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Mini Volcano Book and Label Layers of Earth Mini Book

March 23, 2015 | 1 Comment
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We are finally getting caught up on our Earth’s Structure lapbook.

So today, I am sharing two more minibooks that go in our latest lapbook.

They are the mini volcano book and label layers of earth mini book.

What is a Volcano

Earth's Layers

Free Homeschool Lapbook – Earth’s Structure

Also, I am using the free Focus on Earth Science textbook

Unit Three: Plate Tectonics and Earth’s Structure and Unit Four: The Shape of Earth’s Surface are the chapters that I hone in on to prepare these minibooks and they are the ones your child will need to focus on when researching to find the answers to the minibooks.

Additionally, like most of my minibooks, I give you some facts that you can add to the minibook or like I mentioned, you can add your own from your research.

The volcano is a simple fold minibook and the label earth’s layer book is an open faced page.

Minibooks/Topics in the Earth Science Lapbook

  • Why Are Beaches Sandy
  • Summer Beaches Versus Winter Beaches
  • What is a Natural Hazard
  • Energy Sources for Natural Hazards
  • Features of Rivers & Streams
  • Plate Tectonics trifold book
  • Earth Structure Lapbook Cover
  • What is a Volcano
  • Earth Layers Book
  • Extreme Winds
Free Earth Science Lapbook & Unit Study Ideas

Next, add some more of these earth science activities.

Earth Science Hands-on Activities

  • Hands-on Geography Wool Earth Craft to Celebrate Earth Day
  • Cookie Sheet Activities Make Earth Day Cookies & Fascinating Earth Facts
  • 40 Awesome Earth Science Movies for Kindergarten
  • Celebrate National Vinegar Day With A Hands-on Study of Volcanoes
  • Free Homeschool Volcano Unit Study and Fun Apple Volcano

How to Get the Free Earth Structures Lapbook

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You’ll love these other earth science activities!

  • Erosion Hands-on Easy Homeschool Science Activity
  • EASY Hands-on Earth Science: Fun Water Testing Kit
  • When You Are Afraid of Homeschool Science Gaps

Finally, check out:

Middle School Homeschool Science 50 Free Spring Activities

Free Middle School Science Curriculum and Magazine

Mini Volcano Book and Earth's Layers Mini Book @ Tina's Dynamic Homeschool Plus

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Middle School Hands-on Science : Extreme Winds + Free Minibook

February 27, 2015 | 4 Comments
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Today, in sharing middle school hands-on science: extreme winds, I wanted to kick off our unit study with an easy hands-on activity and to use materials I already had in the house. Also, look at my page homeschool middle school for more fun tips.

You know I told you we were using a free middle school earth science book.

Too, since I like to always flesh out what Tiny is studying about, I add in enrichment, which of course are our lapbooks or notebooking pages and add in some of my own hands-on activities too.

Wanting to expand more on Tiny’s study of the earth’s structures, we honed in on studying about extreme winds.

Middle School Hands-on Science : Extreme Winds + Free Minibook

Look at this short list of supplies that you probably have around the house too that gives an easy visual about weird weather or extreme winds.

  • shoe box
  • plastic wrap
  • scissors
  • tape
  • 2 short candles if you have a regular shoebox or 2 taller candles if you have a taller shoe box like I had.
  • matches
  • sharp knife (to be used by mom or dad only)

Extreme Winds: Hands-on Activity

Start by gathering the supplies above.

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I had a bigger shoe box, but a smaller shoe box works just as good.  Depending on what kid of shoe box you have, either cut off the front or take off the lid.

If you have a normal size shoe box, turn it long way with the opening facing toward you.

Then cut 3 holes in it.

One hole is on the top (No. 1 on the right picture above) and one hole is on the inside bottom (No. 2 on the right picture above) and you cut them about 1/4 of the way over from the right edge and cut them about 2 inches wide.

You want them big enough for your candle to fit through.

Then cut a hole on the left side (No. 3 on the right picture above) about halfway about and about 2 inches wide as well.

