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Homeschooling in California

12-Mar-08

California homeschoolers are homeschooling as usual. Ann Zeise of A to Z Home’s Cool cautions homeschoolers not to panic. She has posted resources for those who want to follow what’s going on with California homeschooling and read the original decision. To keep current with what’s going on in California, visit the HomeSchool Association of California. [...]

Geology

11-Mar-08

Geology.com will be added to my list of geographic resources. They recently completed two collections of online reference maps and Landsat images. The first is a collection of 350 U.S. state maps which include a raised relief map, elevation map, rivers map, political map and roads/cities map. These link to their state and city satellite [...]

Changes for HomeschoolEstore

11-Mar-08

HomeschoolEstore Changes to CurrClick.com, Curriculum in a Click Same great site and customer service … but better! Experience their improved previews of thousands of your favorite homeschool titles, easily and from the comfort of your own home! We are happy to announce the Grand Opening of CurrClick.com. Get 10% account credit on every purchase you [...]

Ocean Unit Study

09-Feb-08

Aquarium In A Cup SeaBed Make an Ocean Diorama Ocean And Undersea Life Ocean Animal Calendar Ocean Theme **Note: I would not use Styrofoam meat packages; instead I would use styrofoam veggie/fruit/dessert packages (due to disease causing bacteria.) Arts & Crafts: Beach & Ocean Sea World Songs Shark Cam, Seal Cam & Coral Research Cam [...]

History of the Earth in a Toilet Paper Roll

08-Feb-08

The earth is over 5 billion years old. Life first originated in the oceans 3.4 billion years ago. The dinosaurs died out 65 million years in the past. Human recorded history stretches back 10,000 years in time. These numbers are too large to visualize, and difficult to compare. Here’s an easy way to put time [...]

Little House in the Big Woods

02-Feb-08

Vocabulary Lessons Pioneer & Colonial Crafts Take a field trip to a one-room school house. Environmental Education for Kids Wisconsin Forests The Black Bear Animal Tracking Owl Unit Study All About Owls The Aviary – owl facts and photos North American Owls Owl Identification Guide The Raptor Center at the Univ of MN – facts [...]

Mardi Gras

31-Jan-08

Mardi Gras is French for “Fat Tuesday”. The name comes from the ancient custom of parading a fat ox through Paris on this day. The ox was to remind the people that they were not allowed to eat meat during Lent. Lent runs from Ash Wednesday thru Easter Sunday. Mardi Gras moves. It can be [...]

Shadow Puppets

31-Jan-08

Playing with Shadows is an intro to shadow puppetry. Ancient China for kids shows you how to do shadow puppets with graphics. Your kids can cast a shadowy show of their own with just a few of these simplified paper puppets and a tabletop stage. How to create hand shadows.

February is Dental Health Month

31-Jan-08

Dental Health Month activities. Learn about your teeth. The ADA Public Service Announcements are 30-second videotaped or animated messages providing oral health prevention and treatment information for patients and consumers. You can d/l the announcements too. The ADA also has lessons plans for many age groups. The “SMILES” Program is a dental health education program [...]

Groundhog Day

31-Jan-08

Link list for Groundhog Day Punxsutawney Phil.com Official Groundhog Site Ten Reasons To Celebrate Groundhog Day Groundhog Activity Page Groundhog Day Cards Groundhog Coloring Page Groundhog Day Coloring Groundhog Craft For Kids Groundhog Day Crafts Groundhog Games Groundhogs At Hoghaven Groundhog Day Facts and Tradition Groundhog Day History Groundhog Lesson Plan Help The Groundhog Find [...]




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