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Aug. 29, 2008 - Picture Book Studies

I plan on doing a picture book a week with Little One and then doing a small study on the book. FIAR is Five in a Row and B4FIAR is Before Five in a Row. It is ok if you don’t have these books, there are still plenty of resources without them.

How to Make an Apple Pie and See the World

FIAR vol1

http://www.thehomeschoolmom.com/schoolroom/fiar/how_to_bake_an_apple_pie_and_see_the_world.php

Blueberries For Sal

B4FIAR

http://www.liveoakmedia.com/client/guides/26932.pdf

http://school.familyeducation.com/reading-instruction/resource/30300.html

Abuela’s Weave

http://www.homeschoolshare.com/abuela%27s_weave.php

Boxes For Katje

http://www.homeschoolshare.com/boxes_for_katje.php

Cranberry Thanksgiving

FIAR vol1

http://www.thehomeschoolmom.com/schoolroom/fiar/cranberry_thanksgiving.php

Crawdad Creek

http://www.homeschoolshare.com/crawdadcreek.php

Down, Down the Mountain

FIAR vol2

http://www.thehomeschoolmom.com/schoolroom/fiar/down_down_the_mountain.php

http://www.homeschoolshare.com/resources_for_down_the_mountain.php

The Duchess Bakes a Cake

http://www.thehomeschoolmom.com/schoolroom/fiar/duchess_bakes_a_cake.php

http://www.homeschoolshare.com/resources_duchess_bakes.php

Good Night Moon

B4FIAR

http://www.homeschoolshare.com/b4_resources_goodnight_moon.php

Grandfather’s Journey

FIAR vol1

http://www.thehomeschoolmom.com/schoolroom/fiar/grandfathers_journey.php

http://www.homeschoolshare.com/resourcesgrandfather.php

The Great Kapok Tree

http://www.homeschoolshare.com/great_kapok_tree.php

The Grouch Ladybug

http://www.homeschoolshare.com/grouchy_ladybug.php

The Gullywasher

http://www.thehomeschoolmom.com/schoolroom/fiar/the_gullywasher.php

http://www.homeschoolshare.com/resources_gullywasher.php

Lentil

FIAR vol1

http://www.thehomeschoolmom.com/schoolroom/fiar/lentil.php

Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel

FIAR vol1

http://www.thehomeschoolmom.com/schoolroom/fiar/mike_mulligan_steam_shovel.php

http://www.homeschoolshare.com/resources_mike_milligan.php

Night of the Moonjellies

FIAR vol1

http://www.thehomeschoolmom.com/schoolroom/fiar/night_of_the_moonjellies.php

http://www.homeschoolshare.com/resourcesmoonjellies.php

Gingerbread Baby

http://www.homeschoolshare.com/gingerbread_baby.php

Snowflake Bentley

http://www.thehomeschoolmom.com/schoolroom/fiar/snowflake_bentley.php

http://www.homeschoolshare.com/resources_snowflake_bentley.php

The Snowy Day

B4FIAR

http://www.homeschoolshare.com/b4_resources_snowy_day.php

http://school.familyeducation.com/reading-instruction/parenting/30293.html?detoured=1

