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Seasonal homeschool adventures for curious kids. Lesson plans, puzzles and projects that change with the seasons, for every age at your table.

Littles K to 3Middles 4 to 6Bigs 7 to 8
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SEASON 1 · OPENING NIGHT

The Frost Fair

Friday, November 27, 2026

EVERY AGE AT YOUR TABLE

One theme, three levels.

A young child carefully cutting a paper snowflake at the kitchen table.
Grades K to 3

Littles

30 to 45 min a day

Picture-book led, crafts and sensory play.

A child investigating how ice melts with a hands-on tabletop science experiment.
Grades 4 to 6

Middles

60 to 90 min a day

Chapter book plus nonfiction, experiments and notebooking.

A teenager reading a chapter book beside a winter crossword worksheet.
Grades 7 to 8

Bigs

90 to 120 min a day

Novels and primary sources, labs and an argument essay.

REAL PAGES. REAL WONDER.

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Middles · Snow & Ice cover
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Littles · Week 1 lesson plan
Middles · Month at a glance
Littles · Maze
Middles · Word search
Bigs · Crossword
Bigs · Answer keys

THE SHOW, FROM START TO FINISH

How a season runs.

1

2 weeks before

The Poster Drop

A sneak-peek with the theme, the book basket and one free puzzle.

2

Opening night

Act I opens

Month 1 for every band, plus the season poster and a ticket punch card kids punch each week.

3

Friday before each month

Acts II and III

Every Act opens on a Friday so families have the weekend to print and prep.

4

Last week

Grand Finale

Families share projects, kids earn the season badge, and the next season’s teaser goes out.

A YEAR IN THE BIG TOP

Four seasons of wonder.

Season 1 · Winter

The Frost Fair

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Season 2 · Spring

The Greenhouse Menagerie

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Season 3 · Summer

The Grand Voyage

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Season 4 · Autumn

The Midnight Circus

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FREE PRINTABLES · K TO 8

Free Frost Fair puzzles

A little snow-day fun for Littles, Middles and Bigs.

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A LITTLE EACH DAY

Five days. A familiar rhythm.

Monday

Read & Wonder

Tuesday

Words & Worlds

Wednesday

Nature & Number

Thursday

Make & Do

Friday

Showtime

Three siblings putting on a living-room show beside a pastel sheet tent.

FRIDAY · SHOWTIME

Grand Finale

Families share projects, kids earn the season badge, and the next season’s teaser goes out.