tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87350987075347680142024-03-13T23:36:30.208-04:00DIY Home SchoolMarilisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00153163314905846386noreply@blogger.comBlogger252125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8735098707534768014.post-40203822848974620842018-01-30T00:42:00.001-05:002018-01-30T00:42:32.465-05:00Groundhog Day lesson planner, activities and free printables<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-L_xup4hfk0U/SXTNeEu3BKI/AAAAAAAACz4/MBLMhugCpMYkBfj5csmyxW7bYBoMn99NgCPcBGAYYCw/s1600/ges.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="98" data-original-width="116" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-L_xup4hfk0U/SXTNeEu3BKI/AAAAAAAACz4/MBLMhugCpMYkBfj5csmyxW7bYBoMn99NgCPcBGAYYCw/s1600/ges.jpg" /></a><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Groundhog Day, February 2, is kind of a silly holiday but it breaks up the monotony of winter. It's a good time to teach lesson plans on animal hibernation, calendar, seasons and other science facts. A-Z Teacher Stuff has a collection of<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="http://themes.atozteacherstuff.com/481/groundhog-day-activities-lesson-plans-activities-and-teaching-resources/" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #4489e3; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-decoration-line: none;">free printable Groundhog Day
worksheets<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></b></a><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">and activities.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Use
groundhog themed lesson plans to teach earth's orbit around the sun, length of days, calendar skills, math, sorting,
graphing, writing and counting. Preschool kids love it when teachers
incorporate holiday themes into lesson plans. Use free printable groundhogs
worksheets for a booklet of activities. Perhaps it could be used as homework?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Groundhog Day is the homepage of the Punxatawney Phil groundhogs
club. There are many cute </span><a href="http://www.groundhog.org/teachers/elementary/" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #4489e3; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-decoration-line: none;">free printable Groundhog Day worksheets and interactive
activities<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></b></a><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">for teachers for Feb. 2.
Print cut-outs of groundhogs and explore the science of light and shadows.
Make thumbprint groundhogs for arts and crafts. Let kids enjoy coloring pages of groundhogs. For
fun hands-on lesson plans, do tracings of groundhogs, which are kind of like
shadows. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Throw a Groundhog Day party for preschool, special needs and
younger elementary age kids. Serve "groundhog food"(aka trail mix).
Give kids bags with dried cereal, raisins, M&Ms and pretzels. Or set out a
veggie tray which rodents would love. Read books about rodents, such as "Hooway for Wodney Wat" and "Francis" the badger stories. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Marilisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00153163314905846386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8735098707534768014.post-86198123882284639532018-01-20T01:07:00.003-05:002018-01-20T01:07:39.809-05:00Chinese New Year party printables, crafts, lesson plans, activities, Year of the Dog party for homeschool families<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Chinese New Year, also called the Spring Festival, begins late
January or early February on the western calendar. CNY 2015 starts Feb. 19.
It's<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Year of the Sheep<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>or Goat. Here are easy, inexpensive ideas to throw a
Chinese New Year festival in a school classroom or at homeschool or with your
family. Sheep (goat) themed activities are included.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">"Travel" to<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">China. Start
at the DL-TK website's for free printable<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="http://www.dltk-holidays.com/china/" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #4489e3; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-decoration-line: none;">Chinese New Year activities</span></b></a><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">. Read books on China.
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Decorate with free printable </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Chinese crafts</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">., symbols, clipart and
graphics to use for decorations. Children can use to make banners, desk decor.
