Here are some funnies to lighten up your start to this homeschooling week!
I hope you have a great Monday and that the rest of the week is even better than that!
betty jo
Mondays Homeschool Humor
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Monthly Archives: September 2013
Free Educational Finds of the Week
The following links are to the free resources that we have been exploring this week as part of our homeschooling studies. And, this week the resources have been fabulous!
We gave this site a try this week and will be visiting again often for math games. Everything from counting to probability. http://jmathpage.com/
Literacy Lava PDF magazines for teachers that promote reading and writing with children of any age http://susanstephenson.com.au/free-pdfs/
Videos, lessons, and experiments for science class http://www.planet-science.com/
Social Studies and current events http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/
Just for fun! Free movies, videos, games and songs http://www.cornel1801.com/index.html
Crafts, recipies, printables, and more http://itswrittenonthewalls.blogspot.com/
Education News for parents/teachers http://www.nsa-slovakia.com/home
I hope that these links will be helpful as you look for something to make your studies a little more interesting and a little more fun.
betty jo
Homeschool Humor
Happy Monday! And happy “Pajama Day” (for those of us participating in International Homeschool Spirit Week)!
Here’s a few funnies to start off another homeschooling week!
International Homeschool Spirit Week’s theme for Tuesday is “School Away From Home Day”!
Wednesday is “Crazy Hair Day”!
Thursday is “Volunteer Outside Your Home Day”
Friday’s theme from International Homeschool Spirit Week is “Super Hero Day”.
For more about International Homeschool Spirit Week click here https://stilllearningsomethingnew.com/2013/09/22/international-homeschool-spirit-week/
Have a wonderful week!
betty jo
International Homeschool Spirit Week
International Homeschool Spirit Week starts Monday, September 23! In case you’re not yet familiar with what this is, I’ll give you a brief introduction. Homeschool Spirit Week is the last week in September. Homeschool families (from all over the world) join together as one big community to show their spirit. There will be opportunities for you to share your family’s photos and thoughts. Each day has a theme and a home education sponsor that will offer prizes and freebies. This year’s line up is this:
Pajama Day- Monday, September 23rd
Sponsored by CurrClick
Homeschool Away from Home Day – Tuesday, September 24th
Sponsored by iHomeschool Network
Crazy Hairstyle Day – Wednesday, September 25th
Sponsored by Hip Homeschool Moms
Volunteer Outside Your Home Day – Thursday, September 26th
Sponsored by Great Homeschool Conventions
Super Hero Day – Friday, September 27th
Sponsored by Free Homeschool Deals
Last year our family had a blast participating in International Homeschool Spirit Week! We were curious about what other home educating families look like and what they do, so we enjoyed the blogs and social media posts with photos submitted from other families. The week was a welcome relief from lesson planning. I made some long distance friendships with some lovely homeschooling moms. I picked up some great freebies, too.
For more information and suggestions on how to get the most from this opportunity click here http://homeschoolspiritweek.com/
Join in on the fun through Facebook, too! http://homeschoolspiritweek.com/
“We’ve got spirit, yes we do! We’ve got spirit, how ’bout you?!”
betty jo
Our Homeschooling Week Ending 9/20
Most of our homeschooling weeks are rather routine and not blog worthy. However, this past week was not just another average week.
We started the week off with the celebration of E’s 18th birthday!
We have finally completed our pirate unit studies. Our lapbook board is full and ready to be put in file folders.
We attempted to make a treasure chest cake, but it didn’t quite turn out like it should have. Although it tasted great!
And our week ended with another party. Our homeschooling support group got together for a “If We Build It…” Lego party!
I hope you had a great week and that you’re enjoying the weekend.
betty jo
Free Educational Finds of the Week
Once again this week I am overwhelmed with both the quantity and quality of free educational web sites available. I enjoying finding and exploring these sites with my kids. I’m thankful for the homeschooling blog and social media communities for their time and efforts to share resources that add much to our homeschooling studies.
Below are a few of the links to free learning sites that I saved to my teaching resource files this week.
Brain teasers, language arts, and math printables http://www.wuzzlesandpuzzles.com/
126 interactive history games http://playinghistory.org/items
Bible map and timeline printables http://www.biblestudy.org/maps/main.html
Human anatomy interactive (This was bit difficult to catch on to, as they do not have written instructions, but once I got the hang of it, I thought the technology was amazing and will be a great teaching resource) http://www.zygotebody.com/
Music games from the Dallas Symphony Orchestra http://www.dsokids.com/games.aspx
It’s my hope that these links will be a little something extra that you can add to your homeschooling studies, and that you and your kids will not just learn from them, but have some fun as well.
betty jo
Arrrrgh! Pirates!
According to the special days in September calendar, the 19th is Talk Like a Pirate Day! And on our planner, it’s the last day of our pirate unit study that we have been working on a couple of days a week for the past several weeks. It’s been a fun and interesting study. Below are some of the resources we have been using.
For pirate biographies, dictionary, lore, sea sickness, and more http://the-pirate-ship.com/
For learning about how much work it was to sail a full-rigged ship http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6DZIvMZWzQ
Since pirates needed sewing skills for sail repairs we have added some sewing instruction to our lessons.
https://sewing.com/hand-sewing-stitching-basics/
How to tie knots was also a valuable pirate expertise, so we gave that a try as well. This site has step by step knot tying instructions http://www.netknots.com/rope_knots/
Navigation by stars was another important sailor skill https://seahistory.org/sea-history-for-kids/navigating-by-the-stars/
Instructions for making a cork and needle compass https://www.nps.gov/articles/compass.htm
Our lapbook board (we glued these to file folders once the unit study was finished).