The Three Snow Bears

http://www.homeschoolshare.com/unit_three_snow_bears.php

http://www.janbrett.com/

The Hat

http://www.janbrett.com/

The Mitten

http://www.homeschoolshare.com/mitten.php

http://www.janbrett.com/

Wee Gillis

FIAR vol2

http://www.thehomeschoolmom.com/schoolroom/fiar/wee_gillis.php

http://www.homeschoolshare.com/resources_wee_gillis.php

Wild Horses of Sweetbriar

http://www.thehomeschoolmom.com/schoolroom/fiar/wild_horses_of_sweetbriar.php

http://www.homeschoolshare.com/resourceswild_horses.php

Wombat Stew

http://www.homeschoolshare.com/wombat_stew.php

The Very Hungry Caterpillar

http://www.homeschoolshare.com/very_hungry_caterpillar.php

Apples to Oregon

http://www.homeschoolshare.com/apples_to_oregon.php

Faraway Home

http://www.homeschoolshare.com/faraway_home.php

Fatuma’s New Cloth

http://www.homeschoolshare.com/fatuma.php

Long Night Moon

http://www.homeschoolshare.com/long_night_moon.php

Maybelle the Cable Car

http://www.homeschoolshare.com/maybelle_the_cable_car.php

The Sea Chest

http://www.homeschoolshare.com/Sea_Chest.php

Stellaluna

http://www.homeschoolshare.com/stellaluna.php

Stone Soup

http://www.homeschoolshare.com/stone_soup.php

Tonight is Carnaval

http://www.homeschoolshare.com/tonight_is_carnaval.php

When Africa was Home

http://www.homeschoolshare.com/when_africa_was_home.php

The Little Island

http://www.homeschoolshare.com/little_island.php

Meerkat Mail

http://www.homeschoolshare.com/Meerkat_Mail.php

Round is a Mooncake

http://www.homeschoolshare.com/roundmooncake.php

Atlantic

http://www.homeschoolshare.com/atlantic.php

The Cats of Krasinski Square

http://www.homeschoolshare.com/CatsinKrasinkski.php

The Day of Ahmed’s Secret

http://www.homeschoolshare.com/day_of_ahmed.php

The Firekeeper’s Son

http://www.homeschoolshare.com/thefirekeepers_son.php

Freedom of the Menu

http://www.homeschoolshare.com/freedom_on_the_menu.php

Rechenka’s Eggs

http://www.homeschoolshare.com/RechenkasEggs.php

The Story About Ping

FIAR vol1

http://www.thehomeschoolmom.com/schoolroom/fiar/story_about_ping.php

Madeline

FIAR vol1

http://www.thehomeschoolmom.com/schoolroom/fiar/madeline.php

The Red Clogs

FIAR vol1

http://www.thehomeschoolmom.com/schoolroom/fiar/pair_of_red_clogs.php

The Rag Coat

FIAR vol1

http://www.thehomeschoolmom.com/schoolroom/fiar/the_rag_coat.php

The Giraffe That Walked to Paris

FIAR vol2

http://www.thehomeschoolmom.com/schoolroom/fiar/giraffe_that_walked_to_paris.php

A New Coat for Anna

FIAR vol2

http://www.thehomeschoolmom.com/schoolroom/fiar/new_coat_for_anna.php

Owl Moon

FIAR vol2

http://www.thehomeschoolmom.com/schoolroom/fiar/owl_moon.php

Make Way for Ducklings

FIAR vol2

http://www.thehomeschoolmom.com/schoolroom/fiar/make_way_for_ducklings.php

Katy and the Sunflower

http://www.first-school.ws/activities/occasions/vangogh.htm

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Aug. 9, 2008 - Animal Studies Pt. 2

see part 1

January

Penguins

GG- Penguins

http://www.homeschoolshare.com/poppers_penguins.php http://www.squidoo.com/penguinlapbook

http://www.geocities.com/kiwikidz.geo/penguin.html

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/birds/printouts/Africanpenguin.shtml

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/birds/printouts/Emperorpenguin.shtml

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/birds/printouts/Penguincoloring.shtml

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/birds/printouts/penguins.shtml

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/birds/printouts/Rockhopper.shtml

Polar bears

MTH- Polar Bears Past Bedtime

GG- Polar Bears

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/mammals/bear/Polarbearcoloring.shtml

Seals

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/mammals/pinniped/Harpsealprintout.shtml

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/mammals/pinniped/Northernfurseal.shtml

Hibernation

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/coloring/Hibernate.shtml

February

Groundhogs

http://www.homeschoolshare.com/groundhog_lapbook.php

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/mammals/rodent/Groundhogprintout.shtml

Bears

GG- Grizzle Bears

http://www.geocities.com/~perkinshome/bears.html

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/mammals/bear/

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/mammals/bear/Bearcoloring.shtml

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/mammals/bear/Brownbearcoloring.shtml

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/mammals/bear/Grizzlycoloring.shtml

Animals in winter

Moose

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/mammals/deer/Mooseprintout.shtml

March

Eggs

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/birds/label/chickenegg/answers.shtml

GG- Chicks and Chickens

Ponds

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/biomes/pond/pondlife.shtml

Frogs

MSB- Hops Home: A Book About Animal Habitats by Joanna Cole

GG- Frogs

http://www.homeschoolshare.com/Frog_Lapbook.php

http://www.homeschoolhelperonline.com/lapbooks/frogs.htm

http://www.squidoo.com/FrogUnitStudy

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/amphibians/springpeeperprintout.shtml

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/amphibians/Toadprintout.shtml

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/amphibians/venn/frogtoad.shtml

Turtles

http://www.homeschoolshare.com/turtles.php

http://www.homeschoolhelperonline.com/units/turtles.htm

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/turtle/Paintedturtle.shtml

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/turtle/

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/turtle/Turtlecoloring.shtml

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/turtle/

April

Rabbits

GG- Rabbits, Rabbits & More Rabbits

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/mammals/lagomorphs/Hare.shtml

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/mammals/lagomorphs/

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/mammals/farm/Rabbitprintout.shtml

Ducks

GG- Ducks

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/birds/printouts/Mallardprintout.shtml

