Celebrate Women's History Month - Part 3

This is the 3rd post in my month long Celebrate Women's History Month tribute. You can find all the posts up to this point under Homeschool Lessons at the top of the page. Twice a week for the month of March, I will post resource lists for 4 amazing women. 

Today's women:

Valentina Tereshkova - first woman in space
Mary Cassatt - artist
Dorothea Lange - photograper
Elizabeth Blackwell - first woman doctor



Valentina Tereshkova 

Books -

Valentina Tereshkova: First Woman in Space 

Women in Space 


Links -

Space.com 

Astronautix.com 

History.com 

NotableBiographies.com 

YouTube 


Printables - 

So sad, I couldn't find a thing. :(



Mary Cassatt

Books - 

Mary Cassatt - Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists 

Mary Cassatt - Impressionist Painter 

Suzette and the Puppy - A Story about Mary Cassatt 

Mary Cassatt - Portrait of an American Impressionist 

Color Your Own Mary Cassatt Masterpieces 


Links - 

MaryCassatt.org 

Biography.com 

MetMuseum.org 

Artcyclopedia.com 

Wikipedia 


Printables - 

ContentedatHome.com 

DIYHomeschooler.com 

PaperDali 

MakingArtFun.com 

ArtCuratorforKids.com 

GardenofPraise.com 



Dorothea Lange

Books - 

Restless Spirit: The Life and Work of Dorothea Lange 

Dorothea Lange - Getting to Know the World's Great Artists 

Dorothea Lange - Photographer of the People 

Dorothea Lange - Portrait of Women Artists for Children 

Dorothea Lange - A Life in Pictures 


Links -

HistoryPlace.com 

Biography.com 

MOMA.org 

LOC.gov 

PBS.org 


Printables -

Getty.edu 

Education.com 



Elizabeth Blackwell

Books - 

Elizabeth Blackwell: Girl Doctor 

Elizabeth Blackwell: First Woman Doctor 

The First Woman Doctor 

Elizabeth Blackwell: A Life of Diligence 

Who Says Women Can't Be Doctors?: The Story of Elizabeth Blackwell 


Links -  

NLM.NIH.gov 

Biography.com 

PBS.org 

WomensHistory.about.com 

SocialStudiesforKids.com 


Printables -

Crayola.com 

TeachersPayTeachers.com 



Well, sometimes I just can't find many resources. Hopefully this will be enough to get you going! :)


Part 1
Part 2


HAVE FUN LEARNING ABOUT REMARKABLE WOMEN!

November Homeschooling Resources

November is Native American Heritage Month. It's also Thanksgiving month, of course. I decided to create a post, with those themes in mind, from my previous posts.

Here are some history resources to get you started. 

Explorers Resources

Early American Settlers Resources

French and Indian War Resources

Native American Resources

Here are a few animal studies that are good for November. (I will hopefully have some new ones up soon.)

Squirrel Unit Study Resources

Owl Resources

Fox Resources (Small)

Here's a little craft that we did last year. 

Thanksgiving Craft

As for science, any time the seasons change is a great time to study the weather!!

Weather Activities

Weather Activities 2

Weather Resources

There you have it! I am planning some NEW resources posts for this month!!! 

                      HAVE FUN LEARNING!!!!

Top 10 Posts of 2013

It's TIME!!! Time to ring out the old and bring in the new! :D Don't you just love New Year's?? You can kiss the mistakes of the last year goodbye and welcome a clean slate.

As I've said before, I never make resolutions. No way am I setting myself up for failure from the get go. ;) BUT here are some of the things that I want to do more of in the new year.



SEWING -  It's been 2 LOOOOONG months since I have sat at my sewing machine. That's 2 months too long. I have GOT to figure out a way to unpack my sewing stuff in this tiny house!! We are only supposed to be here a few months (until the rental agent finds us a bigger place) but I am going through some heavy withdrawals already!!! LOL



CRAFTING - It has been forever since I made anything. ARGH!!!! I need my creative outlets!! I'll go starkers!!!



READING -  I used to set myself reading challenges at the beginning of each year. It's been a couple of years since I have done that. Just not enough time. SIGH.... BUT I am planning a couple of different challenges for 2014. One is the Alphabet Soup Challenge made by Escape With Dollycas Into a Good Book.  You can check my page for it out HERE.

The other challenge is to read 100 books. That used to be NOTHING to me. I could read 3 books a week. AHHH, those were the days.

I'll be keeping up with that challenge over at Goodreads.



Now, on to the Top 10 Posts of 2013!!!



10



My Worm Unit Study!!!

That was a fun one to make. We actually haven't done it yet... SHHHH!!! That'll be one for spring! ;)



9



My Rocks and Minerals Unit Study! That was a fun one. The kids love anything hands on. I made sure to save everything from our  kits so we can do it again. ;)



8



Apron Skirt Tutorial I just love old fashioned clothes for kids!! Not all the time but it's nice to have some pieces. This was such a quick and easy little skirt to make. It can be easily personalized for the little girl in your life.



