Thursday, May 24, 2012
Posted by Cindy on November 5, 2009
We won’t be doing a Thanksgiving unit this year, but several books will be in books baskets and book nooks around the house. Here are some of my favorites.
Here are a few internet resources that have been useful in the past.
Posted by Cindy on February 28, 2008
Yep, you read right – I said Thanksgiving. This was one to-do that just didn’t make the cut during the busy holiday season. But, we had all the materials (and time) the other day and it really doesn’t have to be a Thanksgiving experiment….
book? This is another fun math and science activity found in it.
To sum up the experiment, we compared unpopped kernels to popped kernels in volume and characteristics. We made hypotheses as to what makes popcorn pop. Then it was time for a demonstration. We poured about a 1/2 cup of water in a glass bottle and placed a deflated balloon over the bottle top. The bottle was carefully placed in a pot of slightly boiling water. As the water in the bottle began to boil, the air the the bottle was heated. Hot air expands, which made our balloon expand. This is the same sort of principle that makes popcorn pop. Little bits of water and air are inside an unpopped corn kernels. When they are heated and the pressure builds inside the kernel, POP goes the corn.
We then talked about whether or not kernels that had been crushed with a hammer could pop. After deciding they probably couldn’t, I cut holes in our balloon and we heated the water and air inside the bottle again. The balloon wasn’t able to inflate because air pressure wasn’t allowed to build up. Therefore, a broken corn kernel can’t pop because no pressure builds up.
Late last year, I Tivo’d a popcorn documentary on the History Channel that was the perfect afternoon viewing. Of course, we ate popcorn!
Posted by Cindy on November 19, 2007
We are part of such a wonderful co-op! Every year we attend a Thanksgiving Feast the Monday before Thanksgiving. Each year focuses on an historical time period – this year happened to be the 1950′s. The moms work to prepare eight different stations that teach the children about the food, clothes, games, and general lifestyle of the times. Groups of children travel around the stations having all sorts of fun! This year’s stations included clothing styles, fast food sampling, toys of the decade, games of the decade, popular books & tv shows, popsicle stick creations, paint by number, and beaded bracelets.
We usually end the day with a traditional Thanksgiving meal, but this year called for food from the 50′s. We ate hot dogs, french fries, mac n’ cheese, jello and rice krispy treats. Let’s just say the kids probably enjoyed the meal a tad more than the adults. 
Posted by Cindy on November 18, 2007
Books! We love books around here! Here’s a sampling of the Thanksgiving books sitting on our shelf this year. Anyone who’s ever used Five In A Row just has to be a fan of Cranberry Thanksgiving! We read it every year, along with other informational books and historical fiction stories.
Here’s my poor attempt at a Thanksgiving tree this year. Luckily, the kids covered over it with many leaves of thankfulness!! I think we’ll fill in some more thankful leaves soon to cover it up even more.
Posted by Cindy on November 13, 2007
Praise God from whom all blessings flow.
Praise Him all creatures here below.
Praise Him above, ye heavenly hosts.
Praise Father, Son and Holy Ghost.
Amen.
Give thanks unto the Lord, call upon His name, make known His deeds among the people. Sing unto Him, sing psalms unto Him, talk ye of all His wondrous works. Glory ye in His holy name: let the heart of them rejoice that seek the Lord. Seek the Lord and His strength, seek His face continually. Remember His marvelous works that He has done, His wonders, and the judgements of His mouth.
1 Chronicles 16: 8-12
Welcome to the 5th Edition of the Charlotte Mason Blog Carnival!! As we prepare to give thanks for all the bountiful blessings we have, I decided to go with the theme of Thankfulness. I’m sure integrating Charlotte Mason techniques and ideas into your homeschool has made you a very thankful momma (or daddy!) As you watch your children grow in their love of learning because of the gentle, meaningful Charlotte Mason way, you know you’ve found the key to combining family, homeschooling and love. May you be blessed in your ventures and never forget to be thankful to the One from whom all your blessings flow.
Remembering What a Charlotte Mason Education is All About
The Common Room gives an excellent overview of some of Charlotte Mason’s teachings in Charlotte Mason, Education, and Ideas, Part 1.
