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Sites About Fireflies

The Firefly Files –facts, resources and fun

What Makes A Firefly Glow?

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Synchronous Fireflies

Unit Studies On Fireflies

Fireflies Unit –free monthly unit from SchoolExpress (scroll down for link)

Fireflies: Twinkling Lights Of The Meadows –extensive online unit geared toward beginning readers, lots of hands-on activities. From Evelyn at Hands-On Learning.

Firefly Printables

Firefly or Lightning Bug Printout –science printable

Catching Fireflies Coloring Sheet

Citizen Science: Firefly Watch

Museum Of Science Firefly Watch –going on now. Sign up and share your observations of fireflies in your backyard to help scientists learn about the geographic distribution of fireflies and their activity during the summer season. Wonderful educational activity for the whole family.

Related posts:

• It’s Firefly Time In The Smoky Mountains

Blessings,

Denese

You Are There: Philadelphia, July 4th, 1776 and The Great Gildersleeve’s Old Fashioned 4th of July –two classic radio show episodes, MP3 format, available through Monday, July 8. Homeschool Radio Shows

SqoolTube Videos: American Revolution –Schoolhouse Rock videos about the Revolutionary War and America’s Independence. SqoolTube

4th of July Montessori Unit Study –complete online unit study with links to articles, hands-on activities and other exercises. American Montessori Consulting

Memorial Day and 4th of July Holiday Craft Activity and History Lesson -”Waving Wands” craft activity and background information for a holiday lesson plan. FunLessonPlans.com

Fourth of July Ideas for Homeschoolers –The American Flag and The American Revolution mini-unit studies, coloring pages, worksheets, notebooking pages, activity links and library list. Homeschool Helper

Fourth Of July Lapbook –mini-books, printables and links to more resources. Lapbook Lessons

Fourth Of July Lapbook –free PDF ebook includes over 2 dozen printables about the Fourth Of July. Kingdom Kidz

Colonial Currency –history and examples of American colonial currency. University of Notre Dame Libraries: Department of Special Collections

The Betsy Ross Homepage –learn all about Betsy Ross and the American Flag. The story of Betsy’s life, virtual tour of Betsy’s house, gallery of the American Flag through history, facts, trivia, timeline, quotes and directions on how to cut a 5 pointed star in one snip. USHistory.org

Declaring Independence: Drafting the Documents –includes timeline of events and scanned images of the original documents. Library Of Congress

The Price They Paid –learn what happened to the 56 men who signed the Declaration of Independence. American Heritage Library

Fourth Of July Celebrations Database -history of how the Fourth was designated a holiday, the first Fourth of July celebrations and Fourth of July celebrations that have occurred throughout our nation’s history, from 1776 to the present. James Heintze, Librarian at American University

The Charters Of Freedom –learn about and read The Declaration Of Independence, The Constitution Of The United States and The Bill Of Rights. National Archives

Independence Day –learn the history of the Fourth of July. Includes July Fourth video gallery and maps of early America. History.com

Independence Day Lesson Plans from National Parks Service: Teaching With Historic Places –9 lesson plans related to America’s battle for independence, the creation of our nation, and other lessons with related Independence Day themes. These lessons are based on sites listed in the National Register of Historic Places.

• The Battle of Bennington: An American Victory
• The Battle of Bunker Hill: Now We Are at War
• The Battle of Oriskany: “Blood Shed a Stream Running Down”
• Glen Echo Park: Center for Education and Recreation
• Guilford Courthouse: A Pivotal Battle in the War for Independence
• Independence Hall: International Symbol of Freedom
• The Liberty Bell: From Obscurity to Icon
• Saratoga: The Tide Turns on the Frontier
• The Washington Monument: Tribute in Stone

Related posts:

• Free Fourth Of July Old Time Radio Shows
• Fourth Of July Freebies: Homeschooling/Educational, Recipes And Crafts
• Free Fourth Of July Unit Studies (2010)

Denese

Kentucky was formally admitted as the 15th state on June 1, 1792.

The name comes from “Ken-tah-ten”, an Iroquois Indian word that means “land of tomorrow”.

Known as the Bluegrass State, Kentucky is famous for it’s horse racing, thoroughbred horse farms, bluegrass, coal mines, tobacco farms, and bourbon whiskey.

