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Homeschool Freebie of the Day brings us another adventure of Peter Wheat plus a coloring book to download:

The Adventures of Peter Wheat: The Mysterious Thief plus The Peter Wheat Coloring Book (PDF ebook) -Peter Wheat and the inhabitants of the wheat field are back with more fun comic book adventures! Written & illustrated by the great Walt Kelly, these little known 16 page comic books were originally published in 1950 as giveaways for local “Peter Wheat” bakeries.

Today’s adventure is “The Mysterious Thief” – somebody or someTHING has broken into the bakery and made a huge mess of everything, and it is up to Peter and Sammy Sweet to find out who it is… before it’s too late!

Plus…

The delightful Peter Wheat Coloring Book features full page illustrations of Peter and his friends for young hands to color and enjoy!

Denese

In honor of International Bird Day, Homeschool Freebie of the Day has two wonderful resources for us:

The First Book of Birds by Margaret Williamson (PDF ebook) -A delightful introduction to birds of all types; how and why they can fly; where they live; what they eat; why they build nests; and much, much more. Heavily illustrated with Williamson’s fine black and white line illustrations, this is a great chapter book for use with younger learners.

Birdwatching for Beginners: A Guide for Homeschoolers (PDF ebook) — An excellent starter guide on birdwatching… How to get started, what resources and equipment you need, where to find birds and how to identify them, how to keep records of your sightings, “etiquette” for watchers, how to attract birds to your own back yard, and much more! An educational and fun hobby that is perfect for these glorious spring and summer days!

Stop by CurrClick for a couple of more free resources for studying birds:

Nature Study ~ Birds ~ Notebooking Pages —This set of 50 notebooking pages will compliment any study of birds and will work nicely as narration pages or copywork practice pages. The illustrations are black and white and could be colored in to add more beauty to these already lovely pages. Included in this set are 2 title pages, one for narration and the other for copywork, as well as basic and primary lined pages.

Birdcall Memory Game with Audio —This is a free, fun excerpt from “My Favorite Backyard Bird” that includes 8 high quality recordings along with pictures that can be matched up to the audio recordings. This activity also includes a description of what each bird call sounds like so kids can have fun figuring out which bird call matches up with each bird.

The Cornell Lab of Ornithology has quite a few Citizen Science Projects to participate in, including:

BirdSleuth —Citizen-science curriculum for middle school kids.

Celebrate Urban Birds! —Promotes conservation in cities through gardening, the arts and observing birds.

eBird —A real-time, online checklist program.

NestWatch—Learn how to effectively monitor nests & collect breeding data to track the reproductive success of all North American breeding birds.

Denese

Today’s freebie from Homeschool Freebie of the Day is a classic primer on plants:

THE FIRST BOOK OF PLANTS by Alice Dickinson (PDF ebook) -Today’s resource is this wonderful illustrated chapter book primer on plants -how they work, how they grow, how they reproduce, different types of plants, experiments you can do, and much much more. Lots of great illustrations too. Highly recommended!

Homeschool Radio Shows has a wonderful dog story to listen to:

"The Biscuit Eater" is about "good for nothing biscuit-eating little beagle" who wasn’t expected to amount to much… but the faith of two young boys bring out the best in him. It is a great "boy and his dog" story by Mississippi author James Street, which was made into a movie twice.

You can learn about Marsupials with a free theme unit from SchoolExpress:

SchoolExpress Newsletter for the week of April 4th, 2010 –This week we have a free unit titled "Marsupials". It will be available through April 10.

Also, new worksheets will be added to the Phonics category for the next several weeks. Eight short vowel letter a worksheets were added to the free worksheet area last week.

Blessings and happy teaching,

Denese

For even more free educational resources, please check my educational freebies tag archive and my Free Homeschooling Page.

I’ve uploaded the word searches I made to go with yesterday’s freebie from Homeschool Freebie of the Day (Two Indian Children of Long Ago).

There are two word searches plus answer sheets.

You may download them from my Free Printables page.

Blessings,

Denese

PS: If you didn’t get “Two Indian Children of Long Ago” yesterday, the free ebook is still available today.

For even more free educational resources, please check my educational freebies tag archive and my Free Homeschooling Page.

Don’t forget today’s freebie from Homeschool Freebie of the Day:

Two Indian Children of Long Ago by Frances Lilian Taylor (PDF ebook) – Today’s resource is this great chapter book that describes the child life in the Wild-Rice region west of the Great Lakes and retells several of the most interesting stories enjoyed by Indian children. Well written and beautifully illustrated.

I’ve made a couple of word searches to go along with this book -I’ll try to get them posted later this afternoon or tomorrow.

Blessings,

Denese

For even more free educational resources, please check my educational freebies tag archive and my Free Homeschooling Page.

Calling all homeschoolers and teachers!

Do you use worksheets in your lessons? Would you like to find some that are free, without doing a lot of searching all over the web?

Don’t miss out on a great resource from Homeschool Freebie of the Day:

Free Worksheets Directory

This directory is categorized by subject and contains over 300 sites that offer free worksheets. You’ll find sites with language arts worksheets, math worksheets, art worksheets, history worksheets, geography worksheets…and so many more!

How do you get this free resource? Easy, just sign up for the Homeschool Freebie of the Day newsletter.

*Please note: Do not subscribe with an email address from Yahoo, AOL or Hotmail, or you may not receive the newsletter. (Gmail will work.)

Blessings,

Denese

Update: This offer has expired

For even more free educational resources, please check my educational freebies tag archive and my Free Homeschooling Page.

Do you teach your children penmanship?

Don’t miss this free resource from Bogart Family Resources:

What About Penmanship?

What About Penmanship? A Guide for Homeschooling Parents includes sections on:

How to Choose
Penmanship Styles
Finding Copywork
36 Pages Free Copywork!

109 pages in length, Bogart Family Resources is thrilled to offer this resource for free to the homeschooling community!

Blessings,

Denese

For even more free educational resources, please check my educational freebies tag archive and my Free Homeschooling Page.

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.

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.

Download a free eCookbook full of recipes to cook for the one you love:

Sweets for Your Sweet: 22 Cute Dessert Recipes for Valentine’s Day eCookbook –Whether you’re planning a romantic evening for two, or looking for a fun recipe to make with the kids, you will find it here. This free recipe ebook includes cake and pie recipes, mousses, cupcake recipes, drinks and other Valentine’s Day dessert recipes. We have everything from Chocolate Cherry Cake and Perfect Tiramisu to Flourless Chocolate Cake and Orange Scented Hot Chocolate, plus lots more.

Blessings and happy cooking,

Denese

For even more eCookbooks and recipes, please see my recipes tag archive.