Create greeting cards and give to elderly.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Make crafts. Use the free printable CNY activities from the link
above. Make Chinese zodiac calendars, lantern crafts (for Lantern Festival),
hats, paper dolls, booklets, and a Chinese zodiac wreath. Print CNY recipes,
coloring pages, crafts, games with lots of<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>printables.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Learn about animals of the zodiac. The link above has pages of
activities devoted to each animal: horse, dog, rat, rooster, dragon, pig,
sheep, rabbit, monkey, ox, tiger and snake. There coloring pages, booklets and
more.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Host a pageant. Help children create animal costumes from the
dress up bin and recycled materials. Got more than 12 students? Do male, female
and baby animals (ram-ewe-lamb). This teaches science vocabulary.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Sample Chinese foods. The Chinese New Year theme is luck. Simple
kid-friendly treats would be animals crackers (horses), iced tea, fortune
cookies, dumplings, spring rolls (egg rolls), cherries, Mandarin oranges and
fish crackers.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Play games. Links above have printable puzzles and games. DL-TK
link has a printable quilt with a square for each animal. That could be used as
a bingo or memory game. In China, children are given lucky gold coins. Get some
foil-wrapped gold coins and hide them for kids to find.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Host a Lantern Festival. Use links for ideas, activities and
printables. Lantern Festival rounds out the new year activities and is
celebrated about two weeks later.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Say "Gong Xi Fa Cai" (Gong Hey Fat Choy") to wish
Happy New Year!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Marilisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00153163314905846386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8735098707534768014.post-41794317689956108782017-11-22T17:54:00.001-05:002017-11-22T17:57:21.403-05:00Free printable Thanksgiving holiday worksheets, activities, crafts, coloring pages<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-yY50pXFIDLI/WhYAzRlKpSI/AAAAAAAATmw/Og4F7I6pO3EIKwUL5yC2Zs9juJMnhjRwwCKgBGAs/s1600/images.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="108" data-original-width="101" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-yY50pXFIDLI/WhYAzRlKpSI/AAAAAAAATmw/Og4F7I6pO3EIKwUL5yC2Zs9juJMnhjRwwCKgBGAs/s1600/images.jpg" /></a>Children will love coloring and making Thanksgiving party decorations, invitations, greeting cards, games, table decor, placemats and more with these free printouts. Print 3D turkeys, Native American Indians crafts, pilgrims, pumpkins, harvest cornucopias--all the traditional holiday themes. These are perfect for preschool and elementary social studies crafts too. <a href="http://us.blastingnews.com/lifestyle/2017/11/free-printable-thanksgiving-holiday-activities-crafts-coloring-pages-cards-002182525.html">Free printable Thanksgiving holiday activities, crafts, coloring pages, cards</a></div>
Marilisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00153163314905846386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8735098707534768014.post-82095096147562714372017-09-28T16:18:00.000-04:002017-09-28T16:18:17.499-04:00Free printable Halloween lesson plans, games, crafts, activities for homeschooling families<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5wSSIxwEd_c/Wc1Y8FEA8_I/AAAAAAAASXI/lKZL2uU1PGQLUQtjf6VDU4_h5BAHEt8XgCKgBGAs/s1600/images.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="105" data-original-width="146" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5wSSIxwEd_c/Wc1Y8FEA8_I/AAAAAAAASXI/lKZL2uU1PGQLUQtjf6VDU4_h5BAHEt8XgCKgBGAs/s1600/images.jpeg" /></a><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Some homeschooling families observe Halloween and others don't. If you do, why not participate educationally. </span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Educators know that when
children enjoy something and have fun with a lesson, they learn better. Here
are<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>free printable<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Halloween activities for school classrooms, homeschool or
scout troop. Use with old folks in nursing homes or anyone who needs some
Halloween printables.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Count down the days to Trick or Treat with dozens of<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="http://www.makingfriends.com/halloween.htm" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #4489e3; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-decoration-line: none;">free printable Halloween activities</span></b></a><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">,<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">coloring
pages<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>and crafts from Making Friends.com. Print free craft
projects for all sorts themes. Making Friends has a really holiday activities,
coloring pages, cut and paste, paper dolls, Trick or treat wrappers,<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>worksheets, Halloween puzzles and mazes. Print word searches,
crossword puzzles and word games, perfect for Halloween language arts lessons.
Print Halloween card games, flash cards, dioramas, masks and pumpkin carving
patterns and stencils.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Here free printable Halloween lesson plans, worksheets, games,
coloring pages, activities and puzzles. Use for Trick or Treat themed math,
reading, writing, literature, science, language, social studies and crafts. All
Free Printables has<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="http://www.allfreeprintables.com/" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #4489e3; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-decoration-line: none;">free Halloween crafts, greeting cards</span></b></a><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">, party invitations,
decorations, cut-outs, coloring pages, masks, party invitations, name tags,
treat bags, pumpkin cut-outs, book marks, picture frames and lots more.
