Cindy Downes

Aug. 17, 2008 - US and World History Scope and Sequence

I forgot to tell you all I created a 12 year US and World History scope and sequence. I hope it will be helpful to some of you. You can download it for printing on my web site at: August Newsletter.

You'll also find my new form: State and Local Officials worksheet. Feel free to print it out and use it in your home school.

Have a great day!

CIndy

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Jun. 26, 2008 - History Detectives

June 30th begins a new season of History Detectives on PBS/OETA. This season will include WWII Diary, Annie Oakley Coin, and more. Watch the episode and use the teacher's guide to use this as a fun learning experience!

Be sure to check out the Detective kit and games too!

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May. 21, 2008 - World War II activity book

I discovered this on the National Park Web site and thought you might like to add it to your WWII unit: WWII Activity book.

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Feb. 22, 2008 - President Elections Unit - Updated

I have just updated the Presidents/Elections unit with new information and eliminated the book that was previously required which is no longer in print. Check it out on my Web site. I hope it is helpful.

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Feb. 18, 2008 - Free US Notebooking Pages

The Homeschool e-store is currently giving away a free copy of United States of America Notebooking Pages. You need to download this now - you will use it someday!

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Jan. 29, 2008 - New Unit Study - Science and Scientists

Log on to my website for my free, 16-week science unit called, Science and Scientists-An Introduction to Science for Elementary Students. I created this unit to help you give your children a brief overview of the major science fields (Biology, Chemistry, Geology, etc.). In each unit, your children will learn about two scientists who worked in the field and two related topics. They will research the internet and complete activities related to these topics. I hope you will find this unit fun to do and very informative.

Enjoy!

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Dec. 20, 2007 - World War I Unit Study

There seems to be plenty of homeschool curriculum that covers American history up to the Civil War and perhaps a little beyond; however, there seems to be very little available that covers the late 1800s through current day. So I thought I would work on filling some of these gaps. Here is list of topics to study and recommended resources to use to teach your children about World War I.

I hope it will be helpful to you.

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Aug. 13, 2007 - Free! Electricty Thematic Paper

Thematic Paper - Free: Electricity Thematic Paper to use when teaching about electricity.

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Aug. 13, 2007 - Free Electricity Unit by Cindy Downes

1. NEW! Electricity Unit Study by Cindy Downes

2. Ben Franklin Unit Study by Cindy Downes

3. Be sure to add what your children did for the Electricity Unit to your copy of The Checklist!

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Aug. 5, 2007 - Unit Study Resources for History & Science

NEW! Unit Study Resources for Science and Unit Study Resources for History. A list of unit studies by Cindy Downes that correspond to my multi-level science and history schedules.

For those of you who have been asking me to get this done! I've been trying to make a list of unit studies that correspond with my history and science schedules for a while now. This is still a work in progress but my goal this year is to make a big dent in it!

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Jul. 28, 2007 - Unit Study / Multi-level Teaching Resources:

School is just around the corner and many of you are planning to try unit studies or try multi-level teaching for the first time. Here are some resources that may help you get started. I hope they help.

1. Unit Study Guide for HIstory

2. Unit Study Guide for Science

3. Unit Study Project Ideas

4. Composition Project Ideas

5. Recipes for Learning

6. Craft Ideas for Learning

7. Timelines for Unit Studies

8. Fun Kits to Use with Unit Studies

9. Thematic Book Stores for Unit Studies

10. Free Unit Studies

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Jan. 3, 2007 - FREE Forms!

Here are my latest forms I've created for homeschool moms. They are in pdf format so all you need is Acrobat Reader and a printer.

1. Statehood Worksheet and State Symbols Report Form - Use these two forms when teaching your state history.

2. Composition Theme Paper for Astronomy, thin lines.

3. Composition Theme Paper for Astronomy, thick lines for beginning writers.

4. Revolutionary War Thematic Paper. Use these two forms (wide lines and thin lines) when teaching about the Revolutionary War.

5. My Presidents of the U.S. Composition Booklet: Use this free booklet as a writing project about the presidents of the U.S.

These forms and more can be found on my website at: Homeschool Forms

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Jan. 3, 2007 - President's Day is Coming!

President's Day is coming up in February. Here are some resources you can use to help you teach about Lincoln, Washington, and presidents in general:

Presidents/Election Unit- this is a 12-week unit that will give your children a brief intoduction to the office of the President and the election process using library books, worksheets, art projects and Internet research.

Lincoln resources on the internet:

1. Biography of Lincoln

2. Timeline of Lincoln's Life

3. Abraham Lincoln for Primary Children

Washington resources on the internet:

1. Biography of Washington

2. Portrait for Kids activity

3. PBS Rediscovering George Washington

Be sure to add what your children did for President's Day to your copy of The Checklist

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Dec. 17, 2006 - Astronomy Ideas

Astronomy is a fun subject to teach especially if you use a variety of resources. There's no need to depend only on textbooks when you can use games, internet links, music, art, and astronomy kits. For some really fun ideas on teaching Astronomy, be sure to read my December newsletter now online at: Cindy Downes' December Newsletter. You'll also find free, astronomy-theme writing paper to download and print for use in your homeschool.

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