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Imaginary Island is a hands-on, interdisciplinary curriculum that guides students through the creation of their own island while exploring physical geography, earth science, ecosystems, early human history, anthropology, and much more. Download the Imaginary Island Curriculum Sample for a sneak peek inside! Over the course of  30 fully planned lessons, students move from shaping landforms to designing island flora and fauna, to imagining how humans settle, survive, and thrive! While completing

Use this file to print, color, and make your own sarcophagus boxes! The perfect addition to any Ancient Egypt study - or party favor! This file contains one printable page plus detailed assembly instructions. Additional materials required: - empty cereal box - scissors - coloring materials - tape (packing tape preferred) - stapler (optional) A great extension would be to make a body form out of clay or Model Magic, then wrap with bandages, including amulets. Sarcophagus box can be decorated w

Turn your homeschool, co-op, or even classroom into a game design studio!This engaging, play-filled curriculum teaches students how games really work by having them study, test, and create tabletop games of their own. Through guided analysis of familiar games — card games, domino variants, classic board games, and student-made prototypes — learners build a deep understanding of mechanics, strategy, fairness, and fun. Using a structured but creative design cycle, students brainstorm mechanics, p

Bring history alive with HiStory Science! We start with a story. Learn about an ancient problem, meet the ancient scientists. Then, using simple household materials discover a new science concept. In the early days, there was no measured time. People might say, "I'll meet you at sundown" or, "We feast when the shadow is the length of a man." Soon, that wasn't enough. Learn how Ancient Egyptians harnessed the sun and created a way to measure time. HiStory science is a wonderful pairing to your A

There's a mole in the Coastal Office! Decipher the hidden messages to gather clues. Who's the suspect? Examine dossier files of agents in the office and use your logic skills to sniff out the guilty party! The Mole in the Coastal Office is an add-on to my Steganography Packet or  Secrets of Spying Unit Study Bundle (and is included in the Unit Study bundle). With two levels of difficulty students could decipher information using: The Book Cipher (Levels 1 & 2)The NATO Cipher (Level 2 only)Rea

Dive into the thrilling world of spies, secrets, and espionage with our comprehensive unit study on spying! This engaging, interdisciplinary study will captivate young minds and ignite their curiosity about the mysterious and exciting field of spying. Begin by using our "scavenger hunt" style reading guide to explore the DK Eyewitness Spy book to gain a base of knowledge.Choose a historical time period as the focus of your unit study.Explore steganography, cryptography, spy tools, and famous

Relax and learn a new skill - drawing Celtic knots! This file includes follow-along instructions to guide you in drawing two basic Celtic knots. Three different blank practice papers are included, along with two sheets of pre-drawn knots for inspiration.

Download, print, and create your very own Montessori Power of 2 Cube Material! It's as simple as 1-2-3 1. Follow the included instructions, printing the pages on white, yellow, and green cardstock as specified. 2. Cut of the external lines, score on the internal lines. 3. Assemble the prisms and you're ready to go! Also included are templates to make a box with traditional "fall down" sides. Checkout http://starlitday.com or follow me on Instagram @_starlitday_ to see how we use these material

40 Task Cards for follow up work after the initial decimal fraction board presentations! ★ 8 task cards representing numerical decimal fractions on the decimal fraction board ★ 8 task cards representing word form decimal fractions on the decimal fraction board ★ 8 task cards reading a decimal fraction board and writing numerically ★ 8 task cards reading a decimal fraction board and writing in word form ★ 8 task cards writing an expanded decimal fraction in standard form ★ 8 task cards writing a

Use your Cricut or other cutting machine to make all the Montessori Equivalence Frames. Full images and videos here: https://www.instagram.com/_starlitday_/guides/These SVG files and instructions will walk you through downloading, importing the files into DesignSpace and creating wonderful Equivalence Frames for your Montessori school or homeschool. Included in this ZIP file are SVG Files for: 5 Square Equivalence Plate 4 Triangle Equivalence Plates 4 Triangular Equivalence Plates 2 Pythagoras