Puzzlemaker lets you create templates for<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="http://www.discoveryeducation.com/free-puzzlemaker/?CFID=4444077&CFTOKEN=23f991d64e8162e2-462DC0F8-D7A1-7DC0-C4F78185B8EADF2C" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #4489e3; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-decoration-line: none;">printable Halloween worksheets,
puzzles,</span></b></a><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">mazes, jigsaws, dot to
dot, Soduku, crosswords and activities galore.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Print Activities is another mega site for all your school and
family activity printing needs. Look for units, </span><a href="http://www.printactivities.com/" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #4489e3; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-decoration-line: none;">printable worksheets and lessons focused around Halloween</span></b></a><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">and trick-or-treat. Disney Family offers a plethora of<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="http://family.disney.com/halloween" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #4489e3; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-decoration-line: none;">free printable Halloween Disney activities</span></b></a><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">, crafts and coloring
pages. Coolest Holiday Parties has<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="http://coolest-free-printables.com/print/halloween-coloring-pages/" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #4489e3; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-decoration-line: none;">free printable Halloween party
supplies</span></b></a><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">. You'll find cards, invitations, treat and punch bowl printables,
banners, place cards, name tags, wall hangings for a ghoulish party.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Marilisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00153163314905846386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8735098707534768014.post-86818466925944355392017-08-24T00:59:00.001-04:002017-08-24T01:00:51.856-04:00Free printable patriotic American crafts for US holiday history lesson plans<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-xhMTYtZdqHk/Td1oRLlwRiI/AAAAAAAAI98/0j6fvsal7CAcVTxu9YaAVd6FKwJD0xyVgCPcBGAYYCw/s1600/thumbnail.aspx.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="160" data-original-width="160" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-xhMTYtZdqHk/Td1oRLlwRiI/AAAAAAAAI98/0j6fvsal7CAcVTxu9YaAVd6FKwJD0xyVgCPcBGAYYCw/s1600/thumbnail.aspx.jpg" /></a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Several US
national holidays center on patriotic events in American history--Memorial
Day, Flag Day, 4th of July, Columbus Day, Veterans Day, Election Day, Constitution Day and Presidents Day. So
here are </span><a href="http://www.examiner.com/topic/free-printable"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">free
printable</span></a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> patriotic crafts and red
white and blue crafts and art projects. These free printable activities might
easily be used as lesson plans for school or homeschool to teach American
history, government, civics, social studies, geography, current events, US history
and other similar classes.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">All
Crafts has a blowout of red white and blue </span><a href="http://allcrafts.net/patriotic.htm" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #4489e3; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">crafts projects</span></b></a><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> to use for major US national holidays. Use
these free printable patriotic crafts for US national holidays like Memorial
Day and 4th of July but also for lesson plans on Presidents Day, Constitution
Day or even Election Day. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Pecuniarities has a cute </span><a href="http://pecuniarities.com/freebies-printable-paper-toy-soldiers-ornaments/1850" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #4489e3; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">free printable toy
soldiers</span></b><b><span style="color: #4489e3; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></b></a><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">crafts, perfect for Presidents Day and military holidays and US
national holidays. Print toy soldiers, cut them out, wrap around toilet paper
tubes and glue. Free Kids Crafts offers </span><a href="http://www.freekidscrafts.com/holidays/patriotic-crafts/" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #4489e3; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">free printable patriotic crafts</span></b></a><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">, games, activities, puzzles, paper dolls and
