Category: Preschool-Grade 12

The Great Backyard Bird Count – February 13-18, 2013

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GbbcThe Great Backyard Bird Count is coming soon – now is a great time to add this to your lesson plans and enjoy a great bird study.  In the past, the GBBC was limited to just the US and Canada.  Starting this year, the GBBC is accepting bird reports from anywhere in the world!  Click on the image above to learn more.

It is not difficult to turn The Great Backyard Bird Count into a full unit study.   Here are some great resources that will help you begin to create lessons of interest your family.

**A compilation of bird unit study ideas from AHE families.
https://ahefamily.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/bird-unit-study-july-7-20111.pdf

**The Adventurer bird award  and the Pathfinder bird honors make great ready-to-go unit studies.
Adventurer
http://www.adventurer-club.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=30:feathered-friends&catid=6:grade-2&Itemid=16

Pathfinder
http://www.pathfindersonline.org/pdf/ayhonors/birds_a.pdf

Cornell Lab of Ornithology is one of the best online resources. An online bird guide, printable games/activities and a 50 page coloring book are just a few of the benefits of exploring their website.
http://allaboutbirds.org/page.aspx?pid=1189

http://www.birds.cornell.edu/education2/kids/edgames

Bird Lapbooking Pages

http://www.homeschoolshare.com/backyard_birds_lap_n_note.php

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Crafting Fun – Create Your Own Weather Station

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Here is a fun idea that combines crafting with science. Click on the image or the source link below to find the free printables to make this great weather station.

Motivation Monday

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“Teach the children to see Christ in nature. Take them out into the open air, under the noble trees, into the garden; and in all the wonderful works of creation teach them to see an expression of His love.”

Child Guidance, pg 534

SAT Test Prep Resources for Your College Bound Homeschooler

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Answers Marked on TestDo you have a student who is preparing for college entrance examinations? These two SAT test preparation websites can help- for free.  The official SAT website offers a study plan, a question of the day, and a full free practice test.  You can register to keep track of your progress and get college readiness reminders for both students and parents.
The CK-12 Foundation offers a free downloadable SAT study course, featuring math, reading and writing lessons as well as practice questions.

 

You can easily incorporate these resources into your high school student’s curriculum; review and practice one question a day or spend an hour or two on a particular lesson once or twice a week.

 

Fun Freebie ~ Squirrel Grid Game

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Source: prekinders.com via Ann on Pinterest

This Squirrel Grid printable was a hit at my house last Fall! Grab a few acorns and nuts and you have the foundation for lots of fun math activities.  Click on the image above or the link to find this squirrel grid and other fun themed math grids.

Fun Freebie ~ Printable Outline Maps from Around the World

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Here’s my favorite resource for printable outline maps from around the world.  Click on the image or the links below to find physical and political maps of the continents.

Source: eduplace.com via Ann on Pinterest

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Fun Freebie ~ Printable Maps of the US

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Source: mrprintables.com via Ann on Pinterest

 

Need a printable map of the US?  Here are some nice ones in color, B/W, labeled or blank – courtesy of mrprintables.com .   Click on the image or the links above for these fun freebies.