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Free Moon Journal For Homeschool Science

January 19, 2016 | 2 Comments
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Free Moon Journal - Hands on homeschool science.

Today, I am sharing this fun free moon journal for homeschool science.

Your kids will love this journal if you want some easy hands-on science.

Hands-on Homeschool Science

Besides the fact that we’re loving being back in Texas, I was looking for something that would spur Tiny on to a few more hands-on activities for science.

So he has been reading through the book Air Is Not Oxygen: Essential Science You Should Have Learned … But Probably Didn’t!.

It has really been a super fun and quick way to learn the essentials of science. Each concept has two or more ideas for hands-on activities to go along with the fact that is being taught.

We just started through it because we needed something more to add to what he is doing right now, which is chemistry.

Too, I like the fact that it is covering basic essentials in a fun and easy way without laboring complicated science facts.

He skipped ahead to a few chapters he wanted to read first and though he has read about the moon phases, I thought it would be a fun and uncomplicated activity to keep a moon journal, which is one of the many activities suggested in the book.

I will share a few other activities suggested in the book too.

Moon Journal 1 @ Tina's Dynamic Homeschool Plus
Moon Journal 2 @ Tina's Dynamic Homeschool Plus

So I prepared this quick moon journal.

The first page has the eight phases of the moon and has a place for your child to write his name.

It also has a place for him to record how long he watched the moon.

The second page is an undated page with 31 boxes on it for 31 days to record or one month.

The top blue box above the gray moon is for your child to write the day, like 1, 2, 3,etc.

The middle box which has the moon is a place for him to lightly mark or color the moon and the double dotted line under the box is for him to label or write the name of it too.

I made this so you can use it with both an older and younger child.

The younger child can simple shade or color the moon and an older child can write the name of the moon and add other things he may have observed that night or during the month.

I luv my followers and make it special for them here when I can.

This freebie is a subscriber only freebie!

I would love for you to follow me and give me the opportunity to help you along in your homeschool journey.

Important: IF you are already an email reader, please read this below instead of emailing me right away.

Though I love your emails, it can take a while for me to answer you.

Please find the link to the current follower only freebies at the BOTTOM of the most current newsletter to get this freebie.

Also, grab my free human body lapbook and unit study, and Homeschool High School Chemistry Free Curriculum and Reference Sheet.

Hugs and love ya,

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2 CommentsFiled Under: 1. My FREE Learning Printables {Any Topic}, Hands-On Activities, Middle School Homeschool, Science, Subscriber Freebies Tagged With: hands-on activities, handsonhomeschooling, sciencecurriculum

Objectives at a Glance – Free Homeschool Planning Form

August 4, 2015 | Leave a Comment
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I had a problem. I didn’t like any of the objectives at a glance that I had on my 7 step homeschool planner because they were all too comprehensive.

I can’t believe I am saying that because I have spent years refining them, using them and benefiting from them.

This year, I knew it was going to be different homeschooling just one kid now.  And I needed a form that would allow me to jot down objectives generally instead of so specific.

Curriculum Pages for Planner

Too, I loved the layout of the free Year at a Glance form I shared earlier because it allowed me to plan with wider strokes and not so detailed.

It was the exact same thing I was wanting to put in my new Glam It Up planner package.

So guess what? I made another Objectives at a Glance to match my free Year at a Glance form that is basic but practical.

Free Objectives at a Glance Form @ Tina's Dynamic Homeschool Plus

Of course, I loved the fact that it blended nicely with my glam it up package.

Objectives at a Glance in Broad Strokes

Not only listing objectives by month will be easier to look at, but I am finding out managing one child is going to bring on some whole new forms as I plod along.

Whether you have one child or homeschooling multiple children this year and are wanting to plan less detailed and more basic, this two page spread will be perfect for you.

It has a box for each month to allow you to track objectives by month and the best part is you can see them at a glance.

You know I love ya and have held this form back for you, my loyal follower. I am ever so grateful that you loyally follow and I will always have a special place for you to download it.

I luv my followers and make it special for them here when I can.

This freebie is a subscriber only freebie!

I would love for you to follow me and give me the opportunity to help you along in your homeschool journey.

Important: IF you are already an email reader, please read this below instead of emailing me right away.

Though I love your emails, it can take a while for me to answer you.

Please find the link to the current follower only freebies at the BOTTOM of the most current newsletter to get this freebie.

Hugs and you know I luv ya,

Start building your free homeschool planner by following step by step as I take you through the process. Many options per step so that you can have a perfect AND awesome planner. Not another one like this one.

