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St. Patrick's Day

St. Patrick’s Day

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Different things I’m considering preparing for the Lad for St. Patrick’s Day. ONLY because it can be a fun holiday for a boy child. :

A colouring page of the Irish flag. Not sure if I”ll do this as we did one for our study on Ireland.

According to legend, Saint Patrick used a shamrock to explain about God. The shamrock, which looks like clover, has three leaves on each stem. Saint Patrick told the people that the shamrock was like the idea of the Trinity – that in the one God there are three divine beings: the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. The shamrock was sacred to the Druids, so Saint Patrick’s use of it in explaining the trinity was very wise.

In light of this I’m considering having him do this activity.

If I can figure out how to print this maze off I would use it. 🙂

and here’s a nice little unit study that I might pull ideas from.

DLTK has an anagram. one is easy, one is more difficult. Same site has an easier to access maze.
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there’s this neat green on green craft that I think the lad will enjoy. 🙂

Fairly certain I’m going to be doing this one. it’s a file folder game.

and there are lots of ideas on this page. Not sure what I’ll use at this point, if anything. Though I do like this 3 in 1 craft/song.

Friday Freebies from This Old Schoolhouse

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I’m catching up so here’s a hodgepodge of freebies on-line to help with homeschooling.

You Need a Story. you need to go to his site to sign up for his free weekly newsletter. Each newsletter will have a story. This is part of what he has to say:

At our house, reading aloud to the children is one of the pillars of their early education. And when I read to my own, I’d love to have your young’ns gather ’round with them. There’s always room for a couple more. In fact, if you’ll let me know where to send it, I’ll be glad to email you a FREE audio story each and every week in our FREE Weekly Newsletter. Sometimes I’ll do the reading, sometimes it may be someone else. But each installment brings you an exhilarating audio adventure —unabridged, of course—to enrich your children’s minds (not to mention keep them occupied with something beneficial while you get other things done). The selection may be one of the great classics. Or, it may be one of those hidden gems from the vast wealth of children’s literature. Or, it may be an enthralling story that has never yet been published. But it will always be clean, wholesome, and enjoyable for the whole family.

Home with Kids has a number of links that go to free homeschooling resources. this is what they have to say:

Most of the links listed below will take you to free resources. There are so many wonderful free educational sites now available online, that I can’t possibly list them all. Use the links below as a starting point, but don’t be afraid to explore what the world wide web has to offer.

The International Bible Society has a couple of videos that can be viewed on “who is Jesus” and “he has done it” Check them out.

Want to make a smoothie with your children? Check out Elkan’s Paradise Smoothie.

I haven’t had the time to really listen to this site called Just One More Book. It is a podcast on books.

Lessons at Home with Kids. This is a site with different monthly activities. A link that is from the same folks also does activities topically.

Family Education has a St Patricks day activity, a craft, and st paddy’s cookie recipe.

Friday Freebies

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Rather than keeping these in my in-box, I thought I’d post the last few Friday Freebies from The Old Schoolhouse here.

Superkids Math Work Sheet Creator – This is a site that allows a person to create their own math sheets.

Busy Teachers Cafe is a resource place for k-6.

Then there is Silly books. This is a “a cute educational website for the younger ones”. It “has more than 60 animated read aloud story books, story songs, fine art games, puzzles and more that help kids learn to read”.

a St. Patrick’s day unit study by knowledge quest.

Plus Free Learning Resources over at Googol Learning.

And a Valentine’s Day Craft from Lighthome Publishers. It’s in PDF format.