Math and Science Ideas for Homeschoolers with Family Fun Friday!

Welcome to another edition of Family Fun Friday! Last week we highlighted Homeschooling Helps for All Ages, but this week we’re focusing on two subjects that can pose problems for homeschoolers: math and science.

I loved math in elementary school, but I lost my interest in it somewhere around 7th grade. Coincidentally, that was about the time that we started studying Algebra I. 🙂 I’ve never really been a huge science fan. So I’m always looking for ways to make these two subjects fun for my kids.

This week’s features include some great math and science ideas for homeschoolers! Some even include sensory play, fine motor skills, and crafts! Don’t forget to link up your own posts! 😉

Monica created Family Fun Friday and blogs at HappyandBlessedHome.com where she shares free preschool tools and printables, encouraging words for moms, and ideas for having fun together as a family. Follow: Blog / Facebook / Pinterest / Twitter /Google + / Bloglovin’/ Instagram. Monica will feature Family Fun Posts.
Danita enjoys blogging about cooking and shares yummy recipes on her blog OTasteandSee. Follow: Blog / Facebook / Pinterest / Twitter /Google +. Danita will feature Delicious Recipes.
Selena is a homeschooling graduate and a homeschooling mom to four super special kids. She blogs at Look! We’re Learning! about unit studies, foreign language, and homeschooling with ADHD. Follow: Blog / Facebook / Pinterest / Instagram / Twitter. Selena will be featuring homeschooling and kids’ crafts.
Misty is passionate about women’s ministry and encouraging the hearts of wives and moms. You can check out her inspired posts on Beautiful Ashes. Follow: Blog / Facebook / Pinterest / Twitter /Google +. Misty will feature posts to encourage women and family fun.
Herchel enjoys blogging about parenting, organizing, crafting, and having good old-fashioned kid fun her blog Scrggbug Corner. Follow: Blog / Facebook / Pinterest / Twitter /Google +. Herchel will feature organizing and family fun.

Here are my favorite posts for this week!

1. Simple puzzles are a great busy bag activity for toddlers and preschoolers and Toddlers Through Preschool has an excellent way to make them yourself: Use paper plates! Try this simple Paper Plate Puzzles activity to reinforce math and visual skills!

2. Help your little learners count with this adorable Counting Caterpillar Busy Bag from Powerful Mothering! You can use it to teach numbers, colors, and fine motor skills at once!

3. Tiny Tots Adventure has a great activity that includes sensory fun and science: Dinosaur Egg Hatching! Plus, it’s an opportunity to strengthen fine motor skills!

4. I am not scientifically inclined at all, so it’s hard for me to find ways to make science fun. This Pop Rock Balloons Science Experiment from A Little Pinch of Perfect is just what the doctor ordered!

5. Working on math facts with your kids? Try this adorable printable for learning Addition Doubles from All Our Days!

6. I literally detest spiders. Detest them. But I love this fun Spider Math File Folder Game from Crystal’s Tiny Treasures! This would be  a great activity to help kids (and moms like me) get over their fear of spiders. 🙂

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