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If you are a homeschooling parent or teacher, and need ideas about making a lapbook on Iroquois Indians, just keep reading!
Sprite is a pro at making lapbooks and this post shows her ideas on this subject. Sprite always includes several mini-books in each lapbook. In her Iroquois Indian lapbook she includes: council meetings, storytelling, health, preparing skins for clothing, calendar, territory map, clans, sports, Iroquois Trail, and more.
Lapbooks make learning more interesting. Using mini-books within a lapbook adds many hands-on activity opportunities for students, which will help them remember what they learn. Sprite also included a Longhouse Diarama (shown below). Looks like lots of fun!
You can see LOTS more photos of this entire lapbook by visiting Jimmie’s Flickr photo gallery: Iroquois Indian Lapbook Photos.
These lapbook components were created by Jimmie and uploaded to Homeschool Share for your free use: Iroquois Indian Lapbook Components
You can find more information about making Lapbooks here > Lapbooking
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Editor’s Note: The lapbook featured in this post is made by Sprite, daughter of Jimmie, a homeschooling Mom. I often feature Sprite’s lapbooks in this blog, since she is so terrific at making them! Many thanks to Jimmie and Sprite for letting me share their lapbooking skills on this blog. Be sure and visit Jimmie’s blog, Jimmie’s Collage, and read about more of their homeschooling activities. I invite you to subscribe to this blog and each post will be delivered to your email box. Thanks for reading!
All photos are thanks to: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jimmiehomeschoolmom/ / CC BY 2.0
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If You Lived with the IroquoisBy Ellen Levine / Scholastic TradeLearn what life was like If You Lived with the Iroquois. Short, engaging question-and-answer chapters and illustrations explore wampum, what was inside a longhouse, what kinds of food you’d eat, how you’d be punished for doing something wrong, who your teachers were, about the League of the Iroquois, and more. 80 pages, softcover. Grades 3-5+. |
Editor’s Note: Whether in homeschool or classroom, these Easter activities will be fun for your kids!
By Teresa Evans
If you need Easter activities for the classroom, you will find that you have many different activities from which to choose. You may like to have the children create Easter crafts but there are also many other educational Easter activities that are suitable for the classroom. Many of these involve math, reading and writing so the learning doesn’t have to stop while the kids have some Easter fun!
Easter Riddle Match
The children can be involved in preparing this Easter activity for the classroom. They can start by finding about 10-15 Easter riddles. Once they have found the riddles, each riddle is written on a separate card and each answer is written on a separate card. These cards can then be used to play a Memory style game with 2 – 4 players. The cards are spread out face down on a table. The players take turns at turning over two cards and reading them both. If they have a matching riddle and answer they get to keep the pair and have another turn. The winner will be the player who has the most pairs when all of the cards have been matched.
Easter Egg Jumble
This is an Easter activity for the classroom that helps kids to practice math. To make this puzzle cut out several large egg shapes. On each egg write the numbers and signs from a mathematical equation putting them in a random order. The children have to rearrange the numbers and signs from each egg to make a true equation. You can use this to practice simple addition equations or more complex equations involving multiplication or division. If 3, 7, x, =, 9 and 2 are on an egg, these would be unjumbled to make 3 x 9 = 27.
Easter Sentence Jumble
To create this Easter activity for the classroom you will start with a few Easter sentences. The teacher can write these or each member of the class can create one sentence. It could be a sentence about Easter eggs, the Easter Bunny or something that children might do at Easter. To play Sentence Jumble you run the words together and then break the letters up into groups of three, four or five letters. The children have to identify what the sentence is and write it correctly. Here is one to try.
thec hild renh unte dforth eea stereg gsth atth eeas terbu nnyh adhi dden
Easter Word Find
One of the simplest Easter activities for the classroom is an Easter puzzle Word Find. Write the words ‘Easter Bunny’ for the children to see then challenge them to find as many words as possible that use the letters in Easter Bunny. For example they could have east, tree, neat etc. The winner will be the person who finds the most words. You can also use words like ‘chocolate’ or ‘Easter eggs’ for this Easter puzzle.
Easter Hangman
The spelling game of Hangman can also be given an Easter twist by using a bunny diagram instead of a Hangman diagram. Choose a bunny picture with about 10 – 14 parts. Play the game in the usual way using Easter words like, chocolate, candy, flowers, basket, chicks, bonnet, parade, decorate, April, search, Sunday, tulips or jellybeans.
