Dumpy Proverbs

Posted in Kindergarten, Lower Elementary, Preschool, Public Domain, Reading on June 4, 2012

I was attracted to this little picture book for its colorful illustrations.  There are little proverbs that accompany each picture, making it perfect for copywork selections. Download Dumpy Proverbs from gutenberg.org. There are a few more Dumpy books listed on gutenberg: Dumpy Flower Book Dumpy Motor Car Book

Let’s Go To a Supermarket

Posted in Health, Home Economics, Kindergarten, Lower Elementary, Preschool, Public Domain, Reading on May 31, 2012

Learn all about how a supermarket works- or at least an old-fashioned one! This book was published in 1958, so some of the information may be dated.  But the illustrations are just as fun as ever! Since it is in the public domain, you can use the pictures and text in your projects! Download Let’s Read More »

“Wild Bill” Hickok Resources

Posted in American History, High School, Kindergarten, Lower Elementary, Middle School, Preschool, Public Domain, Upper Elementary on May 1, 2012

“Wild Bill was a strange character, add to this figure a costume blending the immaculate neatness of the dandy with the extravagant taste and style of a frontiersman, you have Wild Bill, the most famous scout on the Plains.” – General George Custer, writing about Wild Bill Hickok. Famous Scouts – an ebook with stories Read More »

Exploring Nature With Your Child

Posted in Animals, High School, Kindergarten, Lower Elementary, Middle School, Nature Studies, Plants, Preschool, Public Domain, Reading, Upper Elementary on April 16, 2012

An Introduction to the Enjoyment and Understanding of Nature You are going to love this book! Written in 1952, Exploring Nature With Your Child is an awesome companion to any nature study.  It contains 470+ pages of information on studying all aspects of nature with your children. Some of the topics covered: Birds Fish Flowers Read More »

Even More Bird Books!

Posted in Animals, College Prep, High School, Kindergarten, Lower Elementary, Middle School, Nature Studies, Preschool, Public Domain, Upper Elementary on March 18, 2012

There are just too many good public domain bird books! I have been finding more and more great books about birds to share and so I decided to share all the gutenberg.org resources in one post. These gorgeous color illustrations I am using come from a periodical called Birds, Illustrated by Color Photography.  You can Read More »