I have been submitting my Associated Content articles to homeschool blog carnivals. It's fun to see my work linked to. And I also enjoy reading what others are doing in their homeschools.
Today the Carnival of Homeschooling is being hosted at Apollos Academy. This is definitely the prettiest carnival I've seen. The theme of this one is April showers bring May flowers. Make sure to check out the Carnival of Homeschooling: May Flowers Edition.
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
A New Carnival of Homeschooling is Posted
Sunday, April 25, 2010
Texas Mini Unit Study
I am very excited about the resources listed below to put together a Texas unit study. Here's why. I took Texas History in the 12th grade. I moved from Virginia to Texas my senior year and it was a requirement to graduate from high school. I wish I could say I learned a lot in that class. But I didn't. I remembered facts about the Lone Star State long enough to pass tests and quizzes. And then I promptly forgot.
Why am I sharing all this? I guess because what I just described about my experience in school is what drives me to find interesting learning materials for my children.
Texas Unit Study Activity Books
- Learn About TX Birds
- Learn About TX Dinosaurs
- Learn About TX Freshwater Fish
- Learn About TX Indians
- Learn About TX Insects
- Shrimply Fun: Shrimp Fishery in the Gulf of Mexico
- TX Endangered Species
Texas Unit Study Books/Booklets
- Frankie the Free Tailed Bat
- TX House of Representatives
- TX Tracks - animal tracks
- Healthy Communities of Brownsville TX
- Indian Years
- Kids' House - TX state symbols coloring book
- TX Wildlife Management Area
- Symbols of TX at TX State Parks
- Remember the Alamo - bottom of the page below the ads
The Time Tunnel: The Alamo (1966)
Our Texas History (1963)
Texas Unit Study Websites
Friday, April 23, 2010
Tower of Babel Study
Scripture - Genesis 11:1-9
Reading and coloring book - Tower of Babel mini-book (middle of the page)
Bible Study for 11 year old - The Beginning: Y1Q1 (pages 19-20 of the pdf file)
Thursday, April 22, 2010
Working on a Seperate Homeschool Blog
Per my husband's suggestion, I am going to start a separate blog that contains all of my homeschool information. Right now I'm trying to think of a title. Then I'll figure out whether I'm going to move my homeschool posts from here to there, or whether I'll just start fresh on the HS blog and maybe link back to this blog.
We'll see.
Monday, April 12, 2010
Free Text Books for Homeschool
I have been taking a look at the Robinson Curriculum, Accelerated Achievement, Old Fashioned Education, and the Ambleside Online Curriculum. Of course I am most impressed with OFE and AO because they are FREE. But actually, all of the curriculums have a lot of the same books in their reading list. A few years back I really wanted to buy AA; but, now I'm glad that my husband asked me to hold off on the purchase.
Truth be told, our homeschool style is quite eclectic and I tweak every educational material that we use. So, I no longer see the need to pay for one particular curriculum or method. We just use what works for each individual child.
What I do appreciate about all of the curriculum mentioned above is that the texts used are in the public domain (code for FREE). And a lot of the content lines up with the values that we are instilling in our children. So, I've picked some books here and there and am using them this year.
I am listing the books and links below that we are currently using. That way I can keep all of the titles in one place. I will add more books as we get to them.
Bible
Math
World History
- Beacon Lights of History (vol. 6) - Renaissance & Reformation
Friday, April 09, 2010
Mini Nutrition Unit Study
Here is another study that you can make long or short. All of the coloring and activity books contain different information. So you could pick just one or a few for a short study of nutrition. Or you could take a few weeks and go through all of the books with your children.
Activity Books
- Bright Futures - overall health w/ 1 page on nutrition
- Building Blocks for a Healthy Future - health & fitness
- Fuel Up with Milk
- Look at Me: I am Healthy - overall health w/ 1 page on nutrition
- Power Panther Pals - excellent book for children who work independently
Coloring Books
- Apple Wise Guys - nutritional benefits of apples
- Fresh to You: Improving Eating Habits to Last a Lifetime
- Fun w/ Foodella
- Guida's Milk & SuperCow - dairy
- Having Fun at Your Local Farmer's Market - healthy snacks
- How We Get Our Milk
- J. Slice Saves the Planet from Professor Junk Food
- Milk Matters w/ Buddy Brush
- Adventures of Buddy McNutty - peanuts
Online Games
- Nourish Interactive - parents need to set up free account for child first
- Nutrition Explorations
This video teaches that it's fun to try new foods and can be applied to the lesson very easily.
Here's one on Nutrition and Nasa.
Websites
Tuesday, April 06, 2010
Animal Unit Study
Our family will take a trip to the zoo soon. So we're going to spend a few days doing an animal unit study. All of the coloring books look great; but, we'll probably only get to a few.
Animal Unit Study Arts and Crafts
- animal masks - bottom of the page
- DLTK's animal activities
- Enchanted Learning animal crafts
Animal Unit Study Coloring and Activity Books
- ABC Animals
- Arkansas Mammals
- Birds
- Endangered Species
- Feeder Birds Activity Book
- Florida Animated Alphabet (wild life)
- Florida Scrub
- Fort Wayne Children's Zoo Activity Packet Gr. 1
- Immunize by Two (zoo theme)
- Indian River Lagoon
- Learn About Texas Birds
- Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy
- Lynx: Spirit of the Forest Activity Book
- New Mexico Endangered Species
- Oregon Zoo Birds of Prey Activity Book
- Ranger Ralph's Dartmour Pony
- South Asian Monkey Coloring Book
- Story of the Harness Horse
- Texas Tracks (Animal Tracks)
- Texas Wildlife
- What to do at Brookfield Zoo
- Wild Animals of the Congo
- Wildlife Activity Book (Tennessee)
- Wildlife of New Jersey
Animal Unit Study Reading Book
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