We have been studying Pilgrims and Thanksgiving for the past few weeks. I read aloud Stories of the Pilgrims, which I highly recommend. We also listened to A Thanksgiving to Remember by Barbara Rainey (Family Life). It's an excellent recording, which uses sound effects, music and different … [Read more...] about Learning about Thanksgiving
Lapbooks
Great Lapbooking Site
I just found a really neat website on lapbooking: http://www.squidoo.com/lapbooking … [Read more...] about Great Lapbooking Site
Three lapbooks: Weather, Obedience, and Money
We have been having so much fun learning lately! I am really enjoying doing the unit studies this year, and using lapbooks to keep it all organized. In September we started with a study on weather. We checked out tons of weather books from the library and read "The Wizard of Oz"(you … [Read more...] about Three lapbooks: Weather, Obedience, and Money
Review of Ten Commandments Lapbook
My kids and I just completed a unit study on The Ten Commandments, using a project pack from Hands of a Child as our main source of materials. You can find it at Below is a review of the project pack: Overall, I really enjoyed doing the Hands of a Child lapbook of The Ten … [Read more...] about Review of Ten Commandments Lapbook
Lapbooks
We are in the midst of making our first lapbooks. We're going to do one for Food and Nutrition and another for Birds. Here is a great video on YouTube which shows what a lapbook is: http://youtube.com/watch?v=FVPNyXJb09E I'm really excited about this new way to learn. I've also … [Read more...] about Lapbooks
