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Estimation is a good math tool, but takes some practice.  This printable worksheet will help your kids (homeschool kids, or classroom kids) get in a little more time with estimation and subtraction.  And it's loaded with numbers that are sporting mustaches and monocles, which is easy to get excited about. You can print as many of these worksheets as you need for your classroom, and make sure to send all your teacher friends over to our website to get some super duper clipart for all their classroom needs! To get this free math worksheet just right click on the image...

One of the best ways to warm up to school work is writing about something fun!  This worksheet has lots of room to let kids of different ages write about what they did for summer vacation in detail!  You can use it for homeschool to see what your kids remember about your summer adventures, or you can use it in a classroom for the students to share with others. Print as many as you need for your students, and make sure to send all your teacher friends over to our site for great clipart! To get this free writing practice...

Homophones sound the same, but are spelled differently and mean something different.  It's a bit of a tricky concept for some kids to pick up on and needs extra practice.  Why not practice with this fun worksheet that also doubles as a coloring page?!  It will help with reading skills, homophone recognition, and is just kind of fun to do. To get this free homophones printable worksheet just right click on the image below and select print or save. And if you want some more practice look at these fun books and games!  (Affiliate links.)  

This is a fun math center worksheet to practice filling out a multiplication chart.  All your child has to do is fill in the missing squares with the correct numbers.  Then they can color the cute bugs at the top!  Not only is this good for math centers, but makes great homework, homeschool practice, and a fun summer review while your kids are out of school! to get this free printable worksheet just right click on the image below and select print or save. And you can get our cute back to school bug clipart to make all sorts of...

Getting my kids to read all summer is kind of a pain in the rear.  Not that they don't enjoy a good book every once in awhile (well, a couple of them do) but they're just so busy hanging out with friends and doing the ever present important task of NOTHING.  (I don't know why they need so much time for nothing, but unless they get enough they're just cranky.) I've decided to pick 6 books to focus on for the next few weeks, so my kids will get excited about reading something new.  This is what we'll be reading:...