paper airplanes. Use these for American history or Presidents Day activities!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">The
Toymaker has </span><a href="http://thetoymaker.com/Holidays/Independenceday/1Fourth.html" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #4489e3; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">free printable
patriotic crafts</span></b></a><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">, red white and blue
crafts and American history art projects. Making Friends always has lots of
great crafts, including </span><a href="http://www.makingfriends.com/patriotic_decorations.htm" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #4489e3; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">free printable patriotic crafts</span></b><b><span style="color: #4489e3; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></b></a><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">and RWB activities. You'll like the
games,puzzles and mazes for US national holidays too. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Teacher Vision has a
bunch of educational </span><a href="https://www.teachervision.com/childrens-art-activities/printable/15382.html" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #4489e3; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">free printable
patriotic crafts</span></b></a><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">. DL-TK has a loads
of </span><a href="http://www.dltk-kids.com/usa/" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #4489e3; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">free printable red white and blue crafts and
art projects</span></b></a><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> and patriotic
crafts for American history and US national holidays. Activity Village
has </span><a href="http://www.activityvillage.co.uk/presidents-day" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #4489e3; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">free printable red
white and blue crafts and art projects</span></b><b><span style="color: #4489e3; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></b></a><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">for all US national holidays. Here's the
Presidents Day page but check the side menu and home page for season by season
holiday activities.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Marilisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00153163314905846386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8735098707534768014.post-28182233717098092432017-01-29T17:56:00.001-05:002017-01-29T17:56:37.906-05:00'Blackfish' orca dies at SeaWorld: lesson plans on captive orcas 'killer whale' Tilikum 2017 takes up where 2016 left off in celebrity deaths. Just days into the new year, a celebrated face passed. But it's animal, not human. Tilikum, the famed “Blackfish” orca died at SeaWorld, still in captivity. After 36 years in captivity at the Orlando amusement park, the "killer whale" is free at last. The cause of death is still unknown, but linked to a bacterial infection and perhaps health problems from limited movement. Tilikum’s backstory framed the documentary “Blackfish” and moved the protest to get the captive orca released from the tiny cages they call home. Here is information on Tilikum's sad story that you can use in lesson plans <a href="http://us.blastingnews.com/news/2017/01/blackfish-orca-dies-at-seaworld-36-y-o-captive-killer-whale-tilikum-is-free-at-last-001373431.html">'Blackfish' orca dies at SeaWorld: 36-y/o captive 'killer whale' Tilikum is free at last</a>Marilisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00153163314905846386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8735098707534768014.post-44484973005891239702016-11-28T21:47:00.001-05:002016-11-28T21:47:20.845-05:00100+ super cheap stocking stuffers, Christmas giftsLooking for super cheap stocking stuffers? I'm not talking about what stores consider "budget" Christmas gifts priced at $5-$15. That's not bargain that's over-priced, especially for stocking filler gifts. By inexpensive, I mean like 10 cents to a buck. Well here are over 100 cheap but nice Christmas presents for stockings that kids will love! <a href="http://us.blastingnews.com/lifestyle/2016/10/halloween-alternatives-100-non-food-non-candy-trick-or-treat-prizes-giveways-001217319.html">Halloween alternatives: 100+ non-food, non-candy Trick-or-Treat prizes, giveways</a>Marilisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00153163314905846386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8735098707534768014.post-29259130809600324172016-11-07T12:32:00.001-05:002016-11-07T12:32:48.672-05:00Free Thanksgiving holiday crafts, games, greeting cards, coloring pages, printablesHey homeschool parents, are you also penny pinchers who love to save money and get free stuff? Well, here's your dream come true and just in time for the holidays--free printable Thanksgiving lesson plabns and goodies. Print free