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Year 2027 to 2028 Free Homeschool Calendar Printable

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I have created numerous free homeschool calendar printables for your free customized planner. I have the regular calendars used for glancing at the 2027 to 2028 academic school year. And I have two color choices.

Grab other gorgeous planning pages on my Homeschool Planner and 7 Step Curriculum Planner page.

Year 2027 to 2028 Free Homeschool Calendar Printable

When I first started sharing my free 7 Step Homeschool Planner, I had two goals.

One was creating a homeschool planner where each page was unique and the second one is a system where a mom could build her own planner to suit her family’s needs for that year.

Free calendars have always been part of my unique planner.

Just to remind you, these pages I am sharing today are JUST calendars.

This means you can print plenty of them and place them throughout your planner for reference.

THREE DIFFERENT HOMESCHOOL CALENDARS

Also, this calendar is not for planning. I created 3 different calendars each academic and physial year to suit your planner.

The three different types of calendars I prepare each year are.

  1. Regular calendar for reference. I normally put two or three in my planner. These are the ones I’m sharing today.
  2. A planning schedule which I create both an academic and physical year.
  3. Then the two pages per month calendar for tracking appointments.
Year 2027 to 2028 Free Homeschool Calendar Printable

These free calendars which you can download instantly are for a quick reference to use throughout all the year.

So, place many in your planner.

MORE PLANNING FORMS

Look at the free forms for each STEP. Be sure to go to each link to get the free printables offered at each step.

Then you get BOTH color choices in this one download. Above is the orange blossom color option.

And below is the second color choice. It’s the limon color option.

Year 2027 to 2028 Free Homeschool Calendar Printable

Now, how to grab the freebie.

HOW TO GRAB THE FREE 2027 TO 2028 FREE PRINTABLE CALENDARS

It’s a subscriber freebie.

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2027 to 2028 Free Homeschool Year Round Schedule Planning Calendars

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I have the 2027-2028 homeschool year round schedule free planning forms. And I have two color choices. Grab other gorgeous planning pages on my Homeschool Planner and 7 Step Curriculum Planner page.

This homeschool planning schedule is not just a calendar; it is a form to both plan and track your schedule. Besides, when you create a well thought out schedule you are more effective in your teaching.

2027 to 2028 Free Homeschool Year Round Schedule Planning Calendars

Instead of being rigid, a schedule frees your mind of stress. In addition, even if you started in August or September, you can use the schedule because it is twelve months.

Remember, I create both academic and physical year calendars.

Although the homeschool planning schedule calendars may seem similar to plain calendars, let me assure you they are not.

THREE DIFFERENT HOMESCHOOL CALENDARS

And I create three different types of calendars each year.

The three different types of calendars I prepare each year are.

  1. Regular calendar for reference. I normally put two or three in my planner.
  2. A planning schedule like I have today which I create both an academic and physical year.
  3. Then the two page per month calendar for tracking appointments.
2027 to 2028 Free Homeschool Year Round Schedule Planning Calendars

Also, you need at least one of each type of calendar in your homeschool planner.

HOMESCHOOL PLANNING SCHEDULE

Here are some features and sections it has.

  • First, 12 months on one page so if you school year round, you can still track;
  • is a calendar where highlight weeks you plan to homeschool and mark out weeks you take off;
  • is used to track each day and total weeks by writing down; and

Next, it has a comprehensive key box at the bottom of the form for you to note things like first day of school, holidays, quarters, and goals for days and weeks to homeschool.

Look at these other homeschool planner products that I know you’ll love!

EVEN MORE PLANNING FORMS

Look at the free forms for each STEP. Be sure to go to each link to get the free printables offered at each step.

Then you get BOTH color choices in this one download. Above is the Blush color option.

And below is the second color choice. It’s the Tumbled color option.

2027 to 2028 Free Homeschool Year Round Schedule Planning Calendars

Now, how to grab the freebie.

It’s a subscriber freebie.

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2) Grab the freebie instantly.

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Homeschool STEM Activities: The Ivory Soap Experiment

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Homeschool STEM activities are a wonderful way for your child to explore a wide variety of science topics, from learning about scientific inquiry to what happens when you mix an alkaline and an acid.

If you are looking for a simple science experiment that feels like magic while teaching real scientific concepts, the Ivory soap experiment is one of the best hands-on activities you can try. And that is what I am sharing with you today.