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Next, cover and seal the opening with plastic wrap.

Be sure to tape it real well so no air can escape, but be sure to not cover any of the holes.

Then light one candle and place the box hole on the bottom gently over the top of the lit candle.

*Be sure the flame does not touch anything.

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Light the other candle and move it slowly over to the left side where the hole is.

Get the candle as close as you can to the hole without the flame touching the box.

Middle School Homeschool Science

Look at the picture above right where the flame on the left is already being pulled toward the right or toward the heat that was building up inside the box.

Middle school hands-on science: extreme winds science activity, I wanted to kick off our unit study with an easy hands-on activity and to use materials I already had in the house. We’re using a free middle school earth science book. Add this to the Free Earth Structure Lapbook. #middleschoolhomeschoolscience

What causes the air to move and the wind to blow? The point is to notice the second candle. When it’s lit, the flame is straight up.  But as you place it near the hole, it will move toward the hole.

When the first candle was lit, it heated up the inside. As the air was heated, it rose and of course became light.

When you blow out the second candle, the smoke moves in toward the hole, across the box and out the top. I didn’t put a picture of it because it was harder to capture the smoke, but be sure you watch which way the smoke goes after the candle is out on the left side.

So cooler air is also pulled in.  Just like the sun’s rays heats the earth and water.

Warmer air starts to rise. Because some of the earth’s surface is more heated than others, like over a desert, then some of the air rises faster.

The Santa Ana, shamal and sirocca winds all form over deserts.

Also, look at this mini weather station.

Middle School Science Activities

Look at these various winds and their easy definitions:

  • The Santa Ana winds in southern California are strong, hot winds that blow from the desert to Santa Ana Pass and out into San Pedro Channel beyond Los Angeles.
  • The Shamal winds are summer winds that blow over Iraq and the Persian Gulf.
  • The Sirocco winds are warm winds that blow over the Mediterranean Sea from the Sahara Desert.
  • The Gregale wind is a strong and cold wind that blows from the northeast in the western and central Mediterranean area mostly in winter.
  • Haboob is a strong wind that occurs primarily along the southern edges of the Sahara in Sudan and is associated with large sandstorms and dust storms.
  • Matanuska is a strong, gusty, northeast wind which occasionally occurs during the winter in the vicinity of Palmer, Alaska.

Grab my free minibook on our newest unit study on the earth’s structure.

Middle School Hands-on Science : Extreme Winds + Free Minibook

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Middle School Hands-on Science : Extreme Winds + Free Minibook

Minibooks/Topics in the Earth Science Lapbook

  • Why Are Beaches Sandy
  • Summer Beaches Versus Winter Beaches
  • What is a Natural Hazard
  • Energy Sources for Natural Hazards
  • Features of Rivers & Streams
  • Plate Tectonics trifold book
  • Earth Structure Lapbook Cover
  • What is a Volcano
  • Earth Layers Book
  • Extreme Winds

How to Get the Free Earth Structures Lapbook

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Free Middle and High School Homeschool Language Arts

January 30, 2015 | 27 Comments
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Today, I am sharing free middle and high school homeschool language arts resources. Also, look at my page homeschool middle school and how to homeschool high school page for more fun tips

Update: You know I love ya so when I round up freebies, I round up everything I can find.

I do not have the answer keys to these free resources below. 

Free Middle and High School Homeschool Language Arts

Kindly said: Please do not email me asking about the answer sheets, other teacher guides or tests.  If and when I find them, I will post them for you and me.

These workbooks are ones that I have kept up with and used through the years with my sons as enrichment.

The links have changed and as I have found them, I have updated my links. 

Too, I have found new resources to add, but never had them in one place.

Middle and High School Homeschool Language Arts

After using some of the books, they are pretty nifty enough to almost be used as stand alone curriculum.

Too, kazillion (new invented word alert) resources exist for helping you out in preschool, kindergarten and early elementary and after that, free resources seem to thin out.

Determined to have plenty of free homeschool language arts program through middle and high school, I hope you can use a few of these with your kids.

