Books and Movies for Veterans Day Veterans Day remembers and celebrates the lives and efforts of soldiers, sailors and airmen the world over and especially those who gave the last full measure. It has been said of World War One that it very nearly obliterated an entire generation. In the wake of this most dreadful time followed prohibition, speakeasies, organized crime, the Jazz Age, the Stock Market crash, the migration of masses from the farm to the city and ultimately the Depression and World War Two. The disillusionment felt after World War One was expressed in literary, music, art, education, theater, financial and political upheavals felt round the world. From a 25 year teacher and homeschool mom, here are the best books to read and movies to watch, to a get a feel for this holiday. Veterans Day lesson plans
Free Printable Hubble Space Telescope Lessons The link to this content has changed. It was originally written for Yahoo! Beta Local Detroit. I'm in the process of redoing it. In the meantime, here's the direct link to the Detroit Science Center teacher resource page. The IMAX theater at the Detroit Science Center is an invaluable teaching tool for teachers and home school families. When we homeschooled our children, I was always on the lookout for great outside-the-box community connections and learning experiences. We visited the the IMAX theater in Grand Rapids 13 years ago when it was brand-new. The kids were fascinating by the presentation and learned a great deal about geography from the film. Here are free printable Hubble space telescope, solar system and astronomy lesson plans. printable Hubble Space Telescope lessons
Free Printable Summer Beach and Nature Craft Activities Homeschoolers, if you're looking for fun, relaxing summer activities for your family, look no further. Family Fun magazine is the best family magazine to hit news stand since the Saturday Evening Post. Family Fun focuses on inexpensive, diy crafts, games, recipes and activities for the whole family. Here are free printable summer fun crafts and scrapbook activities from Family Fun's free printables page Printapalooza. printable summer crafts
Red, White, Blue and 'Green'! 4th of July Backyard Water Park Written for 4th of July, this educational hands-on history party will work great for Memorial Day, too. Here's a complete DIY patriotic water fun park with 10 activities that you can set up in your backyard. All the guests, young and old can enjoy the fun! Be sure to make a separate area for the land lubbers who wish to stay dry. Your lawn gets a good drink of water and everyone can cool off. This would make a great back to school party, too. Lesson plans included! outdoor patriotic games
Free Printable Twilight Book Series and Movie Activities The "Twilight" book series numbers four and the movies, three: Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse and Breaking Dawn. Here are free printable lesson plans to use "Twilight" books and movies in class and homeschool. Read more...
printable algebra, trigonometry, calculus and geometry lessons and homework reference sheets. You can view these handy math reference tools and homework helpers online and print from a PDF by clicking the page. Read on
poetry frames and poem patterns to break the creative ice. What are poetry frames and poem templates? Frame poems and poem templates are patterns for poems that creative writing students and aspiring poets can use to guide their writing. Depending on the age and maturity of the poet frame poems can be adjusted. Great for special needs children.free printable poetry lessons
Most elementary school curriculum contains a unit on American history. In 4th grade, many states require teachers to teach pioneer, settler and early American history. Here are free printable lesson plans for social studies and American history. free printable early american lesson plans
Black History Month was celebrated during the United States bicentennial. Here are free printable black history lessons. Black History Month explores the history, culture, struggles and contributions of the Aftrican diaspora (displaced or forced immigration population) in the US, Canada and UK (they observe African-American history month in October). Included in this article are movies, resources, lessons, biographies, games, puzzles, worksheets, literature lessons, social studies and history lessons and more. Use these activities in your classroom or homeschool. Click here...
Free Printable Chinese New Year Crafts and Lesson Plans. The Chinese New Year is celebrated on the Gregorian (western) calendar on February 3, 2011. 2011 is the Year of the Rabbit, in the 12 year Chinese Zodiac rotation. Here are free printable crafts to celebrate the Chinese New Year. Chinese New Year printables
