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The Book Of Knowledge Encyclopedias!

So If you're looking at using The Robinson Curriculum or  are currently using RC (or even if you don't) you may be wondering about how kids will learn things besides what's in the booklist (not that it isn't fabulous because it is).  Here's where Dr. Robinson recommends The Book of Knowledge Encyclopedias and the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica in the Course of Study.  The 1911 Encyclopedia is included in the CD's but I recommend buying them since there are so many but you do have the option so that's nice. The other encyclopedia, The Book Of Knowledge,  you can use for younger children is not on the CD's.  If you're like me you may want to see what in the world is included and a little history.  So here you go.  I Highly recommend The Book Of Knowledge and in fact have 2 copies of them.  All other current event type stuff or  high tech technology you can get at a library...for free.  So why would I pick really, really old encyclopedias??  Because humanism hadn't pervaded every nook and cranny and these actually speak of God and the Bible, not as some reference material but as the Word of God.

The cool part to these encyclopedias is that they are arranged randomly rather than by alphabetically.  So in one volume you may read about the great poets of the romantic period, water, engineering etc.  I find myself picking them up and reading them they are so interesting...but I'm a geek like that.

Here's the history of them  The Book of Knowledge History

They also came with a Study Guide and Character Guide:

The Study guide could be it's own curriculum it's so packed with info and arranged by grades.  Very cool stuff!

The Wild Horses of Sweetbriar Links

***Updated 7/2015

Here's the book being read 

Social Studies - Nantucket

                       

                          Nantucket Island

                           Island of Wild Horses- Chicoteaque

                          Chincoteaque   Wild Horse Swim

                          Living in Isolation-discuss
                          Go Swim in the Pool like the horses!!

                          Misty of Chincoteaque - THE MOVIE  1961

                          

                          

LA - Fiction vs. Non-fiction

         Simile
                Simile

         Drama - Act Out
         Color a wild horse page

Art -  Spattering for Effect

          Depicting Memories or Dreams

          Make a Picture in the Style of the Artist

Math - Gallons, Quarts & Pints - play with water
            Liquid Measurement Song

            Liquid Measurement Game - Make sure you have an Ad blocker program!!

            OJ Game

            

Science - Weathering & Erosion

                 Erosion and Weathering
                   Weathering and Erosion    *** Beef up for olders...great shot of Cape Cod!!

                 Bill Nye Weathering - ***References to millions of years

                 Childcraft-World & Space pg 40

                 Erosion Pics

                 Cape Cod House Weathering Pics

                 Bacteria

                 

                  Curious George - The Inside Story (full episode)

                  Childcraft Encyclopedia -Our Amazing Bodies pg196-197

     

             

Young Folks Bible - Robinson Curriculum!

If you have the Robinson Curriculum then you know there is a children's bible included that I finally bound today.  I really, really like this bible and how well it turned out so I thought I'd share!  Now before you ask how you print and bind a book you can look here and here.  Really it's not that hard once you've done the first one...though I have to admit that this one was bigger than most of the ones of
I've done before.  I printed over 5 days so I wasn't overwhelmed with lots of pages to do in one day.  I did 100 a day which was really doable ...for me anyways!  I know this sounds corny but after printing this I feel a real connection to the past...a la' William Tyndale.

Homemade Vitamin C Face Towlettes

image by BellaSugar

I love my Vit C towlettes for my face but...holy cow are they expensive! So I knew I could find a way to make these....

Barking Starfishs' Vitamin C Towlettes

Ingredients

•  Bounty Napkins  or 12  3×3 inch cotton cloths or facecloths
• Warm water enough to cover and soak the napkins or cloths to make them damp
• 3 tbsp. warmed organic virgin coconut oil so that it is liquid
• 1 t. Planet Ultra Dishwashing Liquid - This is better than baby shampoo and hypo-allergenic
• 3 drops tea tree  (antibacterial aka mold inhibitor) 
• 8 drops of Lavender or Rose essential oils 
• 1/8 t. or less Vitamin C powder   (ascorbic acid)  you can sometimes find this at drugstores and natural food stores or online at amazon...or....you can get a pill grinder and make it out of vit. c tablets

Place napkins in either an old baby wipes dispenser or use a gallon ziplock bag.  Put the rest of the ingredients in and walla!

*** Common sense....be careful near your eyes and if a rash occurs, stop using it!

Need To Cut Down On Your Grocery Bill...and Menu Plan??

I found this great website from a gal who won Dave Ramsey's contest of eliminating debt.  It's menu planning and it takes whats on sale and uses recipes that are...wait for it...actually good!  and...IT'S ONLY $5.00 a month...it's a total steal at this price!!  Click on the pics to find out more :)

http://groceryshrink.com/menus

Amanda Bennett's Crunchy Cookies SALE!! $3.00 ONE DAY ONLY!!

Amanda Bennett is running a ONE DAY only sale on Crunchy Cookies!  Here's your chance to get this fun unit study and use it on your tablet OR your computer :)  Click on the pic above and use the code CookieDay when you check out to get the discount!