The Boy Travellers
Posted in Culture, Lower Elementary, Middle School, Public Domain, Science, Upper Elementary on April 23, 2013
A Civil War soldier turned journalist, turned world traveller, Thomas Knox was a man that knew adventure. Are you familiar with The King and I? Well – Knox actually knew the king of Siam intimately and taught him many things about American education. He is mentioned in the book Anna and the King of Siam Read More »
Snake & Reptile Nature Ebooks
Posted in Animals, High School, Lower Elementary, Public Domain, Upper Elementary on April 20, 2013
Last week someone on the Homeschool Commons Facebook page asked if I had seen any free ebooks about snakes. While she was looking for material to read to her younger son, I found mostly adult books. But I still wanted to share them here in case there are any older snake and reptile lovers out Read More »
Bird World; A Bird Book For Children
Posted in Animals, Lower Elementary, Nature Studies, Public Domain, Upper Elementary on April 11, 2013
I’ve had this nature reader in my bookmarked list for quite some time. In fact, it was near the top. For some reason or another I hadn’t shared it with you. But when I went looking for resources this week I happened once again upon it. It has everything a living book needs – beautiful color images, Read More »
Algonquin Indian Tales
Posted in American History, Mythology, Public Domain on April 4, 2013
For thirty years or more we have been gathering up these myths and legends. Sometimes a brief sentence or two of one would be heard in some wigwam—just enough to excite curiosity—then years would elapse ere the whole story could be secured. As the tribes had no written language, and the Indians had to depend Read More »
The Dance: Historic Illustrations Of Dancing
Posted in Elementary, High School, Hobbies and Crafts, Middle School, Public Domain on March 26, 2013
Dancing, music and poetry were inseparable. Dancing is the poetry of motion, and its connection with music, as the poetry of sound, occurs at all times. In our own day musical themes are marked by forms originally dance times, as waltz time, gavotte time, minuet time, etc. Dance is probably one of the most underestimated Read More »
