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Special Days in December, 2015

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World Toilet Day

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2014-11-19-WorldToiletDayAt the start of each month, I show the boys the list of special days and let them put a check by the topics that interest them.  And, being boys, of course they both checked November 19 – World Toilet Day!  Though I didn’t exactly try to talk them out of learning about toilets, I did remind them that we were in the middle of our Thanksgiving studies.  Z said, “Mom, aren’t we thankful for toliets?”. Yes, very thankful for toilets!  So, a “Toilet” study has begun.

Below are our resources for learning about toilets.  Or they will be once we can get passed the jokes.  “Feeling a little flushed?”  “School work sure is crappy today!” and such.

Who invented toilets?  How long have toilets been around? What is an “s-trap?  Answers to these and even an experiment  http://wonderopolis.org/wonder/who-invented-the-toilet

History and Timeline for the Toilet  http://www.edinformatics.com/inventions_inventors/flush_toilet.htm

How toilets work  http://home.howstuffworks.com/toilet.htm

35 Toilet videos (I think the ones from “Dr. Know” and “G-Word” will suit us best)  http://home.howstuffworks.com/toilet-videos-playlist.htm

How to say “Toilet” in 80 different languages  http://www.indifferentlanguages.com/words/toilet

Proper Toilet Etiquette  http://www.a-to-z-of-manners-and-etiquette.com/toilet-etiquette.html

Weird Toilets From Around the World  http://blog.hostelbookers.com/travel/free-things-to-do/toilets-of-the-world/

Toilet Bowl Germs http://health.howstuffworks.com/diseases-conditions/infectious/5-diseases-toilet.htm

Recipes for Homemade Toilet Cleaners and Why You Should Make Them http://www.diynatural.com/homemade-toilet-cleaner/

And as the big finale to our World Toilet Day study, Flushed Away is on Netflix!

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I guess today is one of those days when our school work is supposed to go down the drain!

betty jo

 

Monsters!

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Every October we pick a “Halloween(ish)” study theme.   Last year the boys decided on “Monsters” as their focus.  Here’s our collection of monstrous resources and activities.

Information articles about monsters and other Halloween(ish) creatures  http://www.thealmightyguru.com/Halloween/Halloween-Monsters.html

Monster(ish) Vocabulary List and Word Games –  https://myvocabulary.com/word-game-puzzles/monsters-vocabulary/

Video of Top 10 Monsters in the Bible  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8RLsCXAYm-s

Monster Quiz Interactive  http://www.factmonster.com/quizzes/monsters/1.html

Monster Mash song and dance trivia and instructions  https://franw.com/2013/10/21/monster-mash/

Free audio book of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein  http://www.audiobooktreasury.com/frankenstein-mary-shelley/

Literature study guide, video, and quiz for Frankenstein  http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/frankenstein/

1910 Thomas Edison Film Frankenstein  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TcLxsOJK9bs&list=PL3B36B6A9D24C5B23

Monster jokes!  http://www.factmonster.com/spot/monsterjokes1.html

Recyclable bottle monster craft   http://www.craftberrybush.com/2010/10/monster-mash.html

How to draw instructions for monsters and other Halloween(ish) characters –  http://www.how-to-draw-funny-cartoons.com/cartoon-characters.html

Rock Monster Craft with driveway rocks, paint, and googly eyes  http://www.freekidscrafts.com/rock-monsters/

Rice cereal monster treat sculptures and the googly eye blob are among these Monster Party ideas  http://www.makeandtakes.com/monster-birthday-party-ideas

We scored these monster themed comic/science books at our library!

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Over the years we’ve chosen many different studies during the month of October… Halloween origins and history, autumn science, mummies, bats, spiders, pumpkins, owls, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, the Salem witch trials, and probably a few others that I’ve forgotten about.   This October, we are learning about SKELETONS for science, WEREWOLVES for literature (we skipped them with our monster studies), and GHOSTS for Bible studies!  I’ll collect and share our resources soon.   Do you do special Halloween studies?  If you do, I’d love to hear about them!

betty jo