Family and Homeschool Starter Pages
Fourteen ready to print pages for families, pods and co-ops. Nature walks, measuring, mixed age teaching, and small projects children can finish.
14 resources in this collection
Written by Eric Gonzalez-Payne, founder of Empathy School Bali.
14 resources
Ages 4 to 8Nature Math Trail
Mathematics
A walk with a counting sheet. Find, count, compare, then make a tiny graph of what you found.
Ages 4 to 9Garden Observation Sheet
Nature and science
A print first page for looking at one patch of garden properly and writing down what is actually there.
Ages 4 to 9Nature Pattern Hunt
Mathematics
Finding repeating shapes, colours and sequences in living things, as the beginning of mathematical thinking.
Ages 6 to 10Measure the Garden
Mathematics
Turning an ordinary garden walk into measurement that a child can see, hold and argue about.
Ages 5 to 10Seed to Supper Family Page
Nature and science
One page connecting a growing plant to something the family actually eats.
Ages 5 to 11Nature Care Mission
Nature and science
A small stewardship project a family, pod or class can actually finish.
All agesOne Activity, Many Levels
Nature and science
How a single shared nature activity works for a four year old and an eleven year old at the same time.
All agesOne Lesson, Three Levels
Nature and science
A worked example of the same lesson delivered three ways for three ability levels.
All agesMixed Age Day Rhythm
Nature and science
Choosing a one day, three day or five day rhythm rather than trying to run a full timetable.
All agesSibling Roles Sheet
Nature and science
Giving each child a defined job so a mixed age session stops collapsing into competition.
Ages 7 to 14Project Tracker
Design and geography
Planning, doing and reflecting on a project, on one page.
Ages 5 to 11Kindness Project Cards
Nature and science
Draw one card, do one small real thing for someone today.
Ages 8 to 14Mini Market Plan
Mathematics
A planning page for a small real business, with the empathy question built in.
Ages 6 to 11Garden Cycle Observation
Nature and science
Making slow change visible by recording the same thing repeatedly over weeks.