Some New Record Keepin Resources

I've been trying to keep better records of what we achieve, menus and finances. Here are some great free links -

http://highland.hitcho.com.au/Forms.htm - over 800 free form downloads!!

http://www.printablehomeschool.com/ - with a name like 'printable homeschool' it says it all!

Happy Autumn

Well, we're in full swing of our main curriculum - we tend to lighten up during the summer though we do technically school year round. I absolutely LOVE the change of seasons, and try to make school extra special on those days. Today is the first day of Autumn - therefore we'll be learning all about the season, what causes the change in seasons (here in the North East especially), what causes the leaves to change color, etc. We'll be using things like apples and corn in our lessons and we'll make some leaf decorations for the house and make some home-made candles to put in our emergency preparedness kit for the coming winter.

Some of the great resources we'll be using:

Worksheets & Resources:
http://www.apples4theteacher.com/holidays/fall/
Johnny Appleseed Lapbook - http://www.homeschoolshare.com/johnny_appleseed.php
My favorite kid's Pagan Ezine - http://www.pookapages.com/
Why do leaves change color in the fall? - http://www.sciencemadesimple.com/leaves.html
Corn fun & lessons - http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/lesson/lesson324.shtml

Free Printable Master List

Ok, I've recieved many requests for a list of where I go to get free printables as it's a major cornerstone of my HS with the boys. Here's the main list!

http://www.tlsbooks.com/
http://www.theteacherscafe.com/
http://www.abcteach.com/
http://www.studyshack.com/
http://www.teach-nology.com/
http://school.discoveryeducation.com/
http://www.firstschoolyears.com/
http://www.edplace.com/
http://www.homeschooling.about.com/
http://www.superteacherworksheets.com/
http://bogglesworldesl.com/
http://www.instructorweb.com/
http://www.softschools.com/
http://www.kiddyhouse.com/
http://www.multiplication.com/
http://www.freeprintable.com/
http://www.ezschool.com/index.html
http://www.free-phonics-worksheets.com/html/free_phonics_worksheets.html
http://puzzlemaker.discoveryeducation.com/
http://www.sssoftware.com/freeworksheets/
http://www.myschoolhouse.com/courses/Sample.htm
http://www.mathfactcafe.com/
http://www.englishbanana.com/downloads.html
http://www.schoolexpress.com/fws/cat.php?id=2252
http://www.rhlschool.com/reading.htm
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/school/index.shtml
http://math-and-reading-help-for-kids.org/elementary_algebra_worksheets.html
http://www.homeschoolingadventures.com/worksheets.html
http://www.docstoc.com/search/free-elementary-spanish-worksheets
http://www.math-drills.com/algebra.shtml
http://www.netrover.com/~kingskid/freestuff.htm
http://www.funlessonplans.com/history_lesson_plans/free_history_worksheets.htm
http://www.tooter4kids.com/free_worksheets_and_awards.htm
http://www.sciencewithme.com/worksheetsmain.php
http://www.homeschoolmath.net/
http://printstationary.net/school/index.php
http://www.moneyinstructor.com/basics.asp
http://math-and-reading-help-for-kids.org/elementary_math_worksheets.html
http://www.helpingwithmath.com/by_subject/geometry/geo_worksheets.htm
http://www.mathsisfun.com/worksheets/index.php
http://teachers.net/classifieds/supplies/topic356/10.31.06.15.25.00.html
http://www.toolsforeducators.com/weather.php

This free site is great for online educational play - http://www.ixl.com/
Another master list - http://www.okaloosa.k12.fl.us/walker/freestuff.htm
http://home-school.lovetoknow.com/Free_Grammar_Worksheets

Easy Fun School Link

http://www.easyfunschool.com/IndexLanguageArts.html

The Westward Movement - American Civ

My boys will be doing some American Civ. this year and I plan on spending about a month on the Western Frontier....here's some of the resources I'll be using...



Oregon/Santa Fe Trails -
http://lapbooklessons.ning.com/forum/topics/oregon-trail-lapbook
http://www.squidoo.com/pioneers_Oregontrail (this one has a lot on cowboys, Native Americans, and other Poineers as well!)

Wild West Famous Persons:
http://www.legendsofamerica.com/we-outlawindex.html
http://www.legendsofamerica.com/we-gunfighterindex-a-b.html
http://staffweb.peoriaud.k12.az.us/karlene_edwards/New%20SMHS%20Webpage/LAFOLDER/WestBiogs.htm
http://www.thewildwest.org/
http://www.pages.drexel.edu/~eg72/EDUC525/site3/wildwest.htm
http://www.lessonsnips.com/lesson/wildwest
http://www.edhelper.com/US_wildwildwest.htm
http://www.waldsfe.org/UnitStudies/cowboys.htm
http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Wild-West-Poster
http://www.supershareware.com/wide-open-west-free/
http://schools.dcsdk12.org/education/components/links/links.php?sectiondetailid=12748
http://www.d11.org/doi/socialstudies/SSGrade10/West1860/Holes%20Webquest%20Wild%20West.mht

California Gold Rush -

http://www.d11.org/doi/socialstudies/SSGrade10/West1860/Holes%20Webquest%20Wild%20West.mht
http://www.historyonthenet.com/Lessons/worksheets/american_west.htm
http://ports.parks.ca.gov/pages/22922/files/worksheet-goldrushprices.pdf
http://www.eduplace.com/ss/hmss/4/unit/act3.2.html
http://www.huntington.org/Education/GoldRush/Entrance/lesson.html