seasonal decorations, crafts, coloring pages and party games. Kids will love making greeting cards from holiday printables. Get Halloween and Christmas printables too. Pumpkin carving patterns, snowflake templates, gingerbread house templates, Advent calendars and more. <a href="http://us.blastingnews.com/lifestyle/2016/11/free-thanksgiving-holiday-crafts-games-greeting-cards-coloring-pages-printables-001228183.html">Free Thanksgiving holiday crafts, games, greeting cards, coloring pages, printables</a>Marilisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00153163314905846386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8735098707534768014.post-87308111199569781602016-06-24T16:00:00.001-04:002016-06-24T16:00:49.209-04:00Writing prompts, reading activities with flair: Personalized books, name stories Teaching children, or even adults how to read works best with interactive reading activities. Here are no-fail hands-on reading activities and writing prompts, guaranteed to help anyone of any age improve reading skills. Teach reading activities by having students write personalized books of name stories using their own names. What is the first word most people learn to read and write? Their own name and who doesn't love to see his own name in print? And what interests a child more than stories about themselves? <a href="http://www.examiner.com/article/writing-prompts-reading-activities-with-flair-personalized-books-name-stories">Writing prompts, reading activities with flair: Personalized books, name stories | Examiner.com</a>Marilisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00153163314905846386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8735098707534768014.post-56187205833963792232016-05-19T17:36:00.001-04:002016-05-19T17:36:02.484-04:00Math facts homework practice kit, homemade Montessori math learning center Montessori and Math Their Way teach math in hands-on learning center tasks, as opposed to paper-and-pencil lessons. Here's a homemade mini math learning center. Use this shoebox math facts practice kit for independent, on-the-go learning. Retention of math facts and operations is vital for higher math. Use this math homework practice kit to reinforce addition, subtraction, multiplication and division facts. Children should practice 5-10 minutes 4-5 times a week. <a href="http://www.examiner.com/article/math-facts-homework-practice-kit-homemade-montessori-math-learning-center">Math facts homework practice kit, homemade Montessori math learning center | Examiner.com</a>Marilisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00153163314905846386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8735098707534768014.post-23568300791499885022016-05-04T23:02:00.001-04:002016-05-04T23:02:55.322-04:00Montessori preschool learning centers: Homeschool wood working, woodshop ideas May is Homeschool Awareness Month. Have you ever tried or considered trying homeschool with your children? Here are some activities for implementing homeschool lesson plans. A popular homeschool method is with learning centers and one of the most popular preschool learning centers is woodshop. In the old days, kids made wood working projects with scrap wood, hammer and nails. Modern preschool learning centers can't use real tools for wood working activities for safety reasons. But some programs such as High/Scope and Montessori preschool teach children adult tasks using child-sized versions of grownup tools. Here are safe, child-sized wood working and woodshop activities for Montessori preschool learning centers <a href="http://www.examiner.com/article/montessori-preschool-learning-centers-homeschool-wood-working-woodshop-ideas">Montessori preschool learning centers: Homeschool wood working, woodshop ideas | Examiner.com</a>Marilisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00153163314905846386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8735098707534768014.post-90926445050798979362016-04-20T14:14:00.001-04:002016-04-20T14:14:47.402-04:00Repurpose and reuse recycled trash in learning activities, school suppliesEarth Day focuses attention on reduce, reuse, recycle. But environmentalism should be the focus year round. Recycling is a key component of school curricula. Here are ways to repurpose and reuse recycled trash as school supplies and learning activities. Using recycled trash for school supplies will save money and teach the message to live green. Here is a complete guide on what to save, how to store and how to repurpose and reuse recycled trash in classrooms and homeschool teaching materials. This plan includes cross-curricular lesson plans in math, science, social studies, English/ Language Arts (ELA), art, music or physical education <a href="http://www.examiner.com/article/repurpose-and-reuse-recycled-trash-learning-activities-school-supplies">Repurpose and reuse recycled trash in learning activities, school supplies | Examiner.com</a>Marilisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00153163314905846386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8735098707534768014.post-48413346583375561902016-03-23T16:02:00.001-04:002016-03-23T16:02:00.040-04:00Montessori learning centers: Mastery learning in exploratory science tubs Montessori type learning centers focus on hands-on child-led mastery learning, individual work stations and play as work activities. Activities in learning centers aim for mastery learning through exploration and task completion. Montessori science learning centers are also called sensory or sensorial learning areas. Here's a system for portable exploratory science tubs with task-oriented science experiments and activities for mastery learning. <a href="http://www.examiner.com/article/montessori-learning-centers-mastery-learning-exploratory-science-tubs">Montessori learning centers: Mastery learning in exploratory science tubs | Examiner.com</a>Marilisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00153163314905846386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8735098707534768014.post-14041447350849592772016-03-16T17:26:00.001-04:002016-03-16T17:26:42.466-04:00Free printable St. Patrick's Day activities: Saint Patrick lessons, crafts Erin Go Braugh! Luck 'o the Irish! Always after me Lucky Charms! Sure an' the St. Paddy's Day holiday--March 17--has taken on a pot 'o blarney! That rascally leprechaun has done his bit to turn attention from the real story of Saint Patrick! Green beer, "Kiss me, I'm Irish"even corned beef and boxties have nothing to do with the man behind St. Patricks Day. St. Patrick's Day celebrates the life of the Catholic saint Patrick (Patricus) a wealthy young Roman living in Briton, who was kidnapped by pagan Irish slavers. In Ireland, Patrick suffered much but escaped and became a bishop. Saint Patrick asked the Pope to return to Ireland to bring the gospel. Patrick's mission brought peace and safety to beleaguered Irish and Ireland became the center of learning and culture in the Dark Ages. Ireland instituted the exemplary Brehon court system, a model for legal justice. Here are free printable Saint Patrick lessons to teach the real meaning. Granted some activities do hit the silly aspects of St. Patrick's Day, but they are at least educational. <a href="http://www.examiner.com/article/free-printable-st-patrick-s-day-activities-saint-patrick-lessons-crafts">Free printable St. Patrick's Day activities: Saint Patrick lessons, crafts | Examiner.com</a>Marilisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00153163314905846386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8735098707534768014.post-29239408115926680672016-03-15T17:24:00.001-04:002016-03-15T17:24:10.988-04:00Social studies unit: Native American Indian crafts, tribal costumes, printables | Examiner.comMany schools teach Native American history around Thanksgiving, but spring is a popular time for American Indian crafts as so many tribes host pow wows at that time. March is the time for the Navajo Morning Chant ritual, a holy period which marks the transition of seasons. It happens at the end of the thunderstorms but before the spring winds come. Here is a cross-curricular social studies unit with Native American Indian crafts, and homemade tribal costumes from paper bags. These Indian crafts are perfect for tribal costumes for Halloween and homeschool social studies lessons. This articles includes links for free printables of native American patterns to decorate Indian crafts. <a href="http://www.examiner.com/article/social-studies-unit-native-american-indian-crafts-tribal-costumes-printables">Social studies unit: Native American Indian crafts, tribal costumes, printables | Examiner.com</a>Marilisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00153163314905846386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8735098707534768014.post-4322193440750165812016-03-05T10:08:00.001-05:002016-03-05T10:08:19.471-05:00Free printable Alice in Wonderland Through the Looking Glass Disney crafts In 2010, director Tim Burton created his vision of Disney "Alice in Wonderland" and on Memorial Day, 2016 Tim Burton gives audiences Alice in Wonderland 2 "Through the Looking Glass"--oh frabjuous day! If you can't wait for curiouser and curiouser delights with Johnny Depp as the Mad Hatter, Anne Hathoway as the White Queen and Helena Bonham-Carter as the Red Queen, then hold onto your Mad Hatter! Sasha Baron Cohen, Timothy Spall, Rhys Ifans, Andrew Scott (Sherlock) join the Through the Looking Glass cast and Matt Lucas returns as the dynamic duo Tweedledum and Tweedledee. Happily Tim Burton use Alan Rickman (may he rest in peace) as the Blue Caterpillar again in Through the Looking Glass. <a href="http://www.examiner.com/article/free-printable-alice-wonderland-through-the-looking-glass-disney-crafts">Free printable Alice in Wonderland Through the Looking Glass Disney crafts | Examiner.com</a>Marilisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00153163314905846386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8735098707534768014.post-46089830736331421332016-02-22T22:08:00.001-05:002016-02-22T22:08:29.544-05:00Free