I used to love Mad Libs as a kid! Me and my sister would , on rare occasion, obtain a pad of the fill in the blank stories and would set feverishly about filling them all in, cackling with one another over the silliness that ensued. We never really gave a thought to the fact that we were learning while doing so....hmmmm.
Anyway, found this site with Crazy Tales on it and the kids each filled out one, we printed them and read them together, then I had the kids look up words they didn't know the meaning of and then they drew pictures of their stories. Lillie Anna's story was about a knight named Stephanie who saves the kingdom from a mushy dragon while riding her trusty bluebird, Bob.
Jack's story was of a super hero called Milk Carton Baby who fights crime with a filing cabinet until his nemesis Mushy Toenail steals his golden filing cabinet. Chloe's was about a princess from Mars who rides a fish to Sweden and fought in the Civil War....it was....the most interesting.
They were learning and didn't even suspect it! The best learning is done in a sneaky fashion...
Showing posts with label school resources. Show all posts
Showing posts with label school resources. Show all posts
Monday, October 24, 2011
Thursday, August 18, 2011
It Don't Get Much Cheaper than Free....
This time of year, homeschoolers are busy doing one thing (or have been busy)...planning. And nothing makes you feel quite so organized as a good printable planner. There are tons out there too, but I've yet to find one I really like or one that was affordable yet good quality...until today! How's FREE sound to you right now?
Homeschool Freebie posted this link a couple days ago, but the freebie is availiable through the month of August, so hop on over and check out this planner. (By the way, if you haven't signed up for the freebie of the day, check it out.) So pretty, and well organized and provides you a ton of options to customize. If you can't print or don't want to, make sure you right click all her files and save them so you can go through them later. Have fun!
New Beginnings Curriculum Planner
Homeschool Freebie posted this link a couple days ago, but the freebie is availiable through the month of August, so hop on over and check out this planner. (By the way, if you haven't signed up for the freebie of the day, check it out.) So pretty, and well organized and provides you a ton of options to customize. If you can't print or don't want to, make sure you right click all her files and save them so you can go through them later. Have fun!
New Beginnings Curriculum Planner
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
A Must Read....
I came across this excellent article today off the Learning in Freedom site....this is one of those secular articles that is well researched and documented and sings the praises of the homeschooling movement. It was super interesting to read an article like this proclaiming what I already know but that , without articles like this one, are merely my opinion and nothing more...this article lends validity to what I'm trying to do with my children. Read it when you have time to let it sink in...it's lengthy and it's got alot to digest.
An A for Homeschooling by Brian C. Anderson
An A for Homeschooling by Brian C. Anderson
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
My Ridiculously Long List of Go To Links....
Anyone who knows anything about me will tell you that I have a knack for finding things on the internet. In fact, my close friends sometimes make fun of me because they can tell me they need something and they say I find it in a flash. I guess it's my super power (LOL) and I'm cool with that. However, I have a problem. When I find something, I put it in my favorites and then forget I found them...so I am going to keep a running list of my favorite sites here. Now, on my sidebar I have a ton of links for you on everything from crafts to cooking to homeschooling. But in this post I'd like to list my GO TO's...those sites I shoot off to first thing when I need something for school. I hope you find it useful.
GENERAL SITES
(These have a little bit of everything from lesson plans to subject specific materials and printables.)
Homeschool A to Z (A MUST READ)
The Homeschool Mom (A MUST READ)
KID CRAFTS AND FUN ACTIVITIES
STORYTIME/PLAYTIME
(Just Found this one the other day and my kids LOVE it)
(A Pay Site, but has alot of FREE stories and things)
This is it for now...surely it's plenty to look at! I'll add more as I come across them. I love to share links with other homeschoolers because sometimes you just don't want to hunt something up...and when I find something that is helpful to me, I figure it's bound to be helpful to someone else.
Thursday, August 4, 2011
Some Great Bible Resources I Love...
Since I've been saved , I've been very interested in the science of the Bible, specifically what scientific evidence for Biblical Creation that can be proven aside from taking the Bible at it's word, which is easy for me, but not so easy for someone who doesn't really believe the Bible.
