Homeschooling
Homeschooling
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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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Explore Wildflowers: Free Resources for Nature Study, Art, Gardening & More
Wildflower Resources Explore the beauty and diversity of wildflowers with these free and educational resources—perfect for nature studies, science units, or creative fun. Wildflower Reference & Growing Guides Wildflower Reference Guide and Seed Catalog – Planting tips, USDA hardiness zone … [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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Box Tops for Education
Box Tops for Education https://www.boxtops4education.com/s/ is a program by General Mills which gives nonprofit educational groups money for each box top they send in. The box tops have a special coupon on the boxes that state “Box Top$ for Education”.… [continue reading]
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Kingsolver, Barbara
Author Barbara Kingsolver https://barbarakingsolver.net/ Animal Dreams https://www.sparknotes.com/lit/animaldreams/ Animal, Vegetable, Miracle LitLovers – Discussion Questions https://www.litlovers.com/reading-guides/non-fiction/animal-vegetable-miracle-kingsolver?showall=1 HarperCollins – Reading Guide https://library.utah.gov/wp-content/uploads/Book-Buzz-Animal-Vegetable-Miracle-Readers-Guide.pdf Teachers.net – Discussion questions, research topics, and suggestions for further reading https://teachers.net/lessonplans/posts/260.html The Bean Trees https://www.sparknotes.com/lit/beantrees/ Pigs in Heaven https://www.sparknotes.com/lit/pigsheaven/… [continue reading]
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Chicka Chicka Boom Boom
Authors Bill Martin, Jr and John Archambault Illustrator Lois Ehlert Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Study Guide Weston Woods Study Guide Flannel Board/Wall Activity http://www.fastq.com/%7Ejbpratt/education/books/chickachicka.pdf Make a tree https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Q30XFY47No Crafts Crafts & Coloring Pages http://www.dltk-teach.com/books/chicka/index.htm Patterns in black & white: https://www.kizclub.com/stories/C/chickachicka.pdf… [continue reading]
