Homeschool Help for Grades Kindergarten through 3rd Grade

What About Socialization?
An article written by Mary Gardner

TIP:
One of my friends printed off worksheets from here with letters, numbers, etc. Instead of making numerous copies, she put each worksheet inside one of those plastic page protectors.
Using washable or dry-erase markers, her child can trace the worksheets. Afterwards, each page can be cleaned off with some mild detergent and water.
(Thanks, Carla!)

Providing links to lesson plans, worksheets,
tips, activities and more for your K-3 child!

Social Studies

Businesses In Your Neighborhood  (K-2)

Countries and Cultures  Social Studies and Geography through crafts!

Layers of the Rainforest  (K-1)

Kindergarten Rainforest Unit  (K)

Maps as Pictures of the Earth  (1-2)

Let's Learn to Use a Map  (1-2)

Kindergarten Transportation Unit  (K)

Community Helpers  (K)

Story Maps:  (K-4) Create a simple map that shows the movement
    of a favorite story.

And the Winner Is...  (K-3) Social Studies art activity. Create an
    award for a member of your family!

Members in a Community  (1-2)
        Book used in lesson:
          Tops & Bottoms (Caldecott Honor Book,...

Places in my Community:  (1)

Traveling the World  (1-4)

Neighborhood Services:  (1-5) Where are they and why?

Traveling Apples  (1-2) Can also be used as a Language Arts
    lesson.

Mapping the Garden (2)

Ideas:
*Create a house out of an old cereal box, milk carton, etc.
  Use modeling clay to create members of the family to use in it.
  Discuss the roles of each member of the family.

*Read a book about community helpers. I used a Barney
  coloring book about jobs and careers, although I can't recall
  the name of it. I'm sure any child's book will work. Talk about
  the various jobs and careers and what your child would like
  to be when they "grow up". I even made a note of what they
  replied so we could look back on it. My son, at about the age
  of 5 or so, wanted to grow up to be "a man". :)

*Make a family tree.
  Links:
  How Do I Make A Family Tree?

     Books to Help Teach About Social Studies

Science

Tic-Tac-Toe with Animals  (K-2)

Mammals  (1)

Plants and Animals  (K-2)

Planting a Rainbow  (K-1)

Rainbow  (K)

Yuckiest Site on the Internet: Classroom Activities  (K-2)

ExplorA-Pond:  (K and up) An online collaboration for K-12
    students to study pond ecology and create a database of
    pond descriptions.

Now I Know All About Seeds:  (K-1) Uses book All About Seeds

Solar System Activities  (K-3) Games based on the solar system.

Guided Discovery:  (1-3) The use of observational skills through
    the five senses.

Spiders Spin a Web  (K-5) Watch a spider spin a web!

Apple Theme Unit  (3)

Newton's Apple:  (all grades) A family science show that airs on PBS.
    You'll find teachers guides, interactive educational resources, and
    science experiments you can do at home.

     Books to Help Teach About Science

Language Arts

Alphabuddies:  Learn letters through the fun of crafts!

ABC Activities  (K-3) Printable activities.

Funbrain Vocabulary:  (K) Click the word that matches the picture.

Phonics Activities  (K-2)

Dolch Sight Words:  (1-2) The Dolch words are words that are most
    often found in children's books. These words do not follow
    phonics rules and must be taught as "sight" words. Learning
    these words will give your child a good base for beginning
    reading.

Lesson: Give a Mouse a Cookie  (1-3) Uses book:
    If You Give a Mouse a Cookie

Kevin's English Lesson Page  (all grades)

Punctuation Made Simple  (1-3) Colon, Semicolon, Comma, Dash, Apostrophe

Vocabulary.com

Books to Help Teach About Language Arts

Health & Safety

Bandaides & Blackboards Growing up with medical problems.

    ~Unit on Dental Care~  (K)
          Dentist Day
                This lesson uses the book:
              Fang The Dentist (The Wacky World Of...
          Keep Tooth Decay Away
          What Do the Tooth Fairies Do With All Those Teeth?
                This lesson uses the book:
              What Do the Fairies Do With All Those...

Summer Safety Safari:  (1) Create guidelines for a Summer
    Safety poster.

Physical Education Lesson Plans

Health Lessons  (K-5) Well more than a dozen lessons for Health

PE Central  (all grades)

Education World: To Your Health!  (all grades)

Books to Help Teach About Health & Safety

Math

National Library of Virtual Manipulatives for Interactive Math  (Pre-K-2)
      Don't be fooled by the name of this web site. There is a ton of
      interactive math activities. You're sure to find something that will
      work for you!

Math Enrichment for Primary Grades

Numbers Buddies

Everyday Math  (K-6)

Math Forum  (K)

Marshmallow Fun Day  (K)

Multiplication.com  (2-3)

Math Baseball  (K-3)

Tic Tac Toe Squares:  (K) Numbers below 5.

Line Jumper:  (K) Introduces a number line with
    numbers less than 10.

The Pattern Block:  (K) A game for 2 children.

Basic Facts Practice:  (K-3) Allows customization by
    specifying the number of problems to be completed,
    the highest number to be used in the problems, and a
    target completion time.

Multiple Counting Practice:  (2-3) Uses java to practice counting
    multiples.

MathWorksheets  (K-3)

Books to Help Teach About Math

Themes & Units

Thematic Units for Primary Grades:
From the University of South Carolina.

Useful Links For The Teacher: (Please make sure you have the Flash Player
        for some of these links.)
    Funschool.com: Educational games for K-6
    Games for Children Ages 6-9
    Kindergarten Skill Test: A printable academic skills test which should be
        mastered by children completing Kindergarten or entering 1st grade.
    Teachers Helping Teachers Some great ideas for teaching math. Grades K-12.
    Math Links for Teachers
    Teacher2Teacher

Sources:
    Worldbook: Typical Course of Study

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