As you can see there is a wide variety of Easter activities for the classroom that you can use to entertain and educate children this Easter. This Easter don’t limit your Easter activities to craft and art. Instead have a go at some Easter word puzzles and Easter math puzzles.
For your free Easter printables and games visit www.kids-easter-activities.com. Teresa Evans has created a collection of printable kids Easter activities for kids that are ideal as Easter activities for the classroom.
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Teresa_Evans
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Editor’s Note: I found this article, written by Teresa Evans, about using Easter related Math activities with her kids. Never miss a chance to educate the kids, while having fun at the same time! These ideas are great for homeschooling parents, teachers, or just family fun!
By Teresa Evans
Easter is an exciting time for kids. But the good thing is that you can use that excitement to help kids develop their math skills. Turning regular math into Easter math makes math much, much more exciting. You can use Easter math games or Easter Brain Teasers and the kids will beg you for more.
Below are some simple ways that you use Easter math in the classroom or at home.
Bunny Hop
Here is a simple Easter math game that you can use to practice any basic math skill. You start by selecting a start line and a finish line. Next two children compete to jump from the start to the finish by taking two bunny hops every time they answer a question correctly. You can use any questions that help kids to practice the skill that you want. For example you could ask ’6 times 8′, ‘half of 34′ or ‘What is the number before 87′? The first child to answer correctly takes two jumps and the first one to reach the finish line is the winner.
Easter Counting
You may know the old favorite counting game Buzz. But did you know that you can easily turn this into an Easter math game by replacing the word ‘Buzz’ with an Easter word. Try using ‘Bunny’ or ‘Easter Egg’ instead. The kids sit in a circle and count around a circle but replace the number 7, each multiple of 7 and every number containing a 7 digit with the word ‘Bunny’. If a child says the number instead of saying ‘Bunny’ they are out.
This is a tricky game that requires concentration and a good knowledge of multiples. You can also try playing it with other digits instead of 7. For example, you could use 5 or 10 for an easier version or use 8 or 9 to make a more challenging version.
Easter Brain Teasers
Brain teasers are a great way to get kids thinking math. Many number problems can also be made a lot more interesting by using Easter as a theme for the problem. Here are a few that you can start with.
The Easter Bunny has 15 Easter Eggs in a Basket. He gives our 3 then collects 7 more then gives 6 children 2 eggs each. How many eggs in the basket now?
You can easily change the numbers in this one and then have a completely new problem to present.
Tom has been dyeing eggs. He used green and red dye. If he has dyed 17 eggs and he has 5 more red eggs than green eggs. How many eggs does he have of each color?
How many eggs did I find in the Egg Hunt? I found between 10 and 30. The number is divisible by 4 but not by 7 or 8. I found an even number of eggs.
There are many different ways to use Easter math get kids adding, multiplying, comparing and using other math skills. You’ll find that kids will definitely agree that Easter makes math load more fun.
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Teresa Evans is a teacher and parent who uses games to get kids excited about learning. She shares her favorite Kids Easter Activities including Easter worksheets, board games, card games and game sheets at http://www.kids-easter-activities.com. You can receive your own printable Easter Activities for Kids when you visit http://www.kids-easter-activities.com.
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Editor’s Note: If you’re looking for ideas for Easter crafts this holiday season, you might like to try a few in this article by Teresa Evans. Your kids will love them!
By Teresa Evans
If you are looking for Easter crafts for kids to make, there are many different types of crafts that you can consider. Easter crafts are fun to make and many of them are also delicious! The crafts can involve bunnies, eggs, chicks and flowers and when the crafting is done, the kids will have something to wear, eat, give away or decorate their home.
Decorating Eggs
One of the most popular Easter crafts for kids to make is decorated eggs. There are loads of different ways to decorate eggs. Hard boiled eggs can be painted, dyed or can be drawn on with wax crayons.
Sponge Painted Eggs
One interesting way to decorate eggs is to sponge paint them. The hard boiled egg is placed in an egg cup. The paint is put into small dishes or paper cups. Next dip small pieces of sponge into the paint and then dab the sponge on the egg. This can be done with several colors. When the paint is dry turn the egg over and repeat with the other half of the egg. A collection of these eggs can then be placed in an Easter basket.