BUNDLE AND SAVE! Create your own bead cabinet! These files are ready to be printed, cut, scored and folded into bead squares and cubes! Print as many as you need. Great for homeschool and distance learning! See how we use these at StarLitDay.com!This bundle includes THREE great products: Montessori Bead Cube Printable Files - 6mm beads This file includes printable bead cubes, in Montessori colors, for the squares 1-10. Montessori Bead Square Printable Files - 6mm beads This file includes prin

BUNDLE AND SAVE! Create your own bead cabinet! These .svg files are ready to import into Cricut to draw, score, and cut files to be folded into bead bars, squares and cubes! Print as many as you need. Great for homeschool and distance learning! See how we use these at StarLitDay.com!This bundle includes FOUR great products: Montessori Bead Bar Files for Cricut (svg) - 6mm beads 10 .svg files for bars 1-10 PDF file with detailed instructions Montessori Bead Square Files for Cricut (svg) - 6mm

Download, print, and create your very own Montessori Power of 3 Cube Material! It's as simple as 1-2-3: 1. Follow the included instructions, printing the pages on white, yellow, and green cardstock as specified. 2. Score on the internal lines, cut on the external lines. 3. Assemble the prisms and you're ready to go! Checkout http://starlitday.com or follow me on Instagram @_starlitday_ to see how we use these materials!

This product contains 70 Montessori style command cards to be used with golden bead, stamp game, test-tube division, bead frame division, etc. What's included: ★ 20 division cards with a 4-digit dividend, 2-digit divisor (no remainders) ★ 20 division cards with a 4-digit dividend, 3-digit divisor (no remainders) ★ 10 division cards with a 5-digit dividend, 2-digit divisor (no remainders) ★ 10 division cards with a 5-digit dividend, 3-digit divisor (no remainders) ★ 10 division cards with a 5-dig

Bring history alive with HiStory Science! We start with a story. Learn about a historical problem, meet the scientists. Then, using simple household materials discover a new science concept. Six stories and experiments are included in this bundle: Meet meet Eratosthenes - Ancient Greek. Accomplished poet, mathematician, philosopher, and geologist. An observant man, he noticed that the shadows of the sun were different in Alexandria than his home town. Discover how Eratosthenes used simple mea

This pack contains all you need to learn about the math of the Ancient Maya. Learn the Ancient Maya numerals, build large numbers, learn to add and subtract the Maya way. ★ Printing instructions included on contents page, and throughout. ★ Includes Maya Numeral, Place Value, Addition & Subtraction Guides ★ Includes working mats for number formation, addition, and subtraction ★ Includes 20 double sided numerals cards for matching games ★ Includes 13 large value cards to build ★ Includes 8 addit

Norse Mythology Guess Who! is a great addition to any study of Norse mythology or Viking history. The game board and cards feature 24 Norse gods, goddesses, and mythical creatures. Game cards feature a short statement about their character. Play this game to learn the name of important characters in Norse mythology, or bring the cards out at the end of the unit as a review! There are various spellings for the beings in Norse mythology. I have chosen to match my spellings to D'Aulaire's Book of N

This product is a great addition to any study of Ancient Greece! The cards show 24 Ancient Greek Gods, Goddesses, and Mythical Creatures. You and your students can ask each other questions to review and solidify their knowledge. Cards for the red and blue boards contain an image of the god, goddess, or creature, and their name. Game cards also include a short description of the deity or creature. *IMPORTANT* The game cards have been created to fit the new, stand-up, single insert version of

Bring history alive with HiStory Science! We start with a story. Learn about an ancient problem, meet the ancient scientists. Then, using simple household materials discover a new science concept. In this edition, meet Archimedes - he needs to solve the problem of King Hiero's crown. Is it pure gold, or does the king have a problem with his jeweler? Follow along as we solve the mystery. HiStory science is a wonderful pairing to your Ancient History studies. Hands on work makes history come aliv

Learn all about the art, history, and science of "scrambled writing!" This factual resource provides information on both the "whats" and "hows" of cryptography, the practice of using codes and ciphers to pass secret information. How does the cipher named after Julius Caesar work? What cipher still hasn't been decoded...and might lead to buried treasure? What's the difference between a code and a cipher? Included fact cards provide answers to these questions, but also pose new questions as a spar