Again this week, I’m sharing some sites that I am adding to our homeschool’s Christmas themed studies link list.
The FREE YouVersion Bible App for kids is now available. E downloaded it for the younger boys, but she and I had the most fun with it. And the app includes the birth of Jesus! https://www.bible.com/kids
This site has fun interatives for all subjects K-5 (and they have a “holiday” category complete with Christmas themed math games) http://interactivesites.weebly.com/
Our homeschooling week was spent on more Thanksgiving themed studies. But, on the homeschooling social media groups and the e-mails I’ve received, it is all about Christmas. And with the Christmas teaching season starting in just another week, I’ve started my Christmas study link collection and I’m passing those links on to you today.
Resources and lesson plans for all grades and ages that teach giving and volunteerism, civic engagement, and character through service. This looks just perfect for countering the commercialism and greediness that comes along with the season. http://learningtogive.org/teachers/
Since our history studies are centered around early America this year, we will be learning about the Christmas celebrations of that time. This article explains some of the Christmas traditions of the American colonists. http://foundersacademy.net/2013/colonial-cmas-decor/
We were needing a hands-on activity or two to add some fun to our Thanksgiving studies. Also, I was in need of a Thanksgiving themed “something” for our Wednesday night church group and our homeschool groups November family night. I asked my friend, Fran, if she had any Thanksgiving games. And this is the wonderful way she answered http://www.franw.com/2013/11/thanksgiving-turkey-games-and-activities.html
This site has been around for a while, but was new to me. They have resources for most any holiday studies as well as everyday studies http://www.kiddyhouse.com/Holidays/
This week we began our Thanksgiving unit studies with a couple of Pre-Thanksgiving activities. Below are some of the links we followed as we both reviewed and learned about the early American Settlements of Roanoke and Jamestown.
For the school days from now until Thanksgiving we we will be notebooking, crafting, cooking, reviewing, and researching who, what, when, where, and why – everything associated with the Plymouth Colony. We will keep journaling pages and bulletin boards of what we discover.
Below are the links we’ll be using for resources as we travel back in time to visit early America over the next few weeks.
Plimoth Plantation “Just for Kids” Activities – Coloring, Talk Like a Pilgrim, Virtual Field Trip, History Detective, and more! https://www.plimoth.org/learn/just-kids
This being Halloween week, we have decided to study the Salem Witch Trials for our American history lessons. Our goals for this study go beyond learning history and adding pages to our notebooks . I hope that when this week is over we will have a better understanding about how dangerous rumors can be, and how easy it is to fall into the trap of contributing to the spread of false accusations.
As with all of our studies, this one started with a library trip. These are the selections we chose for our witch trial studies.
Below are the links to the online resources we are using.
Salem Witch Trial Interactive Game – “Can You Survive Salem’s Witchcraft Hysteria?” (This is not for younger children, it needs to be played/reviewed by the parent before giving the link to the teens)
With Halloween just a few days away, we have been incorporating a little bit of “creepy” and “spooky” into our homeschooling lessons. This past week, we’ve played ,learned , and printed from these web sites!
According to the special days calendar, June 7 is “Daniel Boone Day”, though October 22 is his birthday (1734). This American pioneer/frontiersman/explorer, is an interesting guy to study any day. Below are some links for free Daniel Boone teaching resources.
We all played dictionary games and even submitted some made up words to the “Build Your Own Dictionary” from this Merriam-Webster site. http://www.wordcentral.com/home.html
Every day free resources are posted in the homeschooling social media groups. If you’re interested in finding your own great links for free teaching resources, need some advice, or have something to share I recommend joining these homeschool networking groups.
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