Stained Glass Egg
This is one of the Easter crafts for kids to make that creates a great decoration for the home. These look amazing hanging in a window. Firstly cut a large egg shape from clear contact. Next the kids glue pieces of colored tissue paper over the contact. The glue will need to be quite watery. The children may like to make a pattern with different colors or they can glue the different colors randomly over the egg shape.
When it is dry, hang the egg in the window. It will look great from the inside during the day when daylight is coming through the window and it will look great from the outside during the night when the window is lit from inside.
Foot Bunnies
These make very cute bunnies that are also a great souvenir of a child’s foot size. To start use grey or white paper and trace around the child’s foot with the sock still on. Cut white or pink ears from paper and glue these onto the bunny’s head which will be the heel end of the cut-out foot shape. Draw the features on the bunny. Then add pipe cleaners to be whiskers and cotton balls for his nose and tail.
You can also adapt the foot bunny idea to make a really cute Easter card. Just start with a folded piece of paper and have the child put their foot against the fold when it is traced.
There are lots of different Easter crafts for kids to make. These crafts make a great family activity or are ideal for a school Easter craft. After the kids have made them, they can still enjoy them as decorations for their home or classroom.
Teresa Evans is a parent and teacher who has created a collection of printable Easter activities for kids. For your free Easter printables visit www.kids-easter-activities.com.
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Looking for fun and creative Easter activity ideas for your kids? This book includes stories that can be used throughout the Easter season. Each story offers ideas for activities including: games, crafts, snacks, science experiments, storytelling ideas, and object lessons. Perfect for children ages 7 – 12.
Book Description:
By Warner Press
Make Jesus’ death and resurrection come alive for children ages 7 to 12. Tina Houser’s Easter-Rific! is full of creative ideas for your children’s ministry throughout the Easter season. To be used throughout the entire season, this book includes 19 stories that happened during Easter Holy Week, 4 stories that occurred before Christ’s Ascension, and 2 outreach activities. Each story has activities that reinforce the lesson including games, crafts, snacks, science experiments, storytelling ideas, and object lessons. 144 pages; full color.
Editor’s Note: Would you like to know the easiest way to homeschool your child? Are you trying to decide if homeschooling is right for you or just too hard? This article, by Julie Jackson, has lots of tips and advice to make the homeschool choice easier.
Article Written By Julie Jackson
Education is one of the most important needs of any child, allowing them to nurture their curiosity and explore their thoughts. Parents who realize this may however decide not to send their child to a mainstream school for this education, but instead educate their child at school. Choosing the right home schooling curriculum to use is quite an overwhelming decision for parents thinking about it for the first time.
Homeschooling is an alternative means of educating children where the children are educated at home, often by their parents. A curriculum to follow may be obtained through a homeschooling program offered by an institution.
There are many advantages to homeschooling for both parents and children which is why there are so many parents which are now opting for it.
As choosing homeschooling may be quite daunting, here are some tips which may help you to make your decision.
Many parents who are thinking about homeschooling their child may be struggling to decide whether they should actually homeschool their child or not, as it is a very important decision to make. One of the most important things to think about is whether or not as parents you are equipped to satisfy the requirements of any homeschooling program.
Parents should remember that homeschooling is an ongoing process and so it is important to think about one thing at a time. This means that if your child is young you should focus only on what a pre-schooler needs to learn and not try to go too far too fast.
Every state in the U.S. has different laws relating to homeschooling so it is crucial to know what they are in your state. This will make sure that you stay within the law while offering your child a good education.
If you find a local support group then you will be able to gain additional support from others undergoing homeschooling and also find others for your child to socialize with. Members of support groups can also swap tips to allow you to get even more from your homeschooling.
Doing your homework on the options available to you is one of the single most important things to think about when you are choosing whether to homeschool your child. If you know everything that you have to do to homeschool your child then you will be able to get the best from the process.
Assessing your child’s learning style will help you to choose the best way of homeschooling your child. Picking a homeschooling program which will suit your child’s learning style will make it more effective in the long-term.
Homeschooling will require you to have a set of different materials and also a set place in which the learning may take place. You need to organize an area where there are suitable conditions for learning.
There are a number of costs involved in homeschooling, especially for materials. This means that you need to carefully allocate money for the essentials and then think about optional extras which may be of use.
You can look around on the Internet for many books, as this will often lower your costs. Homeschooling is really a change of lifestyle and something which you need to research carefully to make sure it is for you before making this important decision.
