Patriotic Biographies for Young Readers

Posted in American History, Lower Elementary, Public Domain, Upper Elementary on December 2, 2011

These short biographies are specifically aimed at younger readers.  The three books in the series illuminate the lives of three famous historical figures from early American history.  Written by Alma Holman Burton, they were originally printed in 1898. You can download each book from the Internet Archive- The Story of Alexander Hamilton The Story of Read More »

What to Draw and How to Draw It

Posted in Art, Lower Elementary, Middle School, Public Domain, Upper Elementary on November 18, 2011

This is one of my favorite drawing books to use with the kids.  The drawings are simple and yet they teach complex lessons about the basic shapes of objects. Each page has instructions for one or more objects, whether that be animals or buildings or something else.  The instructions are well-done and simple to follow. Read More »

How Plants Travel Notebooking Pack

Posted in Free Use, Kindergarten, Lower Elementary, Middle School, Nature Studies, Plants, Upper Elementary on November 14, 2011

As a companion resource to the wonderful living book Little Wanderers, I have created a notebooking pack that includes individual pages for each of the main plants in the book. This pack is enormous, a whopping 57 pages!  Study the way that seeds travel and have fun recording your progress. Along with the notebooking pages Read More »

Pennsylvania Dutch Cooking

Posted in American History, College Prep, High School, Home Economics, Lower Elementary, Middle School, Public Domain, Upper Elementary on November 6, 2011

Any history or cooking enthusiast will enjoy this fun cookbook highlighting traditional Pennsylvania Dutch foods.  From the preface of the book: In 1683 the Plain Sects began to arrive in William Penn’s Colony seeking a land of peace and plenty. They were a mixed people; Moravians from Bohemia and Moravia, Mennonites from Switzerland and Holland, Read More »

The Star People

Posted in Lower Elementary, Middle School, Nature Studies, Public Domain, Science, Upper Elementary on November 6, 2011

“Why did not somebody teach me the constellations, and make me at home in the starry heavens, which are always overhead and which I don’t half know to this day?” —Thomas Carlyle. Children that show an interest in the stars and night sky will enjoy this book about the “star people”. The book is all Read More »