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Veterans Day Activity Guide with lapbook and coloring pages
Perfect for preschool through upper elementary, use this Veterans Day activity guide for 10 special activities to do to celebrate Veterans Day, along with a free lapbook (8 mini-books), 4 color by code pages, and 22 coloring pages!
Martin Luther and the Reformation Lapbook
Use the "Martin Luther and the Reformation" lapbook to solidify your study. Read a book or watch a movie (suggestions are included) and then answer the questions on each of the 14 mini booklets to create a keepsake lapbook! Answers are all included and may be used for kids who can't write or if you prefer it. Photos of the completed lapbook are also included.
Thanksgiving Activity Pack
Keep the little ones busy while you cook and prepare on Thanksgiving Day!
This 15-page Thanksgiving Activity Pack contains 3 pages for labeling a turkey, pilgrim girl, and pilgrim boy (plus the answers), a fun physical activity cube (roll like a pumpkin, flap like a turkey, fall like an acorn), name cards to label with everyone's name for the Thanksgiving table, plus placemats and napkin holders.
It's the perfect activity pack for Thanksgiving!
Musical Instrument Notebooking Pages
Musical Instrument Notebooking Pages is a PDF download of 219 different musical instruments from around the world.
A black and white drawing of the image is on half of the sheet and can be used for coloring. The other side has lines so the student can write about the instrument. Suggestions for what to write include where the instrument is from, what instrument family it's in (brass, percussion, keyboard, string, or woodwind), what style of music it usually plays (classical, orchestral, bluegrass, rock, folk, etc.), and some famous musicians who play that instrument.
Here are a few of the instruments included: Flute, Japanese Sanshin, Native American Frame Drum, Autoharp, Chinese Erhu, and French Horn.
The Star-Spangled Banner Printable Pack
15 pages of copywork (3 styles: regular, dotted, and cursive), coloring pages, and a fill-in-the blank page about America's National Anthem "The Star-Spangled Banner."
U.S. State Study Notebooking Pages
150-page printable pack for notebooking for your U.S. State Study. Three pages for each state: blank, regular lines, and primary lines.
Fairy Princess Math Counting Sheets
An 18-page printable pack full of colorful princesses learning to count: recognize numbers, fill in blanks, skip counting, 100 chart, etc.
Music Practice Assignment Sheets
Find 10 beautiful and classy music practice assignment sheets that you can use to get your kids motivated to practice their instruments. The choices include monthly, weekly, and even a 100-day practice chart with a set of stickers to print for it.
18 Lessons in Music Appreciation from the Middle Ages Through Classical Era
This ebook curriculum consists of 18 lessons about the music, genres, styles, and composers of Western Music from the years 450-1799. You'll learn about Gregorian Chant, the beginnings of musical notation, organum, Medieval church modes, Hildegard von Bingen, Guido d'Arezzo, Josquin des Prez, madrigals, motets, the beginnings of opera, music of the Reformation, Buxtehude, Vivaldi, Bach, Handel, Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, and many more!
"Music Appreciation from the Middle Ages Thru Classical Era" includes written lessons, links to videos to watch to learn more about concepts and to listen to the music, and assignments to complete using printables which are provided.
Use the course to get a half-credit in high school Fine Arts. The course can be used for all ages (K-12), but is specifically written for the junior high/high school level.
Music Appreciation of the Romantic Era
"Music Appreciation of the Romantic Era ebook curriculum" consists of 36 lessons about the music, genres, styles, and composers of Western Music from about 1800-1900. You'll learn about Schubert, Liszt, Mendelssohn, Chopin, Rossini, Wagner, Brahms, Tchaikovsky, Dvorak, Stephen Foster, Gilbert & Sullivan, Edward MacDowell, Amy Beach and many more! Includes written lessons, videos to watch to learn more about concepts and to listen to the music, and assignments to complete using printables which are provided. Use to get a full or half-credit in high school Fine Arts. Can be used for all ages (K-12), but is specifically written for the junior high/high school level.
25 Lessons in 20th Century European & South American Music Appreciation
You will find 25 separate lessons on different composers, styles, and pieces of the 20th Century by European and South American composers. Included are 2 notebooking pages for older students to record what they learn as well as links to all the music to be listened to. The curriculum is appropriate for grades K-12 and can be used for high school credit in music appreciation. 
21 Lessons in 20th Century American Music Appreciation
You will find 21 separate lessons on different composers, styles, and pieces of the 20th Century by American composers. Included are 2 notebooking pages for older students to record what they learn as well as links to all the music to be listened to. The curriculum is appropriate for grades K-12 and can be used for high school credit in music appreciation.
11 Days of Veterans Day Activities for Kids
Find 11 days of different types of activities for kids as you teach them about Veterans Day. Meant to be started 11 school days before Veterans Day, you'll find links, resources, and ideas for the categories of: Read, Art, Music, Drama, Service, Write, Poetry, Bible, Science, Games, and Field Trip.
Frog Life Cycle printable pack
4-page printable pack of the Frog Life Cycle. Two pages in color, two in black and white for coloring. Includes the terms.
Easter Story 24-page printable pack
Go through the Easter Story with the pages in this printable pack. There are 12 pages with dotted primary words for younger students and 12 pages with blank lines for older students. All pages contain a coloring picture.
Easter Copywork
20 Pages of Scripture copywork for Easter in the ESV version. 10 pages with primary dotted letters, and 10 pages with regular lines.
Emoji Themed Cleaning Checklists and Label Tags
9 pages of Emoji Themed cleaning checklist for bedroom, livingroom, bathroom, and blank charts, plus 3 pages of label tags.
Graduation Open House Planning Checklist
This 25-page planning checklist will help guide you through everything you need to make your Homeschool High School Graduation open house party a success!**If you are looking for Online Music Appreciation Courses, head over to my course site: Music in Our Homeschool Online Courses.
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“Veterans Day Activity Guide, Lapbook, and Coloring Pages” free sample:
“Martin Luther Lapbook” free sample:
“Musical Instrument Notebooking Pages” free sample (of first four pages):
“The Star-Spangled Banner” sample of regular copywork of first verse:
“Fairytale Princess Math” free sample (of first two pages):
“U.S. Notebooking Pages” free sample (of the 3 pages for Alabama):
“Music Practice Assignment Sheets” (first 2 of 10 pages):
“18 Lessons in Music Appreciation for the Middle Ages Through Classical Period” Sampler Preview:
“Music Appreciation of the Romantic Era” Sampler Preview:
“25 Lessons in 20th Century European & South American Music Appreciation” Sampler Preview:
“21 Lessons in 20th Century American Music Appreciation” Sampler Preview:
“11 Days of Veterans Day Activities for Kids” Sampler Preview:
“Frog Life Cycle” Sampler Preview:
“The Easter Story” Sampler Preview:
“Easter Copywork” Sample:
“Emoji Themed Cleaning Checklists and Labels” Sample:
“Graduation Open House & Party Guide” Sample:
[…] 21 Lessons in 20th Century American Music Appreciation does a great job of guiding you through the massive musical development and changes that took place in the 1900s. This study includes Sousa marches, Ragtime, Blues, and Jazz, Opera, Big Band, Musical Theater, the start of Rock and Roll, and more! […]