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Tip #30 Top 10 Biology Lab Supplies
(As an Amazon Affiliate, I earn commissions for purchases made through links provided in this post. Thank you for your support!) The decision to homeschool through high school is not an easy one. The stakes are higher. The curriculum is more rigorous. The need for expensive lab supplies seems eminent. I have discovered you do… Continue reading Tip #30 Top 10 Biology Lab Supplies
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My first book is LIVE on Amazon!
(This post contains Amazon Affiliate links to my book on Amazon. I receive compensation for purchases made through the links. Thanks for supporting my blog!) I am SO excited to share this with you: my first ever book is now LIVE on Amazon! The Ultimate Homeschool Biology Review by Jennifer Burden Writing and publishing a… Continue reading My first book is LIVE on Amazon!
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Preview video for the Big Biology Curriculum Bundle for Homeschool is now live!
If you have been curious about the Big Biology Bundle of Curriculum, I just uploaded a preview video today to YouTube. The FREE year-long lesson plan for this curriculum bundle can be found HERE in my Teachers Pay Teachers store. Remember my post about 5 Ways for Your Students to Fall in Love with Biology?… Continue reading Preview video for the Big Biology Curriculum Bundle for Homeschool is now live!
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Tip #24: Choosing classes for your homeschool high school
In the previous post, I shared the importance of having an overall plan for your homeschooled high schooler. For any journey, you must map the route to get to your destination. A template for laying out that educational pathway was also shared in that post to help with planning. To a homeschooling parent new to… Continue reading Tip #24: Choosing classes for your homeschool high school
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Complete Homeschool Biology for High School Lesson Plans for FREE
All year, I have been creating biology resources that aimed to be fun and solidify biology concepts for high school students, such as building bacteria models out of pastry, using candy to learn symmetry, or cards games to sort characteristics of vertebrate animals. I still have two more units to complete, but I went ahead… Continue reading Complete Homeschool Biology for High School Lesson Plans for FREE
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Tuesday Teaching Tip #17: Making models with air-dry clay & recipe
We have had a cold in our house. It hit me first, then my freshman. My husband and two older teens have somehow dodged it. It has been just over a week for me, and while my congestion is less, the fatigue still lingers. My freshman had a rough weekend, but woke up better this… Continue reading Tuesday Teaching Tip #17: Making models with air-dry clay & recipe