Homeschool STEM Activities: The Ivory Soap Experiment

Using just a bar of Ivory soap and a microwave, kids can watch an ordinary soap bar transform into a giant fluffy cloud right before their eyes. It is quick, inexpensive, easy to clean up, and perfect for homeschool science lessons, rainy afternoons, or family fun nights.

Children get excited because they are able to see chemistry and physics happening in real time.

The dramatic change in size captures their attention immediately, creating an excellent opportunity to spark a conversation about how matter changes.

BOOKS ABOUT NOTABLE STEM FIGURES

First, add a few of these books about famous STEM figures.

We prefer living books. Add a few to your home library.

8 Notable STEM Figures

Add some of these books to your reading day about science and famous inventions.

Then, here are more fact about the Ivory soap experiment.

ABOUT THE IVORY SOAP ACTIVITIY

To explain simply how this works, Ivory soap contains tiny air pockets that are whipped into the soap during manufacturing. In fact, Ivory soap is famous for floating in water because of the air trapped inside.

When the soap is heated in the microwave, the air and water molecules inside begin to expand rapidly. The heat softens the soap while the expanding air pushes outward, and this causes the soap to puff up into a giant foam structure.

This experiment demonstrates several scientific concepts, including expansion caused by heat, physical changes in matter, air trapped inside materials, and how microwave energy interacts with water molecules. It is a wonderful visual example of how heat can change the properties of a substance.

Homeschool STEM Activities: The Ivory Soap Experiment

To keep them engaged, have older kids research why microwaves heat water molecules or compare the results between different soap brands.

For younger children, this experiment encourages observation skills, prediction-making, and sensory exploration. It is especially engaging for those hands-on learners who benefit from seeing science in action rather than simply reading about it.

MORE THAN A KITCHEN SCIENCE ACTIVITY

Children do not expect a hard soap bar to grow into a giant, fluffy sculpture. The rapid transformation creates excitement and wonder, which is exactly what makes science meaningful and fun.

Experiments like this also help children connect learning with everyday life. They begin to realize that science is not limited to textbooks or laboratories. It can happen right in the kitchen using ordinary household items.

The Ivory Soap Experiment is more than just a fun kitchen activity. We can use it to introduce vocabulary words and scientific thinking.

Here are a few questions to ask children during the experiment:

  • What do you think will happen to the soap?
  • Why does the soap get bigger instead of melting flat?
  • How does the texture change after heating?
  • Is this a physical change or a chemical change?

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Now look at how to do this activity.

IVORY SOAP EXPERIMENT

You will need:

  • One bar of Ivory soap
  • A microwave-safe plate
  • A microwave
  • Optional: safety gloves or oven mitts
Homeschool STEM Activities: The Ivory Soap Experiment

Start by placing the bar of Ivory soap on a microwave-safe plate. You can use the whole bar or cut it into smaller pieces if you prefer.

Homeschool STEM Activities: The Ivory Soap Experiment

Put the plate in the microwave and heat the soap for about one to two minutes.

Homeschool STEM Activities: The Ivory Soap Experiment

 Watch carefully through the microwave window as the soap begins to puff up dramatically.

Homeschool STEM Activities: The Ivory Soap Experiment

Within seconds, the soap expands into a large, soft, cloud-like structure that looks almost like whipped foam.

Homeschool STEM Activities: The Ivory Soap Experiment

Once the microwave stops, allow the soap to cool slightly before touching it. The texture becomes light, crumbly, and surprisingly airy.

Kids love exploring the finished product because it feels completely different from the original solid bar. Let them scratch it with fingernails, skewers, crumble it apart with their hands,  and observe it under a magnifying glass.

Homeschool STEM Activities: The Ivory Soap Experiment

The expanded soap can then be used after the experiment for sensory play or used over time as a gigantic fun soap to wash hands with.

A few tips for success…

  • Use only Ivory soap for the classic fluffy effect; other brands don’t produce the same reaction.
  • Watch the experiment carefully while microwaving; do not overheat the soap. One to two minutes is usually enough.
  • Allow the soap to cool before handling.
  • Place a paper towel under the plate for easier cleanup if desired.

Free Lapbook Canada For Kids Who Love Hands-On Learning

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I have a free lapbook Canada for your kids who love hands-on learning. Also, look at my page Homeschool Lapbooks – Powerful Tools For Mastery Learning for more lapbook ideas. 

Canada is a country in North America. It is located just north of the United States and stretches from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean.