7 Easy Steps – “Tons of Options & Pretty Color and FREE too”

Step 1. Choose a Pretty Front/Back Cover

Step. 2. Choose Calendars/Appointment Keepers

Step 3. Choose Goals/Objectives

Step 4. Choose Lesson Planning Pages Right For You!

Step 5a. Choose Unique forms JUST for You!

Step 5b. Choose MORE Unique Forms JUST for You!

Step 5c. Choose MORE MORE Unique Forms Just for You!

Step 6. Personalize It

Step 7. Bind it! Love it!

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Free Carnivorous Plants Notebooking Pages & Easy Hands-on Science Activity

May 8, 2015 | 8 Comments
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Even though we school year round, as the formal school year ends, we tend to be more relaxed and skip about covering different topics.

Tiny was so young the first time I covered my Carnivorous Plants unit study.

Can you believe it was 2009 when I first did this lapbook with the older boys? Yikes.

Too, I chuckle at myself when I see some of my earlier printables in that unit study. That baby needed a facelift.

So today, I am sharing some free carnivorous plants notebooking pages so that Tiny can do these on his own while reading at the helpful websites I have listed below and so I can be inspired to update my unit study.

Carnivorous Plants Notebooking Pages @ Tina's Dynamic Homeschool Plus
Too, I found an easy hands-on activity on one of the websites listed below that helps Tiny to understand the slow digestive process by bacteria and digestive enzymes.

It required two easy ingredients we always have on hand:

  • a boiled egg
  • vinegar

It said to place a boiled egg in vinegar overnight to show how a pitcher plant digests its prey.

We took a picture after four hours and then we took a picture of the “digested” egg the next morning.

How Do Carnivorous Plants Digest their Prey @ Tina's Dynamic Homeschool Plus

Pretty easy, fun and gross way to see what happens to the prey of carnivorous plants.

Do this easy activity and grab my notebooking pages for a fun day of science.

My notebooking pages are a subscriber freebie because I value you as a loyal follower.

I always hold back a freebie or two (okay, I have a bit more than that), if you are a follower.

I luv my followers and make it special for them here when I can.

This freebie is a subscriber only freebie! This means you get access to the exclusive area for subscribers and can download this printable there.

I would love for you to follow me and give me the opportunity to help you along in your homeschool journey.

Important: IF you are already an email reader meaning you are receiving my newsletters, please read this below instead of emailing me right away.

Though I love your emails, it can take a while for me to answer you.

Please find the link to the current follower only freebies at the BOTTOM of the most current newsletter to get this freebie. Click that link in the newsletter and you will be directed the follow only section for you.


Look at these websites that will help your little researcher fill out the notebooking pages:

Julian’s Science Experiments.
Longleaf Alliance, which has the activity of placing a boiled egg in vinegar overnight to show how a pitcher plant digests its prey.
Power Point Carnivorous Plants. The rest of the answers can be found on this very informative power point presentation.

Hugs and love ya,

8 CommentsFiled Under: 1. My FREE Learning Printables {Any Topic}, Hands-On Activities, Science, Subscriber Freebies Tagged With: hands-on, hands-on activities, handsonhomeschooling, middleschool, plants, science

Free Year At a Glance Form For Moms Buried in the Organizing Details

January 2, 2015 | 8 Comments
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I have a gorgeous free year at a glance form for you today.

I promised you that when I talked about Planning Homeschool When Drowning in a Sea of Ideas I would share my fix for my planning struggle.

Instead of staying buried in the details which I have a tendency to do on my Glam It Up Planner, Unit Study Planner and my 7 Step DIY Homeschool Planner, I always struggle with the broad strokes on any type of planning.

Year at a Glance Printable Form

First, you know I am not a fan of having house management printables, homeschooling, and blogging stuff all jumbled together in one planner.

Too, weekly homeschool planners which give you teeny tiny boxes to write in is now how I roll.

Free Year At a Glance Form For Moms Buried in the Organizing Details

Detailed day to day lesson planning requires writing space and I have found that daily planning overall is much better. 

Each area of life needs to have details worked out. With that being said, I do see adding a few pages of menu planning or week at a glance pages to keep you seeing the broad strokes while you homeschool.

And since most of us wear more than one hat whether we homeschool, we are just plain busy mommas.

So now that you know I always tackle details first and I have pages in my 7 Step DiY Homeschool Planner for looking at the big picture in those specific areas of life. But, my struggle is looking at ALL of it!

Today, I have my fix for those buried in the organizing details and I have created a free at year at a glance form. 

I wanted to keep it free so that all of you could benefit. I try to keep my prices down for my products, but I really wanted this form available to all of you so I kept it free.

