Latest Thoughts
Explore My Articles
-
Napoleon Lesson Plan for Middle School or High School
Sep 26, 2025 Napoleon Crossing the Alps, romantic version by Jacques-Louis David in 1805 Below you’ll find my lesson plan focused on Phase 1: Napoleon and Early Missions from “World Empires, World Missions, World Wars” by Diana Waring, part of the History Revealed curriculum. I used this during a weekly 50-minute homeschool co-op world…
-
Earth’s Layers and Soil Composition Hands-on STEAM Lesson for Children
Sep 10, 2025 Edible model of the Earth’s layers This is part 1 of a 6 part hands-on unit on Earth Science from a Christian perspective. Make an edible model of the earth, act out each of the Earth’s layers, do core testing on a cupcake, make oobleck, and more! My lessons are geared…
-
Hearing and Sound Waves Lesson Plan for Elementary or Preschool
Sep 2, 2025 Creating paper cup phones to discover how sound waves travel This is part 1 of a 4 part hands-on thematic unit study on the five senses. Build and crawl through a model of an ear, watch sound waves at work, make paper cup phones, use a stethoscope and otoscope, and more!…
-
King George III, Patrick Henry, & Samuel Adams Lesson Plan for Elementary
Sep 1, 2025 Kneading Cornmeal Molasses Dough This is part 1 of a 6 part hands-on unit on the American War for Independence. Make tricorn hats and mob caps, “brew” root beer with Samuel Adams, bake cornmeal molasses rolls, and more! My lessons are geared toward 2nd-3rd grade level children and their siblings. These…
-
Marco Polo and Leif Erikson Lesson Plan for Elementary
Sep 1, 2025 Creating a Viking Boat using boxes and cardboard Creating a Marco Polo map This is part 1 of a 5 part hands-on unit on Explorers. Walk the route of Marco Polo (through the house) and collect the items he came across while in Asia. Make Viking bread, Viking helmets, shields, and…
-
Christopher Columbus & Prince Henry the Navigator Lesson Plan for Elementary
Aug 30, 2025 This is part 2 of a 5 part hands-on unit study on Explorers. Go on a compass treasure hunt, eat sailor food, jump across the parts of a caravel ship, act out Columbus’ journey, and more! My lessons are geared toward 2nd-3rd grade level children and their siblings. These are lessons…
-
Botany Scavenger Hunt & Field Trip Ideas
Aug 29, 2025 Finding leaves on a botany scavenger hunt This is the culminating activity we did after a 4 week hands-on unit study on botany/plants. Children went on a fun-filled scavenger hunt for a variety of plants, and afterward had a plant-themed picnic lunch. Also included are the field trips we went on…
-
Trees Lesson Plan for Elementary
Aug 29, 2025 Making a bark rubbing Examine tree cookies and count the rings, create delicious tree fruit and nut balls, act out the parts of a tree, sketch a twig to learn its parts, and more in this fun, hands-on lesson on trees! This is part 6 of a 6 part hands-on unit…
-
Medieval Feast Lesson Plan for Early Elementary and Preschool
Aug 28, 2025 This is lesson 6 from a 6-week hands-on unit on the Medieval Period. We held a festive feast complete with entertainment and much merriment. Also included are the field trips we took during our unit. These are lessons we created to do with a weekly homeschool co-op for preschoolers and kindergarten-aged…
-
Medieval Feast and Field Trip Ideas
Aug 28, 2025 Medieval Feast Medieval Feast and Field Trip Ideas This is the culminating activity we did after a 5 week hands-on unit on the Medieval Period. We held a festive feast complete with entertainment and much merriment. Also included are the field trips we took during our unit. My lessons are geared…