The need is great. The COVID-19 pandemic is taking a toll on everyone, including our region’s nonprofits. Canceled fundraisers, a decline in donations from corporations and individuals due to market jitters, the absence of volunteers, and increased demand are taxing nonprofits abilities to operate. Donations made through Midlands Gives will help our nonprofits overcome COVID–19. […]
Finding Quick Worksheets in SC Discus Tuesday, May 5 @10 am Join us to locate quick worksheets in Discus in .PDF file format to easily download, share, and print. You'll find student worksheets and activities for your grades 1 - 9 units dealing with: Biographies Geography Health and Guidance Language Arts Life Sciences Math Physical […]
STEAM At Home: with State Musuem Tuesday, May 5 @6:30 Kids and families are invited to join State Museum Education Manager, Laura Kane and special guest, Planetarium Manager, Liz Klimek,as we have lots of fun with physics! It’s all around us and always effecting us – but what are the basics that you should know? […]
Finding Quick Worksheets in SC Discus Wednesday, May 6 @3 pm Join us to locate quick worksheets in Discus in .PDF file format to easily download, share, and print. You'll find student worksheets and activities for your grades 1 - 9 units dealing with: Biographies Geography Health and Guidance Language Arts Life Sciences Math Physical […]
Virtual Costume Party! and Lego Challenge Friday, May 8 @11 am Put on your superhero costumes and come party with us. Bring some Legos to do a build challenge. You can also bring prebuilt lego constructions and superhero themed items for show and tell. Prebuild something related to your chosen superhero for show and tell. […]
Graphic Eye: Art Webinar Fri., May 8 at Noon In this virtual program, State Museum Art Curator, Amy Chalmers, will offer a sneak peek of the upcoming art exhibition, The Graphic Eye: South Carolina and the Intersection of Art and Design. From mass-produced media of the late 19th century to concert posters of today, The Graphic […]
Charting the Night Skies Fri., May 8 at 7:30 p.m. Families are invited to join museum educators each Friday for a special, virtual program all about astronomy. With so many twinkling, sparkly things in the sky – how do you know what you’re looking at? This evening will focus on the South Carolina sky and […]
Magnolia Gardens Virtual Walking Tour Saturday, May 9 Join Joe McGill on Facebook Live for a walking tour of Magnolia Plantation and Gardens in Charleston, SC, and a solo sleepover in one of its slave cabins. He will broadcast live on the Slave Dwelling Project's Facebook Page. 2:30 - 3:30 pm eastern: Plantation Walking Tour […]
Virtual Costume Party! and Build-along Challenge Tuesday, May 12 @11 am Put on your superhero costumes and come party with us. Bring some Legos or playdough to do a build-along challenge. Prebuild something related to your chosen superhero for show and tell. For example: Skyscraper for Superman or Spider-Man, or whatever vehicle the superhero used. […]
Chasing Space: Science and Life Lessons with LELAND MELVIN: Astronaut, Explorer, Author 2-part class: Tuesdays; May 12 &14 @3:30 pm All ages welcome (Best for grades 3-8) FREE Having been an NFL player and a NASA astronaut, Leland Melvin is uniquely suited to talk to students about dream jobs. Since the road he traveled wasn’t […]
Procrastinating on making your child’s #homeschool transcript? Get started with this free workshop May 12 & 14! Register for Lee Binz's free class, Time to Think About Grades, Credits, and Transcripts and get your transcripts done before the homeschool year ends. Two dates to choose from! Tuesday, April 12 - 4:00pm (Eastern Time) Thursday, April […]
Leaders are Readers: Reading Activity Wednesday, May 13 @12:30 pm and @1 pm 12:30 pm Grades K-3 Sometimes You Win, Sometimes You Learn for Kids! We can't win every time! Well, maybe we can. We can having winning attitudes! 1:00 pm Grades K-6 Pass It On Things do not always work out the way we […]
How To Grow An Herb Garden May 14, 2020 11:30 AM Join the Clemson Extension School & Community Gardening Program as we share our favorite herbs to grow this summer! Herb gardening is a great way to engage children and families in gardening. In this presentation, we will demonstrate how to plant an herb garden […]
Living Room Learning: 4-H Thursday, May 14 @3 pm Ages 3rd-5th grade Virtually guided hands-on activity that can be completed with items found at home. This week's activity is Moon Phases with oreo cookies. Bring: 6 sandwich cookies (like Oreo), paper towel, spoon Click HERE to pre-register