7



DinoROAR Tutorial Part 2 - Colin still loves this outfit. It's holding up well, too! HA! Little boys can be so hard on clothes!!





6



Marco Polo Unit Study  

Another fun, hands on study. And another one that we have actually put to use. ;)



5



Plants Unit Study -  Ummm... another one that we will be getting to this spring.... I figure we'll do plants and worms at the same time.  ;)



4



Simple Machines Unit Study

This is going to be SO MUCH FUN, when we actually get to it.... (Our next science unit will be weather, which I think is perfect for winter in TN.)





3



Tee to Short-all Refashion Tutorial

This was so much fun to make for my cousin's little guy.





2



Aztecs, Incas and Mayans Study Unit

I think this one was so popular because it's hard to find great resources for that topic. Not sure why... It's so interesting! So much fun to learn about!!!





Drum roll, please.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8aGlOj2VFo

1



EASY Stuffed Shark Toy Tutorial and Pattern

My very first (and really only) pattern made to share! LOL

Y'know... I never get around to making one for Colin.... Something to add to my to sew list!! Not like it isn't a mile long already!!



So, there you have it! My top 10 of 2013!!! I hope you've enjoyed them all!!! Please, stick around for 2014!!!! And invite some friends!! PLEASE!! LOL



HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

Top 10 Homeschool Posts

Since we are now done for the year I thought I would post my top ten viewed homeschooling posts! As I plan for next year I will be adding more. That should be coming up sooner than I want to think about! LOL

My homeschool posts don't have nearly as many views as my tutorials. That's OK. I don't mind... MUCH! LOL At least I will always know where all the info is located. Much easier for me to find if when we revisit certain topics. ;)

Speaking of view numbers, I'm not sure why but my views have done down DRASTICALLY!! I used to get 10 times the views I get these days. I guess the 2 moves took a toll. :/ I need to pick up on my tutorials, I think might be the biggest difference. LOL But no matter. Even if I only got 1 view a day, I would still blog. ;)







Number 10 - Electricity Study Theme - February 7, 2013 - 182 Views











Number 9 - Coral Reef Unit Study - January 16, 2013 - 192 Views











Number 8 - Marco Polo Unit Study - February 13, 2013 - 201 Views 











Number 7 - Russia, Foxes and Matter Units - January 7, 2013 - 206 Views











Number 6 - Rocks and Minerals Unit Study - February 16, 2013 - 223 Views













Number 5 - Weather Unit Study - February 28, 2013 - 226 Views











Number 4 - Owls Animal Study - February 12, 2013 - 251 Views











Number 3 - Ireland and St Patrick's Day Unit Study - February 24, 2013 - 264 Views











Number 2 - Aztecs, Incas and Mayans Unit Study -  January 21, 2013 - 575 Views











NUMBER 1 - Plant Unit Study - March 11, 2013 - 1,030 Views

Aztecs, Incas and Mayans Study

Here is a list of resources that we will be using for our Aztecs, Incas and Mayans study! :D

Books -



DK Eyewitness Aztec, Inca & Maya - I <3 DK Eyewitness books.



Focus on Aztecs and Incas



Step Into the World of Ancient Middle America



Me, Oh Maya  (Check your library for Time Warp Trios video to go along or if you access to Discovery Streaming you can find it there.)



Awesome Ancient Ancestors 

Printables -



Ancient Mayan Culture Unit Study - I was lucky to get this free for Kindle

Here is another link for it - Currclick - it is only $1 right now!



Free worksheets from School Express



Ancient Maya Lapbook from New Bee Homeschooler (aka 2 Dynamic Moms) FREE!



Hands of a Child Mayans, Aztecs, Incas Lapbook (On sale right now!!) The great thing about Hands of a Child packs is that they have everything you need. There is a answer key AND a study guide!

Free Clip Art - for making your own notebooking pages, lapbook  minibooks, coloring sheets, whatever. ;)

Here is a great list of coloring pages for Aztecs, Incas and Mayans

Online Resources -

Maya Inca Aztec 

Ancient America

Squidoo - Lost Empires

Differences in the Aztecs, Incas and Mayans

History.com videos

YouTube videos

Crafts -

This was a tough one. There just isn't a lot out there to get ideas from. Here is what I came up with.