Pony Express / Transcontinental Railroad -
http://www.homeschoolshare.com/billy_and_blaze.php (pony lapbook)
http://www.easyfunschool.com/article1776.html
http://cybersleuth-kids.com/sleuth/History/US_History/Westward_Expansion/Pony_Express/index.htm
http://webpages.shepherd.edu/BSIGLE01/social%20studies%20webquest.htm
http://www.lessonsnips.com/lesson/ponyexpressrailroad
http://www.xphomestation.com/xproute.html
http://www.classbrain.com/artmonument/publish/pony_express_trail_map.shtml
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/tcrr/ (trans-con railroad)
http://www.pbs.org/weta/thewest/lesson_plans/lesson01.htm
http://www.answers.com/topic/american-history-for-kids-america-s-first-transcontinental-railroad

Trail of Tears/Native Americans -

http://www.cherokee-nc.com/index.php?page=62 (as told by the Cherokee's)
http://ngeorgia.com/history/nghisttt.html
http://www.powersource.com/cocinc/history/trail.htm
http://www.edhelper.com/ReadingComprehension_Geography_63_1.html
http://www.lessonplanspage.com/SSLAMDTrailOfTearsUnitIdeas68.htm

Overall/Extra Westward Expansion -
http://www.teacherplanet.com/resource/westwardexpansion.php
http://www.lessonplanspage.com/MDSSLAMathWestwardExpansionProjectIdeas46.htm
http://www.lessonplanspage.com/MD67.htm

Lewis & Clark -
http://smallworldathome.blogspot.com/2008/09/on-trail-with-lewis-and-clark.html
http://www.homeschoolhelperonline.com/lapbooks/lewis_clark.htm
http://dynamic2moms.webs.com/lewisandclark.htm
http://www.squidoo.com/lewis_clark

Lapbook Resources for 2011

Here are some of the free lapbooks we'll be doing this coming year. They are in no particular order and I have them for both boys here ( Xman is 6 y/o, DJ will be 9 in a few weeks) as I post their curriculum you'll see how everything fits together. We also school year round so I plan for 52 weeks of school. Furthermore, some will be put in a 2-ring binder together as a combo book - this is how make our text books. When we do a subject they pull out the book rather than having a million file-folder lapbooks all over. There are also some info on Mini-Offices on here. ENJOY!

Squidoo, homeschool share; homeschool helper; lapbook lessons
Space Lapbook; Solar System
Mabon Lapbook - Autumn Festivals
Classical Music; M is for Melody;  Mozart
Monet
Picasso
Cassat
John James Audobon; Backyard Birds
Greek Classics ; Greece
The Maya
Ancient China
Ancient Egypt; Egypt
Ancient Rome
Hands on Fractions
Tangrams
K-1 Math Review - Early Math
5th Grade Mini Office -- mini-office resource -- Language Mini-office
Composers
Ice Age - research, another research
Aesops Fables
Intro To Chemistry; Intro to Chemistry 2 ; Periodic Table
Civil War
Earthquakes
Grocery Store
Phonics, Vowels;  Spelling/Phonics Rules ; Phonics "at"
Lapbook-a-person - Biography
  Abe Lincoln
  Geogre Washington
  Ben Franklin
  Betsy Ross
  Presidents
  Pocahontus
Character Study - Citizenship
Plague (Middle Ages)
Subtraction Facts
Viking Adventure
Volcanoes
Boston Tea Party
Parts of Speach


File Folder Games for lapbooks
Multiplication; multiplication
Space
Even/Odd
Pumpkin patch phonics ; Shamrock Phonics; Nouns/Verbs
Character File Folder Games
Fish Fractions
Rounding
Subtraction
Science & Roman Numerals
Contractions
Addition
Skip Counting
Homophones 

Other Tidbits - printables, coloring pages, worksheets, etc.
Greek/Roman Myth & Heroes Coloring Pages
Egyptian Hierogryphs
Grade 5 printables; Grade 5 printables; math; printables; printables
Grade 4; Grade 4; math ; printables; printables
Grade 3; Grade 3; math; printables; printables; printables
Grade 2; Grade 2; math; printables; printables; printables
Grade 1; Grade 1; math; printables; printables; printables
History Worksheets;
English Worksheets
Music Worksheets;
Science Worksheets;
Multi-Grade Worksheets;  math; Grammar K-2; Grammar 3-5; Grammar 6-8; printables

Preschool Foreign Language

So one of the ways we teach the boys about different languages is by teaching them familiar things in that language - like counting and songs.

Twinkle Twinkle Little Star - for those who may have not noticed, the ABC song and Twinkle Twinkle have the same melody and that melody was written by Mozart!

French:


Brille, brille, petite étoile
Dis-moi, dis-moi, qui tu es
Tout en haut du firmament
Tu as l’éclat d’un diamant.
Brille, brille, petite étoile,
Dis-moi, dis-moi, qui tu es.

Spanish:

Brille, brille, estrellita
Quiero verte cintilar
En el cielo sobre el mar
Un diamante de verdad
Brilla, brilla estrellita
Quiero verte cintilar.

German:

Funkel, funkel kleiner stern
Ach wie bist du mir so fern,
Wunderschön und unbekannt,
Wie ein strahlend Diamant,
Funkel, funkel, kleiner Stern,
Ach wie bist du mir so fern.

Latin:

Mica, mica, parva stella,
Miror quaenam sis tam bella.
Super terra in caelo,
Alba gemma splendido.
Mica, mica, parva stella,
Miror quaenam sis tam bella.
Or the parody in english  by Ian D. Bush writer.


Twinkle, twinkle little star
I don't wonder what you are
For the spectroscopic ken
tells me you are hydrogen