I’m taking some time off and don’t know when I’ll be back to blogging, in fact if things don’t happen soon, I may not be back…can’t blog if the internet and electricity is cut off.
Hopefully I’ll be back soon.
Blessings,
Denese
Welcome
What's this site about? Links, tips, articles and ideas for frugal living, homeschooling for free, homemaking, old-timey stuff, free software/graphics, free e-books. Information on The Great Smoky Mountains National Park and Townsend TN, focusing on free and low-cost events and activities. Pictures taken in and around Townsend and the Smoky Mountains. Anything else I might think of. Check my blog's old site, pawpawhollerhome.blogspot.com for more resources.
15
Feb
Homeschool/Education Freebies: Presidents Day Links, Unit Studies, Ebooks, Lessons, Coloring Pages And More!
Free Resources For Presidents Day
First, from Homeschool Freebie of the Day:
Great Resources for President’s Day! –Want some really, really neat resources to find out more about George Washington & Abraham Lincoln? How about a free PDF teacher’s guide… timelines… dozens of stories and articles… a virtual tour of Mount Vernon and Washington’s personal papers… poetry by and about Lincoln… and LOTS more? Then check out today’s collection of some of the best links you’ll ever find about these two founding fathers of the US of A.
plus…
Childhood Stories of Washington & Lincoln (PDF ebook) –A nice collection of short stories about George Washington and Abraham Lincoln when they were boys, digitized by Ann Tatum. Great for read-aloud and discussion!
EasyFunSchool has a collection of mini-unit studies:
United States Presidents Unit Studies –Individual mini-units on 40 of our U.S. presidents. Brief biographies, trivia questions and links to online resources, lessons, crafts and activities.
Free Presidents Day printables and craft ideas from Homeschool Helper:
President’s Day Ideas for Homeschoolers –Links to a George Washington Lapbook, Abe Lincoln Unit Study, The American President Unit Study, worksheets, coloring pages and crafts.
Simple Homeschool has a free unit study on George Washington:
George Washington: Leader of the Revolution –Printable unit study with interactive questions and activities.
Free worksheets and coloring pages are available at TLSBooks.com:
President’s Day Worksheets and Coloring Pages –Presidents coloring book, 2 George Washington coloring pages and Presidents Day stationary.
Lesson plan links can be found at The Lesson Plans Page:
Presidents Day Lessons and Teacher Resources –Links to lesson plans for all grade levels.
HomeschoolPatriot.com has some free printables:
HomeschoolPatriot: Freebies –Includes a free ebook of George Washington’s 110 Rules of Civility & Decent Behavior, a Presidents Day quiz, a George Washington word find and more American History printables.
If that’s not enough, check out some of my previous posts for more Presidents Day freebies:
- Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address
- More Free "Presidents" Historical Audios
- Mount Rushmore Free Resources and Links
- Presidents Day Educational Freebies
- Remembering Abraham Lincoln On His Birthday
- Homeschool/Education Freebies: Raising Successful Children Ebook, Classic Audio, Presidents Day And Valentines Day Resources
- Homeschool/Education Resource: Free And Low-Cost Old Time Radio Shows For Presidents Day
Happy Presidents Day
Blessings,
Denese
For even more free educational resources, please check my educational freebies tag archive and my Free Homeschooling Page.
Tags: American history, education freebies, free e-books, holidays, U S Presidents, Unit Studies
14
Feb
Homeschool/Education Resource: Free And Low-Cost Old Time Radio Shows For Presidents Day
“Mr. President” was an old time radio show that aired in the 40’s and 50’s about events in the every day life of American presidents. To challenge listeners, the identity of the President in each episode was not made known until the end of the show.
The Internet Archive has quite a few episodes of “Mr. President” available as free MP3 downloads:
Old Time Radio Programs, Mister President –Download individual episodes of approximately 7mb each, or the whole collection of 29 episodes, which is 54mb.
(If you have slow internet service, a download manager is very helpful. I use the free Orbit Downloader to schedule large and multiple files for downloading overnight.)
Don’t have time to download all those shows? Would you like more episodes? Check out OTRCat.com:
Old Time Radio Catalog: Mr. President –CD of 75 episodes of “Mr. President” in MP3 format, only $5 plus shipping. Must be played in a computer or special MP3 player device.
These would make wonderful supplements to your American History studies –and a great resource for your “audio learners”.
Blessings,
Denese
For even more free educational resources, please check my educational freebies tag archive and my Free Homeschooling Page.
Tags: American history, free audio, free mp3s, old stuff, old-time-radio, U S Presidents
14
Feb
Recipes From The Past: Apple Johnnie Cake
Apple Johnnie Cake
by Mrs. Laura Chamberlain
One pint sour milk, 1 1/2 pint New Orleans molasses, 1 teaspoonful soda, 2 teaspoonsful cream tartar, 1 egg well beaten, 2 tablespoonsful melted lard. Peel, core, and chop fine, 3 large Russet apples, corn meal enough to make a stiff batter. Place a paper in the bottom of a well greased pan, bake 3/4 of an hour in a moderate oven, as it burns easily.
From The Centennial Cookery Book, 1887
Blessings,
Denese
For even more eCookbooks and recipes, please see my recipes tag archive.
14
Feb
Children Are An Heritage Of The LORD
13
Feb
Free ECookbook For A Gourmet Valentines Day Meal
Prepare a gourmet, three course meal for your sweetheart with another free ebook from Hershey Ang at Food Journal of Hershey:
Impress Your Friends/Ladies With A Three Course Meal: Red –Bruschetta, Pan-Roasted Pork Belly in Strawberry Coulis with Butter Potatoes and Vanilla Ice Cream with Strawberries in Chocolate Sauce!
Ebook is 35 pages with step-by-step instructions and illustrations for each dish.
Blessings,
Denese
For even more eCookbooks and recipes, please see my recipes tag archive.
Tags: Cooking, free e-books, holidays, recipes
13
Feb
Get A Free Uni-ball Pen
Newell Rubbermaid is giving away 500,000 Uni-ball Jetstream™ RT Pens.
Offer expires April 30th, 2010 and only 10,000 requests will be honored each day. Limit 1 request per person, no PO Boxes allowed and you must live in one of the contiguous United States.
Blessings,
Denese
Tags: freebies
That was from our Border Collie, Blaze. See the dog print?
I was outside with my camera and he just stopped right in front of me and did his business.
It went perfectly with The Ol’ Hermit’s sayin’… and that is good advice!
Didn’t mean to gross anyone out.
Blessings,
Denese
Tags: snow, The Ol' Hermit
13
Feb
Wit And Wisdom From The Hermit In The Holler
13
Feb
Townsend TN: Sweethearts Dinner Special This Weekend
In the Townsend area?
Treat your sweetheart to dinner this weekend at Smoky Junction Restaurant:
Blessings,
Denese
Tags: holidays, restaurants, Townsend
