[wildflowr unit study?]

Here's a resource for your wildflower study -

 

http://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/index.shtml

 

Enjoy!

 

Merri

[Hands-On/Craft ideas for our USA geography course??]

This book has lots of fun craft ideas - Celebrate America. This site Class Brain.com State Reports has lots of resources for individual states. And this Squidoo site has lots of links and resources.

 

Enjoy your summer study!

 

Merri

[Online comprehension guides]

One source to try is http://edhelper.com/. A basic membership is $20/year. I think that covers the elementary grades. For middle school and above, you can check out what is available at http://www.sparknotes.com/sparknotes/. Online access is free with per book prices for files/books to download. And this site http://www.sldirectory.com/libsf/resf/bookplans.html is a long list of literature lesson plans and resources for school librarians.

 

Merri

[SOTW or history resources, blogs... ?]

You might find a few Time Warp Trio videos to review some ancient history.

 

Here are some of my links for SOTW2 resources:

 

Year 2 Book List - http://mshsandbox.blogspot.com/2008/07/second-grade-books.html

 

Chapter by chapter book list - http://smoothstonesacademy.blogspot.com/2008/08/books-to-compliment-sotw-2.html

 

Resource list from Trivium Academy - http://triviumacademy.blogspot.com/2007/05/our-tailored-2nd-grade-history.html

 

Blessings,

 

Merri

[Need suggestions for substituting for the 4 year old co-op teacher who is ill]

Here are a few links to give you some resources for your class:

 

http://lilteacher.com/alphabetantics.html

http://goodnightstories.com/images/alphabet/alphbet1.htm

http://www.preschoolexpress.com/

http://www.kidzone.ws/kindergarten/learning-letters/letters-begin1.htm

http://www.smart-central.com/

 

I hope these are helpful. Enjoy your class tomorrow.

 

Merri

[New Resources for SOTW]

I am planning to create a set of notebook pages for SOTW3 along with some other resources. As a spin-off of the lapbook thread, what kinds of resources would you like to have available and for what ages?

 

Merri Dennis

[Testing Reading Level?]

Scroll down to the section -

Reading Skills Assessment Tool

 

on this page - http://homeschooling.gomilpitas.com/articles/060899.htm

 

This is a very simple assessment tool, but the results were pretty accurate.

 

Merri Dennis

[Khet Laser Game]

My boys and I enjoy (11 and 8) the game. And of course Dad is really good at it and enjoys it as well.

 

Merri Dennis:001_smile:

[Kingfisher 1999 vs 2004]

That's what I thought. Thanks so much for the confirmation.

 

Merri

[Kingfisher 1999 vs 2004]

Can someone tell me the differences in these two editions of Kingfisher? They both have red covers and the main headings in the Table of Contents seems to be the same.

 

I'm trying to guide some parents about which version to purchase.

 

Merri

[Could you list all the...]

I'm almost finished with a 30 week schedule for SOTW1 that includes activities from History Pockets and other things I've found online. I put it together for a friend who has a 1st grader and a 5th grader. If you're interested, I can email you a copy of the schedule when I get it completed.

 

Merri

[Book List for SOTW2?]

Here's a list from someone's blog post -

 

http://smoothstonesacademy.blogspot.com/2008/08/books-to-compliment-sotw-2.html

 

This is one of the sites I have collected in my SOTW research efforts.:001_smile:

 

Merri Dennis

[Christan animal pre-K resources]

This site might be a good resource

 

http://www.christiananswers.net/kids/clr-indx.html

 

Merri Dennis

[map of Native American tribes?]

I just googled your question and this one popped up -

http://www.flutekey.com/img_map/DT-All5NAb.jpg

 

It looks similar to one I purchased last summer at a small museum bookstore.

 

Merri

[Question for modified workboxers]

We're just getting started with this approach, but I just numbered mine. That way if I want to change the subjects/contents of various folders, I don't have to move the labels around.

 

Merri

[Where is the oddest/weirdest place you have schooled?]

During our first year of homeschooling, I was caring for my ailing stepdad. On the way to the doctor's office one morning, he asked that we go to the ER instead. So we schooled in the ER room that day.

 

Merri Dennis

http://www.encourageachild.com

[how do you search for an RA book to match a topic?]

You might try Amazon and some of the Listmania lists that have been built by other homeschoolers. Or do a search on a biblical character's name and sort by grade/age level to find an appropriate book.

 

 

Merri Dennis

www.EncourageAChild.com

[SOTW, Vol 1]

I put together my own set of timeline figures for SOTW 1 (and included a few additional biblical figures). I also created a foldable timeline that will fit in a notebook binder. You just glue the pages together and accordion-fold the pages.

 

You can download the files from this page on my website - http://www.encourageachild.com/page7.html

 

I hope this helps.

 

Merri Dennis:)

[Help! Stamping question]

I sent you a private message. In addition to silver ink and silver detail embossing powder, you also need a heat tool or heat gun. It looks kind of like a blow dryer, but it has a hotter and more concentrated heat stream.

 

This melts the embossing powder that will adhere to the stamped image.

 

Feel free to contact me with other questions.

 

Merri

merri@gmx.com

http://www.EncourageAChild.com