We started on a new unit today for history.. We will probably take 3 days to complete this unit. For my younger two, we are following the method of teaching "timeline history". We are using a text as our "outline". These units are to expand on what those units. They can be used as "Stand Alone" lessons or with history texts.
Olmec Civilization Study DAY 1 1. PRINT World Map - HERE 2. PRINT North America Map - HERE 3. WATCH the video playlist to prep for the unit - HERE 4. COLOR the printed area for the Olmec Civilization on the blank printed map. Use THIS map for reference. 5. READ the Chapter & Write the Definitions - HERE DAY 2 6. WATCH the Video and Complete the Reading - HERE 7. COMPLETE the Review Found HERE on EduPlace Day 3 8. LISTEN to podcast on BBC - HERE 9. CREATE (depending on age) a glyph, mask, or other art piece
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Next week I plan on doing some renovations to this blog. However, we worked on this today and I thought I would share. This lesson can be adapted for all grade levels.
1. READ the text on the Education Portal 2. Download and Read Pgs. 12-13 of the Sample Chapter HERE 3. WATCH Full Episode on the Smithsonian Channel Website 4. COMPLETE Questions on Pg 13 of Downloaded Sample Chapter in No. 2 5. COMPLETE a Sample Nazca Art Piece Many have been asking me for my recipes. Try this one for a gluten free sandwich bread. I like Pamela's mixes because I do not have the time to mix and measure flours.
Gluten Free Sandwich Bread This recipe is tried and true. I think I can still improve though. We are not huge fans of sorghum, but my family likes this recipe anyway. You can mix it and bake it by hand, but I created this recipe using a bread machine on a white bread setting for 2 lb loaf and medium crust. Ingredients: 3 cups Pamela’s Bread Mix (This mix is different from the pancake mix) 2 ½ tsp. Yeast 1 ¼ cup of water ¼ cup of oil 1 tbl. Cider Vinegar 1 tbl. Butter 3 eggs 1 Tbl. Honey (optional) FREE GLUTEN FREE THIN PIZZA CRUST RECIPE I have had many ask for these recipes as I discover my gluten free world. We have only been gluten free for a couple of months, but it was the best health decision for my family. I will be posting recipes here until I add a page on "My gluten free world". HERE is my original recipe that I created (Copyright Reserved...lol) with my "Kitchen Science Experiment". If you have ever had Palio's Pizza Gluten Free Crust, it is similar. Yes, there is Tapioca Starch in the mix. I prefer the mix because I do not like mixing flours...but, in the science of it, to replace the mix, you would have to play with the following ingredients in this order of amounts...
I thought about this list: Water, rice flour, brown rice flour, tapioca starch, potato starch, potato flour, organic extra-virgin olive oil, yeast, xanthan gum, pectin, sea salt. It is a list from a professional company HERE. I just had to get the proportions right. The secret ingredient here is PECTIN. That is the elasticity needed to hold the flours together without adding more xanthum gum. On the package, to get it to jell, it is a ratio of 1:5 (1 part pectin and 5 parts sugar). I did not use that ratio, but it worked anyway. Other recipes call for gelatin, but pectin is easier to find and I have it on hand. The experiment worked great! I can not bake....as a matter of fact, I detest it. But, my the results have made my family happy. If I think of it in terms of a science experiment, and let the children give their input and learn from the experience, it is not as bad for me. We are studying Greece and Drama this month for History, Literature, and Composition. Over the course of the month, the two older children (Grade 7 and 5) will write a drama on a subject of their choice for Composition. At the end of the month, they will perform the plays in a "Drama Competition", just like the Greeks.
