The newspaper is an excellent learning resource for secondary students , especially in the areas of current history/culture, journalism and reading comprehension. Every weekday The New York Times provides new free educational resources based on the content published in the newspaper. Click on the image below to browse The Learning Network’s teaching and learning resources. 
Category: History/Geography
Learning at the Welcome Center
Our family recently drove from Texas to Florida to help Grandma celebrate her 80th birthday. As we crossed into each new state, we stopped at the state welcome center. Welcome centers are always fun for us, we like inspect the displays of state attractions and colorful brochures and flyers. Since I am helping my 2nd grader to understand the concepts of state vs. country vs. continent this school year, I wanted to collect something to show that each state is unique and different from his home state of Texas. I mentioned this fact to the hostess at one Louisiana Welcome Center and she was enthusiastically supportive! She showered us with lots of lovely Louisiana specific items: beautiful calendars, interesting postcards, neon-colored pencils and more. She was even kind enough to go to the “back room” to search out the best brochures listing the important facts of Louisiana. It was her idea to give us two copies of several items- one to save whole and one to cut up for scrapbooks. My 2nd grader was thrilled to have bag full of treasures. As a home educator, I was thrilled that my son was learning about social studies without even knowing it. Our scrapbook will have many lovely pages featuring Louisiana!
Not only did I leave that particular welcome center with a new appreciation of Louisiana hospitality, I realized anew that state welcome centers are a treasure trove of information for learning about US history and geography. Next time you take a road trip, don’t look at the welcome center as just a spot to stop stretch your legs. Take time to let the hosts/hostesses know that you are ready to learn about their state. Ask what interesting materials are available. Be sure to look for historical markers that might be near or around the welcome center. Remember to snap a few photos! All of these things will combine to become a living textbook for your children.
Printable World Flags
Mr Printables is such a neat site! I came across this great printable today and I just had to share it with you.
Printable World Flags – how fun! Click on the image to go directly to the page, but be sure to browse around the site as well.
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SonLight Education Ministry Download #5 Now Available
Download # 5 includes Year 2 Quarter 4 of the Family Bible Lessons; the rest of lessons 7-8 in the 2-8 program, and the 23 Psalm for Children Reader. Click HERE to go directly to the SonLight download page for links and instructions.
The October 2013 Newsletter has more detailed information if you need assistance.
Great Resource ~ Social Studies Unit for grades 1-3.
Here’s a 73pg multidisciplinary unit on Families, Neighborhoods and Communities. This unit is intended for grades 1-3 in SDA schools, but is full of activities and lessons that are easily adapted to a homeschool setting. Click on the link above to download the 26.50MB PDF file, or click HERE to go to the main download page.
Need a Wall Map? Here’s One!
How fun! A printable wall map courtesy of National Geographic. Click on the image or the link.
Free Printables ~ Reformation Unit
Planning to study about Huss, Wycliffe, Calvin and Luther? These Reformation unit study resources can help.
“This unit can be completed over a period of a few weeks or a few months. It is designed to be a Lap-n-Note™, including both lapbook components and notebooking pages. Individual Reformer lessons and lapbooks can stand alone if you want to use them separately. Or, you can opt to do the unit in its entirety.” – Homeschoolshare
Click on the image or link above to find this great resource.
The Adventist Home Educator 