printable world maps: Outline maps for social studies, geography lessons Competition for the National Geographic National Geography Bee is heating up! Kids from all over are honing their geography skills to hopefully qualify. Teachers and homeschool parents, here are free printable world maps for social studies lesson plans and geography bee activities. Eduplace has over sixty free printable outline maps for use in social studies class and geography lessons. Have students make free printable world maps for social studies homework and to study for tests. <a href="http://www.examiner.com/article/free-printable-world-maps-outline-maps-for-social-studies-geography-lessons">Free printable world maps: Outline maps for social studies, geography lessons</a>Marilisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00153163314905846386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8735098707534768014.post-74605333881122470592016-02-09T12:40:00.001-05:002016-02-09T12:40:15.373-05:00Shrove Tuesday activities to prepare for Ash Wednesday and Lenten season Mardi Gras--also called Fat Tuesday, Pancake Day and Shrove Tuesday--anticipates Ash Wednesday and Lent in the Catholic, Orthodox and some protestant Christian churches. These observances count down to holy week and the Easter Triduum. Shrove Tuesday falls at a different day each year with the movable Easter feast. In 2015, it's Tuesday, Feb. 17. Although the term Mardi Gras is used synonymously with the Carnival ("farewell to the flesh") celebration, it's actually one day. Here are activities children can do to learn more about Fat Tuesday, Ash Wednesday and Lent. <a href="http://www.examiner.com/article/shrove-tuesday-activities-to-prepare-for-ash-wednesday-and-lenten-season">Shrove Tuesday activities to prepare for Ash Wednesday and Lenten season | Examiner.com</a>Marilisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00153163314905846386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8735098707534768014.post-72741014879927430512016-02-02T20:10:00.001-05:002016-02-02T20:10:27.242-05:00Free printable Blessed Virgin Mary coloring pages for Catholic feast days | Examiner.comMay and October are dedicated to the Virgin Mary. Catholics believe Mary appeared as Our Lady of Fatima in Portugal, Our Lady of Lourdes in France, Our Lady of Medjugorie in Bosnia-Herzegovina; Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City, Our Lady of Knock in Ireland and Our Lady of Czestochowa in Poland. There are other Marion feast days, too. Here are free printable Virgin Mary coloring pages and printables of Our Lady in her different titles and roles. <a href="http://www.examiner.com/article/free-printable-blessed-virgin-mary-coloring-pages-for-catholic-feast-days">Free printable Blessed Virgin Mary coloring pages for Catholic feast days | Examiner.com</a>Marilisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00153163314905846386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8735098707534768014.post-14398300100484233562016-01-28T14:15:00.001-05:002016-01-28T14:15:47.360-05:00Free printable Chinese New Year, Spring Festival, Lantern Festival lesson plans China's lunar calendar system is centuries older than the Gregorian calendar. The Chinese New Year begins in on February 8, 2016. The beginning date for Chinese New Year varies from late January to mid February on the western calendar. 2016 celebrates Chinese New Year of the Monkey (or KangXi). Each of the 12 years in the Chinese zodiac is represented by a different animal and the calendar repeats every 12 years. It was Chinese New Year of the Monkey in 2004 and will be again in 2028. CNY kicks off the Spring Festival in China and ends with the Lantern Festival, a quaint, charming holiday. <a href="http://www.examiner.com/article/free-printable-chinese-new-year-spring-festival-lantern-festival-lesson-plans">Free printable Chinese New Year, Spring Festival, Lantern Festival lesson plans</a>Marilisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00153163314905846386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8735098707534768014.post-41884776324852773492016-01-18T20:39:00.001-05:002016-01-18T20:39:33.820-05:00Free Catholic Lent printables, Lenten Stations of the Cross coloring pagesThe Catholic church enters the Lenten season of preparation before Easter. For Catholic and Orthodox Christians, Easter is about more than just bunnies and candy. Easter celebrates the Passion, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. During Lent, which begins on Ash Wednesday, Christians ready themselves for Jesus's coming with prayer, fasting and almsgiving. The date of Ash Wednesday changes each year as Easter is a "movable feast." In 2015, Ash Wednesday is Feb. 18.Here are free printable stations of the cross, rosary, saints and Easter bible story coloring pages. <a href="http://www.examiner.com/article/free-catholic-lenten-printables-rosary-and-stations-of-the-cross-coloring-pages">Free Catholic Lent printables, Lenten Stations of the Cross coloring pages | Examiner.com</a><br />
