Plants for Kids

Across the web there are some great plant tutorials, lessons ,and worksheets for children.    Here are some helpful plants links that will help engage and teach children about plant life.

Plant Lessons

Biology 4 Kids Plants
There are tutorials about plants that are written at a level that kids in 3rd grade and above can easily understand.  Topics included are photosynthesis, respiration, and the plant structures.   Classification of plants is also included with the description of angiosperms and gymnosperms.

Plant worksheets, and interactive games

Soft School Plants
Soft School has several different worksheets, quizzes and interactive exercises about plants.    Topics covered included photosynthesis, the carbon cycle, plant structure, animal cell and plant cell structure, and parts of a flower.

First Schools Plants Worksheets
Worksheets on plants include plant word searches, plant crossword puzzles, and plant growing activities.

Photosynthesis Worksheets and Lessons

University of Cincinnati Photosynthesis Lessons
This is a more advanced lesson on photosynthesis that discusses photosynthesis down to the chemical level. 

Maricopa Community College Photosynthesis Lesson
This is an advanced lesson on photosynthesis that goes to the chemical and the cellular level. 

Real Trees for Kids Photosynthesis
Among the many lessons about plants is a lesson on photosynthesis.  The Photosynthesis lesson does include discussion about atoms and molecules, but a student in 5th grade should be able to understand this photosynthesis lesson.

Angiosperms Worksheets and Lessons

Angiosperms are flowering, seed-bearing plants. All angiosperms produce their seeds inside of a fruit.

Angiosperm coloring labeling Worksheet

Worksheet gives a a lesson on the structure of a flower and plant reproduction.  There is a diagram of a flower that students will need to  color and label. 

Gymnosperms

Gymnosperms are seed-bearing plants that do not enclose their seeds, like the angiosperms.

Fern and Gynosperm Worksheet

Worksheet with fill in the blanks and labeling. 

Homeschooling in Florida has become widely popular over the past decade, especially with the onset of the personal computer and the internet. So much information can be retrieved through the internet, that any family or home with a computer can be just as competitive as a school when it comes to teaching information. When it comes to homeschooling, you are able to control the environment in which your children will learn and develop.

The state of Florida has one of the easiest and most user-friendly homeschooling programs for residents. The state makes it easy for parents to being homeschooling their children. Florida is full of resources that will help you create a homeschooling environment that is fun and enjoyable for every member of your family.

There are many advantages of homeschooling your children. Mainly, you will be in control of what type of religious convictions are taught to your developing children. Also, you will have the advantage of teaching your children the academic principles that you value as being most important. Not only will you be in complete control of your child's learning, and your family will be able to spend much more quality time together. Having the family together for the majority of the day is one ideal benefit of homeschooling in Florida.

Once you have decided to you wish to home school your children in Florida, the state identifies three options for families that wish to educate their children from home. Each option has the same mandatory attendance laws that must be verified by the state.
The first option is to choose to enroll your child in a 'private school' which is not campus-based. This could be a private school that facilitates home education by allowing only a few children to enroll. The school will set the procedures for the home schooling, taking a slight burden off of the parents.

The second option is the more traditional home schooling option. This option requires the parent to establish a home education program by sending a 'Notice of Intent' to the local school-board superintendent. Also, along with the Notice of Intent, the parents will be required to maintain a portfolio of the child's work by logging all activities the child completes.

The third option would be to hire a private tutor or establish a private tutoring program. This option will be just as costly as sending your child to school, but at least you will be in complete control of your child's surroundings and influences.

Each option makes it easy for any Florida resident to begin homeschooling their child. Many more resources around the subject can be found on the website of Florida's Department of Education.

Spanish verb estar- to be

Estar is used for a temporary state.

estoy -I am
estás -you are
está - he is /she is /formal you are
estamos - we are
están - they are, you all are

Free Printable Estar Worksheets

Fill in the blank estar worksheets
In this free printable spanish worksheet student fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb estar.