Jim Bowie, Kit Carson, Abraham Lincoln, Jefferson Davis, Loretta Lynn and Bill Monroe were all born in Kentucky.

Kentucky’s state flower is goldenrod and it’s state bird is the cardinal.

The capitol of Kentucky is Frankfort.

Learn More About Kentucky

Netstate.com: Kentucky –a ton of information and more links here

Young Kentucky History, 1790-1860  -includes teaching ideas

Kentucky Facts and Trivia –50 interesting tidbits about Kentucky

Biographies of Kentucky’s Governors

Kentucky General Assembly Student’s Pages 

Kentucky Coal and Energy Education Project –expand your knowledge of coal and the coal industry. Includes a teachers section with lesson plans and educational resources.

United States Mint: Kentucky Quarter –links to kid’s page and teacher lesson plans on right sidebar

Free Units And Printables

Easy Fun School: Kentucky -A State Unit Study

About.com Homeschooling: State Unit Study – Kentucky –lots of printables here

Kentucky outline map –scroll down

Kentucky Notebooking Pages

Kentucky & Louisiana Lapbook Components

Kentucky State Bird and Flower coloring page

State of Kentucky Coloring Pages

Free Kentucky Road Map

Happy learning,

Denese

CurrClick has three new free products this week:

Let There Be Light -a unit study about the first day of creation

Teacher Book Bag: Bossie’s Best -flowery, spring-time letters for decorating notebooking pages, lapbooks, notebooks, etc.

Organizing Your Books -get your books organized in 4 easy steps, written for children and teens

Denese

Don’t forget your daily and weekly freebies!

Mazes

Mazes; and How To Thread Them -fascinating study of mazes by historian and mathematician Henry Ernest Dudeney, blending history, math, and maze puzzles. Free today only from Homeschool Freebie of the Day.

King Arthur

Young King Arthur -audio dramatization of the story of Arthur’s youth, a 1954 episode of the children’s radio program, “Let’s Pretend”. Available all week from Homeschool Radio Shows.

Amelia Earhart

Amelia Earhart Lapbook -free 43-page lapbook Project Pack from In the Hands of a Child; includes a 7-page research guide, 15 hands-on activities and timeline. Free weekly product from CurrClick.

United States Theme Units

Pennsylvania and Rhode Island Theme Units -newest additions to the United States Theme Units at SchoolExpress.

Spring

Spring Unit Study -latest free weekly Science Unit from SchoolExpress.

Easter

The Real Easter Story Giveaway -free in-depth study for the whole family, copywork and Easter place cards. Free gift from Gena Suarez at The Old Schoolhouse Magazine

Brain Teaser

Brain Teaser -one of many weekly freebies from Teacher Created Resources. Sign up for their newsletter and get a free monthly activity e-book.

Denese

Art

How Am I Supposed to Teach Art When Nobody Taught Me?! -free e-book of great advice, tips, resources and strategies for teaching art in the homeschool, by Michelle Geffken of Yes You Can! Publications. Brought to you by Homeschool Freebie of the Day, available today only.

Draw Cowboy Calhoun -online drawing fun with Ed Emberley, requires free Shockwave plug-in, from Funorama.

St. Patrick’s Day

St. Patrick’s Day Activity Fun -two free activity e-workbooks from SchoolExpress (scroll down)

St. Patrick’s Day Theme Unit – also from SchoolExpress (scroll down)

St. Patrick’s Day Theme Page -a whole page of links to units, lessons and worksheets from Teacher Planet.

Nature

Marshes and Habitats Worksheets -free worksheets for grades K-4 from LearningPage.com.

Planning

Momma’s Saving Grace Homeschool Planner -weekly planner created especially for homeschooling moms by Melissa Ringstaff of AVirtuousWoman.org, from Homeschool Freebie of the Day, free today only.

School and Chore Charts -a selection of charts for home and school published by Notebooking Nook, weekly free product from CurrClick.

Audio Story

The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe -old-time radio episode of Adventures Away! originally broadcast in 1944, from Homeschool Radio Shows. Free all week.

Saint Patrick’s Day

St. Patrick’s Day: A Unit Study -free online unit study from Knowledge Quest.

