Novena to the Holy Spirit Video Format
Nine day novena to the Holy Spirit. Visually and audibly this novena is an beautifully done and one that you can easily pray with children.
Day One “Spirit”
Day Two “Fear”
Day Three “Piety”
Day Four “Fortitude”
Day Five “Knowledge”
Day six “Understanding”
Day Seven “Counsel”
Day Eight “Wisdom”
Day Nine “Fruit of the Holy Spirit”
Free Living History Books and Stories
The following Stories can be found on the Baldwin Project they come from a book called Heroes Every Child Should know. You can click the link to view the entire book online or you can choose one of the titles below and read only that story. Baldwin Project also offers this 379 page book for sale as a reprint. Perseus Hercules Daniel David St. George King Arthur Sir Galahad Siegfried Roland King Alfred The Cid Robin Hood Richard the Lion-Hearted Saint Louis William Tell Robert Bruce George Washington Robert E. Lee Abraham Lincoln Father Damien
Stories about Saints
Can be found in this book called In God’s Garden Once again you can view the entire book free online or just read about the individual Saints. One thing I notices about this online book – while the stories are easy to read their are not many pictures. A suggestion might be to print out the individual stories and make your own book with Saint pictures out of it. Or better yet make a lap book with it. Here are the Saints and their stories. (these stories are in the public domain.) Saint Ursula Saint Benedict Saint Christopher Saint Catherine of Siena Saint Augustine of Hippo Saint Augustine of Canterbury Saint Cecilia Saint Giles Saint Nicholas Saint Faith Saint Cosmo and Saint Damian Saint Martin Saint George Saint Francis of Assisi
Comprehensive History book called On the Shores of the Great Sea
You can read this book free on line thanks to the Baldwin Project. It has stories in it that include everything from the home of Abraham to the rise of Carthage and more. Some of these stories may be a bit too advanced for 2nd and 3rd grade learning. The Home of Abraham Into Africa An Old Trade-Route Joseph in Egypt The Story of the Nile Flood In a Strange Land The Children of Israel Back to the Fatherland The First Merchant Fleet Conquerors of the Sea Early Pioneers Hiram, King of Tyre King Solomon’s Fleet The Story of Carthage Out of the Shadowland The Story of the Argonauts The Siege of Troy The Adventures of Ulysses The Dawn of History The Fall of Tyre The Rise of Carthage Hanno’s Adventures Some More About Greece A Cloud in the East The Battle of Marathon King Ahasuerus How Leonidas Kept the Pass Victory for the Greeks Some Greek Colonies Across the Blue Waters The Beauty of Athens The Death of Socrates Retreat of the Ten Thousand The Story of Romulus and Remus How Horatius Kept the Bridge Coriolanus Alexander the Great King of Macedonia Conquest of the East Conquest of India Alexander’s City Back to Rome Again A Great Conflict The Roman Fleet Hannibal’s Vow The Adventures of Hannibal The End of Carthage The Triumph of Rome Two Young Romans Julius Caesar The Flight of Pompey The Death of Caesar The Empire of Rome Pax Romana
Also included in the Baldwin Project resources is this Catholic history book on
Saints to the End of the Middle Ages
It includes a host of well know Saints. Here is the table of content list from the book. When you click on the link you will go directly to that saints history story. Cyprian, 200-258 Athanasius, 296-373 Ambrose, 340-397 Chrysostom, 347-407 Jerome, 340-420 Augustine, 354-430 Benedict, 480-543 Gregory the Great, 540-604 Columba, 521-597 Charlemagne, 742-814 Hildebrand, 1020-1085 Anselm, 1033-1109 Bernard, 1091-1153 Becket, 1118-1170 Langton, 1170-1221 Dominic, 1170-1228 Francis, 1182-1226 Wycliffe, 1320-1384 Hus, 1373-1415 Savonarola, 1452-1498 Here is another book on Saints from the Baldwin Project call
Stories of Saints
Here are titles from that book. Click the link and go directly to the story. The Palace of Gondoforus St Mary of Egypt The Gentle Giant St Patrick St Bridget of Kildare St Elfleda’s Ale The Saintly Friends of Assisi St John Gualbert’s Crucifix St Ursula and the Eleven Thousand Virgins St Edward’s Smile and the Seven Sleepers St Zita’s Pilgrimage St Nicholas St Herman-Joseph’s Apple St Louis of France The Patience of St Frances the Roman St Margaret of Scotland The Silence of St John of Nepomuk St Charles Borromero St Ruadan’s Protection St Gudula’s Lantern St Anthony of Padua The Roses of St Rose The Good Almoner’s Hat St Gonsalvo’s Bridge Saints Stephen, Lawrence, and Hippolytus St Clothilde’s Banner St Bernardine of Siena St Raymond’s Boat St Elizabeth of Hungary The Dedication of St Francis Borgia St Jeanne D’Arc St Francis and the Birds St Roch and His Dog St Rigobert and His Goose St Deicolus and the Wild Boar St Giles and the Hind St Corentin’s Fish St Oringa and the Hare St Spiridion’s Mules St Umiliata and the Weasel St Felix and the Spider St Luanomar’s Cow St Kentigern and the Robin The Friend of St Gerasimus Chronological Order of the Saints
Fun Help with Grammar
Here is and linked except from a book called Grammar-land It was published in 1877 by M. L. Nesbitt. It has been republished by Yesterdays Classics and this except from the book can be found on the Baldwin Project page a free resource for online books that are classics or out of print. Grammar-land is particularly comical because of the way that it is written in narrative form and personifies parts of speech with it’s stories of Mr. Noun, Dr. Verb and Judge Grammar.
