Friday, October 1, 2010

Free Life Science Curriculum

I haven't had a chance to look at what this all included, but this could be perfect for some of our Classical Conversations science weeks. Enjoy....

Download a free copy of the Classic Science Life Science curriculum. This curriculum is designed for ages six to nine and is a complete curriculum which takes 36 weeks to complete.

I found this through Crystal. :)

Friday, September 24, 2010

Helping Kids Understand the Food Chain

In our third week of science, we are discussing the three main parts of the food chain - producers, consumers and decomposers.

I found a fantastic site with a Free Powerpoint Presentation on the Food Chains and much, much more for both the kids and teachers.

Monday, May 31, 2010

Free Homophones List

My sweet friend, Joy, has invested so much time into creating an exhaustive homophones list. It is an invaluable tool for everyone, especially homeschooling moms like myself, who occasionally second guess themselves.
"This list contains more that 2000 homophones. Only homophones with different spellings are listed. Some proper nouns, contractions, and possessives are included in the list.

Here's just a sneak peek...see the homophone list in it's entirety at her site.

A

a, eh

acclamation, acclimation

acts, ax

ad, add

ade, aid, aide

ades, aids, aides

adherence, adherents

adieu, ado

admittance, admittants

adolescence, adolescents

ads, adds, adz

aerie, airy

aero, arrow

agar, auger, augur

agars, augers, augurs

ail, ale

ails, ales

air, ere, heir

airs, heirs

Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Charlotte Mason free ebook

Smooth-and-Easy-Days
Even though I direct a Classical Conversations group, I love concepts from Charlotte Mason and often desire to slow down and implement her ideas.
Download this free ebook on how to develop good habits in your home in order to create "smooth and easy days".

Thanks, Crystal