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Vote 2008
Hail to the Chief: Inauguration Lessons. Every four years on January 20, a president takes the Oath of Office. This week, Education World offers ten lesson plans to help your students learn about and commemorate the inauguration. A few … [continue reading]
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Art & Calligraphy
Ahhhh…Public School. An elective class I took in public high school was Calligraphy. On the first day the teacher asked if anyone was lefthanded. Only two people raised their hands. One of them was me. The teacher spoke to the … [continue reading]
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Marbled Paper
Learn how to make Marbled Paper using just: shaving cream, tempera paints, paper plates (or trays for larger prints), brushes, combs, paper (cut to size needed), cardboard, sponges for clean-up. Once done, you can use the paper in sketchbooks, bookmaking, … [continue reading]
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Post Office Freebies
The National Postal Museum offers downloadable program guides such as: Postal Pack for Elementary School Students (K-6) Collection of illustrated activity sheets that teach about postal transportation history, and encourage letter writing and an appreciation of stamps and historic letters. … [continue reading]
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Wildflower Reference Guide
Wildflower Reference Guide and Seed Catalog. Information such as when you should plant, USDA plant hardiness map, how to plant, and more about wildflowers to learn and view online.
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Virginia-Carolina Peanut
Read about the History of Peanuts. Virginia-Carolina Peanut Kids Pages has activities about peanuts. Free download in pdf. Coloring books for grades (K-2), (3-5) and (6-8) they tell the story of how peanuts grow, peanut facts, a cross word … [continue reading]
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George Washington Lesson Plans and Resources Freebies
The George Washington Teacher Resource Guide is designed for incorporation into history and social studies curricula. It will introduce your students to some of the events and issues that shaped George Washington’s life. Lesson plans and activities are available also.… [continue reading]
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Deliberate Dumbing Down of America
The Deliberate Dumbing Down of America – A Chronological Paper Trail, by Charlotte Thomson Iserbyt. The paper is a chronological history of the past 100+ years of education reform. This free to download pdf is large – around 7MB. https://deliberatedumbingdown.com/ddd/
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Black Friday 2007
Black Friday Shopping Tips Before you head out to the mall or shop online for that perfect present, take a few moments to read these tips to help you have a less stressful holiday season. – Decide in advance exactly … [continue reading]
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I Don’t Know
October 20th, 2007 Current mood: sad, contemplative, shocked, melancholy, mad My cousin (ok, technically my cousin’s ex-husband & father of her kids, so really my cousin), a friend & co-worker for about 10 years, and another friend (known him about … [continue reading]
Making available ways of homeschooling for little or no money while maintaining a high quality of education.