Language Arts Reference

Free one reference of The Elements of Style by William Strunk, Jr.  Great tool to also teach middle and high school students research.

Multi-grade Language Arts Resources

Free Guide to Grammar and Writing and Principles of Composition and a Search Engine will also help you find help on grammatical issues, tips on composition, and advice on English usage.

6th grade Printable Resources

Glencoe Language Arts Spelling Power 88 pages.

6spw2.pdf (6087 downloads )

MacMillan Treasures Practice Book O 230 pages.

Free-MacMillan-Treasures-Practice-Book-O-6th-grade-230-pages..pdf (5915 downloads )

Glencoe Language Arts Vocabulary Power 98 pages.

Glencoe-Language-Arts-Vocabulary-Power-98-pages.pdf (5979 downloads )

MacMillan Treasures Spelling Practice 200 pages.

94274741.pdf (5554 downloads )

MacMillan Treasures Grammar Practice 200 pages.

MacMillan-Treasures-Grammar-Practice-200-pages.pdf (5892 downloads )

Free Glencoe Grammar and Language Workbook 150 pages.

7th grade Printable Resources

Writers Choice Grammar and Composition – Grammar ENRICHMENT 56 pages.

Free-Writers-Choice-Grammar-and-Composition-–-Grammar-Enrichment-7th-grade-56-pages.pdf (5752 downloads )

Glencoe Language Arts Spelling Power 88 pages.

7th-grade-Glencoe-Language-Arts-Spelling-Power-88-pages.pdf (5401 downloads )

Glencoe Grammar and Language Workbook – 172 pages.

7th-grade-Glencoe-Grammar-and-Language-Workbook-–-172-pages.pdf (6017 downloads )

Writer’s Choice Grammar and Composition –  Grammar RETEACHING 56 pages.

Free-Writers-Choice-Grammar-and-Composition-–-Grammar-Reteaching-56-pages.7th-grade.pdf (5686 downloads )

Free Glencoe Language Arts Vocabulary Power – 100 pages

7th-grade-Glencoe-Language-Arts-Vocabulary-Power-–-100-pages.pdf (5752 downloads )

8th grade Printable Resources

Glencoe Grammar and Language Workbook 352 pages.

Grade-8-Grammar-Complete.pdf (6083 downloads )

8th grade Glencoe Language Arts Spelling Power 88 pages

8th-grade-Glencoe-Language-Arts-Spelling-Power-88-pages.pdf (5661 downloads )

Writer’s Choice Grammar and Composition Grammar Enrichment 56 pages.

Free-Writers-Choice-Grammar-and-Composition-Grammar-Enrichment-8th-grade-56-pages.pdf (5802 downloads )

9th grade Printable Resources

Glencoe Language Arts – Vocabulary Power 131 pages.

Vocabulary-Power-Workbook-9th-grade.pdf (5545 downloads )

Writer’s Choice Grammar and Composition – Grammar Practice Workbook 56 pages.

[ 9th-grade-Glencoe-Language-Arts-–-Spelling-Power-104-pages..pdf (5895 downloads )

Grammar and Language Workbook  352 pages.

grammar_workbook_honors-9th.pdf (5975 downloads )

Glencoe Language Arts – Spelling Power 104 pages.

9th-grade-Writers-Choice-Grammar-and-Composition-–-Grammar-Practice-Workbook-56-pages.pdf (5780 downloads )

10th grade Printable Resources

Glencoe Language Arts – Spelling Power 88 pages.

10spw2.pdf (5842 downloads )

Writer’s Choice Grammar and Composition – Grammar Practice Workbook 56 pages.

10th-grade-Writers-Choice-Grammar-and-Composition-–-Grammar-Practice-Workbook-56-pages..pdf (5800 downloads )

Glencoe Language Arts – Vocabulary Power 131 pages..

10th-grade-Glencoe-Language-Arts-–-Vocabulary-Power-131-pages-2.pdf (5808 downloads )

11th grade Printable Resources

11th grade Glencoe Grammar and Language Workbook 170 pages.

