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12 days of christmas

December 14, 2009 By: amyswandering1 Comment

The 12 Days of Christmas Hidden Meanings: Read & discuss. **There is not much evidence to support this as history, but I think it is interesting food for thought.

Activities:

older – I am making a chart with this clip art & they will write the meanings of the gifts.
younger – number tracing worksheets

Carol Lyrics: pg 1 & pg 2 or this one

Math: calculate the cost of the 12 Days of Christmas

Craft: dancing ladies ornaments (Little Prince will be making a leaping lord 😉

See all of the Symbols of Christmas HERE

the symbols of christmas

December 2, 2009 By: amyswanderingcomment

We like to do Funschool during the month of December, so we are spending the next few weeks studying the history behind the symbols of Christmas. We are having a blast!

I will post a lesson plan for each day, and you can find all of the links on my Symbols of Christmas Page.

Here are the resources I used if you want to come up with your own:

A Blessed Christmas

Christmas Symbols Index

howdy pilgrim

November 5, 2009 By: amyswanderingcomment

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I am really pleased with my choice of Truthquest History this year, and I’m excited that our study of the first colonies just happens to start in November.

Here are some good resources if you are studying the same thing:

The First Thanksgiving

The First Thanksgiving is a free site from Scholastic. You can read historical fiction letters, find grade-specific lessons, and print out activities.

A Pioneer Sampler: The Daily Life of a Pioneer Family in 1840

We are loving this book! It goes through the day-to-day life of the fictional Robertson family. The time period is a bit later, but we are reading it now while we have a little more time.

Hands-On History: Colonial America

The older girls are making a notebook using this book. It is filled with interesting activities which are great learning tools & not just a bunch of fluff.

History Pockets: Life in Plymouth Colony

The two younger will be making history pockets.

Who’s Saying What in Jamestown, Thomas Savage?

We learned all kinds of interesting things in this true story about a 13 year old boy who lived in the Jamestown settlement.

Do you have any favorites to share?

my kids are writing a book

October 5, 2009 By: amyswanderingcomment

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Have you heard of NaNoWriMo? It stands for National Novel Writing Month. Participants begin writing on November 1st with a goal of finishing a novel by November 30th.

My kids will be taking part in the Young Writer’s Program. We are setting aside our writing curriculum to use these 100% Awesome, Non-Lame Workbooks.

I can wait to see what they create!