In addition to using Global Studies and Story of the World, I will be using external resources. I am sharing my free resources on Greece with you. Books Found at Your Local Library The Children's Homer - Colum Grade 6 The Trojan War - Grade 6 The Greek News - Powell & Steele - Grade 1 The Trojan Horse - Emily Little - Grade 2 Alexander the Great - Green - Grade 2 Archimedes and the Door of Science - Bendick - Grade 6 Where Was Atlantis? - Brian Innes Atlantis: The Lost City - Andrew Donkin You Wouldn't Want to Be a Slave in Ancient Greece: A Life You'd Rather not Have - Fiona MacDonald The Librarian Who Measured the Earth - Kathryn Lasky Hour of the Olympics - Mary Pope Osborne (Also there is a nonfiction study guide of this available) How Would You Survive As An Ancient Greek? - Fiona MacDonald Inside Ancient Athens - Fiona MacDonald TopTop Secret: A Handbook of Codes, Ciphers and Secret Writing - Paul B Janeczko The World in the Time of Alexander the Great: Fiona MacDonald Netflix Search Results for "Greece" http://www.netflix.com/Search?v1=greece Online BooksThe Story of Civilization series by Durant Volume 2: The Life of Greece | online ebook and online audiobook.http://www.mainlesson.com/display.php?author=guerber&book=greeks&story=_contents Online Book Recommended by Ambleside Online Lapbooks: http://dynamic2moms.webs.com/ancientcivilizations.htm http://www.homeschoolshare.com/ancient_greece.php http://www.enchantedlearning.com/europe/greece/ Websites http://www.carlos.emory.edu/ODYSSEY/GREECE/home.html http://www.timetrips.co.uk/greek_theatre.htm http://www.ancientgreece.co.uk/menu.html http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/ancient_greeks/ http://www.historyteacher.net/EuroCiv/EuroCiv-Topics/EuroCiv-AncientGreece.htm http://coreknowledge.org/mimik/mimik_uploads/lesson_plans/980/A%20Trip%20Back%20in%20Time.pdf http://www.lessonplanet.com/search?keywords=greek+plays+for+kids&media=lesson http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/greeks/food/greekfood.htmhttp://www.yourdiscovery.com/greece/education/index.shtml?cc=US http://www.greeklandscapes.com/greece_art.htm lhttp://www.ancient-greece.org/resources/educational.html http://www.pbs.org/empires/thegreeks/htmlver/ http://www.worldofteaching.com/powerpoints/english/greektheatre.ppt (Power Point Presentation will download) http://chaos1.hypermart.net/fullsize/greecefs.gif http://www.ket.org/artstoolkit/drama/lessonplan/#intermediate (Drama Lessons can be used for other than Greece) http://www.kqed.org/assets/pdf/arts/programs/spark/theatervocab.pdf?trackurl=true (Drama Vocabulary Sparks) Enjoy! I have this year mapped out with monthly goals, beginning with October. Until then we are focusing on information from the Core Knowledge Series. We are reading through it and getting an overview. For Science today we had an introduction to matter and atoms. Although I have this planned to study in more detail in April and May, our family had a class on the subject and gathered information. I thought I would share our resources from today as my first free unit. Look forward to a "How To" Workshop later on making your own units.
Enjoy! 1. Prentice Hall Science Explorer Volume K Chemical Building Blocks 2. Prentice Hall Science Explorer Volume L Chemical Interactions 3. Georgia Public Broadcasting Television Chemistry and Physics Class 4. NeoK12 5. Enchanted Learning 6. Science Spot.net 7. ScienceLinks.com 8. WebLearning Tech Topics 9. Jefferson Lab You Tube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQnbF-zpDiM http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=fUAFqkS7y9M HowStuffWorks http://www.howstuffworks.com/search.php?terms=atoms http://www.howstuffworks.com/search.php?terms=atoms&gallery=1&media=video Last night I posted my first post in a month on my "mini" workshops page. I apologize for the long span. In addition to preparing school, field trips and much more, we have discovered that several family members have wheat sensitivities. After declaring our home "wheat free", I turned our lives upside down and researched as much as I could on the subject. So, an addition to my site will be the promised recipes as I work them out for those who are interested. School has started and the children enjoy it. I will also be sharing my "what I like about homeschooling" list soon. Excitement is contagious. Try to keep the passion for homeschooling. Once the children read, they will learn a bounty of knowledge. The best gift you can impart is the the "WANT to"... I will also be posting free units soon...check back frequently :) or don't miss it by signing up for them to be sent to your inbox. Here is my list of FREEbies for today :) Enjoy!
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The Everything Guide to Study Skills (Everything Series) [Kindle Edition] Click HERE Robert's Rules of Writing Click HERE Grammatically Correct [Kindle Edition] Click HERE MORE OPEN COLLEGE COURSES FROM TOP UNIVERSITIES http://www.academicearth.org/ ANOTHER PLANNING SOFTWARE TO TRY http://www.homeschoolskedtrack.com/HomeSchool/displayLogin.do Today, the kids are working on their yearbook. They have their outline and draft finished. Now they are sifting through pictures and choosing their favorites. I will burn the year to a DVD to add to the back of the yearbook for safekeeping. In the meantime, I have time to focus on resources for Middle School and High School. I am also looking through ads for those wonderfully cheap school supplies. Enjoy what I have put together today!
My resources page was updated with more links today. Cheap School Supplies: STAPLES - HURRY these end soon 300 FREE Instant Labels Online Coupon Expires 8/24 Staples® 1 Subject Notebook, 8" x 10.5" 70 Sheets Limit 6 per customer REMEMBER, you need a ton of these... ;)...see my "How To" Posts.
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