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Mystery of History Volume 2 Resources

July 23, 2019 By Thaleia Leave a Comment

We will be using Mystery of History Volume 2 this next school year and wanted to share resources that we have found along the way. To make homeschooling less stressful I use the same Science and History for all four of my children. This year we will have grades Kindergarten, Fourth, Tenth and Eleventh. I will try to share resources for all ages that we might be using this year.

I used a very nice quarterly chart in order to keep track of the lessons as well as add in videos, novels and Scripture reading. I could not find a similar chart for MOH Volume 2 so I created my own. I will share the rough version with you in Word form so that you can edit it. I have added these to Google Drive so that you can access them. Please be sure to download a copy of them BEFORE editing.

Barb from Harmony Fine Arts offers free downloads and paid resources but gives a nice list of artists and composers to study during the Medieval and Renaissance time period. We will be using the list of composers to add some fun for the elementary brothers while the high school students will complete their Music Appreciation course. If you only want a short unit study then you can use the Renaissance Art Mini Unit.

Grade 6 Medieval and Renaissance Art and Music Appreciation from Harmony Fine Arts

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Middle Ages Unit Studies, Notebooking and Lapbook pages from Homeschool Share

LEGO Christmas Building Ideas

December 7, 2018 By Thaleia Leave a Comment

If you own a ton of LEGO and want your children to have fun during this Christmas season then why not try one of these Christmas building ideas? Some of these ideas are for daily builds throughout Advent or one idea for each day of December BUT you can use the ideas in any order.

The 31 Days of December Brick Challenge from My Joy Filled Life includes a printable as well as links to some of the builds.

Little Bins for Little Hands offers a Christmas Countdown LEGO Advent Calendar that includes 25 days of building ideas.

Counting down to Christmas has never been as fun as Frugal Fun 4 Boys DIY LEGO Advent Calendar.

If you prefer to do a Jesse Tree Brick Challenge then Proverbial Homemaker has just the thing you need!

Of course we don’t want to leave your younger builders out of the Advent fun. You can make your own LEGO Nativity Puzzles using Duplo blocks just like I can Teach My Child shows you how!

How do you plan to use LEGO in your Christmas building this year?

Tree Books for Kids #NatureStudy #NatureBookClub #Booklist

November 1, 2018 By Thaleia Leave a Comment

It’s November 1st and that means a new topic for Nature Book Club. This month we are learning all about trees and twigs. Since this is a broad topic I thought I would find some books for my kids as well as yours which should help them learn about trees and twigs. I am including both field guides and picture books so that children of all ages can learn about trees!

Explore all things #TREES with this list of Tree books for Kids for November’s #NatureBookClub theme! #naturestudy

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We own a few of these and will explore what books our local library has to offer for more tree books for kids. Online resources might also be utilized via Kindle, Hoopla or Overdrive. for this month’s nature book club topic.

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Tween Girls Christmas Gifts Wishlist

October 28, 2016 By Thaleia Leave a Comment

Since this is the last year for Princess to be a tween I thought it would be a great idea for her to help create a tween girls Christmas gifts wishlist. It is very hard to buy for tweens since they are no longer “little kids” but not quite a teen either.

Tween Girls Christmas Gifts Wishlist Tips for #Christmas shopping!

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Macy’s Back to School Shopping Party #MacysBTS

August 2, 2016 By Thaleia Leave a Comment

This post is sponsored by Everywhere Agency on behalf of Macy’s; however, all thoughts and opinions expressed are my own.

Back to School time can be hectic and crazy if you have one child but with us it’s quadruple the insanity! Even though we homeschool each child may still need new clothes to begin the new school year. We try to be sure that each child has seasonal attire that fits for all the fun things we do as a homeschool family. We enjoy educational activities both indoors and outdoors so we need to be sure that we have clothes that fit for all types of weather. I have been known to take our children hiking while it’s snowing or fossil collecting in the heat of Summer!

Back to School time can be hectic Let Macys Back to School Shopping Party help!#MacysBTS #ad

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Princess is especially excited that we were asked to attend this event and cannot wait to take part in the photo booth and free 90’s-inspired beauty makeovers plus some sweet treats!

Macy’s is hosting a really awesome Back to School Shopping Party and the event is free! If you want to share 90’s music and some pre Y2K style with your kids be sure to check out an event near you.

Find an event near you!

Macy’s Boca (Boca Raton, FL) – Aug. 6th, 2pm
Macy’s Miami International (Miami, FL) – Aug. 6th, 2pm
Macy’s Galleria (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) – Aug. 6th, 2pm
Macy’s West County (St. Louis, MO) – Aug. 6th, 2pm
Macy’s Castleton (Indianapolis, IN) – Aug.6th, 1pm
Macy’s Easton (Columbus, OH) – Aug. 13th, 2pm
Macy’s Concord Sun Valley (Concord, CA) – Aug. 13th, 2pm
Macy’s Clackamas (Portland, OR) – Aug. 13th, 2pm
Macy’s La Plaza Americas (Puerto Rico) – Aug. 13th
Macy’s Ross Park (Pittsburgh, PA) – Aug. 20th, 2pm
Macy’s Staten Island (Staten Island, NY) – Aug. 20th, 3pm
Macy’s Burlington (Burlington, MA) – Aug. 20th, 2pm
Macy’s Walden Galleria (Cheektowanga, NY) – Aug. 20th, 2pm
Macy’s Willowbrook (Houston, TX) – Aug. 27th, 2pm
Macy’s Florida Mall (Orlando, FL) – Aug. 27th, 1pm
Macy’s Northpark Center (Dallas, TX) – Aug. 27th, 2pm
Macy’s Wellington (Wellington, FL) – Aug. 27^th
Macy’s Arden Fair (Sacramento, CA) – Aug. 27th, 2pm

Event subject to change or cancellation.

For more information, visit http://bit.ly/MacysBTS16

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Mystery of History Volume 2 Quarter 1 AD 29-476

Mystery of History Volume 2 Quarter 2 AD 500-871

Mystery of History Volume 2 Quarter 3 AD 874-1192

Mystery of History Volume 2 Quarter 4 AD 1210-1456

How do you plan to use LEGO in your Christmas building this year?

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