My kids requested to learn about space this year, so we started with a unit study about our moon. In this post I share some fun facts about the moon and lots of activity ideas and resources so that you can easily put together your own moon unit to do with your kids.  You can grab my 14 page All About the Moon Printable Pack to go along  with your unit study here:  All About the Moon Printable Unit Study Pack . Fun Facts About the Moon: -The moon is roughly a quarter the size of the Earth and it is an average distance of 238,855 miles from Earth. (It's actual distance depends on where it is in it's orbit of our planet)  -Scientists aren't sure how the moon formed. One popular theory is that it was formed from the debris expelled from the Earth after it was hit with a mars sized object.  -The moon is our planet's only natural satellite. Some planets like Mercury and Venus don't have any. Jupiter has 79 (that we know of). -The moon doesn't produce any light of it...

We all have days that are busy and full of errands and appointments, but that doesn't mean that those days are wasted as far as homeschooling goes. Learning can happen anywhere. In this post I share lots of ideas for taking your learning on the go. Math: Grocery Store Math - The grocery store is a great place to practice math skills. Teach your kids to weigh produce and have them help you calculate the price of various produce items. Have them read and compare prices. Ask which brand is cheapest, which is most expensive.  Mileage Calculations-  Teach your kids to read your vehicle's odometer and to understand prices at the gas station. Record your starting and ending odometer reading for the day, and have your kids calculate how many miles you drove and how much you spent on gasoline for the day's errands. Counting Cars-  For preschool and early elementary aged kids, assign a color and have them count how many cars of that color they see on your drive. Or for ki...

Valentine's Day is one of our favorite holidays. There's lots of great crafts to do and we always do some sort of fun baking project. My daughter's favorite Valentine's Day craft every year is making construction paper heart animals.  We've made a lot of different heart animals over the years, but I think these heart fish are by far my favorite, and they're pretty simple to make. Heart Fish Valentine's Day Craft: For this craft you will need: -2 pieces of different colored construction paper -A pen -Scissors -A glue stick or school glue -Markers or glitter pens -Craft eyes (optional) Start by folding one piece of paper in half and cutting two medium sized hearts out of it. Trace one of the hearts onto the other piece of construction paper and draw a long cone coming off one side, like in the pictures below: Then cut it out. Glue one of the medium sized hearts on one side as your fish face and the other me...