When Jack was so obsessed with Dinosaurs, I was leary of letting him watch anything that didn't have a biblical worldview of creation and found that there was nothing really out there. Not many books on his level either and I didn't know enough to counteract the questions he was asking. I mean "Momma said so." works in some things, but not in these sorts of things. I wanted to be able to give him adequate answers. I also wanted to be able to give others adequate answers should the need arise. So, here are a few of my favorite Bible resources, mostly about creation, but the Building on the Rock series is really good for devotional times. They are collections of real life stories from history that show the absolute control and soverignty of God and how he cares for us when we don't even realize it. The Bible Learn Series are older and might be hard to find. Your library might have them, mine has some. I was fortunate to find a bunch at a used bookstore.
Answers For Kids by Ken Ham
Did Adam Have a BellyButton? by Ken Ham
Did Eve Have An Extra Rib? by Ken Ham
The Great Dinosaur Mystery by Ken Ham
The Building on the Rock Series by Joel Beeke
Bible Learn Series
Jonathan Park Audio Stories
When Jack was so obsessed with Dinosaurs, I was leary of letting him watch anything that didn't have a biblical worldview of creation and found that there was nothing really out there. Not many books on his level either and I didn't know enough to counteract the questions he was asking. I mean "Momma said so." works in some things, but not in these sorts of things. I wanted to be able to give him adequate answers. I also wanted to be able to give others adequate answers should the need arise. So, here are a few of my favorite Bible resources, mostly about creation, but the Building on the Rock series is really good for devotional times. They are collections of real life stories from history that show the absolute control and soverignty of God and how he cares for us when we don't even realize it. The Bible Learn Series are older and might be hard to find. Your library might have them, mine has some. I was fortunate to find a bunch at a used bookstore.
Answers For Kids by Ken Ham
Did Adam Have a BellyButton? by Ken Ham
Did Eve Have An Extra Rib? by Ken Ham
The Great Dinosaur Mystery by Ken Ham
The Building on the Rock Series by Joel Beeke
Bible Learn Series
Jonathan Park Audio Stories
Friday, July 29, 2011
Lotso Linkage...
Berenstein Bears Curriculum for a Year
This is really a nice resource and FREE if you're looking for a character developing curriculum for young children. I really like the usage of classic books from back in the day (at least in my day)that have very good messages. Check this one out for sure!
This is really a nice resource and FREE if you're looking for a character developing curriculum for young children. I really like the usage of classic books from back in the day (at least in my day)that have very good messages. Check this one out for sure!
Free File Folder Games for all kinds of subjects and topics! I love file folder games, by the way , and so do my kids
Certainly going to use these with Lillie's Natural Spelling Program.
I really would like to get this book to add to my growing collection of "grown folk" books.
What Would I Do Without the Internet?
Shudder to think! LOL . I posted just the other day about Jack's career aspriations (at least this month) I think I've finally convinced him being a wild west gunslinger PROBABLY isn't the most realistic job fields.
But he's always loved animals and would rather watch a National Geographic Documentary than eat bologna and that's serious passion people! No one loves bologna more than Jack, nuff said. The girls aren't AS animal crazy, so I would really like to do some special things with Jack to prepare him for his monthly career choice, a vet or zoologist.
Found this this morning and it's FREE! Have I mentioned lately how I LOVE that word? Oh, I have? Sorry...I just want to scream it from the rooftop of my doublewide, but my neighbors probably already think we're a bit strange.
Check out all the other curriculum Erica has developed and it's SO VERY AFFORDABLE and looks to be of great quality. Explore around her site and get your bucket full of encouragement and ideas. Show her some love!
Discovering God's Animals
But he's always loved animals and would rather watch a National Geographic Documentary than eat bologna and that's serious passion people! No one loves bologna more than Jack, nuff said. The girls aren't AS animal crazy, so I would really like to do some special things with Jack to prepare him for his monthly career choice, a vet or zoologist.
Found this this morning and it's FREE! Have I mentioned lately how I LOVE that word? Oh, I have? Sorry...I just want to scream it from the rooftop of my doublewide, but my neighbors probably already think we're a bit strange.
Check out all the other curriculum Erica has developed and it's SO VERY AFFORDABLE and looks to be of great quality. Explore around her site and get your bucket full of encouragement and ideas. Show her some love!
Discovering God's Animals
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