Animals in spring

The Bayou

GG- Marshes & Swamps

SS- Crocodiles and Alligators

http://www.homeschoolhelperonline.com/lapbooks/alligator.htm

http://www.squidoo.com/swamp

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/reptiles/alligator/coloring.shtml

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/biomes/marsh/freshwaterprintout.shtml

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/biomes/marsh/freshwater.shtml

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/biomes/swamp/printout.shtml

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/biomes/swamp/swamp.shtml

May

Rain forest

MSB- In the Rain Forest by Joanna Cole

GG- Nature’s Green Umbrella: Tropical Rain Forests

http://www.squidoo.com/rainforestlapbook

http://keechivalley.googlepages.com/rainforest

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/rainforest/animals/Sampling.shtml

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/rainforest/label/labelstrata.shtml

Whales

GG- Whales

SS- Whales

http://www.homeschoolshare.com/whales.php

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/whales/label/labelbaleen.shtml

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/whales/activities/whaletemplates/Belugatemplate.shtml

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/whales/activities/whaletemplates/Bluetemplate.shtml

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/whales/activities/whaletemplates/Humptemplate.shtml

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/whales/activities/whaletemplates/Rightwhale.shtml

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/whales/activities/whaletemplates/Sptemplate.shtml

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/whales/activities/whaletemplates/Templatelist.shtml

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/whales/activities/whaletemplates/Whalesfish.shtml

Oceans

MSB- On the Ocean Floor by Joanna Cole

GG- Sea Turtles

GG- Sharks

GG- Exploring the Deep Dark Sea

http://www.homeschoolshare.com/sea_turtles.php

http://www.homeschoolshare.com/atlantic.php

http://www.homeschoolshare.com/hello_ocean_lapbook.php

http://www.homeschoolhelperonline.com/units/oceans.htm

http://www.homeschoolhelperonline.com/units/sea_creatures.htm

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/invertebrates/seaanemone/Seaanemoneprintout.shtml

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/fish/printouts/Angelfishprintout.shtml

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/whales/activities/whaletemplates/Bottledolphintemplate.shtml

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/invertebrates/bivalve/Oysterprintout.shtml

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/invertebrates/bivalve/Clamprintout.shtml

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/invertebrates/mollusk/gastropod/Gastropodprintouts.shtml

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/sharks/classroom/sharktemplates/Gws.shtml

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/invertebrates/jellyfish/Jellyfishcoloring.shtml

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/invertebrates/crustacean/Lobsterprintout.shtml

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/sharks/rays/Mantaprintout.shtml

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/invertebrates/mollusk/Printouts.shtml

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/coloring/oceanlife.shtml

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/invertebrates/octopus/Octopuscoloring.shtml

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/whales/activities/whaletemplates/Orcatemp.shtml

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/invertebrates/mollusk/gastropod/Conchprintout.shtml

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/invertebrates/plankton/Planktonprintout.shtml

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/turtle/Seaturtlecoloring.shtml

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/coloring/oceanlife.shtml

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/fish/printouts/Seahorsecoloring.shtml

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/invertebrates/echinoderm/Seastarprintout.shtml

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/sharks/classroom/sharktemplates/Templatelist.shtml

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/invertebrates/mollusk/gastropod/Knobbedwhelk.shtml

Shore life

GG- Surrounded by Sea: Life on a New England Fishing Island

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/invertebrates/bivalve/Scallopprintout.shtml

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/invertebrates/echinoderm/

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/invertebrates/crustacean/Hermitcrab.shtml

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/biomes/intertidal/intertidal.shtml

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/invertebrates/echinoderm/Sanddollarprintout.shtml

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Aug. 8, 2008 - Country Studies

Study the World

We will be using a variety of resource books including Galloping the Globe, A Trip Around the World, Another Trip Around the World and various books from our personal and public library on each country.

I will have a “passport” for Little One to put a stamp in for each country we visit.