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I love this American Revolution Lapbook made by Sprite! She has included lots of mini-books in different styles and sizes.
Her mini-book subjects include a timeline with events such as: Taxation without Representation, Boston Tea Party, Boston Massacre, Tory vs Whig, Crossing the Deleware, Valley Forge, and the Liberty Bell. Minibook characters include: Paul Revere, Ben Franklin, Thomas Paine, and George Washington.
Lapbooks make learning more interesting. This would make a great supplement for an American Revolution Unit Study. Using minibooks within a lapbook adds many hands-on activity opportunities for students, which will help them remember what they learn.
You can see LOTS more photos of this entire lapbook by visiting Jimmie’s Flickr photo gallery: American Revolution Lapbook Photos.
View an online slideshow featuring all photos of this lapbook:
American Revolution Lapbook Slideshow
You can find more information about making Lapbooks here > Lapbooking
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Editor’s Note: The lapbook featured in this post is made by Sprite, daughter of Jimmie, a homeschooling Mom. I often feature Sprite’s lapbooks in this blog, since she is so terrific at making them! Many thanks to Jimmie and Sprite for letting me share their lapbooking skills on this blog. Be sure and visit Jimmie’s blog, Jimmie’s Collage, and read about more of their homeschooling activities. I invite you to subscribe to this blog and each post will be delivered to your email box. Thanks for reading!
All photos are thanks to: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jimmiehomeschoolmom/ / CC BY 2.0
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God Bless America: Unit StudyBy Teri Spray & Terry Martin / Christian Cottage Schools
This all-inclusive unit study takes all the stress out of planning your own! God Bless America Volume 3 covers the nations, cultures and wildlife of the Western Hemisphere through the American Revolution. Moving through Natural North, Central and South America, the Explorers, New World Missionaries, Early Settlers and the Young Nation of America, students will pick up enough Bible, life science, physical science, earth science, geography, government, history, creative writing, literature, home economics, music and art for the entire year. Household-ingredient experiments and easily found recommended resources bring an added dimension of depth, while still making life simple for mom!Organized into 10 and 20 day sections, each unit contains hands-on activities and easy-to-do experiments, classic literature ideas, writing assignments, and a “Scripture of the Day”. Covering myriad topics within each subject, this through guide to the Americas will give students an in-depth look at their country unlike any other. Truly multi-level, all-level and separate activities are provided for grades 1-12. Each topic includes an introduction, vocabulary, activity, reproducibles, black and white photographs, and background information. Please note that while science is covered, junior and senior high students should supplement their studies with a separate text. 432 pages, loose-leaf in a 2.5″ three-ring-binder. |
I’d like to recommend this educational St Patrick’s Day book, Shamrocks, Harps & Shillelaghs: The Story of the St. Patrick’s Day Symbols. This book is a great resource for homeschooling parents and elementary grade teachers. Your student will love hearing the story behind the well known St Patrick’s Day symbols: shamrocks, harps, and shillelaghs. This book also contains activity ideas including a recipe for soda bread, how to make green carnations, and St Patrick’s Day tongue twisters! Have fun and don’t forget to wear green!
Book Description:
Shamrocks, Harps & Shillelaghs: The Story of the St. Patrick’s Day Symbols
By Barth / Houghton-mifflin
Why does a leprechaun always live alone? Where did St. Patrick grow up before he was kidnapped and taken as a slave to Ireland? Each of the familiar St. Patrick’s Day symbols has an amazing story that illuminates Ireland’s rich history, and some can be traced back to ancient customs from many different cultures. All are recognized today by people the world over and are celebrated in the pages of this entertaining book. Also includes the following activities: recipe for Irish Soda Bread, How to make green carnations, snake facts, St. Patrick’s Day tongue twisters, and information on chocolate hunts.
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Although it is legal to homeschool in the United States, each state controls the laws for homeschooling. Therefore, the freedom you have to homeschool your child will vary according to the state you live in. I recently read an interesting article on this subject, “The 8 Strictest States for Homeschoolers“. There is a list of the 8 strictest states and the regulations that apply there. Sometimes even the school districts have specific policies for homeschoolers as well.
Another interesting tidbit: the highest number of homeschoolers are in California!
Use the link below if you’d like to read this interesting article:
The 8 Strictest States for Homeschoolers >>
I’d love it if you’d leave a comment and share with us a little about your state and what laws apply there. How strict is your state for homeschooling?
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