Did you know that igneous rocks form when hot magma from a volcano cools? And that the word ‘igneous’ comes from the Latin word ignis, meaning ‘of fire?’ Or that some gems, like sapphire and fluorite, form in a whole rainbow of colours? There are so many interesting facts to learn in this Geology Unit…
Travel the World Unit Study!
Get ready to see the whole world from the comfort of your couch! I am thrilled to introduce you to our Travel the World Family Unit Study! Did you know that the continents used to be all together in a supercontinent known as Pangaea? Or that while there are five oceans on Earth, they are…
Fall Activities for Kindergarten at Home
The fall season in our homeschool is filled with wonderful activities! In this post, I’ve rounded up some great fall activities you can do with your preschoolers and kindergarteners at home. From arts and crafts to fine motor activities and everything in between, this post contains a bunch of fun fall activities to include in…
The Perfect Human Body Unit Study!
I am so excited to introduce you to our Family Unit Study all about The Human Body. Did you know that humans and giraffes have the same number of neck bones? Did you know that babies have 94 MORE bones than adults? Or that you breathe, on average, 20 000 times a day?! And that…
Printable Human Body Systems Playdough Mats!
These human body printable playdough mats turned out so wonderfully! I am so excited to share them with you. These printables are FREE for you to print and use with your little ones! You can print them off and have your children draw the different major human body systems, or you can cover them in…
2022-2023 Year at Home Planner
It is ready! It is ready! My patient friends, thank you for waiting. Our annual, beautiful Year at Home Planner is now available to you. This planner is free once again this year, to thank you for your ongoing love and support of How Wee Learn. It follows the same format as last year, including…
Why Teach Cursive Handwriting?
I am excited to partner with Oak Meadow today to bring you this post on the benefits of cursive writing. Sometimes, as a Mama, I do things just because I have always done them. Do you know what I mean? For example, my little ones have always had an early bedtime. I know in the…
Fall Crafts and Activities FULL of Learning!
Fall and education tend to go hand in hand around here. Educational Fall crafts and learning filled activities are what is filling my head these days. It’s a riveting place in there (my head), full of apple crafts, pumpkin letter learning games, and fall leaf math activities. Paaaarrrr-tay!! I do tend to think seasonally when…
Epic Books about Reptiles for Kids!
It wasn’t until I was three-quarters of the way through creating my Reptiles Unit Study that I realized frogs are NOT classified as reptiles. I tell you, I am learning so much as I homeschool my children! But that is not the only thing I have learned with this Reptiles Unit Study: Did you know…
Books that Explore the Seven Continents for Kids!
I was never good at Geography. Do you know why? When I was in Grade 3 I was given a test to find out my preliminary knowledge about where things were located on a map and I received 4/50. From that moment on I deemed myself terrible at Geography and shied away from learning all…