The following are some free resources you can use to build a unit of oceans activities and lessons. To get an idea of how to structure your study, you can use a reference source, choose the topics you want to include, and then cover them as lightly or as deeply as you like. One good …
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As a supplement to your existing grammar curriculum, the free grammar resources listed here for grades 1 – 12 include sites to help you teach grammar lessons (through instructional videos or text tutorials), and materials for practicing the skills learned (through online exercises or traditional workbooks). Some of the resources also include assessments like quizzes …
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The following free resources can be used to build your own civics and U.S. government course or unit studies for middle- and high school age learners. To provide a framework for your course or unit, you can follow the structures laid out in these resources: American Government Course: This full course from Georgia Virtual Learning …
I think that I shall never see a poem lovely as a tree…. Thus began an impromptu game at the dinner table one night, spurred by a conversation we were having about poetry. I don’t remember what started that conversation. It might have had something to do with a college class my oldest daughter is …
“Snow…I want to wash my hands, my face and hair with snow…” Yeah, no, not especially. I’m not a big fan of snow. Growing up in Brooklyn, NY, we certainly had our share of it. Of course, we had fun as kids doing all the things kids do — the sledding, the snowball fights, building …
Spelling Rules: This document contains basic spelling rules and practice worksheets for each rule. Spelling Practice Activities: 18 pages of ideas Spelling Word Work: Graphic organizers to help teach spelling patterns. Grades 2 – 4 Spelling Task Cards: Activities to use with any spelling list. Evan-Moor Spelling Workbooks: Grade 1 Grade 2 Grade 3 Grade …
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Looking for non-traditional methods and materials for math instruction? These free sites offer creative math exercises and problem-solving activities that can help your children learn math concepts — minus the dry textbook questions. Relating Math to the Real World RealWorldMath: This site enables students to take the math concepts they’re learning and apply them to …
Blend the spirit of giving during the Yuletide season, an ill-fated schooner, premonitions of disaster, and an apparition or two and you’ve got the makings of quite a compelling tale – except this one happens to be true, and describes one of the most famous shipwrecks in American maritime history. Check out the history of …
When it comes to teaching literature, some homeschool families like to use curricula that comes complete with pre-determined reading lists, and comprehension and discussion questions. Other families like to choose their own books and corresponding literature guides for those books. But what if you want literary analysis resources with questions, activities and essay topics that …
Complete these activities using your own curriculum and the following free resources: Online Resources CultureGrams: Online reference site with information on world geography, history, customs, and cultures of the world’s people. There are separate editions for kids, states, and provinces.username: mcmurraypassword: mcmurray NatGeo Kids Countriesno login required Rosen Learning Center Ebooks: Here, you will find …
