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Did you know that on May 18, 1804, Napoleon was crowned Emperor of the French Republic.
You can teach your children a little history with these FREE Notebook pages over at Bright Idea Press.
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I was excited because we actually need this resource for next year.
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Heritage History is offering Boys’ Life of Edison eBook for FREE this month!
This biography was written by a close associate of Thomas Edison and contains many autobiographical anecdotes. The author tells the story of America’s greatest inventor, whose resourcefulness and ingenuity were apparent from a young age. The range of Edison’s contributions to American industry is simply astounding, and his entire life is rich in anecdote and humor, since Edison’s ceaseless activity led him into many entertaining conflicts and adventures.
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If you enjoy reading about great American heroes like Thomas Edison, you’ll LOVE our spring give-away! Get a FREE Early America Classical Library with any purchase over $19 dollars.
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Living and Learning at Home has these FREE Exodus Notebook pages! You can use these with an Ancient History study or a Bible Study.
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Have you read my eBook, Instilling Biblical Character: 100 Tips and Resources to Train Our Children?
Heritage History is offering Nursery Stories of Bible Stories eBook for FREE this month!
This beautifully illustrated book retells many of the most famous stories from the Bible, especially those most appealing to youngsters. It includes twenty-four stories from the Old Testament and twelve stories from the New Testament, each told in the manner of a children’s tale. The pictures that accompany these Bible stories are outstanding, and the Bible stories are perfect for read aloud to younger children or for grammar school students to read on their own.
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And I adore sharing them with my children.
We have been traveling with Gladys Aylward through China this week. All my 6 children and I snuggle on my bed after lunch to discover how God’s provision affected her couarageous life working for the King. The little ones color these FREE color pages to help them stay focused during our reading time. All of us are in awe of God’s almighty plan for this faithful servant. These true stories have encouraged us all to step out of our confort zone to spread His Holy Word to the lost.
Many of our favorite missionary stories like Gladys Aylward are from the Christian Hero Series: Then & Now by YWAM Publishing. I have been reading these entertaining and challenging books for years during our read a louds to my family. We have adored them all.
We have been currently reading through the Christian Hero Series: 5 Book Set (Books 1-5).
All of the books in Christian Hero Series will have you and your children on the edge of their seats begging for you to finish the book at once. They are fast-paced, adventurous, and extremly inspirational for the whole family. I actually read Corrie Ten Boom years ago to myself and immediately read it again to my children. It began in us all a passion for missions and a greater understanding of WWII.
My older children have completed a book stody of one of the YMAM Publishing books during their Youth Sunday School class. These books always make great in depth conversations aroung the dinner table. We continue to refer back to the different missionaries we have grown to admire. We remember their deep faith when we are conversing about our own life challenges. My children all have been influenced by the lives of these righteous individuals and have recognized what it means to surrender on FAITH alone.
All of the missionaries have one thing in common…..Strong FAITH!
In most cases, that’s all they had.
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Heritage History is offering Stories from the Oydessey eBook for FREE this month!
This short version of Homer’s Odyssey is part of the Told to the Children series. It is significantly shorted, nicely illustrated, and told in a manner that is suitable for grammar school children. The adventures of Odysseus, a Greek soldier returning from the Trojan war, begin in the land of the Lotus Eaters, and continue with his encounters with Cyclopes, Circe, the Sirens, and Calypso before he returns home to Ithaca, where his faithful wife Penelope awaits him.
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If you believe children need to be at a desk for 7 hours than you will definitely want to stop reading.
I strongly believe in teaching as many subjects together as a group and covering as many subjects at once as possible.
This leaves room for the children to use their creative minds in the afternoons.
If you are not familiar with Draw Write Now, you MUST check these little inexpensive books out!
All you have to do is add a math, Bible, and phonics program into the mix and you have yourself a FULL curriculum for your K-3 grader.
I bet you never knew homeschooling could be so easy!