11th-grade-Glencoe-Grammar-and-Language-Workbook-170-pages.pdf (5919 downloads )

Glencoe Language Arts – Spelling Power 88 pages.

11th-grade-Glencoe-Language-Arts-–-Spelling-Power-88-pages.pdf (5725 downloads )

Glencoe Language Arts – Vocabulary Power 131 pages.

11th-grade-Glencoe-Language-Arts-–-Vocabulary-Power-131-pages..pdf (5830 downloads )

12th grade Printable Resources

Glencoe Language Arts – Spelling Power 88 pages.

12spw2.pdf (5885 downloads )

Glencoe Language Arts – Vocabulary 131 pages.

12th-grade-Glencoe-Language-Arts-–-Vocabulary-131-pages..pdf (5872 downloads )

Glencoe Language Arts Grammar and Language Workbook 352 pages.

12th-grade-Glencoe-Language-Arts-Grammar-and-Language-Workbook-352-pages..pdf (5581 downloads )

 Check out these other resources.

  • How to Choose the BEST Homeschool Middle and High School Language Arts Curriculum & Options
  • 5 Creative Ways to Boost Handwriting in Older Kids
  • Free Middle School Science Curriculum and Magazine
  • Toddler to Teen 100 Free Unit Study Resources
  • 7 Budget-Friendly Language Arts Curriculum to Pair with Unit Studies (with printable)
  • 3 Beginner’s Tips: Homeschool High School Literature
  • 24 Borderline Genius Ways To Relieve Language Arts Boredom

Hope you enjoy them.

Hugs and love ya,

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Free Middle School Science Curriculum and Magazines

December 4, 2014 | 18 Comments
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Today, I thought I would share what we are using which is free middle school science curriculum and magazines. Also, look at my page homeschool middle school for more fun tips

First, the earth science book is one that Tiny just started reading.

Free Middle School Science Curriculum and Magazines

One of the reasons we loved these books were because of the hands-on activities spread throughout.

Free Middle School Science Curriculum

Next, purchase a few fun science supplies from Home Science Tools and boom – you’ have fun hands-on science for the year.

Also, The Life Science book is a 448 page download. So give it some time to download. It’s geared toward 7th grade-ish. But you know how I feel about grades – they’re subjective.

Free Middle School Science Curriculum and Magazine

Update: Free books can come and go quicker than at times we can keep up with them. There does not appear a link anywhere right now for this book. However, I have still have plenty of free help for you.

First, look at these life science topics that are in the CPO Life Science book and I have listed some comparable free links below.

Free Life Science Book

Living Systems Unit I

  • Chapter 1 Studying Life
  • Chapter 2 Living Things
  • Chapter 3 Interaction of Living Things

Genetics Unit III

  • Chapter 8 Reproduction
  • Chapter 9 Hereditary
  • Chapter 10 Code of Life

Structure and Function of Living Things Unit V

  • Chapter 13 Diversity of Life
  • Chapter 14 Plants
  • Chapter 15 Animals

Biology Unit II

  • Chapter 4 Chemistry and Physics Connection
  • Chapter 5 Cell Structure and Function
  • Chapter 6 Cell Processes
  • Chapter 7 The Microscopic World

Evolution and Change Unit IV

  • Chapter 11 Evolution
  • Chapter 12 Earth and Life History

The Human Body Unit VI

  • Chapter 16 Human Body Systems
  • Chapter 17 Support and Movement
  • Chapter 18 Vision and Hearing

Next, look at these links which are free other textbooks.

  • Here is a super helpful Life Science online/digital textbook.
  • Then here is another 7th Grade Life Science Textbook by Prentice Hall to download chapter by chapter.

Besides, I love the fact that these books give ideas for hands-on activities, have vocabulary words in the margin and have challenges throughout the book. A nice bonus for a freebie.

The Earth Science book is a 391 page download, so it give some time to download also. It’s geared toward 6th grade-ish. But you know how I feel about grades – they’re subjective.