Procrastinating on making your child’s #homeschool transcript? Get started with this free workshop May 12 & 14! Register for Lee Binz's free class, Time to Think About Grades, Credits, and Transcripts and get your transcripts done before the homeschool year ends. Two dates to choose from! Tuesday, April 12 - 4:00pm (Eastern Time) Thursday, April […]
Virtual Dig thru Natural History Friday, May 15 @Noon Ever wonder what it takes to get a specimen from “the field” to your favorite museum? Excavation is just the first step in this intricate process! Join SC State Museum's Curator of Natural History, Dave Cicimurri, and Education Outreach Manager, Timia D. Thompson, as we discover […]
Magic Show for Kids Friday, May 15 @4:30 pm Get your kids to join Uncle Chuckles for a FREE on-line kids’ Magic Show to help them smile, laugh and be entertained – and give you a break! Anyone can watch, not just students of Alive Montessori. Click HERE for more info and pre-registration
Virtual Family Astronomy Night Fri., May 15 at 7:30 p.m. Families are invited to join museum educators each Friday for a special, virtual program all about astronomy. This week, we’ll take a look at objects waaaaay beyond our Solar System and even beyond the Milky Way Galaxy! We’re talking Deep Space and how to find […]
So You Want to Be a YouTuber? Monday, May 18 @1 pm Ages 9-14 $16 Get your YouTube channel started in less than 60 minutes! Click HERE for more info and pre-registration
3 games in 3 days with Scratch Monday-Wednesday, May 18-20 AGES: 8–12 yrs old ATTENDANCE: Required: an adult must stay PRICE: Free The Scratch Programming, developed at MIT Media Lab, is a free desktop programming language for creating interactive 2D multimedia games, stories, and animations. Scratch is designed to be fun, educational, and easy to learn. […]
Multiplication Fun! Tuesday, May 19 @10 am Ages 7-11 $10 Learning your multiplication facts is a must, So let's have fun doing it. Click HERE for more info and pre-registration
Engineering Recycled Racers Tuesday, May 19 @2pm Learn about green engineering as you create a race vehicle using recycled materials. Hosted by The Museum of Science, Boston. Click HERE for more info and preregistration
Make a Book with ONE Piece of Paper Tuesday, May 19 @3 pm This class is for children 7 and up. Wanna know something... all you need to make a book is one piece of paper and scissors. Bring your supplies and we'll make little books together. You can write, draw, color, or collage to […]
Magic with Everyday Objects Wednesday, May 20 @12:30 pm Ages 8-12 $25 Learn to do magic tricks with everyday objects you can find in your home! Click HERE for more info and pre-registration
LEGOs Exchange Wednesday, May 20 @4 pm Share and talk about your favorite LEGO creation with fellow enthusiasts! All ages welcome. Just prepare a new LEGO creation or pick out your favorite from the shelf and think about what you want to share with others about what inspired it or how you made it. All […]
Beginner Knife Skills Thursday, May 21 @1 pm For ages 8+ Are knives sharp and scary? Sometimes yes, but the more you know, the more you'll get to chop! Learn about knives in the kitchen: what different knives are used for and how to use them safely. Click HERE for more info and pre-registration
Living Room Soccer Skills Thursday, May 21 @5 pm Girls and boys (and adults!) of all ages and levels join us for 30 minutes of fun with a soccer ball. The session is part gentle work-out and part opportunity to improve technique, coordination, and balance with a ball (any round ball). No furniture or household […]
Game Changing Assistive Technology Workshop Thursday, May 21 @7 pm For Parents/Teachers Microsoft has created free, accessible Assistive Technology to support students who struggle with reading, writing, math and communication. These tools are essential in today's online learning environment, yet many teachers, parents and students do not know they exist! Click HERE to pre-register
SC State Library Bookmark Design Contest 2020 Deadline: May 22 Think about your favorite story. Was it something you used to read when you were little? Perhaps it’s something you read last week? Maybe you’ve read it one hundred times over or maybe you’ve read it once where it stayed in your heart. A picture-book? […]
Dance Party! Friday, May 22 @11 am All ages Come join us for a Dance Party. Music is Kids Bop current hits. Dress up in costumes is optional. Hosted by Kiyana Thomas.
