{"id":3002,"date":"2021-10-25T12:27:26","date_gmt":"2021-10-25T12:27:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/happilyhomeschoolinginiowa.com\/?p=3002"},"modified":"2021-10-25T18:57:29","modified_gmt":"2021-10-25T18:57:29","slug":"top-six-free-or-cheap-fun-homeschool-activities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/happilyhomeschoolinginiowa.com\/?p=3002","title":{"rendered":"Top Six Free and One Cheap Fun Homeschool Activities"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Top Six Free and One Cheap Fun Homeschool Activities<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I don’t know about you but at about week six of our homeschool year I quickly realize a need to breath some new life into our homeschool schedule. I always plan on starting strong and for my little one this can cause some stress and burn out. As all homeschool moms, I want to ensure my child receives the best education at our kitchen table. But sometimes this material can be overwhelming. Sometimes the materials and the recommended schedules can cause stress and anxiety, two feelings I would prefer to keep to a minimum. Whether you use a curricula set or have a mishmash of materials you pull together I have found it is good to veer off the path and do a few alternative activities. Activities that have a little bigger punch of fun than our normal, sometimes mundane, schedule provides. Below I have put together a collection of my top 6 picks, five freebies and one cheapie. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Recently our homeschool has been blessed with the discovery of Ellen J. McHenry’s Basement Workshop<\/a><\/strong><\/span>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ellen has taught science classes to homeschoolers between the ages of 8-14 for many years. In those years she has put together some fun hands-on learning curricula in her workspace down in her basement. Now we are all lucky to find her basement work online. Many individual items are posted on her website as FREE DOWNLOADS. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Freebie 1 Download<\/strong>
Ear Model<\/strong> <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"
Graphic from Ellen J McHenry’s Basement Workshop<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Freebie 2 Download
<\/span>Skin Model<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"skin-model-final-retake\"<\/a>
Graphic from
Ellen J McHenry’s Basement Workshop <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Freebie 3 Download<\/span>
Eye Model<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"eye-model-final-png\"\/
Graphic from
Ellen J McHenry’s Basement Workshop <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Freebie 4 Download<\/span><\/strong>
Brain Hemisphere Hat<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n