Free Middle School Science Curriculum and Magazine

Free Earth Science Book

Updated. This book appears no longer free.

However, look at the topics that are in the CPO Focus on Earth Science and I have listed some comparable free textbooks below.

The Scientific Process Unit I

  • Chapter 1 Science is Everywhere
  • Chapter 2 The Science Toolbox
  • Chapter 3 Introducing Earth

Plate Tectonics and Earth Structure Unit III

  • Chapter 8 Plate Tectonics
  • Chapter 9 Earthquakes
  • Chapter 10 Volcanoes

Ecology V

  • Chapter 14 Resources
  • Chapter 15 Ecosystem
  • Chapter 16 Biomes

Energy in Earth’s Systems Unit II

  • Chapter 4 Heat
  • Chapter 5 Density and Buoyancy
  • Chapter 6 Earth’s Surface and Heat
  • Chapter 7 Heat Inside Earth

The Shape of Earth’s Surface IV

  • Chapter 11 Water and Weathering
  • Chapter 12 Beaches
  • Chapter 13 Natural Hazards

Next, look at these links which are free other textbooks.

  • Nice! The Earth Science online/digital textbook.
  • Free Earth Science Textbook by Chapter
  • Another Free Earth Science textbook.

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The last science book is an 8th grade Physical Science book. It is 468 pages long.

Update: Free books can come and go quicker than at times we can keep up with them. There does not appear a link anywhere right now for this book. However, I have still have plenty of free help for you.

Look at the topics that are in the CPO Physical Science book and I have listed some comparable free textbooks below.

The Physical Sciences Unit I

  • Chapter 1 What Physics and Chemistry Are About
  • Chapter 2 Science and Measurement

Laws of Motion and Energy III

  • Chapter 5 Newton’s Laws of Motion
  • Chapter 6 Energy and Machines
  • Chapter 7 Gravity and Space

Matter V

  • Chapter 11 Temperatures, Heat and the Phases of Matter
  • Chapter 12 The Physical Properties of Matter

Changes in Matter VII

  • Chapter 16 Acids, Bases, and Solutions
  • Chapter 17 Chemical Reaction
  • Chapter 18 The Chemistry of Living Systems

Motion and Force Unit II

  • Chapter 3 Motion
  • Chapter 4 Forces

Electricity, Sound, and Light IV

  • Chapter 8 Electricity and Magnetism
  • Chapter 9 Waves and Sounds
  • Chapter 10 Light and Color

Atoms, Elements, and Compound VI

  • Chapter 13 Atoms
  • Chapter 14 Elements and the Periodic Table
  • Chapter 15 Molecules and Compounds

Free Physical Science Book

Next, look at these links which are free other textbooks.

  • 8th Grade Physical Science Textbook
  • Nice! The Physical Science online/digital textbook.

Next, we have been loving these free science magazines for middle school kids.

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They are from National Inquirer, a middle school science education journal. 

There are several free issues to download and read.

When you click on each issue, it tells you what the theme will be and some of them have additional lesson plans to download.

Each free issue is chock full of pictures, ideas and questions to stimulate the science mind.

Free Middle School Science Curriculum and Magazines

Lastly, we have been using them as part of our reading time too. If you just need a break or want to try something different, you can’t go wrong with free curriculum.

Also, check out these other resources for middle school:

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Free Middle School Science Curriculum and Magazine
Free Middle School Science Curriculum and Magazine. Scoot by and download these AWESOME free resources for your middleschool kids!

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Fun Winter Craft Ideas for Middle School Homeschool

November 30, 2014 | 16 Comments
This post may contain affiliate links. For more information, please see my full disclosure policy.

Today, I have rounded up some winter craft ideas for middle school kids. Also, look at my page Homeschool Middle School for more fun tips.

When it’s brrrrrrr outside, middle school kids still have the desire to craft, create and design.

Fun Winter Craft Ideas for Middle School Homeschool

I focused on projects or ideas for things you already have around the house and on activities that most middle school kids can do on their own.

Although all these projects don’t have a winter theme, they are all projects that can be done inside when the days are longer in doors.