It is a fascinating country full of natural beauty, diverse cultures, and unique wildlife. By creating a lapbook, you can organize everything you learn in a creative and memorable way.

Free Lapbook Canada For Kids Who Love Hands-On Learning

Canada is filled with natural wonders and landmarks. For example, some famous landmarks are Niagara Falls, Banff National Park and the Rocky Mountains.

And many kinds of animals live in Canada making it a fun science and nature study too.

For instance, they have moose, beavers, polar bears, Caribou, Arctic foxes and bald eagles.

BOOKS ABOUT CANADA FOR KIDS

Next, I’ve rounded up some books about or set in Canada.

We prefer living books when we can find them.

10 Books About Canada or Set In Canada

Add a few of these books about Canada or set in Canada to your home library.

Also, add these hands-on ideas to your study of Canada.

HANDS-ON IDEAS FOR LEARNING ABOUT CANADA

Free Lapbook Canada For Kids Who Love Hands-On Learning

MORE COUNTRY, CONTINENT AND STATE LAPBOOKS

Next, look at the minibooks included in this lapbook.

MINIBOOKS IN THE CANADA LAPBOOKS

  • Weather & Seasons in Canada
  • Fun Facts About Canada
  • Animals that live in Canada
  • Famous Landmarks
  • Canada is famous for..
  • Did You Know….
  • Discover Canada map

Now, how to grab the freebie. It’s a subscriber freebie.

HOW TO GET THE FREE CANADA LAPBOOK

That means when you sign up to follow me, you get my emails in your inbox and you get this freebie.

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2) Grab the freebie instantly.

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How to Easily Add Language Arts to Homeschool Unit Studies (& Resources)

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How to add language arts to homeschool unit studies is one hurdle for delight directed learning. Also, look at my page Best Homeschool Unit Studies for more tips and resources.

The fear of missing something huge can keep some tied to a boxed curriculum. The beauty of unit studies is being able to study topics which ignite your child’s interests.

How to Easily Add Language Arts to Homeschool Unit Studies (& Resources)

With that being said, language art skills need to be applied to bodies of knowledge instead of learning language arts skills in isolation. This approach to learning the components of language arts makes it meaningful.

5 WAYS TO ADD LANGUAGE ARTS TO UNIT STUDIES

Look at these 5 ways to easily add language arts to homeschool unit studies.

1. Pair a living book with your unit study.

Although you want to include plenty of living books, depending on the unit study topic you may be using more reference type books.

So if you want to include many elements of language arts, choose one well-written living book to accompany your unit study.

Choose the living book with these things in mind:

  • Aim for the middle to highest reading level of all your children.
  • Keep in mind that it’s easier to scale down for language art components than it is to scale up for your highest level reader. Choose a higher reading level if in doubt.
  • In addition, make sure you understand not only the literary elements like plot, setting, and characters, but the theme too. It’s important for a smooth transition for the theme of the one main living book to connect with the unit study topic. The easiest themes for us in the beginning were ones like good v. evil, courage, and persistence. For example, I chose Swiss Family Robinson by Johann Wyss for our ocean unit study. Surviving on an island as a family if you got shipwrecked appealed as a theme to my kids and is a smooth tie-in to the ocean theme.
  • You can search for booklist ideas here on my site, but here are some to get you started.

Choosing the right living book means the difference with themes which ignite expressive conversations in your house about your unit study theme and your unit study falling flat and being shallow.

LANGUAGE ARTS FOR UNIT STUDIES

In addition, look at these other components of language arts which can naturally be pulled from a living book:

  • defining vocabulary words;
  • dictation;
  • narration;
  • copywork;
  • outlining;
  • reciting an oral speech;
  • reading; and
  • topics for writing or essays.
How to Easily Add Language Arts to Homeschool Unit Studies (& Resources)

The bottom line is that a well-written living book can equal a powerful inclusive language arts component.

When the living book is tied to the unit study topic which has already piqued your child’s interest, you’ve set yourself up for success from the start.

That is why I also love using Literary Adventures for Kids.

You choose a book and your kids can do a self-paced online language art course. Doing an online self-paced course where your child chooses the book is a great tie-in for the language arts component.

Look at my post Online Homeschool High School Poetry (No Teaching Involved).

Next, I use quick study guides. Realizing how beautifully I could zero in on the exact skill my kids needed to work on, I use them frequently.

2. Use Quick Reference Materials Like BarCharts.

Because Quick Study Guides can put information in a nutshell and organize skill by grade level, I use them as general guides.