Teaching Handwriting is just one of the many perks of the Draw Write Now books.
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Heritage History is offering The Story of Abraham Lincoln eBook for FREE this month! It’s perfect for President’s Day.
This easy-to-read biography of Abraham Lincoln is perfect for grammar and middle school students. It is short but detailed enough to give inspiring insights into Lincoln’s character so that his heroism during the terrible years of the Civil War can be fully appreciated. The book covers many important events from his childhood and recounts the long political career that eventually led to the White house. The final chapters deal with his leadership during America’s greatest trial, and show how his firm conviction, honesty, and perseverance sustained him during our nation’s critical hour.
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Last year I tried my hand at making Unit Studies and Printables. I found that I really enjoyed it – A LOT!! So, this year I decided to work through the major holidays making a unit study for each one.
But then I wanted to add some more fun to our homeschool days/weeks, so I decided to make mini unit studies for those daily obscure holidays (i.e. hot dog day, bubble wrap appreciation day – yes, there is such a thing – etc.).
So, why did I want to create a Library Lovers Month Unit Study? Well, this past year has been a very tough one in our family and we’ve just gone to “surviving.” You know that mode? Yeah…I know it all too well these days. Our homeschooling was lacking – severely – and we had stopped visiting the Library all together. Not only am I working to bring more fun and excitement back to our homeschooling activities, I also want to get back to some of our weekly “field trips” like the Library.
I know the library may seem a bit archaic these days with the World Wide Web full of information and at our fingertips, but I still want my kids to know what a book is! There’s just something about sitting back in a chair, curled up under a comfy (warm) blanket, coffee (or tea) in hand and reading a good, old-fashioned, in-your-hand book!! I want my kids to have that same experience and love of reading that I do.
The Hubster despised reading growing up because he has dyslexia and therefore was a slow reader. Our oldest displays signs of dyslexia as well, but because I tried to foster a love of reading in him at an early age, he’s learned to overcome and conquer some of the challenges that come with dyslexia. He’s required to read 40 pages a day in a book of his choosing – with my approval, of course – and most often I find him in there reading chapter after chapter. His new-found love is the Hardy Boys series, which I was able to score at a garage sale for $.50 a piece!!! And hardbacks too!! SCORE!!!
So, to say I love reading might be an understatement. And I suppose the fact that I’m just a bit of a geeky-nerd doesn’t hurt either. Nevertheless, I am so pleased with the final result of this Unit Study that I was literally over-the-moon when it finally all came together! This Unit Study is definitely more involved than my usual ones, as I made it to span over 4 weeks. It includes Language Arts/History, Social Studies/Geography, Math, Science and even some additional reading resources to check out on those trips to the library. I hope you all enjoy using it as much I enjoyed making it!!!
For more resources and printables, follow my Homeschool: Library Lovers Month board on Pinterest!!
You can find more FREE Unit Studies on my Printables page as well as Mini Unit Studies for those Obscure Holidays.
Thank you so much for letting me share with you all today! ~ Annette
Annette has been married to her husband and best friend for 9 years. They are raising their four children to follow the Lord’s will, no matter what. Annette longs for the day when she will meet her 5 children who have entered heaven before her. She enjoys creating UNIT STUDIES with FREE PRINTABLES for homeschool families and she gets her scrapbooking fix in by making Subway Art for herself and her readers. You can follow her crazy life at In All You Do where she blogs about homeschooling, gluten-free recipes, DIY projects and maintaining her sanity. Or keep up with her through Facebook, Twitter or Instagram.
Martin Luther King Day is on Monday, January 21st this year!My crew and I will be spending the whole day learning the history of this courageous man.
Here are few links that will help us to better understand the dream of one man that impacted our nation immensely.
Hand Print Poem
We also have a few biographies that we will be digging through during our read a loud time.
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Have you pinned this list of Martin Luther King Day resources yet?
