Wildflowers of the Farm
Posted in Lower Elementary, Nature Studies, Plants, Public Domain, Upper Elementary on September 11, 2013
Almost all plants, including large trees, have flowers–they are flowering plants. Just a few plants have no flower; ferns have none, nor have the mosses and lichens which grow on walls and rocks and on the stems of trees. Fungi, too, such as the mushroom, have no flowers. Nearly all other plants have flowers. It Read More »
The Potter’s Craft
Posted in Art, High School, Lower Elementary, Middle School, Public Domain, Upper Elementary on August 31, 2013
The production of pottery was, at first, the supplying of a need. Clay offered a medium for the making of household utensils which were at once fireproof and impervious. The work does not belong strictly to the earliest stages of civilization but is a development of advancing refinement. The artist interested in clay and pottery Read More »
Diggers In The Earth
Posted in Elementary, Public Domain, Technology on August 8, 2013
When a child can look at a steel pen not simply as an article furnished by the city for his use, but rather as the result of many interesting processes, he has made a distinct growth in intelligence. When he has begun to apprehend the fruitfulness of the earth, both above ground and below, and Read More »
Baby’s Own Aesop
Posted in Kindergarten, Mythology, Preschool, Public Domain, Reading on August 4, 2013
When I was little, I had large books filled with colorful illustrations and the tales of Mother Goose and Aesop. Now, when you look in bookstores it is hard to find any books for children about those tales. This picture book has beautiful illustrations, but the text might be hard to read since it has Read More »
The Wonder Book of Volcanoes and Earthquakes
Posted in Geology, Lower Elementary, Public Domain on August 4, 2013
What a fun introduction to geology and the Earth sciences! 30+ tales of famous volcanoes and earthquakes! Including: Krakatoa Stromboli Vesuvius San Francisco Earthquake of 1906 The fable of Atlantis Chapters are also included that describe different forms and events having to do with earthquakes and volcanoes. Learn about lava, seaquakes, mud volcanoes, and more. Read More »
