Friday, November 29, 2013

Dinosaurs & Other Prehistoric Creatures Mini Match


A homeschool bits Freebie!

I hope you enjoy this Dinosaur & Other Prehistoric Creatures Mini Match. Includes 25 various dinosaurs and prehistoric creature mini match cards for a matching game, and a cut and paste name activity on large coloring cards 22 pages.


Reindeer (Caribou) Fun Study PLUS Speedy Lapbook!


Please check out the 62-page preview...

This unit includes a "Fun Study" AND "Speedy Lapbook". Two-in-One!

This unit has worksheets and activities for various elementary levels.


-Information and activities about reindeer

-Reindeer map and facts

-Scientific classification copywork

-Reindeer review

-Reindeer diagrams (labeled and blank, also choice of color or black & white)

-Reindeer quizzes

-12 Fact Cards

-Lined copywork pages

-30 Reindeer word cards

-Reindeer match game

-Card envelope

-Hidden word puzzle

-Reindeer writing prompts

-Reindeer research activity

-Coloring pages

-Speedy Lapbook with choice of covers, 14 page mini booklet, folds & flaps, instructions, example, and answer key

-Websites for additional learning

-Text for the entire reindeer unit without the images (for the parent/teacher, older kids, or for reference and study)

and more.

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Sunday, October 20, 2013

Bats - Speedy Lapbook

Bats - Speedy Lapbook


This speedy lapbook is not overwhelming and can usually be completed in one day!

Elementary grade level.

Bats sleep upside down, since the lightweight bones in their hind legs cannot support their body weight in an upright position.

Learn some basics about bats and complete a simple lapbook. Links to supporting online activities are also included.

- Helpful lapbooking links
- Example lapbook photos
- 15 page mini information booklet
- Lapbook cover page
- A total of 12 additions/foldables to add to your speedy lapbook



Saturday, October 19, 2013

Ecosystems & Biomes! A Fun Study!

Ecosystems & Biomes! A Fun Study!


This unit is very flexible for lower & higher grades. Ecosystems & Biomes! A Fun Study! was created to be fun and not overwhelming. The child will feel involved in the lesson, while learning about this topic.

A biome is made of many similar ecosystems. An ecosystem is often much smaller than a biome, although the size varies.

Included are fact and information pages, comprehension questions, Q&A worksheets, diagrams, coloring pages, facts copywork, word searches, fact cards, suggested websites, lapbook folds & flaps, lapbook example layout, and lapbook cover pages for creating a simple lapbook. 36 pages.

Dinosaurs & Other Prehistoric Creatures Copywork & Fun! Volume 1

Dinosaurs & Other Prehistoric Creatures Copywork & Fun! Volume 1


In Dinosaurs & Other Prehistoric Creatures Copywork & Fun! Volume 1 you can copy & learn a little bit about five different dinosaurs and other prehistoric creatures. These are the five included in this unit:

Abelisaurus
Stegosaurus
Iguanodon
Pterodactylus
Triceratops

This is much more than just a copywork unit!

This copywork was created to be simple, fun, and not overwhelming. These could be used to start off the school day, or to fill the time while the parent/teacher is busy with something else.

Print, DN Manuscript, and Cursive pages included. Also included: Diagrams (labeled & blank), timeline, word seach puzzles, information pages, facts cards, copywork pages, coloring pages, and more! Suggested for grades K-5 but is very flexible for higher grades. 121 pages.

MORE volumes in this series will be available soon!

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Thursday, September 5, 2013

Science Vocabulary Copywork Cards for Grade 1

Science Vocabulary Copywork Cards for Grade 1


A simple, fun resource to go along with your science or vocabulary studies. These Science Vocabulary Copywork Cards are geared for grade 1 but can be adapted for other grade levels as well, and almost any teaching style. Instructions included. 25 pages.

Instructions:

Print & cut the cards and copywork booklet. Place cards into an envelope, box, hat, or other container. The child/student can choose a vocabulary word, then copy it on the provided copywork strips. If there are not enough lines, staple more strips together. There are several different science topics shown in light gray on each card. You do not have to print them all.

Included: Vocabulary Cards, copywork booklet pages with 2 different line sizes, 6 coloring pages, and envelope template to store vocabulary cards.