I have already filled in some of my goals for January’ I’m loving this new glance at a year form because it helps to be honed in on one area of life. 

It has already helped me to clearly see projects that I need to pull back away from and look at the big picture so that I can make the next goal.

Free Year at a Glance Form

Look at the Year at a Glance form which I have for you and me. 

Print one or two or however many you need and put it with your planner to remind yourself to keep looking ahead at your yearly goals and to keep tracking them.

Can you believe that it was painful for me to create this because I wanted to fine tune it some more for detail?

I refused to let myself go there because I needed a place to plug in general homeschooling plans, personal goals and just you name it any type of goal for the year.

Also, in the busy mayhem homeschooling sometimes I have forgotten what makes me move and rock when I need to and that is inspirational quotes.


Though I tell you how much I love them and share them occasionally, I try to limit myself on posting them at the end of my blog posts sometimes because I tend to give detailed blog posts talk a lot.  I can’t help it, I have a lot to say.

Getting back to what makes me stay on fire throughout the the whole long year of homeschooling, parenting, helping other homeschoolers and generally just being energized about life, I added a section to the top of the year at a glance form on the right side for a quote of the year.

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Your quote of the year may just be a few words that you are focusing on or verse that you are fond of. 

This year I came across a saying on Pinterest which struck a chord with me.

This is the year I will be stronger, braver, kinder and UNSTOPPABLE. This year I will be FIERCE.

Some years I have just wanted to mildly goal plan and other years, like this one I need some fierceness.

With a few trips planned back to the states this year and in between catching up on homeschooling, updating my blog and writing a book along with some other changes, it will be one hectic rocking year.

By the way, I wanted to update you on what came from this form. Look at what I accomplished the next few years with this year at a glance form.

  • I wrote a book, Homeschooling 31 Day Boot Camp for New Homeschoolers: When You Don’t Know Where to Begin
  • Also, the New Homeschooler Boot Camp I taught for years in person and wrote a curriculum for, I put it online for all homeschoolers.

A bit of encouragement for you too. Whether you meet your goals or not is not the sign of success, but by planning you greatly increase your chance of successfully meeting them.

It is better to plan than to not plan.  Also, though I remind you of this, I need the reminder myself too and that is, as I explained in Planning Homeschool When Drowning in a Sea of Ideas don’t over plan.

Over planning and not meeting goals is just a road for burnout. 

With goals clearly marked in order from 1 to 12, a plan stays reachable.

Then at the bottom  of the form, I left an area for a 6 month evaluation to write in what you have successfully done and what you may want to work on half way through the year.

Too, sometimes goals can completely change mid-year. 

We may have a child struggling with a subject that we may think it will take all year to master and they may do it in three months.

Again, big picture goals change and hopefully, this general year at a glance form will keep all the goals you make wrangled in one place to remind you and me both to look up sometime.

I hope you love the new form as much I do.

Remember it’s a two page spread so be sure to bind it that way in any planner you use of mine.

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7 Easy Steps DIY Homeschool Planner – “Tons of Options & Pretty Color” Begin building your planner

Step 1. Choose a Pretty Front/Back Cover

Step. 2. Choose Calendars/Appointment Keepers

Step 3. Choose Goals/Objectives

Step 4. Choose Lesson Planning Pages Right For You!

Step 5a. Choose Unique forms JUST for You! Not a kazillion other people

Step 5b. Choose MORE Unique Forms JUST for You!

Step 5c. Choose MORE MORE Unique Forms Just for You!

Step 6. Personalize It

Step 7. Bind it! Love it!

How to Download this Freebie.
It’s a Subscriber Only Gift.

From time to time, I do Subscriber Freebies only. This is a subscriber freebie. I do this to show my appreciation and because I want you to follow me and give me a chance to make a difference in your homeschool.

Too, when you join my email list, you get access to my Subscriber’s Only Exclusive Library of Freebies.

This is how you get access to this form quickly.
1) Sign up on my list.
2) Confirm your email.
3) Look for the automatic reply giving you the password to the private subscriber’s area. You should have it soon.

IF you are already a follower/subscriber, PLEASE do NOT email me asking how to find it. You may not want to wait on me replying since I get bombarded with emails.

IF you’ll find the MOST RECENT email from me, the password and link to the Subscribers Area are ALWAYS at the bottom of every email. Look for the most current email since I change the password frequently.

And be sure to check out my Free Organizing Printables Category because I plod along my blog and may have new forms that are not listed yet on one of 7 Steps.

Free Year At a Glance Form For Moms Buried in the Organizing Details

Hugs and love ya,

Year At a Glance Planning Tina's @ Tina's Dynamic Homeschool Plus

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