Friday, December 14, 2018

Reading - Better Late Than Early

picture from Today's Parent

In case you're child isn't reading yet....consider this quote:


It is true that some children can learn to read remarkably early.  But the fact that they can does not mean they should.  Should is another question.  One school district set up an experiment to help decide this question.  Some kindergarteners in the district received extensive instruction in reading.  Others spent the same amount of time learning science.  They melted ice.  They observed thermometers in hot and cold places.  They played with magnets, grew plants, learned about animal life, and so on.  Books and pictures were available for these children if they wanted them, but no formal lessons in reading were held.

And what did the school district learn?  By third grade the "science" children were far ahead of the "reading" children in their reading scores.  The reason?  Their vocabularies and thinking skills were more advanced.  They could read on more topics and understand higher level materials.  The "reading" children, by starting earlier, used up a lot learning time on the skills of reading, while the "science" children spent the time learning real stuff.  And when they did begin reading, they were older and knew more and learned in a fraction of the time that the others took.

Quote by Ruth Beechick- The Three R's pg 6



Monday, December 3, 2018

December Activity Calendar!








The air is chilly and it's HOLIDAY SEASON!.....welcome winter with activities for everyday!

Ever need to come up with something fun to do with the kids but don't have a clue what??  Did you know that Enchanted Learning has a monthly calendar of activities??  You could even use this for a jumping off point to study instead of doing unit studies or workbooks!  FUN!  If you unschool you could strew this site and see what interests the kids and let them have at it.  Or if your more traditional homeschooler, just plan your week based on the activities

Here's the calendar for December 2018 Enjoy!




Monday, November 26, 2018

FREE - 470 Crockpot Recipes - 2018



470 Crockpot Recipes Book <-- click="" font="" link="" this="">


Well I don't know where I got this so I can't credit it but I know I got it for free so I thought I would pass along a great little recipe book I got like...13 years ago.

It has a lot of can of____  and cream of ______  but you can make that stuff homemade and make things even cheaper.  Since we're heading toward the holidays, I thought it would be nice to just stick stuff in the crockpot (slow cooker) in the morning and be done with dinner!


Monday, November 19, 2018

Homemade Cold Syrup!


Okay I'll give ya this...the ingredients sound gross but it works.

1 Raw White Onion
*Raw Honey - Must be RAW! check as most store bought honey is pasteurized.


Take the onion and cut into parts. Now stab it a couple of times with a fork so the quarters have a little bit of holes. It doesn't have to be perfect so don't worry about not stabbing it the right amount of times. Place onion in a quart mason jar and fill with raw honey so that the onion is just covered. Screw lid on and leave on the back part of your stove for at least a day but probably a couple of days. You'll notice that the onion imparts it's juice into the honey. Using a strainer pour liquid into a pint mason jar and store in the fridge. To take you want to take a teaspoon 3 to 4 times a day when you're battling a cold or cough.

*NOTE:

****Please remember not to give honey to children under 1*****


Monday, November 12, 2018

Inquisikids! & Mathtacular




A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away....I wrote a post about the Inquisikids DVDs, which is now called Discover & Do, and mentioned how much my kids love MathTacular! DVD's.

Well I was just thinking that since the holidays are coming up you might want to get a couple of these to pop in the car's DVD player.. for those long holiday trips.



Homeschool Win!



and you didn't even have to do anything for them to be learning ;)







Saturday, November 10, 2018

Cranberry Thanksgiving - 2018 Edition!


***If you can't get the book you can watch it being read here:




Bible

  • Memory Verse  Psalm 100:4


Social Studies  

  • Geography - New England
                             Map of New England
                             National Geographics New England
                             What's the Time and Weather in Cape Cod   - put it on the thermometer

                             No More Kings - Schoolhouse Rock
                             13 Colonies
                             Thirteen Colonies  - **in depth for beefing up
                             Thirteen Colonies Documentary  - **very in depth 1 hr video for beefing up 


***Beefing Up


  • Research the Thirteen Colonies or Cape Cod or New England and write a report or do an oral presentation.
                          



LA 


  • Repetition
  • Vocabulary
               Make a Word Search from Vocab words

  • Simile
               Simile game    

  
Beefing It UP!


  •   Grammar-  Noun - watch Schoolhouse Rock - Noun  Using one of the sentences in the book circle or color the nouns in School Journal (composition book) or Worksheet Works (you can do this with verbs, adjectives or adverbs also)
  • Play the Nouns and Verbs  - Make sure you have an Ad blocker program!! 
  • Write a sentence using a similie
  • Write a paragraph (or sentence) using some of the vocabulary words

    Art 


    • Warm Palette
                Warm Colors
                Warm Colored Pics

    ***Beefing Up


    • Draw a picture using the warm color palette
                    

    Math 


    • Measuring Skills

    *****Beefing it Up!

    Science


    • Starch
             Testing for Starch
    • Leavening Agents
              Leavening
    • Cranberries
               How Does It Grow? Cranberries

    ****Beefing Up


    • Research and write an essay (report) on Cranberries or give an oral presentation.



    Extras


    Thanksgiving CrosswordMake sure you have an Ad blocker program!!




