this looks like it will be a good resource.
Christian Preschoolers, bible activities.
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Critical thinking
Want books to help you develop critical thinking? This website, called Bright Minds, is devoted to such things.
Be sure to explore the full online catalog by going to the webpage and clicking the “products” tab above. Every product page has free printable sample activity pages or software trials available for download. So click around and take advantage of the freebies!
Grace Talk Soup
The Old Schoolhouse sent me to Talk-shoe. Here is a list of their programs.
This is a brand new podcast by JoJo Tabares that brings you stories of courage in sharing/defending the faith, with inspiring testimony and tips for doing it effectively.
How to use manipulatives
Here’s a post that tells me how to use manipulatives. Done by Intoducing the World. Gives me good ideas and so forth. Never really thought about these. I can do this with Justin! 🙂
Can’t remember where I was browsing, but one link led to another and then I was at the National Library of Virtual Manipulatives. Rather a neat site. I played for a while. Learned a bit more about the use of manipulatives. It took me it seemed like forever before I figured out how to work the ladybug maze for gread 3-5 geometry. Boy…am I bit slow or what! 🙂
Reading Resources
Five books on-line (these are samples) geared for different age levels. All you have to do is provide your email address in order to read them. Seems at this point, a good resource for reading helps. Site is called Raz-kids.
Reading a-z.com has all types of samples to look at. Check it out here. I have to admit, I don’t quite get the alphabetized level thing yet, but in time it will come to me. 🙂
I have to admit, I haven’t thoroughly checked this out yet. It is supposed to be a help for writing.
Logic, Oh so helpful.
Here is a good post with links to resources for teaching logic.
How a Kid Proved That Lacking Logic is ‘Noble’
Poem – I Think Mice are Rather Nice
MICE
I think mice are rather nice;
Their tails are long, their faces small;
They haven’t any chins at all.
Their ears are pink, their teeth are white,
They run about the house at night;
They nibble things they shouldn’t touch,
and, no one seems to like them much,
but, I think mice are rather nice.
Rose Fyleman
I learned this poem as a child and it has stuck with me ever since.
Want to have it here in case I ever forgot it. 🙂
Have had a reader comment that the proper wording of this poem should be as follows. Note the absence of the word rather in the last line:
MICE
I think mice are rather nice;
Their tails are long, their faces small;
They haven’t any chins at all.
Their ears are pink, their teeth are white,
They run about the house at night;
They nibble things they shouldn’t touch,
and no one seems to like them much,
but I think mice are nice!
-Rose Fyleman
I learned the poem as I wrote it above, but I’m fine either way. 🙂