Crayola.com

Homeschool Den - Wood Animalitos   God's Eye

Mayan Worry Dolls  (We actually have 2 that I bought from World Market, if I can find them!! LOL)

Aztec Suns

Inca Craft Ideas

Wednesday I should be posting our England study! :D

Russia, Foxes and Matter! Unit Study Time

This week Cailey will be starting units on Russia, foxes and matter. We are still doing Rome, too. It's taking FOREVER! LOL

RUSSIA

Lapbook from Homeschool Share  - free

Coloring Pages, Crafts and Maps from - Education.com, Activity Village, Crayola (all free)

Printable from Nat Geo Kids (free)

Little Passports Russia Kit

Books -

Freebie I got for Kindle - (no longer free)



Russian Fairy Tales (from my personal library)



The Nutcracker Ballet - (personal library)



Usborne Beginners - Ballet - (personal library)



A to Z of Classical Composers - (personal library)

FOXES

Lapbook from Homeschool Share - free

Shape book from Christian Homeschool Hub - $15 fee to join (used to be $1)

Crafts from DLTK Kids - free

Fox Unit Study  - free

Books-

Freebies I got for Kindle -













2 National Geographic for Kids Magazines -

December 2011/January 2012

August 2010

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=dP15zlyra3c#t=0s

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=J6NuhlibHsM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=kM-EXORaCgk

MATTER

Young Scientists Club Kit 5

DK Eyewitness Matter - (personal library)



States of Matter Unit

The Matter Song  

Matter Worksheets - some are free

States of Matter Booklet - free

Matter Worksheet set - free

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=Nzs_Oc_dzps

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=vcRFiwI0Soo

There you go, our new units! We are also still doing Ancient Rome, 50 States and the usual math, spelling and language arts. Our music and art will be tying in with Russia for the next 2 wks.

I am always watching out for Kindle freebies for the kids and have been really lucky to find some GREAT ones for homeschooling!  Here is a link where I find most of them - Free Homeschool Deals - Jamerrill is an expert at finding awesome homeschooling freebies!!

Cool Homeschooling Stuff

Ahh, another great title... :p One of these days I'll be back in my groove. I hope.

Anyway... Here you will find a bunch of cool resources for homeschooling, such as, unit studies, free lapbooks, kindergarten packs, etc.

Enjoy! (I hope!!!)





The newest pack from Over the Big Moon. It's so cute!! LOL My little guy loves their packs!!



OOOH!!! Here is a great site that I just found!!! Documentary Heaven!!  You can watch all sorts of documentaries for FREE!!! Yes, FREE!!!! LOL





We love Lois Ehlert's books!! Right now is a perfect time for Leaf Man!! Here are over 70 activities to go along with the books from a blog hop on The Educators' Spin On It.







Are your kids as Angry Bird crazy as mine are??? Everyone in the house, including The Hubby, has gone totally nuts over them! I tried to play it once, got aggravated and gave up.... LOL Here are a bunch of cute printables from The Activity Mom for those cuckoo for Angry Birds!





OOOH! Here's another great group of activities from The Educators' Spin On It!! There are 98 links in this blog hop!!!







Both Cs love books about dragons! Here is a great list from The Book Diaries.







Here is a link for a few notebooking pages from The Crafty Classroom. And, if you scroll down a little and look to the right you will find a  GINORMOUS list of crafts for just about any theme you can think of!!!





Top 10 Notebooking Sites!!!!  The Notebooking Fairy (one of THE best places for notebooking) has compiled the top 10 notebooking sites! Awesome!!!







I love Mama Jenn's list. I have used every single site mentioned! They really are great!!!







My kids used to all have their own mini offices... Then the big kids lost theirs..... Looks like I will be making new ones soon!







This is a very good list from Rainy Day Mum. I am always looking for new and fun things to do to go along with books that we are reading.









Ahhh!! Here you go! Free and Cheap Homeschooling Resources!!! Perfect!!







National Geographic Videos! ALL my kids love to watch NatGeo!!!!







Donna Young's Homeschooling Resources has everything! Need a transcript guide? She has it. Need a calendar? Or a planner? Yep, she has those, too!





Gamequarium has a lot of free games and videos to go with a ton of different themes. LOTS of fun! They even have some Schoolhouse Rocks videos!





HippoCampus is exactly what you need if you are teaching high schoolers. They have advanced math and science and a few other high school subjects. They even have online text books. Between them and Khan Academy, there is really no need to buy high school math or science curriculum.







I love Dynamic 2 Moms. They have some realllllly nice lapbooks and printables. I mean realllly nice!! They go really in depth with the topics, too.







This site has some amazing ideas. I really love to see what all they have been doing. I hope you enjoy All Things Beautiful as much as I do. I even follow her on Pinterest! ;)







This site has all sorts of printables and activities for just about anything topic you could think of. I have printed TONS from Activity Village!!!





Here are a couple of my go to sites-

Squidoo

Homeschool Share

Homeschool Helper Online 

Currclick  - this site sells things BUT they always have freebies and sometimes they have special freebie hunts

Homeschool Creations

Practical Pages

No Time for Flash Cards

An Old Fashioned Education