2016-04-25



Preschool & Kindergarten Class Ideas

Art & Motion
Sample Syllabus for Art & Motion

Before Five in a Row

Resource: Before Five in a Row Manual
Sample Syllabus for Before Five in a Row

Cooking Art
Blog Post for Cooking Art

Let's Make a Mess (art class)
Blog Post for Let's Make a Mess

Letter of the Week

resource: Homeschool Share's Alphabet Notebook

Little Builders
Blog Post for Little Builders

Little Green Thumbs

a preschool gardening class

Making Make-Believe

an introduction to storytelling and dramatic play

resource: Making Make-Believe by Mary Ann Kohl

Math Art

resource: Matharts: Exploring Math through Art for 3-6 Year Olds

Monkeys on the Move
Sample Syllabus for Monkeys on the Move



My Body
Blog Post for My Body

Nature Detectives

resources: Summer Nature School, How to Start a Nature Study Co-op

Nursery Rhymes

resource: Literature Pockets: Nursery Rhymes

Paper Bag Books

resource used: Super Paper Bag Books
Sample Syllabus for Paper Bag Books

Pet Pals
Blog Post for Pet Pals

Science Art

resource: Science Arts: Discovering Science Through Art Experiences

Spanish for Fun
Sample Syllabus

Tiny Tumblers

introduction to gymnastics

Wearables

Students make something to wear that reinforces a concept. Projects include: Shape & Pattern Crown, Size Sorting Apron, ABC Vest, Month by Month Belt, and more!

resource: Adorable Wearables That Teach Early Concepts

Who Are the People in Your Neighborhood?
Blog Post for Who Are the People in Your Neighborhood?



Early Elementary Class Ideas

Aesop's Fables

resource: free Aesop's Fables Notebook at Homeschool Share

Ahoy Matey

resource: Homeschool Share Pirate Unit Study & Lapbook

Around the World with Jan Brett

resource: Jan Brett World Tour (includes lessons for Jan Brett books set in various countries around the world)

Body Basics
Sample Syllabus for Body Basics

resources used: My Body (make a life-sized body; each kid in the class did this), My First Human Body Coloring Book

Children Around the World

resources: Children Just Like Me, TIME for Kids: Around the World

Christmas Crafts and Gifts

Cook with Books
Blog Post for Cook with Books

Crazy Kid Concoctions
Blog Post for Crazy Kid Concoctions

Discovering Great Artists

resource: Art Projects Inspired by Famous Artists Pinterest Board

Dr. Seuss on the Loose
Sample Syllabus

Fall Arts and Crafts

Fitness Fun
Sample Syllabus for Fitness Fun

Flat Stanley

resource: Flat Stanley Study and Lapbook

Fairy Tales and Folk Tales
Sample Syllabus for Fairy Tales and Folktales Class

resource: Folk Tales and Fairy Tales (Literature Pockets for Grades K-1), Folk Tales and Fairy Tales (Literature Pockets for Grades 2-3)

Feathered Friends

resource: Homeschool Share's Backyard Birds Notebook

Finger Knitting

Introduction to Dance
Sample Syllabus for Introduction to Dance

LEGO Building Club
Blog Post for LEGO Building Club

Magic School Bus Science

Master Gardeners
Blog Post for Master Gardeners

additional resource: Roots, Shoots, Buckets, and Boots: Gardening with Children

Move It! Move It!
Sample Syllabus

Native Americans

resource used: Native American Pockets
Sample Syllabus for Native Americans

Nature Crafts

resource: Nature Crafts Pinterest Board
Sample Syllabus for Nature Crafts

Printmaking

Regions of the U.S.A.
Blog Post for Regions of the USA

Sign Language

Story Art: Art Projects Inspired by Picture Books

resource: Story Art Pinterest Board

Symphony in Color

This is an art contest in our state; we have hired an outside teacher to teach this class every fall for many years.

Tea Time with Beatrix Potter
Blog Post for Tea Time with Beatrix Potter

Tea Time with Great Artists
Blog Post for Tea Time with Artists

Tea Time with Great Poets
Blog Post for Tea Time with Poets

Taekwondo

or any other martial arts class; our co-op hires outside teachers for this

Weather Wonders
Sample Syllabus for Weather Wonders

resource: Discover and Do Level 2 DVD

What's Bugging You?
Blog Post for What's Bugging You? (early elementary)

Yoga

Upper Elementary & Middle School Class Ideas

American Girls
Blog Post for American Girls

Ancient Science

resource: Ancient Science: 40 Time-Traveling, World-Exploring, History-Making Activities for Kids

Backyard Ballistics

Physics Fun!

resource: Backyard Ballistics Project Book

Basket Weaving

Beginning Beading

Introduction to Jewelry Making

Bibliovores (for kids who devour books)
Blog Post for Bibliovores

Blood and Guts

resources: Blood and Guts, Homeschool Share Body Lapbook (based on Blood and Guts)

Calligraphy

Camping Adventure
Sample Syllabus

Candymaking
Sample Syllabus for Candymaking

Careers with Animals

Explore careers such as zoo keeper, pet store owner, veterinarian, animal shelter worker, animal trainers, groomers, conservation officer, kennel attendant, etc.

