When Mother Lets Us Garden
Posted in Home Economics, Kindergarten, Lower Elementary, Math, Middle School, Preschool, Public Domain, Science, Upper Elementary on December 27, 2011
A book for little folk who want to make gardens and don’t know how. Children love to dig and plant and manipulate the earth. Gardening is a great tutor in both science and math. This little tome explains gardening in a way children can understand. The book details flower gardening, market gardening, and indoor gardening. Read More »
The Sleeping Beauty Picture Book
Posted in Kindergarten, Lower Elementary, Mythology, Preschool, Public Domain, Reading, Upper Elementary on December 22, 2011
This picture book actually contains three stories, including The Sleeping Beauty. All of the stories are in poetic form, making them fun for smaller children to hear the rhythm. The illustrations to The Sleeping Beauty have a little column at the bottom that would be perfect for text. I immediately thought that they would make Read More »
Everyday Number Stories
Posted in Kindergarten, Lower Elementary, Math, Preschool, Public Domain on December 16, 2011
This is such a cute book! The color illustrations and the little “stories” that teach basic arithmetic are perfect for Charlotte Mason and other relaxed styles of homeschooling. From the description of the book: Through incidents and activities natural to children, teaches numbers 1 – 100. However, the book covers much more than just 1-100. 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 »
Free Hanukkah Resources
Posted in Bible, Creative Commons, Elementary, Free Use, High School, History, Middle School, Music, Preschool, Public Domain on December 5, 2011
Hanukkah, oh Hanukkah, come light the menorah Let’s have a party, we’ll all dance the hora Gather round the table, we’ll give you a treat Dreidels to play with and latkes to eat And while we are playing The candles are burning low One for each night, they shed a sweet light To remind us Read More »
