Resources for Early Years Homeschooling and Saving Money

There are so many great resources out there for homeschooling, but a lot of the information has to do with older kids.

That’s why This Outnumbered Mama compiled a great resource on homeschooling in the early years, with links to articles on everything from teaching preschoolers Spanish to creative writing for elementary school kids. There’s lots of great stuff here that parents who don’t homeschool can use to supplement their child’s school learning, too.

Using free resources like that is a great way to save money as a homeschooler, and Living Life and Learning has more great tips for saving money on homeschool curriculum. The short version is to watch for sales, buy things used and don’t believe the hype of every great new program that comes out.

Are you a homeschooler? How do you save money on curriculum and supplies? I’d love to know your ideas.

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Shark Week generally happens in July, but any time is a good time to learn more about sharks.

First, start with some fun whale facts like these from Kids Craft Room. Here I learned about the dwarf lantern shark, which is the smallest shark and only grows to about 6-8 inches (about 15-20 cm) long. It also emits light. How cool is that?

Natural Beach Living has some great printable shark information guides, where kids can learn about different kinds of sharks, match the facts to the pictures, or print out doubles and do a shark memory game.

Living Life an Learning has some great shark activity pages including the parts of a shark, types of sharks, a crossword puzzle and more. Also check out their parts of a shark and word scramble download, and a life cycle worksheet.

Learn about how sharks float with this great activity from JDaniel4’s Mom.

Need more facts about sharks? This fact pact from The WOLFe PACK on Teacher Pay Teachers includes fact sheets, a printable flip book, informational text, vocabulary, comprehension questions and more.

Living Montessori Now has a great collection of shark themed activities with a Montessori inspired twist. You’ll find a shark roll and cover, shark phonics and lots more shark activities Deb has collected from all over the Internet.

Remember the “Sharknado” movie? A Few Shortcuts turned the combination of sharks and tornadoes into a fun science activity. You’ll need a bottle connector for this project but otherwise should have everything you need on hand. Use their template to make your sharks out of aluminum foil. So fun!

You can also do some shark themed coloring with these coloring pages from Encouraging Moms at Home. Or make a cool 3D shark with this template from korkotak. And there are tons of different shark crafts collected in this post from Kids Activities Blog.

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