Farming Unit

OHC Co-op Farming -a free unit study on farming created by Oakes Homeschool Consulting Free Co-op, free product from CurrClick.

U.S States Theme Units

United States Thematic Units -SchoolExpress has added Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, North Carolina and North Dakota free theme units. Find them here.

History Theme Unit

Modern Exploration – the latest free history unit from SchoolExpress.

Free Map

Map of the Humanities -covering the ancient world through the modern world, free from Tapestry of Grace.

Math

Math Can Be Fun! Sample Lesson -a free sample lesson from Homeschooling ABC’s class Math Can Be Fun!.

Denese

Slimy Science Fun

Do your children like to “experiment”?
Teach them how to make slimy, fun “science toys” with “Slimy Experiments”, the latest free resource from Homeschool Freebie of the Day. This free e-book includes recipes for Guck, Goop & Oobleck…fun & fascinating chemistry “lessons”, too! This is available today only.

Physical Education

Charlotte Mason used Swedish Drill exercises as part of her physical education program for her students… but what is it? The classic book “The Swedish Drill Teacher”, originally published in 1910, gives the most comprehensive explanation and you can get it free from Simply Charlotte Mason.

History Mini-Unit Study

Learn about the Spartans of Ancient Greece with a free, online  mini-unit from Learning Through History.

Pizza Hut Book-It! Program

Reward your children for reading with the Pizza Hut Book-It! program for homeschools.
BOOK IT! runs every school year from October through March for Grades K-6 and motivates children to read by rewarding their reading accomplishments with praise, recognition and pizza. Enroll in the 2009-10 program here, materials will arrive by early to mid-September.

Denese

The Underground Railroad

Today’s free resource from Homeschool Freebie of the Day is a huge collection of eyewitness accounts and stories of the Underground Railroad.
“The Underground Railroad: A RECORD OF FACTS, AUTHENTIC NARRATIVE, LETTERS, &C., Narrating the Hardships, Hair-breadth Escapes and Death Struggles of the Slaves in their efforts of Freedom, as Related by Themselves and, Others, or Witnessed by the Author” was written by William Still, a son of escaped slaves, and contains amazing “living history” told by the people who were there.
This pdf e-book is available today only.
Please note: Parents please preview before reading to younger listeners.

I highly encourage you to sign up for Homeschool Freebie of the Day’s newsletter. You get advance notice of freebies for the whole week plus an extra freebie for being a subscriber, and it’s not just for homeschoolers. Some past freebies have included; sewing e-books, sewing patterns, e-cookbooks, crafts, and homemade toys. Sign up today, and be sure and tell a friend!

Free E-Workbooks and Theme Units

SchoolExpress has free e-workbooks, activity pages and theme units and add new ones every week.

Free Language Arts E-Workbooks

Free U.S. States Theme Units -currently available; Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland and Massachesetts.

Science Theme Units

Science Activity Pages

Denese

Children’s Fiction

Today’s freebie from Homeschool Freebie of the Day is “A Chinese Wonder Book” by Norman Hinsdale Pitman, an ebook edition of  fascinating collection of Chinese stories and legends from Bright Ideas Press.

Israel and Around the World Unit Studies

Terri Johnson at Knowledge Quest has put together a free unit study on Israel.
While you’re there, sign up for the Knowledge Quest newsletter (right sidebar) and you’ll also get the Around the World unit study series for free.

President’s Day Holiday Helper

Sorry I missed this one yesterday.
Get the President’s Day Holiday Helper pack for free from CurrClick. This contains copywork, stories and a picture study of both George Washington and Abraham Lincoln.
Also, there are several new additions to CurrClick’s freebie page including some Valentine’s Day activities and notebooking pages, a reading comprehension and copywork e-book, and a Teacher Book Bag Grand Opening Goodie Bundle.

Parent Resource

Simply Charlotte Mason has available for free, “Masterly Inactivity” e-book by Sonya Shafer.
From the site:
“Do you ever feel like you’re on the Mommy See-saw? “I must teach my child to obey, yet I don’t want to be a dictator.” “I want my child to enjoy his childhood, but I can’t just allow him to run wild and do anything he wants to do.”
Up and down, back and forth we teeter, wishing we knew the secret to keeping a happy balance. Charlotte Mason called that happy balanced state Masterly Inactivity.”

Denese