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Pine Trees
Fun resources for learning about Pine Trees!
Pine ConesBirds and Blooms: Make Color-Changing Pine Cones for your fireplace.
Homeschool Ideas: Homeschool Science: Colored Pine Cones
BackyardParent: Pine Cone Bird Feeder
Crafty Morning: Pine Cone Crafts for Kids
Bren Did: How To Prepare Pine Cones For Crafts
Pine Needles
Doodles & Jots: Turn a bunch of pine needles into a paint brush.
Native Tech: Pine Needle Tea
Home Talk: Homemade Pine Needle Facial Toner & Tartan Pine Needle Sachets
Urban Comfort: Evergreen Imprinted Clay Dishes
Survival Life: 5 Survival Uses of Pine Resin
Pine Needle Vinegar: Evergreen Scented Vinegar
Krokotak: FALL STARS from Chestnut Leaf Stalks – Pine needle star craft.
Bark & Twigs
Survival Topics: Edible Pine Bark
eHow: DIY Winter Solstice Lanterns
Trendy Tree: Lighted Pinecone Branch Centerpiece
HowStuff Works: Pine Twig Trivet
Mixed Ideas
7 DIY Ways To Make Your House Smell Amazing For The-Holidays
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Special Days in December
Whether you’re looking for something special to study, celebrate, or add to the menu, this list of special days for December gives you plenty to choose from!
December is packed with holidays, observances, food themes, awareness days , historic figures and authors birthdays, science and historic based anniversaries, and more! Whether you’re looking for something special to study, celebrate, or add to the menu, this list of special days for December gives you plenty to choose from.
Resources for teaching through December, including a PDF of December’s Special Days, can be found at the end of this list.
December Themes, Observances, and Awareness Days:
- Art and Architecture
- Basketball (1st played Dec. 1891)
- Bingo
- Drunk & Drugged Driving Prevention
- Learn a Foreign Language
- Operation Santa Paws
- Read a New Book
- Safe Toys and Gifts
- Spiritual Literacy
- Tie
- Universal Human Rights
- World AIDS
- Write A Business Plan
- Write a Friend
December’s Food Themes
- Egg Nog
- Exotic Fruit
- Food Safety
- Fruit Cake
- Pear
- Quince
- Root Vegetables
- Tomato
- Winter Squash
December Special Days with Varying Dates
Advent (4 Sundays leading to…
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Thanksgiving Unit Study Ideas and Resources
Pre-Thanksgiving resources and activities about the early American Settlements of Roanoke and Jamestown! Also Plymouth Colony and pilgrims Thanksgiving resources and activities!
https://stilllearningsomethingnew.com/2013/11/08/thanksgiving-unit-study-ideas-and-resources/
Special Days in November
BIG List of November’s holidays, themes, foods, historic anniversaries, and famous birthdays! Teaching and learning resources, too!
https://stilllearningsomethingnew.com/2020/10/27/special-days-in-november-2/
Here’s the list of November holidays, observances, food themes, awareness days, famous birthdays, science and history based anniversaries, and more! There’s much to learn about, celebrate, and eat all November long!
Resources for teaching through November, including a PDF of November’s Special Days, can be found at the end of this list.
November Themes
- Adoption Awareness
- Adopt a Senior Pet
- Adopt a Turkey
- Alzheimer’s Awareness
- American Indian Heritage
- Aviation History
- Child Safety and Protection
- Creative Child
- Diabetes
- Epilepsy Awareness
- Family Caregivers
- Family Literacy
- Family Stories
- Healthy Lifestyles
- Historic Bridge
- Home Care and Hospice
- International Drum
- Inspirational Role Models
- Life Writing
- Long Term Care Awareness
- Lung Cancer Awareness
- MADD’s Tie One On For Safety Holiday
- Manatee Awareness
- Military Family Appreciation
- Model Railroad
- Marrow Awareness
- Mustache
- Music
- Native American Heritage Month
- No TV
- Novel Writing (NaNoWriMo)
- NoSHAVEmber
- Pancreatic Cancer Awareness
- Prematurity Awareness
- Real Jewelry
- Scholarship Month
- Sleep Comfort
- Stamp Collecting
November Food…
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Magic Tricks Resource Page
Magic Week is the last week in October and an amazing topic to learn and practice for the week’s homeschooling lessons!
Magic Tricks…
Magic tricks are a great way to learn science and mathematics. Some tricks require good deductive reasoning and observations skills. Most require good timing skills. All of them take practice so that they can look as natural and effortless as possible while being performed.
The following resources contain information about magic, tricks you can learn to do with ordinary household items, and famous magicians and illusionists.
What is Magic?
Wikipedia: Magic
Make Your Own Magic Props
You Can Do Magic: Magic Tricks for Kids
Written and video instructions for making a magic trick. Check out ‘Magic Lessons’ for more tricks.
Instructables: Magic Channel
Offers a variety of tricks you can make and do.
How To Do Magic Tricks
Kidzone: Magic Tricks
Tips for becoming a successful magician and a variety of tricks that use cards, coins and other household materials.
This site offer…
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Chemistry Resource List
It’s Chemistry Week! Here’s some awesome free resources for learners and teachers https://stilllearningsomethingnew.com/2018/10/15/chemistry-resource-list/
The subject of chemistry comes along fairly often with our science lessons. With the fourth week of October being “National Chemistry Week” and the 23rd is “Mole Day”, this seems like the right time to round up the best free chemistry resources! Here’s my collection of my favorite “go-to’s” for learning all things Chemistry. Let me know if you have a resource that I can add to the list.
National Chemistry Week – Student and Teaching Resources https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/education/outreach/ncw/educational-resources.html
Mole Day – Resources and Activity Ideas https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/education/students/highschool/chemistryclubs/activities/mole-day.html
Chemistry Guide “for the beginner who has no idea where to begin” – http://chemed.chem.purdue.edu/genchem/beginners.html
Basic Chemistry Help and Information http://www.chem4kids.com/
Learn About the 5 Branches of Chemistry …
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Special Days in October
BIG List of October’s themes, holidays, famous birthdays, historic anniversaries, fun days, foods, and more!
https://stilllearningsomethingnew.com/2020/09/30/special-days-in-october-2/
Here’s the October Special Days list! It’s filled with holidays, observances, food themes, awareness days , historic figures and authors birthdays, science and historic based anniversaries, and even some spooky stuff! If you’re looking for something seasonal and fun to include in your lesson plans, a day to celebrate, or special foods to add to your menu, this list will give you some awesome ideas!
Resources for teaching through October, including a PDF of October’s Special Days, can be found at the end of this list.
October’s Themes, Awareness, and Observances
- Adopt a Shelter Dog
- AIDS Awareness
- Animal Safety and Protection
- Arts and Crafts
- Arts and Humanities
- Audiology Awareness
- Augmentative and Alternative Communication
- Bat Appreciation
- Birds of Prey
- Bilingual Child
- Blindness Awareness
- Book
- Breast Cancer Awareness
- Bullying Prevention
- Children’s Magazine
- Chiropractic
- Church Library
- Class Reunion
- Clocks
- Computer Learning
- Co-op Awareness
- Crime Prevention
- Cut Out Dissection
- Cyber Security Awareness
- Dental…
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Homeschool Humor
Drinking All the Coffee and doing some of the things!
Happy Monday!
Arrrrgh! Pirates!
Talk Like A Pirate Day!
September 19
Free Resource and Activity List
https://stilllearningsomethingnew.com/2013/09/19/arrrrgh-pirates/
Still Learning Something New 