These free lesson resources can be used to build a tall tales unit study as part of a larger elementary literature curriculum. Since it includes reading, writing, and dramatic presentation activities, it could work well for one student or in a group setting. The Instructor information provides background on the origin of tall tales, and […]
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Incorporate fairy tales and folklore into your homeschooling with these free resources: Long Long Time Ago Stories for Children: Fables, folktales, fairy tales, myths and epics. Learn about these different types of tales, and read some well-know ones from around the world. Myths Legends and Tales: Online tutorial instructing on the purposes and characteristics of these
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For budding entomologists and nature detectives, these free insect lesson plans and investigations help take the learning outside: Field Guides: Essential for comparing illustrations with actual crawlies and flying beasties discovered, and for learning fast facts. Here are a couple you can download for free: Orkin Guide: Has color photos and basic information on common
Access to the free biography resources begins with a visit to this Famous Americans site where elementary students learn facts to help break themselves out of digital escape rooms. (Fun puzzles for kids to solve). They’ll learn about Helen Keller, Ben Franklin, Rosa Parks, and a bunch of others. And now for the free readers.
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Here are some free personal finance courses and resources. Scroll to the bottom of this post for some free, downloadable readers about money. Personal Finance Essentials: Eight modules to finish at your own pace. Intro to Financial Literacy for Teens: From Udemy. Personal Finance: From Udemy. Everfi: Free money management lessons for elementary, middle school
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I was sitting in my friends’ apartment my final semester at UNC-Wilmington. I’d gotten to know them pretty well over the course of the time I’d spent at their place, playing Mario Kart and Cards Against Humanity and Dungeons and Dragons. My roommate Ali was there too, and some others they’d invited over. We were
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10 teenage helpers. 40 hours. 50 kids. That’s what last week consisted of for me while I was helping at St. Luke’s Summer Sing and Play Drama Camp. And if you think it sounds like all fun and games, think again. On the first day, I arrived there with my sister completely unsure of what
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An administrator of one of my local homeschool groups, (called the WINGS group, serving Catawba, Iredell, and surrounding counties in NC), recently noticed the bit on our “About” page that mentions our family’s short stint (20 months) in an RV. She decided to interview me about it, and we did a live chat Q &
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These free resources for learning about electricity and magnetism combine visual lessons with hands-on activities: Energy Kids: Provides information on how electricity is generated and measured, and how it relates to magnetism. Includes experiments and games. Free Online Tutorials: Electric Circuits: Learn about how electricity flows to power everyday objects. Electrical to Thermal Energy: Learn
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Free textbooks, virtual labs, interactives, and activities for building units on ecology or environmental science: Here’s a download of free Earth Day activities, and an interactive worksheet All About Earth Day. Ecology in your Own Backyard: Check out the free resources at EcologyOnline, with free videos and activities for exploring the ABCs of Ecology; and
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