Science vocabulary words included:
(Listed by topic)

Investigation and Safety
data, conclusion, predict, describe, observe, record, identify, investigate, evidence, recycle, dispose, reuse, goggles

Weather
air, cloud, precipitation, temperature, weather, wind

Seasons
characteristic, pattern, precipitation, property, season, temperature, weather

Objects in the Sky
appearance, characteristic, cloud, day, moon, night, pattern, position, Sun

Physical Properties
hand lens, mass, matter, notebook, object, pattern, relative, texture, tools, physical property

Soil
property, soil, texture, component

Water
cycle, natural, resource, system, water, pattern, stream, lake, ocean

Natural Resources
rock, sand, soil, water, system

Magnets
motion, position, pull, push, magnet

Motion
energy, motion, position, closer, nearer, farther, straight, zigzag, back and forth, round and round, fast, slow

Light
energy, light

Heat
energy, heat energy, heating, cooling, freezing, melting

Sound
energy, sound

Living and Non-Living
basic need, environment, life cycle, living, nonliving, offspring, organism

Animal
characteristic, environment, life cycle, offspring, organism, resemble, survive

Plant
basic need, environment, life cycle, living, nonliving, offspring, organism

Interdependence
environment, external characteristic, interdependence

Food Chain
energy, transfer, food chain



Science Vocabulary Copywork Cards for Kindergarten

Science Vocabulary Copywork Cards for Kindergarten


A simple, fun resource to go along with your science or vocabulary studies. These Science Vocabulary Copywork Cards are geared for kindergarten but can be adapted for other grade levels as well, and almost any teaching style. Instructions included. 24 pages.


Instructions:

Print & cut the cards and copywork booklet. Place cards into an envelope, box, hat, or other container. The child/student can choose a vocabulary word, then copy it on the provided copywork strips. If there are not enough lines, staple more strips together. There are several different science topics shown in light gray on each card. You do not have to print them all.

Included: Vocabulary Cards, copywork booklet pages with 2 different line sizes, 6 coloring pages, and envelope template to store vocabulary cards.

Science vocabulary words included:
(Listed by topic)

Investigation and Safety
data, conclusion, predict, describe, observe, investigate, recycle, dispose, reuse, goggles

Physical Properties
appearance, five senses, hand lens, mass, matter, notebook, object, pattern, physical properties, relative, texture, tool

Motion
motion, direction, above, below, behind, beside, straight, zigzag, back and forth, round and round

Magnets
motion, direction, magnet

Light
energy, five senses, light energy

Heat
energy, five senses, heat energy, temperature, thermometer

Sound
energy, five senses, sound energy

Objects in the Sky
pattern, day, night, change

Weather
weather, seasons, heat, thermometer, temperature, calendar, wind sock, weather patterns

Day and Night
day, night, change, sunrise, sunset

Seasons
weather, seasons, heat, thermometer, temperature, calendar, weather patterns

Rocks
rock, Earth, material, natural

Water
water, Earth, material, natural, clarity

Use of Rocks Water, and Soil
rock, water, soil, Earth, material, natural

Conservation
litter, impact, natural resource, recycle, reuse, conservation, dispose

Living and Nonliving
animal, basic needs, living, nonliving, offspring, parent, plant, shelter

Plant Characteristics
leaf, life cycle, offspring, parent, plant, resemble, root, stem

Animals Characteristics
animal, characteristic, body covering, limb, offspring, parent


Tuesday, September 3, 2013

Autumn Leaves

Autumn Leaves - Speedy Lapbook & FREEBIE!


Elementary grade level.

As summer ends and autumn comes, the days get shorter and shorter. This is how the trees "know" to begin getting ready for winter. Learn about how and why leaves change color in the fall.

Learn some basics about autumn leaves and complete a simple lapbook and/or a mini science project. Links to supporting online activities are also included.

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Monday, September 2, 2013

Two-Hundred Ocean Life Facts Copywork Cards

Two-Hundred Ocean Life Facts Copywork Cards


A simple, fun resource to go along with your studies. These Ocean Life Facts Copywork Cards are geared for lower grades but can be adapted for other grade levels as well, and almost any teaching style. Instructions included. 32 pages.


Instructions:

Print & cut the cards and your choice of copywork booklet. Place cards into an envelope, box, hat, or other container. The child/student can choose a fact, then copy it on the provided copywork booklet pages. If there are not enough lines, staple more pages together.

There are a total of two-hundred copywork fact cards. You do not have to print them all. One page will still provide plenty to choose from.

Included: 200 Fact Cards, copywork booklet pages with 3 different line sizes, 6 coloring pages, and envelope template to store fact cards.

Just a few of the "ocean life" facts included:

While mating, seahorses utter musical sounds.

A group of jelly fish is called a smack.

The sea butterfly is a tiny sea snail that swims by flapping its enlarged foot like wings to elegantly soar through the open ocean.

Father catfish keep the eggs in their mouth until they are ready to hatch and don't eat until then, which may take several weeks.

A blue whale's tongue is so large that fifty people could stand on it.

When a dolphin is sick or injured, its cries of distress summon immediate aid from other dolphins, who try to support it to the surface so that it can breathe.

Dolphins sleep with one half of the brain at a time, and one eye open.

At 188 decibels, the whistling of blue whale is the loudest sound made by any animal on the planet. A starfish can grow a whole new body from just one arm.

