Creative Arts
Amelia Earhart Unit Study
Amelia Earhart Are you a parent or teacher looking to engage your child in fun learning activities? We have all been there, we get frustrated and want to throw in the towel. What if you could breathe new life into your family’s day? Here at Reading Escapades we have been homeschooling for eighteen years and…
Read MoreMemorial Day Thematic Unit
Get this unit lesson HERE. This unit is to honor and celebrate those who have given the ultimate sacrifice. If you are a veteran or active member, we thank you for your service and honor those of your friends who are not here to read this. We wanted to teach children about this most…
Read MoreSymphony of Fun Thematic Unit
New Featured Activity Packets! Are you a parent who desires to help your child learn while having fun yet it is sometimes difficult to engage your child in their lessons? We have all been there, we get frustrated and want to throw in the towel. What if you could breathe new life into your family’s…
Read MorePeople in the Community Thematic Unit
Are you a home school parent? Is it getting difficult to engage your child in their lessons? We have all been there, we get frustrated and want to throw in the towel. What if you could breathe new life into your family’s home school day? Here at Reading Escapades we have been homeschooling for eighteen…
Read MoreStar Wars and Space Thematic Unit
Star Wars lesson plans Are you a home school parent? Is it getting difficult to engage your child in their lessons? We have all been there, we get frustrated and want to throw in the towel. What if you could breathe new life into your family’s home school day? Here at Reading Escapades we have…
Read MoreEasy homemade play ‘sand’
Last weekend, Cole wanted to make some art projects with sand. You know – those fun-looking jars with all the colored sand that your kids can make at fairs or the beach. While I have lots of colored pasta and rice, I don’t have any sand. While I was looking for ideas, I came across…
Read MoreUsing pasta to explore science, math and art
I had some time and my little one wanted to make something different – as usual. I looked in the cupboards and found boxes of expired pasta in the back – PERFECT! Instead of throwing them out, we used them. We filled a pot to boil water and he asked about what does that mean,…
Read MoreBunny Town
For those of you who have lots of time AND crafting skills, here’s a really fun Easter project. This project is NOT meant for little ones to help, although that is, obviously, up to you. It is the most complex crafts that I have done ever but, boy, do I feel proud of it once…
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