Resources for all countries

Passport Stamps

http://www.lcms.org/pages/internal.asp?NavID=9522

Continent Coloring Pages

http://www.lcms.org/pages/internal.asp?NavID=7613

Country Lapbook

http://www.homeschoolhelperonline.com/lapbooks/country.htm

http://www.homeschoolshare.com/country_lapbook.php

Unit Study Ideas

http://www.squidoo.com/geograhyunitstudy

Unit Study for Kick off

http://www.gale.cengage.com/pdf/TeachersGuides/PassportGuide.pdf

Countries we are going to study-

England

http://www.activityvillage.co.uk/Europe_outline_with_borders.pdf

http://www.activityvillage.co.uk/UK_with_borders.pdf

http://www.coloring.ws/england.htm

http://www.gale.cengage.com/pdf/TeachersGuides/BisforBigBen.pdf

http://www.crayola.com/free-coloring-pages/print/england-coloring-page/

http://www.crayola.com/free-coloring-pages/print/united-kingdom-coloring-page/

Ireland

http://www.activityvillage.co.uk/Europe_outline_with_borders.pdf

http://www.coloring.ws/ireland.htm

http://www.gale.cengage.com/pdf/TeachersGuides/ShamrockGuide.pdf

http://www.crayola.com/free-coloring-pages/print/ireland-coloring-page/

Scotland

http://www.activityvillage.co.uk/Europe_outline_with_borders.pdf

http://www.activityvillage.co.uk/UK_with_borders.pdf

http://www.coloring.ws/scotland.htm

http://www.crayola.com/free-coloring-pages/print/scotland-coloring-page/

http://www.crayola.com/free-coloring-pages/print/united-kingdom-coloring-page/

France

http://www.activityvillage.co.uk/Europe_outline_with_borders.pdf

http://www.crayola.com/free-coloring-pages/print/france-coloring-page/

Norway

http://www.activityvillage.co.uk/Europe_outline_with_borders.pdf

http://www.crayola.com/free-coloring-pages/print/norway-coloring-page/

Finland

http://www.activityvillage.co.uk/Europe_outline_with_borders.pdf

http://www.crayola.com/free-coloring-pages/print/finland-flag-coloring-page/

Denmark

http://www.activityvillage.co.uk/Europe_outline_with_borders.pdf

http://www.crayola.com/free-coloring-pages/print/denmark-coloring-page/

Sweden

http://www.activityvillage.co.uk/Europe_outline_with_borders.pdf

http://www.crayola.com/free-coloring-pages/print/sweden-coloring-page/

Netherlands

http://www.activityvillage.co.uk/Europe_outline_with_borders.pdf

http://www.coloring.ws/netherlands.htm

http://www.crayola.com/free-coloring-pages/print/netherlands-coloring-page/

Switzerland

http://www.activityvillage.co.uk/Europe_outline_with_borders.pdf

http://www.crayola.com/free-coloring-pages/print/switzerland-coloring-page/

Canada

http://www.activityvillage.co.uk/North_America_with_borders.pdf

http://www.coloring.ws/canada.htm

http://www.crayola.com/free-coloring-pages/learn/canadian-provinces-and-territories-coloring-pages/

http://www.gale.cengage.com/pdf/TeachersGuides/MapleGuide.pdf

http://www.gale.cengage.com/pdf/TeachersGuides/LooniesTooniesGuide.pdf

http://www.gale.cengage.com/pdf/TeachersGuides/SpiritBear.pdf

http://www.gale.cengage.com/pdf/TeachersGuides/NewfoundlandGuide.pdf

http://www.gale.cengage.com/pdf/TeachersGuides/FiddleheadGuide.pdf

http://www.gale.cengage.com/pdf/TeachersGuides/AlbertaGuide.pdf

http://www.crayola.com/free-coloring-pages/print/canada-flag-coloring-page/

Mexico

http://www.activityvillage.co.uk/North_America_with_borders.pdf

http://www.crayola.com/free-coloring-pages/print/mexico-coloring-page/

Brazil

http://www.activityvillage.co.uk/South_America_with_borders.pdf

http://www.crayola.com/free-coloring-pages/print/brazil-coloring-page/

China

http://www.activityvillage.co.uk/Asia_with_borders.pdf

http://www.activityvillage.co.uk/sock_puppet_dragon_craft.htm

http://www.activityvillage.co.uk/chinese_new_year_coloring.htm

http://www.activityvillage.co.uk/chinese_flag_collage.htm

http://www.gale.cengage.com/pdf/TeachersGuides/DancingDragon.pdf

http://www.crayola.com/free-coloring-pages/print/china-coloring-page/

Japan

http://www.activityvillage.co.uk/Asia_with_borders.pdf

http://www.coloring.ws/japan.htm

South Africa

http://www.activityvillage.co.uk/pdfs/Africa_with_borders.pdf

http://www.crayola.com/free-coloring-pages/print/south-africa-coloring-page/

http://www.lcms.org/graphics/assets/media/World%20Mission/MF_Botswana-SouthAfrica.pdf

Nigeria

http://www.activityvillage.co.uk/pdfs/Africa_with_borders.pdf

http://www.crayola.com/free-coloring-pages/print/nigeria-coloring-page/

Egypt

http://www.activityvillage.co.uk/pdfs/Africa_with_borders.pdf

http://www.coloring.ws/egypt.htm

http://www.crayola.com/free-coloring-pages/print/egypt-coloring-page/

Australia

http://www.coloring.ws/australia.htm

http://www.crayola.com/free-coloring-pages/print/australia-coloring-page/

This list may be updated as I continue to plan. If you are going to do a country study with a small child, you may want to stop back to see if I made any updates.