Free unit studies and lapbook printables along with book lists and other links to follow http://www.homeschoolshare.com/connections__pirates.php
“Why are pirates called pirates?” – “They just arrrrrr!” and, lots of other pirate jokes for kids http://www.enchantedlearning.com/jokes/topics/pirate.shtml
Blackbeard, pirate, and treasure chest printable notebooking pages http://www.teacherfiles.com/resources_bp_ss.htm
More pirate themed notebooking pages http://edgalaxy.com/printable-paper-for-teachers/2012/9/22/pirate-themed-writing-pack.html
Pirate Adventure Writing Prompts https://writeshop.com/pirate-printable/
These are a few of our library finds.
Movies and music!
Interactive sunken treasure game http://nationalgeographic.org/education/multimedia/interactive/maps-tools-find-sunken-treasure/
Interactive “Walk the Plank” and Pirate themed Math Games https://www.math4childrenplus.com/?s=pirate
And “Talk Like a Pirate Day” Math Lesson https://www.yummymath.com/2018/talk-like-a-pirate-day-viral-growth/
Our chalkboard wall mural. The instructions for how to draw a pirate ship from here were quite helpful. http://lifestyle.howstuffworks.com/crafts/drawing/how-to-draw-pirate-ships.htm
In conclusion to our pirate unit studies we attempted to make this treasure chest cake! https://www.coolest-birthday-cakes.com/category/other/pirate/treasure-chest/
Haha! Another “Pinterest Fail”, but still tasted good!
For more resources for special days in September click here
Wishing you smooth sailing!
betty jo
Constitution Week Resources
September 17th (1787) is the anniversary of the United States Constitution and the start of Constitution Week. So often we hear or read about “Constitutional Rights” and freedoms being debated, taken away, or altered in various ways.
This week my kids will be reviewing, researching, and notebooking all things constitutional so it will be clear to them just what our constitutional rights are.
Below are some of the resources we will be incorporating into our Constitution Week homeschool studies.
Constitution Day History and Quizzes http://www.ducksters.com/holidays/constitution_day.php
Read the Constitution and explore the resources from The National Constitutional Center http://constitutioncenter.org/
US Government Learning Adventures, Glossary, and Games for all ages and levels https://bensguide.gpo.gov/
Constitutional Convention Video Playlist : https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLkEA8hf_nThc3xwl5EF09aGYFS3PEqIQ
- Liberty’s Kids #40- We the People
- Three Branches Rap
- Constitution Style (Gangnam Style parody)
- The Great Compromise Explained in 5 Minutes
- The Great Compromise Song
- All 27 Amendments (in four minutes)
- Bill of Rights (Shake It Off parody)
This song is from my childhood (from Saturday morning cartoons) and it is how I’ve always remembered the preamble to the constitution. This is also how my older kids have learned it. Now it’s time to pass it down to the youngest two. School House Rock – The Constitution https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0EfnNUt_nwY&list=PLKt00sUUapAJAcxUs2rp75ymjPMki6noW
Learn and Remember the Bill Of Rights with these Hand Signals https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XgD1E3gBTWU
Mini posters of how a bill becomes a law, the Bill of Rights, and branches of government (you will need an account to get the downloads, but it isn’t complicated and it’s free) http://www.kidsdiscover.com/celebrate-constitution-day/
Copywork and Trivia Printables http://www.homeschoolcreations.net/2013/09/constitution-day-printables/
US Constitution & Bill of Rights Resource Page https://franw.com/2019/03/21/the-united-states-constitution-bill-of-rights-resource-page/
Constitution lesson plans, including debate excercises http://constitutioncenter.org/learn/educational-resources/lesson-plans/to-sign-or-not-to-sign-the-ultimate-constitution-day-lesson-plan
Calligraphy and Making Quill and Ink Resources http://www.franw.com/2015/08/calligraphy-resources.html
betty jo
Mondays Homeschool Humor
Here’s some clever funnies to start off the week!
Last but not least, A Homeschool Fam-i-ly (snap, snap) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VM6uqj0_jQc
Enjoy your week! And God bless.
betty jo
Teaching Resource Links for Fall
Fall will be starting in just ten more days! It is my favorite season. Also, autumn makes for some great learning opportunities. Below are some fall themed teaching resources I have had saved in my resource files. I hope you will find these helpful as you plan your fall themed lessons.
Very nice assortment of seasonal and holiday notebooking pages http://www.teacherfiles.com/resources_bp_holidays.htm
Interactive fall themed games http://funschool.kaboose.com/fun-blaster/fall/index.html
Printable poetry, writing prompts, and boarder paper http://www.storyit.com/Seasonal/autumn.htm
Unit studies and lapbooking resources http://www.homeschoolshare.com/connections__fall.php
Printable word puzzles http://www.activityvillage.co.uk/autumn-puzzles
Time lapse videos of pumpkins growing http://www.squidoo.com/pumpkin-time-lapse-videos
Fall themed math lessons http://www.mathwire.com/seasonal/fall06.html#activities
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