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{Funschool} Along Came a Spider

October 14, 2013 By: amyswanderingcomment

funschool along came a spider

Welcome to Funschool, a weekly list of FREE educational lesson plans and printables built around a seasonal theme!

This week’s theme is creepy, crawly spiders.

Spiders Unit lessons & activities

Getting to Know Spiders lesson plan & printables

Kidzone Spider Printables worksheets & booklets

Kidsparkz Spider Printables worksheets & puzzles

{There are affiliate links in this post for books that complement the theme.}

The Very Busy Spider unit study & lapbook

The Very Busy Spider writing prompt

Spider Acrostic Poem printable

When Spider Webs Unite Ethiopian Proverb activity

Itsy Bitsy Spider Kindergarten theme set

Spiders Preschool Pack also Tot pack

Eek! Spiders! preschool unit

Spider Math activities & games

Spider Handwriting customized worksheets

Sophie’s Masterpiece: A Spider’s Tale unit study & lapbook

Spider Gliders make & race

Spider Sudoku word puzzle

Spider Paper Plane cut & fold

Spider Life Cycle printables

Spider Weavers nature study

Spider Identification Chart

Arachnid Observation journal page

Freeze a Spiderweb using cardstock & hairspray

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Monthly Planning Notes {Free Printables}

October 10, 2013 By: amyswandering4 Comments

monthly planning notes

At the beginning of the school year, I created some monthly planning notes to give me a creative overview of our year. They have worked so well that I want to share them with you!

I wanted to be able to schedule out seasonal themes and activities, but a monthly calendar wasn’t giving me enough space. My planning notes are broken into weeks with plenty of room for writing.

A few of the things I list in my notes:

the week # (so I can coordinate with our school calendar)
our weekly Funschool theme
letter & # of the week for my preschooler
holidays
field trips
craft ideas

monthly notes

Click on each month to download your FREE 2013-2014 planning notes!

Feel free to share, but please link to this post and not to the files.

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Celebrating Christmas in July

July 23, 2013 By: amyswanderingcomment

celebrating christmas in july

My mom’s birthday is on July 25th, so last year we threw her a Christmas in July party. It was so much fun!! My gears started turning as I cooked up a plan for this year…

We could use July 25th to try out some of the fun projects & recipes that we never find time for during December!!

I don’t know about yours, but my family likes to stick very closely to traditions. And since no one likes a stressed-out mommy, I try to limit how many new activities I add each year.

KISS – Keep it Sweet & Simple, that’s my motto.

Christmas in July is the perfect time to try out some new ideas.

We are going to start our day with this yummy Cinnamon Baked French Toast that has been calling to me from my Pinterest Christmas Board.

{Note to self: set Pandora to a Christmas station!}

I am going to give each kid a Christmas Wish List so they can get a head start.

My kiddos like to toss in their 2 cents, so I created a Christmas to Remember survey for them to fill out so we can plan our holiday season.

–>Download a Christmas to Remember<–

After an appetizer dinner of sausage balls and fried mozzerella sticks, we will watch a movie and have a snowflake cutting party. The snowflakes will be carefully bagged up and put away to make a gorgeous blizzard garland. I have had it bookmarked for YEARS, and we have a snowflake party every December, but never manage to find time to put it all together. I’m thinking this might be the year we finally get it up. 😉

There are so many things you could do for Christmas in July:

get started on some handmade gifts
put together a Christmas Planning Binder
make Christmas cards
plan you Christmas card picture
get an early start on some crafts
play silly games

You can also take some time to think about getting off the Crazy Christmas wagon. Christmas is a season of joy and peace. A time to celebrate a Savior.

Need some inspiration?

Do you do any kind of Christmas in July activities?

Tools for Planning Your New Homeschool Year

April 15, 2013 By: amyswandering2 Comments

tools for homeschool planning

Every April I get the urge to start planning the next homeschool year. My printer starts humming as I hunt for free curriculum links and browse Pinterest boards for ideas.

Use these free planning tools to organize your new year:

Start by printing out a free homeschool planner. There is something for everyone on my huge round-up list!

Map out your weeks on my favorite school year calendar.

Divide your child’s work into quarters with the easiest record system ever.

Make sure you stay on track with color-coded progress lists.

Save some money by keeping a running curriculum list.

Compare prices with this curriculum price comparison sheet.

Use those computer files with this handy idea for organizing your ebooks.

Find time for extras like crafts and nature study with a theme of the day.

Do you want to step away from boxed curriculum? I show you how in my Create Your Own Curriculum series.

Find more ideas on my Homeschool Organization Pinterest Board!