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Energy

Cindy — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 18:45:11 +0000

Well, another unit bites the dust! We had a great time learning about energy, with a main focus on heat and electricity. This slide show gives you just a glimpse into some of our hands on experiments.

What turned out to be THE BEST of all the curriculum we used was the Electric Kitbook. In fact, I liked it so much, I’m going to do a review about it soon at The Curriculum Choice.

At the end of the unit, I gave the kids a test that you can find on my Homeschool Launch page. I’ve been enjoying adding more tests to the curriculum this year. It keeps everyone on their toes!

Below is the resource list that’s been in my sidebar. I hope you find some treasures the next time you need to plan an energy/electricity unit!

Energy

Moving Beyond the Page Energy Unit

Electricity Lessons

Heat Lessons

Next stop – Presidential History!

Our Time Spent with Fruits and Nuts

Cindy — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 15:26:47 +0000

We’ve had a wonderful month of nature study! I don’t know whether the fruits and nuts were abundant enough to make our nature studies such a success or the weather was so picture perfect that anything would’ve been a success. Either way, we had fun! We’re off to study ponds in October!

Here are the resources from the sidebar…

Rousseau Resources

Cindy — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 13:20:06 +0000

We have LOVED our time spent with Rousseau!

Henri Rousseau Artist Study Resources

Olga’s Gallery

Landscape with Cattle

View of Bridge Sevres

The Football Players

Monkeys in a Jungle

Lesson Ideas

Princeton Online – Several Ideas

KinderArt – Fantasy Jungle

Lesson Plan Page – Stained Glass

Books We Read

Don’t forget to sign up for the giveaway that takes place bright and early Thursday, October 1st!

Frederic Chopin

Cindy — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 17:58:57 +0000

Frederic Chopin Composer Study Resources

Classics for Kids

Listen

Book We’ll Read

Paul Cezanne

Cindy — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 17:57:33 +0000

Paul Cezanne Artist Study Resources

Olga’s Gallery

The Mount Sainte-Victoire

Still-life with Apples

House and Trees

Boy in a Red Waistcoat

Lesson Ideas

Cezanne Still-life

Another Still-life Idea

Math Lesson for Older Students

Cubism Lesson

Books We’ll Read

Slavery and Civil War Resources

Cindy — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 16:49:56 +0000

This is the list that was in my sidebar as we worked through the slavery and Civil War unit. There are several great resources that I didn’t want to forget for future reference. I hope you find them useful as well.

National Geographic Underground Railroad Interactive

Carol Hurst’s Suggestions for Slavery Literature

Civil War Unit Plan

Civil War Timeline

Civil War for Kids

Eyewitness to History – Nice for Research

Carol Hurst’s Suggestions for Civil War Literature

Westward Expansion Resources

Cindy — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 18:33:49 +0000

We’re nearing the end of our Westward Expansion unit, so I’m moving the resources from my sidebar into a post for future reference. I’ll be adding Slavery and Civil War resources to the side bar over the next few days.

My Spine – Amanda Bennett Pioneers Unit

Research Questions

Teacher Planet Links

Louisiana Purchase Game

Lewis and Clark Lessons

Lewis and Clark Mapping Activities

Easy Fun School Lewis and Clark Unit

Easy Fun School Santa Fe Trail Unit

Easy Fun School Gold Rush Unit