Students will learn about the team of people who work hard behind the scenes keeping their city clean, organized, and thriving. They will learn about their city government, city geography, city history, and how to be a good citizen. This is a no prep download. Just print and hand out to your students. It includes articles about the role of the city government, the purpose and goals of the city council and the mayor, and how to give back to your community. There are worksheets, reports, field trip options, and community project ideas. They will also learn geography as they do a city map project. This download is a must for any classroom or homeschool. It will encourage them to take an interest in becoming a good citizen and get them out learning about their city government. 
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Kids love playing with playdough! They will also like playing with this set of downloadable playdough mats. Laminate each playdough mat card. Students will press dough on the mat to fill in the shape. Add more playdough to the top to show details. This a fun and easy way to entertain young children as they work on fine motor skills to improve their dexterity.
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Students will enjoy making a book as they learn about the cocao tree, geography, Aztec and Mayan history, chocolate culinary arts, Columbus and Cortes, chocolate chemistry and more. The History of Chocolate Unit Study is almost done friends. I just finished the Student Workbook pages and now I'm working on the Teacher Manual. Take a look at these sample pages. Leave a comment and tell me what you think! For Grades 4th-8th.
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Have some fun while learning spelling words. Your students will improve their fine motor skill as they cut and randomly glue pictures on their bingo game card. They will write out spelling words or the beginning letter as you call out each bingo spelling card. 10 page download. For grades K-3rd.
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Have you ever wondered what happens with your Intent to Homeschool form you fill out each year? I did and it turns out they publish the statistics at your state’s Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction website. In fact, you can see the statistics all the way back to 1987 when homeschool was on its way to becoming legal.
Since I am from Washington state, I looked up our local homeschool statistics and found the information interesting. Currently, in 2017/18, there are 21,022 registered home-educated students here- I’m pretty sure this only includes ages 8 and up since that’s the required reporting age. I became very curious if this number had grown or decreased over the years. So, I looked up the records all the way back to when I first began homeschooling in 2004 then to the first statistics recorded. It grew significantly from 1987 to 98. Then the numbers dropped a few thousand by the time I began homeschooling in 2004. Over the past 6 years there has been a steady growth of about 1,000 new students each year. The numbers below reflect the number of registered homeschooled students.
2017/18 21,022
2016/17 21,213
2015/16 20,912
2014/15 19,610
2013/14 18,218
2004/05 16,468
1987/98 4,045 to 19,945
If you’re like me, you might be wondering what the statistics are for your state as well or maybe you never knew it was even available and where to find it. Well, now you are informed. Despite the reason for this curiosity, I was happy to find out what happens to the data they collect and found the statistics intriguing.
Here is a link to Washington state http://www.k12.wa.us/PrivateEd/HomeBasedEd/AnnualReports.aspx
Declaration of Intent Form by HSLDA

Students will enjoy learning STEM concepts while making and launching a Lego rocket! This download includes directions for the teacher, sample pictures, space shuttle rocket photo for design inspiration, student worksheet, 2 coloring pictures, and a rocket grid drawing activity. Grades K-4th. 9 pages
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Your students will enjoy researching about Alaska, filling out a worksheet, then completing a fun hands-on topography map with play-dough. Includes reference maps and an outline template. Students can research about Alaska on the internet or in a state book. Just print, gather a few supplies for the project and teach. You will also find educational video links about Alaska and the Iditarod. Adaptable for a variety of grade levels. 9 pages
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Your students will love playing bingo while reviewing and memorizing state names, abbreviations, facts and locations! Includes 50 Question Cards, Bingo Game Card, a List of States, Abbreviations and Capitals, Bingo Map, and a Map of North America. Your students will enjoy hours of educational fun! This download is available for only $1.99.
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