A Hundred Things A Girl Could Make

Posted in Art, College Prep, High School, Hobbies and Crafts, Home Economics, Middle School, Public Domain, Upper Elementary on December 13, 2011

For the girls who loves to craft and sew, this book has 100 fun projects.  Each ‘thing’ to make has directions, pattern, and/or illustrations. Sew a bib for baby sister or make a pincushion tree.  Some of the projects would make practical gifts and some are just plain fun! This would make a great 1-year book for Read More »

Denslow’s Night Before Christmas

Posted in Art, Hobbies and Crafts, Humanities, Kindergarten, Lower Elementary, Middle School, Public Domain, Reading, Upper Elementary on December 12, 2011

This book was released to email subscribers last week- you are behind!  Subscribe to Homeschool Commons on the right (just enter your email and hit ‘enter’) and be included in the exclusive deals and pre-releases! You won’t find this book on Google, Internet Archive, or Project Gutenberg.  I personally collected these images and put them Read More »

Drawing Made Easy

Posted in Art, Hobbies and Crafts, Lower Elementary, Middle School, Public Domain, Upper Elementary on December 9, 2011

This drawing book from 1921 does much of what popular drawing books today do- illustrate how to go from a simple series of shapes into a complex object.  However, the content of this book is unique, especially for children.  The examples in the book cover a wide range of topics, from trees to camp fires. Read More »

The Boyhood of Great Inventors

Posted in Middle School, Public Domain, Reading, Science, Technology, Upper Elementary on December 6, 2011

Do you know who Josiah Wedgwood was?  Not only was he the grandfather of Charles Darwin, he is famous in his own right.  He was responsible for the industrialization of the pottery business. But his fame to many is reserved for his marketing techniques.  He invented modern marketing such as buy one get one free, Read More »

Vintage Christmas Cartoons

Posted in Bible, Kindergarten, Lower Elementary, Middle School, Music, Preschool, Public Domain, Upper Elementary on December 5, 2011

If you are old enough to remember these cartoons then you will appreciate just how vintage they are!  ;0) These short animated films are from the 1930′s and 40′s and are amazingly in the public domain.  That means you can use these cartoons in your projects without restraint. Santa’s Surprise- Five children from around the Read More »