Homeschool Resources

Fun Ways to Play with Seasonal ABC’s

August 19, 2015 By Thaleia

Welcome to Day 3 of the five day series all about fun ways to play with ABC’s.

I think one of the easiest ways to incorporate ABC’s into your home or classroom is with seasonal ABC’s. There are so many fun ways to play with seasonal ABC’s especially if you live near a dollar store! I have found all sorts of fun things to create ABC games such as felt, jumbo sequins, glass stones, and stickers.

Today I am sharing a Christmas Tree ABC match game. It uses plastic lids, stickers, and a plastic tray.

Fun Ways to Play with Seasonal ABC

We hope you join us each day this week as we share some fun ideas for handmade ABC’s, Seasonal ABC’s, Sensory ABC’s, Natural ABC’s, and Store Bought ABC’s. Each day I will be featuring one of my own projects as well as the projects of the other bloggers!

Autumn ABC Discovery Box from Play & Learn Everyday

ABC Cookies For All Seasons from Creative World of Varya

Christmas Tree ABC Match Activity

August 18, 2015 By Thaleia Leave a Comment

Christmas is such a fun and special time of year. It’s a great time to make some homemade games and activities for your young learners. This Christmas tree ABC match activity is a great game to keep kids busy while you bake or wrap presents.

Such a cute ABC match activity for a very cheap price! #KBN #Preschool #Kindergarten

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Fun Ways to Play with Store-bought ABC’s

August 18, 2015 By Thaleia

Day 2 of our five days series to help parents and educators learn about new fun ways to play with ABC’s. This series is for all ages birth to grade 6 so stick around to see all the amazing activities for all the ages.

Today I am sharing a fun way to use a store-bought item to create an alphabet activity. Last Summer I spent lots of time during garage sale season searching for a cheap barrel of monkeys. I found two partial sets which gave me enough monkeys to write a letter on each one. To see what else we added to this fun activity check out our Barrel of Monkeys Letter Match Game.

We hope you join us each day this week as we share some fun ideas for Handmade ABC’s, Seasonal ABC’s, Sensory ABC’s, Natural ABC’s, and Store Bought ABC’s. Each day I will be featuring one of my own projects as well as the projects of the other bloggers!

ABC Cards Games for Tots from Creative World of Varya

Alphabet Free Play from P is for Preschooler

Magnetic ABC’s Learning Fun from Teach Me Mommy

Board Games Do Enhance Learning from Mrs. Karle’s Sight and Sound Reading

ABC’s of American History: X is for X-Ray into American Medicine

June 16, 2015 By Thaleia

X is for X-Ray into American Medicine

We’ve all had to go to the doctor at some point, but when
we’re getting poked and prodded, we don’t usually think about the history
behind the science. From cells and medicines to X-Rays and MRIs, America has played
a big role in making medicine what it is today.

Because history should be taught from a holistic point of view, I’m going to include some resources addressing the contributions of various groups, in addition to more traditional history lessons.

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D is for D-Day: American History Resources for Kids

January 27, 2015 By Samantha Leave a Comment

Welcome back to our fourth week of the ABC’s of American History. This week we have Samantha from Le Chaim on the Right sharing her resource list for D-Day. She used her affiliate links to provide you a quick resource on Amazon.

“The eyes of the world are upon you.” -Eisenhower

WWII is my passion. With this tough time period, it’s easier to find resources for high school students rather than elementary, but I tried to compile a list for grades 1-6.

D-Day was the Allied invasion in Normandy, France during World War II. It began on June 6, 1944, with 150,000 Allied forces fighting for freedom. The Germans knew what the Allies would attack soon, but they didn’t quite know where. The Allies had staged a fake attack quite north of France, where Hitler awaited their attack. The Allies took Germany by surprise, and D-Day was a huge success – and the turning point of WWII.

Interesting facts to make your D-Day study more interesting:

The “D” in D-Day stands for Day. There is also “H-Hour”
D-Day is known as Operation Overlord.
D-Day was the largest seaborne invasion in history.
George S. Patton did not fight during D-Day. Instead, Patton was benched and led a fake army to distract Hitler from the real battle plans in Normandy (D-Day). This stunt was called Operation Quicksilver. The Germans then got wind of Quicksilver – and prepared for such. This came as a major shock to Hitler, and greatly contributed to D-Day’s success.

Books
There are many books written about D-Day. Check out your local library for more ideas! Along with the book, I tried to list an approximate age range.

Projects
Teachers Pay Teachers is full of fun projects for all grade levels. You can sort projects by grade level, or by price.

D-Day for Kids is a nice $5 app targeting kids ages 6-8.

Movies
There aren’t too many WWII films for younger kids. However, a few years ago I was lucky to stumble upon Valiant, a G-rated animated film about Britain’s messenger pigeons and the part they played during D-Day. It was the first and only time I have seen facts at the end of an animated film. Molly, An American Girl, explores WWII, and although not necessarily D-day, is still a great clean, family movie.

For students old enough, the obvious two classics are Saving Private Ryan and Band of Brothers and for students old enough, those are must-watches. No exceptions. Here are a few alternatives, but still not really for anyone under 10.