Caring Quilts
Blog Post for Caring Quilts

Chess

Choir
Sample Syllabus for Choir​

Collage Art
Sample Syllabus

Cook with Books
Blog Post for Cook with Books

Cooking Around the World
Blog Post for Cooking Around the World

Cooking for the Family
Sample Syllabus

Creative Cupcakes
Blog Post for Creative Cupcakes

Creative Writing
Blog Posts for Creative Writing

Crochet

Curious Research

blog post coming soon

Dare to Draw
Blog Post for Dare to Draw

Detective Science
Sample Syllabus for Detective Science

Digital Photography
Sample Syllabus for Digital Photography

Discovering Great Artists

resource: Art Projects Inspired by Famous Artists Pinterest Board

Down the Nile

resources: Ancient Egypt Lapbook from Homeschool Share, Ancient Egypt History Pockets

Drama for Divas and Dudes Part 1
Sample Syllabus for Drama for Divas and Dudes Part 1

Drama for Divas and Dudes Part 2
Sample Syllabus for Drama for Divas and Dudes Part 2

Face Painting

Famous Battles

First Aid

Fun with Fitness and Games
Sample Syllabus for Fun with Fitness and Games

Fun with Fitness and Games Part 2
Sample Syllabus for Fun with Fitness and Games Part 2

God's Smuggler(s)
Sample Syllabus for God's Smuggler(s)

resource: VOM Bold Believers Downloads

Greek Mythology
Sample Syllabus

Heroes of the Faith
Sample Syllabus for Heroes of the Faith

Incredible Creatures That Defy Evolution

resource: Incredible Creatures Videos

Indiana History
Sample Syllabus for Indiana History

resource used: Indiana Lapbook from Homeschool Share

Into the Wardrobe Literature Class
Blog Post for Into the Wardrobe

Introduction to German
Sample Syllabus for German

Introduction to Guitar
Sample Syllabus for Introduction to Guitar

Introduction to Sewing

Inventors & Inventions

blog post coming soon

Junk Box Wars

resource: Junk Box Wars

Each team receives a box of junk and a challenge! This would be a great class to offer after students have already experienced Think! Team Building Challenge.

Knitwits (Knitting Class)
Sample Syllabus for Knitwits Knitting Class

Magic Science

resource: Magic Science: 50 Jaw-Dropping, Mind-Boggling, Head-Scratching Activities for Kids

Missionary Heroes
Sample Syllabus for Missionary Heroes

Mixed Media Art Class

We hired an outside teacher for this class; students were encouraged to experiment with ink, carving, clay, paint, and even digital art.

Paper Mache' Art

Peer Editing

resource: Teaching Writing with a Peer Editing Co-op

Potions and Perfumes

a homemade cosmetics course

Reader's Theater

Rocket Science

resource: Rocket Science: 50 Flying, Floating, Flipping, Spinning Gadgets Kids Create Themselves

Scrapbooking & Card Making

Sign Language

Snap Circuits
Sample Syllabus for Snap Circuits

additional resource: FREE Snap Circuits Lapbook

Speedometry

Hot Wheels STEM Class; learn the physics behind hot wheels cars!

Resource: FREE Speedometry Curriculum

Strategic Board Games & Logic Games

Symphony in Color

This is a contest in our state; we have hired a retired art teacher to teach this class the past four years

Tell Me a Story

resource: Show Me a Story

Think! Team Building Challenge
Blog Post for Think! Team Building Challenge

Trendy Treasures

Jewelry making class; our co-op asked a local jewelry store owner (bead shop) to teach this class

What's Bugging You?
Blog Post for What's Bugging You?  (upper elementary)

What's for Breakfast?
Blog Post for What's for Breakfast? Cooking Class

Woodcarving

Yoga

Zentangle Art

Jr. High and High School Classes

Art Appreciation

Cadet Teaching

Some of the high school students in our co-op are now teaching classes for the younger grades!

Child Development

Debate

Foreign Languages or Sign Language

Health

resource: Homeschool High School Health Class

Logic and Critical Thinking
Blog Post for Logic and Critical Thinking Class

Microbusiness

resource: Starting a Microbusiness

Music Appreciation

Praying God's Word

Speech

resource: Speech Boot Camp

Stewardship

Thinking Like a Christian (Worldview Class)

Thinking Like a Christian Part 2
Sample Syllabus for Thinking Like a Christian

Vex Robotics

Resource: Vex Robotics Website

Web Design

World Religions

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