Sharks seemingly are the only animals that never get sick and are immune to every known disease including cancer.

Octopuses and squids squirt black ink.

The starfish has an eye at the tip of each arm.

No matter how many pieces you cut a sea sponge into each piece will go on living and growing.

A baby beluga whale is called a ‘piddlin’.

Seahorses have a single mate for life. Every morning, they come together, dance, change their color, twirl around with linked tails and then separate for the rest of the day.

Although many people mistake corals and anemones as plants, they are actually animals.

Kelp grows in cold coastal waters. It is the largest marine plant in the world and can reach up to 250 feet. Kelp is also the fastest-growing plant in the world.


Two-Hundred Strange Facts Copywork Cards

Two-Hundred Strange Facts Copywork Cards


A simple, fun resource to go along with your studies. These Strange Facts Copywork Cards are geared for lower grades but can be adapted for other grade levels as well, and almost any teaching style. Instructions included. 32 pages.


Instructions:

Print & cut the cards and your choice of copywork booklet. Place cards into an envelope, box, hat, or other container. The child/student can choose a fact, then copy it on the provided copywork booklet pages. If there are not enough lines, staple more pages together.

There are a total of two-hundred copywork fact cards. You do not have to print them all. One page will still provide plenty to choose from.

Included: 200 Fact Cards, copywork booklet pages with 3 different line sizes, 6 coloring pages, and envelope template to store fact cards.

Just a few of the "strange" facts included:

The Hawaiian alphabet has 12 letters.

Your body sheds 10 billion flakes of skin every day.

Glass is made of sand.

If you dug a well to the center of the Earth, and dropped a brick in it, it would take 45 minutes to get to the bottom – 4,000 miles down.

The plastic things on the end of shoelaces are called aglets.

In China, they believe that the longer ones earlobes are, the wealthier they will be.
Owls are one of the only birds who can see the color blue.

Ants closely resemble human manners: When they wake, they stretch & appear to yawn in a human manner before taking up the tasks of the day.

Vincent Van Gogh only sold 1 painting his whole life and that was to his brother.

A rainbow can be seen only in the morning or late afternoon. It can occur only when the sun is 40 degrees or less above the horizon.

Every time you sneeze your heart stops a second.

There wasn't a single pony in the Pony Express, just horses.

The word “set” has the most definitions in the English language.

Hot water is heavier than cold.

One quarter of the bones in your body are in your feet.

A baby octopus is about the size of a flea when it is born.

The Titanic was the first ship to use the SOS signal.

A cluster of bananas is called a hand and consists of 10 to 20 bananas, which are known as fingers.

A typical lightning bolt is two to four inches wide and two miles long.

A vexillologist is an expert in the history of flags.

About 10,000,000 people have the same birthday as you.


Friday, August 23, 2013

Volcanoes & Earthquakes

Volcanoes - Two Day Study Series


This is part of the Two-Day Study Series by homeschool bits. It is not necessary that you take two days to do this study. It is only a suggestion. You can easily adapt this study to last one day, or several weeks. Website links will be provided in case you decide to continue on.

Included within this unit are the following: information and fact pages about vocanoes, illustration/coloring pages, questions worksheet, basic blank copywork page with photo/illustration, labeled diagrams (color, black & white), charts, suggested vocabulary words including definitions, blank vocabulary cards, vocabulary word search, and suggested websites.

As with all units by homeschool bits, this was created to be simple and not overwhelming. The suggested grade level is 1-5, but depending on how you use the study, it could be used for lower or higher grades. 31 pages.

The topics in the Two-Day Study Series are different and interesting. They could be used many ways. Here are just a few:

- start off the school day with an interesting topic

- end the school day with an interesting topic

- a supplement to your regular curriculum

- to fulfill an interest that your child/student has

- to improve skills

... and many others!


Earthquakes - Two Day Study Series


This is part of the Two-Day Study Series by homeschool bits. It is not necessary that you take two days to do this study. It is only a suggestion. You can easily adapt this study to last one day, or several weeks. Website links will be provided in case you decide to continue on.

Included within this unit are the following: information and fact pages about earthquakes, illustration/coloring pages, questions worksheet, basic blank copywork page with photo/illustration, labeled diagrams (color, black & white), charts, suggested vocabulary words including definitions, blank vocabulary cards, vocabulary word search, and suggested websites.

As with all units by homeschool bits, this was created to be simple and not overwhelming. The suggested grade level is 1-5, but depending on how you use the study, it could be used for lower or higher grades. 31 pages.

The topics in the Two-Day Study Series are different and interesting. They could be used many ways. Here are just a few:

- start off the school day with an interesting topic

- end the school day with an interesting topic

- a supplement to your regular curriculum

- to fulfill an interest that your child/student has

- to improve skills

... and many others!