Look at a few tips on how to use these quick guides:

  • Keep language arts concise and straightforward by learning fewer elements.
  • With my guide in hand, I can pair the objectives on the quick study guide with our main living book to shore up my kids weak areas in language arts.
  • My kids put the guides in their notebooks to use as reference for their writing or grammar. I made copies and we used a single hole punch to add them to their notebook.
  • Also, I could use the guides as a way to orally test my kids or if I wanted to create written quizzes I had a guide.
  • Likewise as my children grew, they can independently review the guides as memorization tools.
How to Easily Add Language Arts to Homeschool Unit Studies (& Resources)

Because quick study guides focus on fewer elements of language arts, our language arts focus could be as complicated or as gentle as we need.

Besides, I’m not paying for a full language arts curriculum, but choosing exactly what my kids need to focus on. Did I mention they last years?

Also, look at this How to Put Together a Homeschooled High School Writer’s Notebook & Free Resources because we added them there. Along with adding free resources online creating a language arts notebooks works.

Add Language Arts to Homeschool Unit Studies

Too, if you live near a Barnes and Noble, I’ve collected several of their guides which are called Quamut. They seem to have more guides about hobbies, but I’ve been able to cull through the quamuts for help in language arts.

However, the SparkCharts are another line of handy references which I love also.

Don’t underestimate the power of the simple and uncomplicated to teach straightforward grammar, punctuation, and types of writing.

You’ll love filling up your bookshelves and notebooks with quick and handy references to get to the point while teaching language arts.

3. Use an Ungraded, Multi-Level Resource.

Then, one of my earliest purchases was one of my best purchases which has stood the test of time.

Kathryn Stout created a series of how-to or reference books for subjects which are basically guides for grades K to 12.

My first purchase was Comprehensive Composition and I used it extensively in my unit studies.

Like the author, Kathryn Stout stated on her site she wrote the Design-A-Study guides to provide both a framework of objectives and detailed methods for teaching basic subjects effectively.

Homeschool Language Arts

For example, having a scope and sequence for composition which can be applied to any unit study for all your kids at one time is sanity-saving.

Equally, despite the age differences between your kids reference guides which lays out objectives and goals keeps composition related to the topic.

What I learned from teaching my kids about composition until high school is that boredom springs from writing about meaningless topics.

An ungraded, multi-level resource gives you freedom to learn how to write well on topics which are meaningful to your family.

However, another useful feature of filling your shelves with resources like these is that you’re using them for years. Unlike curriculum where you’re constantly switching out, a multi-age resource is timeless.

Look at few more resources for multiple grades:

Also, another long time keeper in the homeschool world is the book If You’re Trying to Teach Kids How to Write . . . Revised Edition: You’ve Gotta Have This Book! which is from Preschool to 12.

Having books to give you the big picture along with details of how to implement language arts daily keeps unit studies fun. Plus you know you’re not really missing any big language arts gap.

Then, other newer versions of helps for multiple levels have come along like Everything You Need to Ace English Language Arts in One Big Fat Notebook.

4. Play games.

Also, playing games is another fun and easy way to add language arts to unit studies.

While playing games is a fun way to learn language arts, it’s not always a smooth tie-in to a unit study topic. However, I love having options.

I use games sometimes to keep language arts front and center if I don’t have an exact language art tie-in to our current unit study.

  • Another favorite is Scrabble. Attempt to think of words used in your unit study and spell them. It helps with vocabulary too.
  • Mad Libs are timeless and fun play.

Don’t forget that I have the Ultimate Unit Study Planner. Having an eye for detail and creating many unit studies with multiple levels of kids, I know you’ll love it.

5. Free Curriculum Online.

Then of course nothing beats free – ever. However, I didn’t list free resources first because sometimes it’s harder to use free resources.

Not always related to your unit study curriculum, free curriculum can be hard to tie to your subject.

So what I’ve learned through the years is to cover the parts of language art which naturally fit into my current unit study.

Then, I can add in supplementary or free resources.

How to Easily Add Language Arts to Homeschool Unit Studies (& Resources)

Do not let fear of missing something make you miss out on delight-directed learning.

Fill your shelves with more how-to books so that you truly enjoy the freedom of homeschooling in the way that best fits your children.

Do you have any favorite multi-level teaching resources or ways you add language arts to your unit studies?

You’ll love some of these other helps:

Hugs and love ya,