Are you looking for screen free activities for the summer? Or, are you wanting to connect or reconnect with your kids? Learn the power of an hour here! I home school my 4 children ages 8, 7, 4 and 2. …
Screen Free Activities for the Summer

Building Confidence in Young Writers
Are you looking for screen free activities for the summer? Or, are you wanting to connect or reconnect with your kids? Learn the power of an hour here! I home school my 4 children ages 8, 7, 4 and 2. …
In this post, kids build a 4 tier shelf. Then, they write their opinion about the process! This post includes two printable PDFs. The first PDF is of the building instructions. The second one is of the guided writing lesson. …
We used this green grass art accent after completing the humorous guided writing lessons titled, Grumpy Grass and A Serval’s Personal Narrative. These easy art accents are surprisingly simple. They motivate writers and reward them for their work. Additionally, they …
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Use these Science Fiction writing lessons for kids to guide students in writing their own stories. Like fantasy, kids enjoy writing Science Fiction because ANYTHING can happen! I’m not a huge fan of science fiction, but kids love it, so …
This shelf building project for kids is surprisingly simple. Kids love to hammer in nails! This building project is super easy and something that kids can enjoy and be proud of. In the end, they’ll have their own handmade shelf. …
Building projects for kids are fun and useful. Kids love to build! Here they get to build their very own book box, then write the instructions on how to do it. Or, you can have students write their opinion about …
This is a fun watermelon writing prompt. It’s a fairy tale that can be used with any fruit or vegetable that has visible seeds. Furthermore, it’s a prompt that can easily be written in the fall about an apple or …
This fun park writing prompt is engaging because writers get to talk about a favorite fun park or place. It’s also thought provoking in that it encourages students to think about their surroundings and changes that can be made. Here’s …
This End of Summer Friendly Letter is easy to conduct and for students to write. After a few months of summer, there’s a lot to say. As the school year approaches, students remember their summer and at the same time …