Winter Craft Ideas for Middle School

Asserting independence at the middle school grades is part of the maturing process for your kids; I find that projects and crafts are great ways for a middle school kids to have some independent time away from their siblings and well, from us too.

I would find my boys working on projects in their room at odd hours of the days and wished I had collected more ideas for my oldest son during his middle school years.

Maybe one or two ideas will spark a creative bent for your middle school sweetie.

Crafts Ideas for Winter

A fun way to spend the long evening hours and to recycle magazines to make a fun and useful bowl.

Use apple peels, orange and lemon peels to make fruity scented potpourri and put it in pouches in your kid’s bedroom.

Check out the recycled magazine vessels.

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Oh my goodness, I remember doing something like this in my art class in 7th grade.  It is pendulum painting.

Of course, mine didn’t look near as good as this.

I never was talented at art, but I always showed up at class ready to create another not so inspiring creation.

With this project, you could easily incorporate a bit of science too.


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Recycling CDs with yarn is a fun way to learn about weaving. 

Whatever the age your kids are even middle school kids love to have fun still with snow and ice.

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Crafts Ideas for Homeschool

Look at making these fun ice balloons.

Crafts don’t always have to be educational, just inspirational to invoke the imagination.

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I have done several letter collages for parties, but this is such a fun idea for middle school kids to make letters from vintage comic books.


Not too babyish so my kids can enjoy a bit of art in their room too.

I am absolutely in awe of this Dale Chihuly inspired chandelier created by middleschoolers. 

Though it looks like they used a complicated process, this is simply regular plastic drinking cups and permanent markers. 

Middle School Crafts

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Then they melted the cups in the toaster oven.

Unbelievable, how beautiful and easy this art project is.

You may need to supervise this project a bit since the toaster oven is involved unless you have a kid that has been cooking for a while.

This hands-on idea inspired my unit study and lapbook on glassblowing.

Glass Blowing Lapbook Glass Blowing

Moreover, just in case you live in a place like I do where snow is non-existent, check out how to make Borax crystals icicles for kids and look here for a fun snowflake craft with borax.

Using tempera paint and charcoal your middle school kids can create winter landscapes.

This makes for beautiful art to keep through the years.

And use this fun easy salt and watercolor ingredients to do a beautiful winter art project. So easy.

If you have a fan of The Hunger Games, check out 21 Craft Ideas for The Hunger Games.

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Fun Winter Ideas for Middle School

Though this next website, Library Arts, is more about explaining what type of teen programs they offer for middle school arts, it has a plethora of ideas for hands-on activities.

Maybe you will be able to grab an idea or two.

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They now have activities divided by age, so even your young kids can be inspired.

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In addition, don’t forget, I have a unit study and lapbook on The Arctic and The Inuit. 

Winter time is a great time to study about how the Inuit lived and you love my Arctic and Inuit Lapbook.

I have some easy hands-on idea too.

Inuit Lapbook

Also, art is one activity you can do anytime of the year, but when it’s cold outside keep learning fun indoors by doing Art History.

Add Art History To Your Homeschool… Effortlessly!

Take your art studies from occasional crafts to intentional art appreciation and invite your kids to make open-ended art inspired by famous artists from the past.

It’s easier than you think and this guide will show you how to get started quickly… even if you’ve never taken an art class in your life!

You’ll learn:

  • Why art history should be one of your core subjects and not an ‘elective’ or an ‘extra’
  • How to make art more meaningful and curate a custom experience that will meet your kids where they are right now
  • What art supplies and books you’ll need to get your art area ready for ‘back to homeschool’
  • Who to study first (and you’ll get a full-length open-and-go study guide so you can begin today!)

Meaningful art lessons don’t need to be super time consuming or elaborate to be impactful and inspiring. Get your free starter kit and study guide today and start making creative memories with your kids!

Winter Craft Ideas for Middle School

Maybe one of these ideas will add a touch of creativity to your cold winter days.

I think you’ll love these other ideas:

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Winter Craft Ideas for Middle School

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