Monday, May 27, 2013

More websites to revisit

Reading Response Journals

http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/top_teaching/2010/09/the-readers-notebook-grades-3-12

Literature

http://www.yesterdaysclassics.com/previews/burgess_bird_preview.pdf

Free Educational Sites

Websites I want to investigate for possible curriculum are listed  below.  I chose most of them from http://www.freelyeducate.com/

Typing:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/typing/ - Dance Mat Typing
http://www.typing-lessons.org/ - Peter's Online Typing Course

Copywork/ Dictation/ Memorization
http://www.quoteland.com/ - Quote Land
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1248919 - George Washington's Rules of Civility
http://home-school.lovetoknow.com/Copywork_Using_Charlotte_Mason

Current Events
http://www.izzit.org/
http://stosselintheclassroom.org/freedvd/

Grammar
http://englishgrammar101.com/ - English Grammar 101

Literature
http://www.mainlesson.com/ - Free Online Children's Literature (The Baldwin Project)

Nutrition
http://www.davidkatzmd.com/nutritiondetectives.aspx - Nutrition Detectives

General Curriculum Ideas:
http://www.amblesideonline.org/curriculum.shtml

Reading:
http://home-school.lovetoknow.com/strategies-teaching-reading-comprehension

Notebooking Ideas - http://home-school.lovetoknow.com/Homeschooling_Notebooking

Monday, May 6, 2013

Great Book Giveaway

Sally Clarkson is giving away copies of her book "Mission of Motherhood" through her blog this week.  This is a great book for all mothers to read!  I have a copy that I love!  Check it out here:

Home: The Leadership Center for Life {Plus Mission of Motherhood GIVEAWAY!}