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<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-KrmBzTQq5Dc/SXyiX29TVlI/AAAAAAAAC3w/LhoMzzZiI30/s1600/dragon.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-KrmBzTQq5Dc/SXyiX29TVlI/AAAAAAAAC3w/LhoMzzZiI30/s1600/dragon.jpg" /></a>Chinese New Year, also called the Spring Festival, begins late January or early February on the western calendar. CNY 2016 starts Feb. 8. It's Year of the Monkey. Here are easy, inexpensive ideas to throw a Chinese New Year festival in a school classroom or at homeschool or with your family. Animal themed activities are included. <a href="http://www.examiner.com/article/chinese-new-year-of-the-sheep-lesson-plans-party-activities-for-kids">Chinese New Year of the Sheep lesson plans, party activities for kids | Examiner.com</a></div>
Marilisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00153163314905846386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8735098707534768014.post-61865436555210137422015-12-18T01:15:00.001-05:002015-12-18T01:15:18.328-05:00Christmas decorations: Recycled homemade holiday candle centerpiece craft Candles are lovely at any time of year. During the holiday season, candles are used in many religious holiday celebrations. Jewish menorahs, Kwanzaa candles, Advents wreaths and Christmas decorations all include candlelight. Here's a festive homemade holiday candle centerpiece craft using recycled materials. Choose seasonal candle colors: For Christmas decorations, use traditional red and green, gold and silver, white or Advent wreath pink, blue and purple. Blue and silver are the colors of Hanukkah. Red, green, black and yellow are Kwanzaa candle colors. Vintage, Victorian Christmas decorations were colored mauve, lavender, burgundy, blue, teal, emerald, gold and silver. Choose pillar or taper candles. <a href="http://www.examiner.com/article/christmas-decorations-recycled-homemade-holiday-candle-centerpiece-craft">Christmas decorations: Recycled homemade holiday candle centerpiece craft | Examiner.com</a>Marilisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00153163314905846386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8735098707534768014.post-16282426889161422642015-12-14T16:30:00.001-05:002015-12-14T16:30:28.122-05:00Advent calendar prayers, almsgiving activities for Catholic Bible Christmas Parents, are you sick of the commercialization of Christmas? Maybe you need ideas for Bible Christmas activities to counteract the selfishness of a secular Christmas? Perhaps you're looking for ways to teach your children an attitude of gratitude instead this holiday season? There's no better way to do that than by engaging children in acts of charity and service. And there's no better time to practice almsgiving than in Advent. Advent--meaning "coming"--is Catholic Christian season of preparation for Christmas. A Bible Christmas (the real reason for the season) teaches that God gave us His Son Jesus, as a baby to free mortals from sin. God made the ultimate sacrifice, and Catholic Christian believers imitate that love the best they can in corporal and spiritual works of mercy. A Catholic Christian performs acts of charity, mercy, says prayers and sacrifice in her limited human way. She teaches her children the Imitation of Christ starting at his birthday, his Christ-mass. A Catholic Christian family observes the Advent virtues of saying prayers, fasting and almsgiving activities. <a href="http://www.examiner.com/article/advent-calendar-prayers-almsgiving-activities-for-catholic-bible-christmas">Advent calendar prayers, almsgiving activities for Catholic Bible Christmas | Examiner.com</a>Marilisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00153163314905846386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8735098707534768014.post-16749998608000875362015-12-01T22:21:00.001-05:002015-12-01T22:24:58.349-05:00Advent Bible Christmas countdown activities for Catholic Christian homeschool <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-k3hf4-4h2S8/STRGUBhHUyI/AAAAAAAACWc/mPvv6hj6yMQ/s1600/images.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-k3hf4-4h2S8/STRGUBhHUyI/AAAAAAAACWc/mPvv6hj6yMQ/s1600/images.jpg" /></a> We homeschooled our four children for over 10 years. As a Catholic Christian family, we celebrated Advent in the weeks before Christmas. In our homeschool, the entire month of December was devoted to Advent preparation and Christmas countdown activities. Advent begins on the 4th Sunday before Christmas and counts down to the feast of Christmas. Christmastide extends through Epiphany. Here are Advent preparation and Christmas countdown activities. <a href="http://www.examiner.com/article/advent-bible-christmas-countdown-activities-for-catholic-christian-homeschool">Advent Bible Christmas countdown activities for Catholic Christian homeschool | Examiner.com</a></div>
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