Did you ever think that taking care of yourself was part of a Charlotte Mason education? My4Sweetums explains this idea in Making Time for Mother Culture.
Training Your Child’s Heart
Higher Up and Further In has written a beautiful post about training a child’s soul to be motivated by God in Challenge Your Child with Greatness.
Praiseworthy Things shares a timely post about teaching the topic of loyalty to your children in Teaching Loyalty.
The Nitty-Gritty of Homeschooing
Would you like a simple way to keep track of what you’ve been doing for school, keep your family updated, and organize and plan your lessons? Living, Loving & Learning shows you how she uses a weekly blog entry to take care of all these thing at once in Plans For October 14-19.
How about exams? What would Charlotte Mason think? Freedom Academy gives an insightful look into how she handles them in Semester Exams Charlotte Mason Style.
Do you ever get frustrated with homeschooling? We all do at one time or another. Homeschooling Journey tries to keep frustrating days in perspective in Stay Cool While You Homeschool.
Do you ever get bogged down trying to do everything? The Educational Life shares how she tries to plan her week to fit in everything from school to housework, while not becoming overwhelmed in Rainy Days Clean My Toilets.
Dominion Family debates the need for a schedule versus an atmosphere of learning in Education as Atmosphere: The Schedule.
Nature Study
I’m never more thankful than walking outside in the fresh air taking in every slice of beauty that surrounds me. Yielded Heart shares a lovely blog about the importance of taking notice of this beauty in Why Nature Study.
Freedom Academy takes you along on a wonderfully fun Nature Study trip. Be sure to see all their exciting finds!
One Child Policy Homeschool also takes you along on their Last Nature Study for a While trip, but their’s is halfway around the world!
Falling Like Rain gives a very honest and pleasant look into how nature study is incorporated at their house in Nature Study – Relaxed.
Harmony Art Mom keeps a nature study blog called Handbook of Nature Study. She reminds us of a few of Charlotte Mason’s thoughts in Nature Study for Children, Part 1.
Bright Star Christian Homeschool explains how nature study brings joy to their homeschool in Nature Study = Observing God’s Creation
Life Nurturing Education is encouraging her children to observe the world around them and shares about her children doing just that in Learning by Observation.
Living Literature
I’m so very thankful for good books. Really good books that just whisk my children and myself away to another time and another place, making us feel as if we’re standing right alongside the characters as they go from one adventure to the next. Mama Squirrel has written a very lovely and thorough post about falling into books and enjoying the adventure in Notes from a Book Talk
Artist Study
Harmony Art Mom gives a wonderful overview of how easy it can be to add picture study to your curriculum in More Than a Heart Can Hold: Paintings for a Lifetime.
Dwelling in the Land shows the ease of artist study, even with little ones, in Picture Study: Noah’s Ark.
Handicrafts
My post called Handicrafts for the Craftless helps put handicrafts into perspective for those of us who aren’t naturally blessed with handicraft talent.
Music Study
Do you like hymns? In Music and Toddlers, New Little Blessings tells how she incorporates learning hymns with young children in a very gentle way.
Learning Fun
Dwelling in the Land had me chuckling all the way through her entry called Shoot! as she recounted their day spent learning about William Tell.
Ally Jo’s Erudition shares a high school history lesson and several links in Veterans Day – World War 1 Study.
Timelines anyone? Such a Time shows us how her first grader is keeping track of history in Century Book Pictures and Planning.
Play
Free play is such an important aspect of Charlotte Mason’s philosophy. In Masterly Inactivity and some Autism Therapies, Aut-2B-Home in Carolina gives some very concrete example of how free play has worked wonders in her autistic child. Don’t be fooled, though, there is much to glean for parents of all children in this article.
Visit this link to see past editions of the Charlotte Mason Carnival. If you’re interested in submitting an article for the 6th Edition of the Charlotte Mason Carnival, visit this link.
If you are thankful for this edition of the Charlotte Mason Carnival, won’t you leave a comment?
The cute clipart came from ChristiansUnite.
          |
