Happy Monday and Happy Homeschooling!
betty jo
The first full week in March is Celebrate Your Name Week!
Below are some wonderful free resources for learning about names and some activity ideas for added fun.
Celebrating Names Activity Guide and Resources
Name Origins, Crest, and History (also related ‘for sale’ products)
How to Say, “My name is” in 475 Languages
What’s In a Name Game from Funschooling and Recreational Learning
Sticky Note Guessing Name Game
“The Name Game” from the 1965 Hit Song by Shirley Ellis at Youtube
“The Name Game” Lyrics and Music for Karaoke at Youtube
12 Names of Jesus Printable Cards from The Purposeful Mom
Praying and Pronouncing the Names of God from Tony Evans
Names of Large Numbers Chart (because we need a math lesson this week too!)
I hope you’ll enjoy Celebrating your family’s names!
Betty (A diminutive of Elizabeth, meaning My God is plentiful) Jo (A diminutive of Josephine meaning May Jehovah add. Also diminutive of Joanne meaning God is gracious.)
The 2018 Winter Olympic Games have begun! And, Winter Olympics based homeschooling has begun, too! The links below are the cross curricular free resources we’ll be using as we explore South Korea and the 2018 Winter Games.
Brief History, Geography, and Facts of South Korea https://www.ducksters.com/geography/country.php?country=Korea,%20South
https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/explore/countries/south-korea/#south-korea-market.jpg
Printable South Korea Maps – http://www.freeworldmaps.net/asia/southkorea/
Country Notebooking Printables – http://www.notebookingnook.com/freebie-country-study-notebooking-pages/
South Korea Video Tour – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xq5_J9nArE8
Learn Korean Phrases https://www.fluentu.com/blog/korean/korean-travel-phrases/
Korean Food and Recipes http://www.easykoreanfood.com/
Olympic Games Official Website – Sports, Athletes, Photos, News, Schedule, History, and More https://www.olympic.org/
Olympics Themed Math – https://www.yummymath.com/2018/winter-olympics-pyeongchang-february-9-25/
Bible Verse/Winter Olympic Coloring Pages – https://www.childrens-ministry-deals.com/collections/winter-olympics-sunday-school-childrens-church
Bible/Winter Olympic Discussion Questions https://whatsinthebible.com/the-sochi-winter-olympics-2014-five-questions-to-engage-your-kids/
2018 Educational Kit from the Olympic Museum –https://www.olympic.org/museum/visit/schools/teaching-resources/lesson-material/experiencing-discovering-the-og-special-pc2018#
Non- Commercial Use Free Clipart (enter “olympics” into the search bar) http://clipart-library.com/
Music of the Olympics https://learn.musicinourhomeschool.com/courses/15-minute-music-lessons/lectures/1074732#/questions/1
Olympic Themed Interactive Games http://www.primarygames.com/socstudies/olympics/olympics.htm
How to Draw Soohorang (the tiger mascot) video lesson https://www.artforkidshub.com/how-to-draw-soohorang-pyeongchang-winter-olympics-mascot/
Writing Prompts https://theeducatorsspinonit.com/2014/02/winter-olympic-writing-prompts-after.html
https://writingwithsharonwatson.com/olympic-fun/
Olympics Printable Worksheets – Wordsearch, Crossword, Anagrams, True/False Quizzes https://www.historyonthenet.com/worksheets/olympics-worksheets/
Science of the Winter Olympics Video Playlist https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLB6B38A6C0540EEB6
How It’s Made Videos : Skating Rinks
Gold (Au79), Silver (Ag47), and Bronze (Copper-Cu29) Information from this Interactive Element Chart http://humantouchofchemistry.com/pages/periodictable.html
Gold, Silver, Bronze Element Videos http://www.periodicvideos.com/
Winter Olympics Inspired Crafts, Games, and Activities https://tipjunkie.com/winter-olympic-activities-and-crafts-for-kids/
I hope we ‘Win the Gold’ with Winter Olympic learning!
betty jo