Archive for March, 2009
Last Day of Winter: A Walk in the Woods
Friday, March 20th, 2009
Online Almanacs
Friday, March 20th, 2009Online “Modern” Almanacs
The Old Farmer’s Almanac For Kids
Happy learning,Denese
Tags: reference resources
Re-post: Free Old Almanacs to Download
Friday, March 20th, 2009This was previously posted on October 7, 2008 at my blog’s old site.
I found some neat sites with old almanacs that have been scanned and made available to download, for free!
Old Almanacs
“Patent medicine” almanacs
Heyday of the Patent Medicine Almanac.
1887 Agricultural Almanac
Free 1887 Almanac E-book
An International Harvester almanac:
IHC almanac and encyclopedia, 1911
A Scottish almanac:
Oliver and Boyd’s Edinburgh almanac and national repository
A “Family Christian Almanac”:
Family Christian Almanac
An old Home Insurance Company almanac:
The Home Almanac (Volume 1893)
An 1842 Boston almanac:
The Boston almanac for the year .. (Volume 1842)
An Illinois almanac:
Wakefield’s western farmers’ almanac and account book (Volume 1874)
More American Almanacs
Farmers’ and country merchants’ almanac and ready reference book
Chicago daily news national almanac for .. (Volume 1889)
Chicago daily news national almanac for .. (Volume 1920)
Notes on the calendar and the almanac
The American almanac and repository of useful knowledge for the year .. (Volume 7 (1836))
Tables of the moon : constructed for the use of the American ephemeris and nautical almanac
The autobiography of Benjamin Franklin, Poor Richard’s almanac, and other papers
Canadian Alamanacs
Canadian almanac and directory (Volume 48, 1895)
Canadian almanac and directory (Volume 22, 1869)
Canadian almanac and directory (Volume 53, 1900)
Canadian almanac and directory (Volume 65, 1912)
The Canadian Almanac and Directory 1850-1851
The Canadian Almanac and Directory 1897
Canadian Almanac and Repository of Useful Knowledge 1848
From the Farmers Almanac:
A long life may not be good enough,but a good life is long enough. For better results when spring-cleaning, do the chores during a waning Moon (between full and new). Wind northeast or north at noon of the vernal equinox,
no fine weather before midsummer.
If westerly or southwesterly, fine weather till midsummer. Enjoy,
Denese
Tags: free e-books, old stuff, reference resources
Free Homemade Homeschool Radio Shows
Friday, March 20th, 2009Homemade Radio Shows
Don’t forget to get your free resource from Homeschool Freebie of the Day.
“A Star is What I’m Going to Be!” and “The Hallam Tornado” – two homemade radio shows from the Vogrin Family and the Claesson Family, fellow homeschoolers and previous winners of HomeschoolRadioShows.com’s annual “Make Your Own Radio Program” contest.
Happy First Day of Spring,Denese
Tags: education freebies, free audio
Homeschool/Education Freebies: Spelling Resources
Thursday, March 19th, 2009
You spell tomato,
I’ll spell tomatoe.
You spell potato… I’ll spell tater.
Happy teaching,
Free Resources for Teaching Spelling
The First Spelling Book -vintage spelling lesson book, originally published for primary grade students in the Philipines. Free e-book, today only, from Homeschool Freebie of the Day, for grades 2-4.
Spelling Book Method of Teaching Reading -free e-books and links of old classic spelling books. Includes Webster’s 1824 American Spelling Book plus supplemental audios and printables, from DonPotter.net, all grades.
Spelling and Grammar -curriculum list of classic resources for teaching spelling and grammar, from Old Fashioned Education, free christian homeschool curriculum, for grades K-12. Also see individual grades.
SpellingCity -free online interactive spelling program
Spelling Worksheets -200 printable spelling words worksheets from TLSBooks.com, grades 1-5.
Spelling and Vocabulary Lessons -Dolch sight words, phonics, review, build a word wall, vocabulary and word roots printable lessons from edHelper.com, grades PreK-12.
Spice Up Your Spelling Words -40 different activities to do with spelling words from teachnet.com, grades 1-6.
Spelling it Right – Learn to spell confidently with free printable worksheets, help and advice from an experienced English teacher. All grades.
Interactives Spelling Bee – interactive online activities, like an old-fashioned spelling bee. From Learner.org for all grade levels.
SpellBee -online multi-player spelling bee, SpellBee is a part of Beeweb.org, an educational project from Brandeis University. Free registration.
You spell potato… I’ll spell tater.
Happy teaching,
Denese
Tags: education freebies, free e-books, Language Arts, spelling
You Found Us!
Thursday, March 19th, 2009
Poetry Studies
Wednesday, March 18th, 2009In winter, I get up at night
And dress by yellow candle-light.
In summer, quite the other way:
I have to go to bed by day.
–Robert Louis Stevenson
Learning About Poetry
Don’t Forget the Poetry -unit study on poetry by Amy Ringer. Free today only from Homeschool Freebie of the Day.
Mother’s Day Butterfly and Poem -Butterfly handprint and poem craft activity for the little ones, from Teachers.net.
Poetry Study -unit study and notebooking pages from HomeschoolShare.com, for grades 2-5.
Author Study: Robert Frost and Modern American Poets -list of resources to study the poet Robert Frost and his contemporaries. Includes biographical information, full-text poems, audio files, images, and lesson plans. An eTheme from eMints National Center of The University of Missouri for grades 4-8.
Poetry Project -lesson on researching a poet from Teachers.net, highschool level.
Online Poetry Archives
The American Verse Project -electronic archive of volumes of American poetry prior to 1920.
British Poetry Archive 1780-1910
Archive of World Poetry -over 5,000 classic poems by dozens of the world’s greatest poets.
Thanks for dropping by this way, I hope you have a lovely day.
Denese
Tags: education freebies, Language Arts, poetry, summer
What Are You Lookin’ At?
Wednesday, March 18th, 2009
Homeschool/Education Freebies: Classic Fiction, Science for the Ears, Homemaking Lapbook
Tuesday, March 17th, 2009Classic Historical Fiction
In the Days of the Guild -classic historical storybook by L. Lamprey, set in 13th Century Europe that tells the stories of different boys and girls who came to learn and master different trades through apprenticeship to different craftsmen and merchant guilds. PDF e-book from Homeschool Freebie of the Day, available today only.
Science For The Ears
The Court of Death and The Broken Mirror -two great episodes of the classic, old-time radio show “Adventures in Research” brought to you by Homeschool Radio Shows. Available all week.
Teaching Homemaking
Hidden Art Lapbook -lapbook to go along with “The Hidden Art of Homemaking” by Edith Schaeffer. It contains thirty-nine minibooks to record notes as you read through the book, makes a great study for mothers to do alone or with their daughters. Free weekly product from Currclick.
Don’t forget to check out CurrClick’s freebie section for more free resources.
Denese
Tags: education freebies, free audio, free e-books, girls