    Go Along:

    The Very First Thanksgiving

    Squanto and the Miracle of Thanksgiving  ** Excellent but long...shows the providence of GOD


    Thanksgiving:

    William Bradford Biography Nest Entertainment

    Plymouth Plantation Virtual Tour

    Virtual Tour of the Mayflower II

    The Real Thanksgiving Story - (The Story of Liberty)


    Charlie Brown Thanksgiving 

    Charlie Brown Mayflower Voyage

    The Thanksgiving That Almost Wasn't

    The Mouse On The Mayflower





    Read Alouds:

    The Story Of The Pilgrims For Children

    Your Story Hour - Persecuted and Betrayed & The First Thanksgiving




    Link to a playlist on youtube:

    Thanksgiving - haven't viewed all these but on first glance they look okay..probably more for older kids

    Thanksgiving Hymns:

    We Gather Together (Perry Como) - my son picked this...who knew??  This is the hymn they sing in the book.

    Thanksgiving Hymns  Playlist - just like being in a cathedral!

    Thanksgiving  Playlist - this has some classic moderns in it

    Thanksgiving Relaxing Dinner Music -  8 hrs of BEAUTIFUL relaxing music...Fall Foliage, etc.    It's nice even to watch through out the week leading up to Thanksgiving!


    And For Mom:

    The Thanksgiving Promise





    Friday, November 2, 2018

    November Activity Calendar!




    The air is chilly now and Thanksgiving is coming!.....welcome autumn with activities for everyday!

    Ever need to come up with something fun to do with the kids but don't have a clue what??  Did you know that Enchanted Learning has a monthly calendar of activities??  You could even use this for a jumping off point to study instead of doing unit studies or workbooks!  FUN!  If you unschool you could strew this site and see what interests the kids and let them have at it.  Or if your more traditional homeschooler, just plan your week based on the activities

    Here's the calendar for November 2018 Enjoy!



    Monday, October 29, 2018

    Emergency Homeschool Plan!!

    Emergency Homeschool Plan or How To Homeschool Through A Mess or Chronic Illness


    dis·as·ter
    diˈzastər/
    noun
    1. a sudden event, such as an accident or a natural catastrophe, that causes great damage or loss of life.
      "159 people died in the disaster"
      synonyms:catastrophecalamitycataclysmtragedy, act of God, holocaust;
      "a subway disaster"
      • denoting a genre of films that use natural or accidental catastrophe as the mainspring of plot and setting.
        modifier noun: disaster
        "a disaster movie"
      • an event or fact that has unfortunate consequences.
        "a string of personal disasters"


        synonyms:misfortunemishapmisadventuremischancesetbackreversal, stroke of bad luck, blow
        "a string of personal disasters"


        Ever had one of these???




    What happens when disaster strikes??  Back when Hurricane Katrina went through, Ambleside Online made an emergency plan with FREE resources and some really great advice for ANYONE who is homeschooling through a rough patch.  It has curriculum suggestions and ideas to keep life moving forward.... even when you've lost everything.  The kids can read on their own and make it real simple for you.




    Here's a great article from Renee over at Homeschool How To's that worth a read:











    Here's some of my suggestions based on stuff that's happened to us:


    First let me say that there's an old saying among pioneer homeschoolers - all you need is a math book and a library card...I agree.  You can get the math book from my FREE Vintage Education tab above.  Don't let the old texts scare ya..Math hasn't changed...as a matter of fact the last update was Calculus and that was almost 500 years ago so....    1+1=2 has been around for well, forever! Or if you have the money Charlotte Mason Math Level A (or whatever level you're at)

    1.  Only do the 3 R's -  Reading, Writing, Arithmetic     You can pull this from ANY book you have.  For ideas see Renee's tips above
            
              
    2.  Use internet linked websites and FREE curriculum - I don't think you need curriculum but..



            Ambleside Online HELP - This is the emergency homeschooling page

            Easy Peasy Homeschool
            Kahn Academy - CAUTION.. common core!
            Use my FREE - Vintage Education



    3.  Use Internet linked Unit Studies



            Amanda Bennett Unit Studies - Load these up on the Ipad

            The Simple Homeschool


    4.  Stream or Get Educational Videos

            Netflix
            Hulu
            Youtube Education
            Use Your Local Library




    5.  Play Games and Online Math Games



            ABCya

            Sheppard Software
              Math Playground
             Mr. Nussbaum
            Apps on your phone or Ipad
            Really most kids board & card games involved math of some sort



    6.  Let them do Retail Learning



             Use grocery shopping to learn:



                             -money

                             -fractions
                             -weight  -  oz's, LB  (there is a scale in the veggie department)
                             -value  - price per oz
                             -find colors, numbers etc
                             -percentage - 20% off coupons and such
                             -budget shopping- give them the money and the list and see if they can get                              all that's on the list
                              
                you get the idea....




    6.  Read...just Read

            
            Use Your Local Library
            
             Find books:
                                  Internet Archive
                                  Google Books



    7.  Books on Tape



                   Use Your Local Library



               Find Books:

                              
                                  Librivox
                                  Sparkle Stories -not free but super sweet stories for the younger crowd.  You can get it for $1 the first month by using the code SPARKLEFRIENDS




    8.  Strew Ideas by website



                 Strewing means to leave stuff laying around so the kids discover it but in this case  

                  you can leave it up on your computer so they can see it 
            
                The Kids Should See This




    9.  Emergency Food Plan

                 
                   My Blog Post On Emergency Food Plan




    Sometimes whatever is going on in your life IS the curriculum...and the lesson... so don't be hard on yourself.  Kids will learn in spite of what's going on...that's just the way God made them!  So let them see you filled with God's presence and peace so they can learn to have  "the peace that passes all understanding"  Phil. 4:7



    A great book to have during hard times is  God's Promises For Your Every Need



    Remember that this too shall pass....
                                



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