Thursday, August 22, 2013

My Free Product - Lysol Power & Free

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Monday, July 22, 2013

Weekly Logs & Lists - Speedy Packet 2

Weekly Logs & Lists - Speedy Packet 2
 
 
An all new set of logs & list! Add variety to your "Weekly Logs & Lists - Speedy Packet 1" or use this set by itself! 60 pages.
 
These logs and lists are intended to simply help organize your school year. You can choose the black and white or lightly colored copies. All of the logs and lists can be used by either your child/student or the parent/teacher. Included in this 60 page pdf is the following:
 
-Daily subject logs with checkboxes for each day of the week, with the option of a blank log to fill in your own subject. These logs include space for writing in the subject, overview, materials, websites, projects & activities, spelling/vocabulary words, and notes.
 
-A variety of weather logs, with weather graphics or without. -Daily assignment sheets (Monday-Friday) for writing in a special daily assignment.
 
-Subject lists with checkboxes.
 
-Learning lists for each subject and grade level! These include things that should be taught throughout the school year. Check them off as your child/student learns each concept. Grades K-6 lists.
 
-Blank learning lists to fill in as your child/student learns from his or her curriculum, or use them to pre-plan your curriculum.
 
-Animal reports to fill in the name, picture, introduction, background,characteristics, diet, and habitat of an animal. Other varieties of animal report forms to fill in size, weight, and interesting facts learned.
 
-Blank calendar planners to use daily, weekly, or monthly.
 

Wednesday, July 10, 2013

Weekly Lists & Logs - Speedy Packet 1

Weekly Lists & Logs - Speedy Packet 1


These logs and lists are intended to simply help organize your school year. You can choose the black and white or lightly colored copies. All of the logs and lists can be used by either your child/student or the parent/teacher. Included in this 60 page pdf is the following:

-Daily subject logs for each day of the week, with the option of a blank log to fill in your own date. These logs include space for writing in the subject, materials, websites, projects, books/pages read, things learned, spelling/vocabulary words, reminders for events and birthdays.

-Unit study log for keeping track of a current unit study. This log includes space for writing in the name of the unit study, the topic, the subject, overview, books read, curriculum resources, spelling/vocabulary words, materials, websites, activities/projects, places visited, notes, and summary.

-Blank and lined assignment sheets (Monday-Friday) for writing in a special daily assignment.

-Weekly vocabulary log (word, definition, sentence, and notes)

-Basic spelling vocabulary words list for grades kindergarten through sixth.

-Enhanced vocabulary words lists for grades kindergarten through sixth. Lists include vocabulary words separated by subjects... english/language arts, math, science, and social studies.

-Reading logs with a place to write the date, title, author, genre, what this book is about, characters, my favorite characters, words to study, number of pages, pages read, and notes.

-Genre or kinds of books list including the meanings of folktale, biography, mystery, poetry, historical fiction, science fiction, realistic fiction, fantasy, and nonfiction or informational.

-Reading log for recording all books read.

-Website log for keeping track of websites, usernames, passwords, subjects, and notes about the website.

-Calendars for 2013 and 2014.


Friday, July 5, 2013

Pay What You Want!!! 12 Unit Studies

We have decided to take part in Currclick's new "Pay What You Want" option! What does this mean??? It means you...

PAY WHAT YOU WANT!!!

We have added 12 unit studies and hope to add hundreds more. Let's see how this goes!

You choose a price from $0.00 up to any amount you wish to pay!

***NOTE: Disregard the prices you see listed (those were our original prices.) When you click into the unit, you will see the PAY WHAT YOU WANT option.***




Wednesday, July 3, 2013

Seashells - Speedy Lapbook

Seashells - Speedy Lapbook
 
 
This speedy lapbook is not overwhelming and can usually be completed in one day!
 
Elementary grade level.
 
The seashell serves as the outer covering and protection for sea animals in a group known as mollusks.
 
Learn some basics about seashells and complete a simple lapbook. Links to supporting online activities are also included.
 
- Helpful lapbooking links
- Example lapbook photos
- Twelve page mini information booklet
- Lapbook cover page
- A total of 10 additions/foldables to add to your speedy lapbook
- Answer Key
 

Monday, June 24, 2013

Seashells! A Fun Study!

Seashells! A Fun Study!


This unit is very flexible for lower & higher grades. Seashells! A Fun Study! was created to be fun and not overwhelming. The child will feel involved in the lesson, while learning about this creature.

The seashell serves as the outer covering and protection for sea animals in a group known as mollusks.

Included are fact and information pages, comprehension questions, Q&A worksheets, diagrams, coloring pages, facts copywork, word searches, fact cards, suggested websites, lapbook folds & flaps, lapbook example layout, and lapbook cover pages for creating a simple lapbook. 33 pages.