January Homeschool Themes and Resources

We are just getting started back to schooling after the holidays. I usually give the kids (and myself) 3 weeks off at Christmas. Such a nice gift. LOL
I think we might start with some of the themes that would be great for January!! Of course, some of them we've done already. 

Weather Activities

Weather Activities 2

Weather Resources

Squirrel Unit Study Resources Squirrel Appreciation Day is this month!

Polar Bear Resources

How about some countries that get a lot of winter weather??

Canada Country Study Resources

Russia Country Study Resources

Russia Resources (Small)

Here are a few more that are NOT from posts I've done before.

Ellis Island Day was on the 1st. It's not too late to do an Ellis Island Virtual Field Trip!

Here's a place to get you started on MLK Jr Day!

Montessori inspired Arctic and Antarctic Unit

Elizabeth I was crowned this month, why not start a study on the Tudors?


Here are some links for winter crafts and activities -

DLTK-Kids

Activity Village

All Kids Network

                       HAVE FUN LEARNING!!!!!

Horses: Unit Study Resources

                                               
Graphic via The Graphics Fairy



The next in line for our animal studies will be horses!

As always, I try to include resources for a variety of ages.

All printable resources are free unless marked with $$$$.



























































Activities, Coloring Pages and Worksheets - Education.com

Activity Sheets - Barbara Smith Occupational Therapist

Activity Sheets - Blaze Kids

Activity Sheets - The Kentucky Horse Council

Activity Sheets and Online Activities - Horse Wyse

Book and Copywork - Homeschool Commons

Coloring Pages - Animal Jr.

Coloring Pages - Coloring-Page.net

Coloring Pages and Crafts - DLTK-Kids

Coloring Pages and Puzzles - School Express

Coloring Pages, Crafts, Lesson Plans - Crayola

Coloring Pages, Crafts, Notebooking Pages and Worksheets - Activity Village

Coloring Pages, Puzzles and More - Print Activities

Coloring Pages, Worksheets, Games, Videos - Cyber Sleuth Kids

Crafts - Learn Create Love (scroll down)

Lapbook - Homeschool Helper Online

Lapbook - Homeschooling in Heels

Literature Based Lapbooks and Unit Studies - Homeschool Share

Montessori Cards - Professor Poppins

Notebooking Page - HSLaunch

Notebooking Pages - Marine Corps Nomads

Paper Cut-Outs and Info - AMNH

Printable Horses - Spoonful

Research Pages - The Curriculum Corner



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Activities and Videos - Adventures in Mommydom

Anatomy Info - Circle R Ranch

Anatomy Info - Think Like a Horse

Anatomy Video - Painted Horse - YouTube

Crafts - Crafts by Amanda

Crafts - Danielle's Place

Crafts - Family Crafts About.com

Crafts - Pony Club

Crafts - Squidoo

Footprint Craft - All Kids Network

Game - A Virtual Horse

Games - Bella Sara

Games - Horse-Games

Info - Discover Horses

Info - Horses with Aimee

Info - How Stuff Works

Info - Tahoe Meadows

Info and Free Magazine - Learn About Horses

Info and Video - Animals Time

Info and Video - Squidoo

Info, Games and More - Horse 4 Kids

No Sew Puppet - Red Ted Art

Virtual Field Trip - 4-H Horse Farm











***TOYS***

Melissa and Doug Pasture Pals

TOOB - Horses

Horse Figures





**MOVIES and VIDEOS**

Netflix has MANY, MANY family horse movies. Just type horses into the search bar.

YouTube also has many horse videos. I searched "horses for kids".

List of horse movies for kids - Common Sense Media 

"Spirit: The Stallion of the Cimarron"













HAVE FUN LEARNING!!!!

~*~Butterfly Resources~*~

We are right in the middle of our butterfly kit!! Our caterpillars JUST forms their chrysalides this weekend! YAY!!!







This is what our caterpillars looked like when we got them in the mail on February 28th.







This is what they looked like just a day or 2 before they started making their chrysalides.







Here are the chrysalides that were made over the weekend!



I worried that I jumped the gun on ordering the caterpillars but the kit says as long as it is above 55 degrees when you release them then they will be OK. SHEW!!!

We should have painted lady butterflies in 7 - 10 days!! YAY!!!

I purchased our kit at Toys R Us but you can get the same kit on Amazon. WOW! I should have waited and bought mine there! LOL It's on sale right now!!!



As always, I try to include resources for a variety of ages.

All printable resources are free unless marked with $$$$.







There are TONS of butterfly books out there. These are just a few.























































































































Butterfly and Caterpillar Themed Math Sheets - Animal Jr

Coloring Pages - ABC Teach

Coloring Pages - Animal Jr

Coloring Pages - ButterflyPictures.net

Coloring Pages and Crafts - DLTK-Kids

Coloring Pages and Crafts - Kid Zone (Scroll down)

Coloring Pages and Worksheets - Education.com

Coloring Pages, Crafts and Lesson Plans  - Crayola

Coloring Pages, Worksheets and Games - Soft Schools

Lapbook - Homeschool Helper Online

Lapbook - Homeschool Share

Lapbook - Lapbook Lessons

Lapbook for Magic School Bus Butterfly Battle - Yee Shall Know

Life Cycle Printable - School of Dragons

Montessori Printables and Activities - Living Montessori Now

Notebooking Pages - Activity Village

Notebooking Pages - The Crafty Classroom

Notebooking Pages - HSLaunch (You may have to put Butterflies in search box.)

Preschool Pack - 2 Teaching Mommies

Preschool Pack - Confessions of a Homeschooler

Preschool Unit - Spell Out Loud

Printable Book and Coloring Book - Butterfly World

Printable Games, Bookmarks, etc - Preschool Mom

Printable Journal - 123 Homeschool 4 Me

Printables, Crafts and More - Making Learning Fun

Worksheets - School Express



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Activities and Crafts - Education.com

Activities and Crafts - No Time for Flashcards

Activity and Snack - First Grade Shenanigans

Activities, Games, Videos and More - Neo K12

Chalk Pastel Tutorial - Hodge Podge

Crafts - Butterfly School

Crafts - The Crafty Crow

Crafts - Danielle's Place

Crafts - Learn Create Love

Crafts - Spoonful

Documentary - Journey of the Butterflies - PBS

Downloadable Book - Gutenberg.org

Info - The Butterfly Site

Info - Butterfly School

Info - How Stuff Works

Info - Nat Geo Kids

Info - Valdosta.edu

Info and Activities - Valdosta.edu

Info and Games - Learner.org

Life Cycle Game - Sheppard Software

Nature Study - DIY Homeschooler

Nature Study - The Homeschool Scientist

Raising Monarch Butterflies Activity - PBS Kids

Symmetry Art - Mom to 2 Posh Lil Divas

Video - Butterflies: Nature's Miracle - YouTube

Video - Flight of the Butterflies - YouTube

Video - Magic School Bus Butterfly and the Bog Beast - YouTube

Video and Lesson Plan - Education.NationalGeographic.com







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