Shannon Gunter

Aug 2, 2025 Sheep, Wool, & Weaving Lesson for Kids Looking for fun preschool and kindergarten ideas on sheep and wool? Make and eat edible sheep, card and dye wool, paint sheep paintings, and more in this fun lesson or “play date” activity! I created this to do as a two hour lesson with…

Aug 1, 2025 I have 10 children and have been homeschooling for over 20 years. I’ve led multiple co-ops, taught lots of homeschool classes, spoken at multiple homeschool conferences, and had a blast creating amazing memories with my kids while learning together! I’ve been blogging almost that entire time, frequently posting answers when I…

Aug 1, 2025 Looking for tips, a full itinerary, & more on how to make the most of your trip without breaking your budget when traveling with kids? I also included our favorite children’s books and YouTube videos we used while preparing for our trip, where we stayed, where to park, food places to…

Jul 31, 2025 Hands-on Lesson Plan on Australia Taste Vegemite and other Australia foods, paint Aboriginal dot art, create Australian animal crafts, host an Australian tea, and more during this fun hands-on unit on Australia’s history and culture! This lesson plan was written to be used with elementary-aged and preschool aged children and is…

Jul 31, 2025 Japanese Screen, Sumi-e Painting, & Cherry Blossoms Do you have a child who loves learning about other cultures? Use this fun, hands-on lesson or “play date” activity to explore the Japanese culture! I created this lesson to do with a weekly homeschool co-op. We meet each week for 2 1/2 hours…

Jul 30, 2025 Making circuits This is part 5 of a 5 part hands-on unit on inventions and simple machines or is a stand-along lesson if studying CC Cycle 2 : Week 24: Electricity. Watch static electricity lift hair and separate salt and pepper, build and test circuits and switches using household materials, play…

Jul 30, 2025 Lesson Plan on Bridges: Forces, Arch Bridges, & Truss Bridges This is the first half of a two-part hands-on unit study on bridges OR is a stand-alone lesson if you’re studying CC Cycle 2 : Week 19: Building Bridges. Activities include building grape and toothpick truss bridges, piecing together a play-doh…

Jul 30, 2025 This is part 5 of a 5 part hands-on unit on Floating & Flying OR is a stand-alone lesson is studying CC Cycle 3 : Week 18 : Paper Airplanes. Have fun while creating various types of paper airplanes in order to examine the relationship between plane design and the four…

Jul 30, 2025 Cars racing down ramps This is part 1 of a 5 part hands-on unit on Simple Machines and Inventions OR is a stand-alone lesson if studying CC Cycle 2: Week 16 on Newton’s First Law of Motion. Race cars down ramps, compare carrying luggage to pulling it up an inclined plane,…

Jul 29, 2025 Practicing carrying items in a basket on her head with a baby on her back — similar to what many Western African girls and women do This is part 2 of a 4 part hands-on unit study on Africa. Act out an Ashanti tale, dramatize the historic gold and salt trades…