Plenty O' Planets Fri., May 22 at 7:30 p.m. Families are invited to join museum educators each Friday for a special, virtual program all about astronomy. How does the Solar System throw a party? They planet! We’ll take a sneak peak into one of our Astronomy Day demonstrations to learn how planets are formed. Then […]
National Parks Virtual Campout Saturday-Monday, May 23-25 To participate in this event: 1. Look at the Schedule below... 2. Choose which program you would like to participate in... 3. At the time listed for the program, simply go to that park's Facebook page as it appears in the Schedule (times are EDT)... 4. Enjoy the […]
Play at Home Fest Sat-Sun, May 23-24 all day All ages As families worldwide face school closures, lockdown, self-isolation, and social distancing measures to slow the spread of the coronavirus, it’s time to thrive, not just survive - fun is not cancelled, so get involved! This promises to be the family-friendly virtual festival everyone needs, […]
Sneak Peek: PBS Kids Saturday, May 23 @9:30 am South Carolina ETV and the ETV Endowment invite you and your child to join us for a fun virtual screening of the newest show from PBS KIDS, HERO ELEMENTARY, where kids learn to master their innate powers, like flying and teleportation, while exploring science along the […]
Play at Home Fest Sat-Sun, May 23-24 all day All ages As families worldwide face school closures, lockdown, self-isolation, and social distancing measures to slow the spread of the coronavirus, it’s time to thrive, not just survive - fun is not cancelled, so get involved! This promises to be the family-friendly virtual festival everyone needs, […]
National Parks Virtual Campout Saturday-Monday, May 23-25 To participate in this event: 1. Look at the Schedule below... 2. Choose which program you would like to participate in... 3. At the time listed for the program, simply go to that park's Facebook page as it appears in the Schedule (times are EDT)... 4. Enjoy the […]
National Parks Virtual Campout Saturday-Monday, May 23-25 To participate in this event: 1. Look at the Schedule below... 2. Choose which program you would like to participate in... 3. At the time listed for the program, simply go to that park's Facebook page as it appears in the Schedule (times are EDT)... 4. Enjoy the […]
Time for Telling Time Monday, May 25 @10 am Ages 6-11 $18 A fun hands-on class learning to tell time on analog and digital clocks! Click HERE for pre-registration
Build-A-City Challenge Tuesday, May 26 @11 am Come meet up and show off your architectural designs. Pre-build a skyscraper or a city for show and tell. Bring along some printable patterns to build along together. Bring: scissors, tape/glue stick and crayons/markers Printed patterns here: https://www.fosterandpartners.com/media/2639409/create_your_own_city_templates.pdf
Taking a Gap Year Seminar Tuesday, May 26 @3 pm With so much uncertainty as to how colleges will operate this fall, many students are considering alternatives. Is a gap year right for you? The Gap Year Association is the Standards Development Organization for Gap Year Education as recognized by the US Department of Justice. […]
Planning For High School Webinar Tuesday, May 26 @4 pm (EDT) Learn which classes you need to teach in your homeschool high school and how to cover them in this free, live class. Parents that are homeschooling high school can sometimes feel paralyzed when choosing high school courses. Join Lee Binz (the HomeScholar) for this […]
Teen Leadership International Conference With Institute for Cultural Communicators Early Registration Deadline: May 27 Cost: $129/5-day pass or $49/2-day pass Real-time Online Participation in Labs, Activities, and Programming Real-time Online Championship Tournament Experience On-Demand Recordings with access until Aug 31 We're offering Digital Passes for: Students 11-18 Recommended Staff Assistants (RSA's) Adults Students ages 11-18, […]
Books with Bernadette for ages 3-6 Wednesday, May 27 @11:30am Bernadette, a 6th grader at JHS 278 Marine Park, Brooklyn, will read picture books from our family library to any child who can sit still. Click HERE for more info and pre-registration
How to Make Money at Any Age Wed, May 27 @3 pm ages 7-17 -- $20 Anyone, at any age can learn to generate streams of income. This hands-on active class will assist even the youngest of students in discovering new ways to earn and create money for themselves. It is highly advised that parents […]
Draw the Human Eye Thursday, May 28 @12:00 Ages 8-12 $18 Master the eye in this step by step lesson that teaches anatomy as well as drawing techniques! Click HERE for more info and pre-registration
App Lab by Computing Kids Thursday, May 28 @5:30 pm (EDT) grades 4th-8th Students discover how to build games and solve real-world problems with App Inventor. Through creating mobile apps, students explore fundamental computer science concepts such as conditional statements, modeling with mathematical equations, and event handling. In the process of developing an original app, […]
