Fish Unit Study

a fishy tale

A Fishy Tale Unit Study 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 or classroom’s day? Here at Reading Escapades we have been…

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Vegetable Unit Study

Vegetables sample

Vegetable Unit Study 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 or classroom’s day? Here at Reading Escapades we have been educating students…

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Memorial 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…

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Symphony of Fun Thematic Unit

Symphony 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…

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People in the Community Thematic Unit

Community Helpers

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…

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Star Wars and Space Thematic Unit

Star 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…

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History, Science, Fun, oh my!

Junior Ranger Programs Are you looking for ways how to make history fun, educational, AND easy for you to do with your children?  Check out the National Junior Ranger Program!  My oldest children (now 16 and 14) loved it when they were younger and my youngest (3) is loving it now. This program is available…

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Super easy yet engaging science lesson

Cole and I just had some fun and my whole family learned something new.  We were playing with the PBS Wild Kratts app on my Kindle yesterday and learned that red kangaroos jumped an average of 30 feet per jump!  That seemed like huge amount but I couldn’t really imagine it and I knew neither…

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Stop TRYING! You are not doing it anyway!

Stop TRYING! One thing that I can’t stand to hear from any one, regardless if it is an adult or child, is that they are “Trying”. As Yoda says, “No! Try not. There is no TRY.  There is do or do not.” When you say you are “trying”, that gives you an easy out.  If…

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Film Canister Rockets

One of my kids’ favorite activities to explore chemistry is to make film Canister Rockets.  The hardest thing is to get the film canisters because most of us don’t have these laying around anymore.  However, you can get them from a myriad of different places such as Amazon or Science Bob.   You can use them…

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