Virtual Trivia with State Museum Thursday, May 28 @6:30 pm All Ages -- FREE Test your knowledge on space and astronomy! Streaming into the comfort of your living room, just stay in your pajamas, pour a nice cold beverage, and grab your computer to join our museum team as we bring you a live scored […]
Digitizing State Museum's Art Collection Friday, May 29 @noon All ages -- FREE This virtual program will go behind the scenes and show the process involved in the State Museum’s effort to digitize its extensive Art Collection. Last year the museum received a two-year Collections Stewardship project grant from the Institute of Museum and Library […]
Lunch & Learn Topic: Vietnam Conflict Friday, May 29@ 12:30 Save the date and plan to join us on Friday, May 29 at 12:30 pm on Zoom for our next Lunch and Learn with Ryan Floyd from Lander University. He will discuss “Escaping the Quagmire: Military Escalation and Diplomacy during the Vietnam Conflict.” The Vietnam […]
There's No Place Like Space Fri., May 22 at 7:30 p.m. Families are invited to join museum educators each Friday for a special, virtual program all about astronomy. How does the Solar System throw a party? The Sky Tour is back and ready to take you through the South Carolina Sky for more objects to […]
Multisensory Phonics Saturday, May 30 @12:30 pm ages 5-9 -- $12 A critical component for students becoming successful readers is understanding how the letters work together to make words. Phonics and Phonemic Awareness are the scientific approach to reading. Each class will begin with a short phonemic awareness warm up together. These exercises can have […]
Digital Escape Room--Fractions Monday, June 1 @11 am ages 9-12 -- $20 Does your child need some practice with adding & subtracting fractions with unlike denominators? Then this digital break out is for you! This is not just another boring math class Click HERE to register (or see other available sessions)
Intro to 3D Modeling & Design Monday, June 1 @5:00 pm (2:00 PDT) ages 6-13 This is FREE online 3D Modeling and Design class for your KID. At our CLUB we understand the need parents facing right now to give kids fun learning-based activities in the safe environment. Plus we understand how difficult sometimes choose […]
Intro to Robotics Monday, June 1 @5:30 pm (2:30 PDT) ages 6-13 This is FREE online Microbit Robotics class for your KID. At our CLUB we understand the need parents facing right now to give kids fun learning-based activities in the safe environment. Plus we understand how difficult sometimes choose the right class or camp […]
Just a Chicken Little Virtual Reading Tuesday, June 2 @10:30 am All ages -- FREE Gather all the Gamecocks in your house, big and small, around your computer for an interactive reading of Just A Chicken Little with former Gamecock athletes Langston Moore and Preston Thorne on Tuesday, June 2 at 10:30 a.m. Learn about […]
ASL Series for Beginners Starts Tuesday, June 2 @11:30 am $120 Ages 10-15 Learn how to spell your first name, foods, family, clothes, environment, nature, colors and more in ASL! Meets: 4 Weeks, Twice a Week Tue Jun 2, 11:30am - 12pm Eastern Thu Jun 4, 11:30am - 12pm Eastern Tue Jun 9, 11:30am - […]
Cracking Ciphers & Codes Wed., June 3 @9 am Ages 7-11 -- $20 In this 30-minute course, students will use math and critical thinking skills to crack the codes and ciphers used throughout history. Click HERE to register (and see schedule of available sessions)
Multiplication Facts Memory Tricks Thursday, June 4 @10:10 am Ages 8-12 -- $17 This is Part 1: Students will learn tips and tricks for multiplication facts for the 2's, 3's and 4's. Students will be able to show what they have learned at the end by performing the tricks, answering questions and even competing against […]
Flower Dissection Lab Thursday, June 4 @3 pm All Ages -- FREE This lab will explore the internal and external structures and functions of flowers! The purpose of this lab is to explore the structure and function of a flower as a basic model of plant reproduction. Taught every week by Cody, who was a […]
Dance Party! Friday, June 5 @11 am All ages -- FREE Come join Cola City Homeschoolers for a Dance Party. Music is Kids Bop current hits. Dress up in costumes is optional. Hosted by Kiyana Thomas.
Homeschool Used Curriculum Sale Friday, June 5 from 8am-noon 5071 Percival Road, Elgin, SC Free Admission for Shoppers Sellers: $5/BYO table; $10/rent a table Shoppers: Free admission Contact Michele to reserve a space: 803-429-7394
Improv Games Friday, June 5 @10:30 am Ages 9-13 -- $14 This one time class if for those wanting to explore their funny side through games and scenes! We'll use standard theater/improv games as well as already prepared scene suggestions. Students can choose to take this class multiple times if they wish: some of these […]
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