Ancient History
Here is a simple Ancient history link on Teacher’s Vision secular based on the 7 Wonders of Ancient History.
Good link to a fun Hieroglyphics site. Get as detailed as you want with Egyptian writings, numbers, fractions, downloads and links.
Totally Tut Pyramid Game $17.98
Good site, claims to be a kids site on Mummies of Ancient Egypt but I think it may be a little advance for 2nd and 3rd grade without parental guidance and interpretation. It includes a timeline, what mummies are, who they are and how they are made. Even includes what they thought about afterlife. With your guidance through this site it definitely has potential.
Another fun site I ran across are mummy projects; one is, How to Mummy a Chicken!
A very nice 4 volume collection of World History books is called “The Story of the World: History for the Classical Child” they deal with all types of history from Ancient to modern. These books are not free however, you can find them on Amazon.com for really good prices. This collection even offers test books for each of the volumes with the answer keys
Volume 1, Ancient Times: From the Earliest Nomads to the last Roman Emperor
Volume 2, The Middle Ages: From the Fall of Rome to the Rise of the Renaissance
Tests and Answer Key (2: The Middle Ages)
Volume 3: Early Modern Times
Volume 4, From Victoria's Empire to the End of the USSR
On to the Free Books and Stories online
Greek Mythology:
Looking for a Greek Mythology book? Here is one to investigate. It was written in 1896, yes, 1896. It claims to be the best introduction to Greek mythology for children and it is free to read online. The book is called Gods and Heroes It includes all the prominent gods of mythology such as Neptune, Mercury, Isis and heroes such as Hercules and his twelve labors. Done very well as a narrative.
Book with a mix of Greek Mythology with historical stories of the Ancient Greece
Book is Called Stories of Ancient Greece
The Gods of Greece
The Fire from Heaven
The Magic Box
The Voices of the Gods
Deucalion’s Flood
In the Woods
Under the Waves
In the Moonlight
Among the Stars
The Kingdom under the Ground
Sowing Dragon’s Teeth
The Race of Atalanta
Men Turned to Stone
Black Sails or White
Wings of Wax
The Good Ship Argo
The Golden Fleece
Lost by Looking Back
The Horse with Wings
The Singer and the Dolphin
A Fiery Runaway
What a Strong Man Did
A Golden Girl
How Death Was Conquered
The Shepherd Prince of Troy
The Trojan War
The Wooden Horse
The Giant’s Cave
The Enchanted Island
Dangers of the Sea
A Friendly Land
The Wanderer’s Return
The Splendid City
The Boy and the Fox
The Olympic Games
The Great Lawgivers
The Ring of Polycrates
“I Will Be the Greatest”
The Poets
The Three Orders of Architecture
With Chisel and Pencil
The Battle of Marathon
The Greatest Army
The Brave Three Hundred
The Wooden Walls
The Seven Wise Men
The Richest King
Glorious Days
The Wise Man with the Snub Nose
A Wasted Life
The Retreat of the Ten Thousand
False and Cruel
The Theban Pair
Philip of Macedon
The Man with the Silver Tongue
The Man Called “The Broad”
The Faithful Friends
The Wise Man Who Lisped
The Man Who Was Called “The Good”
Alexander the Great
The Wise Man Who Lived in a Tub
The End of Glory
The Great Mechanic
Conquered by Rome
Stories from Greek History:
Alexander the Great Free to read online book.
Lapbooking on the subject of Ancient Greece Videos
Part 1 on Lapbooking about Ancient Greece
Part 2 Ancient Greece homeschool Lap Book Explained.
Telling Time
PharmaOmega Learn is designed for school-aged children who need omega-3 to help them focus and do their best in school.
Ambleweb has got lots of wonderful teaching aids. The link to their site is found on amblesideprimary.com
A teaching tool I like to use is their analog clock. It tells time from 5 minutes, 15 minutes and hour increments. It’s a fun way to explain time and for your child to learn with or without your assistance.
Prolife Links
National Catholic Center for Bioethics
One More Soul This website offers links to finding Natural Family Planning Prolife Life doctors. Online resources for prolife anti abortion information free and downloadable. Click here to see the topics and titles.
View this beautifully made childrens book called: Angel in the Waters by Sophie Institute.
Fertility Awareness Creighton Model Prolife organization. Many prolife natural family planning links. Backed by Pope Paul VI Institute.
Prolife organization includes legislation updates and ways everyday people can help get the pro-life message out to their church.
Pure Love Club founded by Jason Everett to help teens lead a chased life.
Pope John Paul II – Theology of the Body Document
Listen now to Christopher West talking on Theology of the Body
Showing kids Science
Even if you don’t live near a science museum you can still show your kids the wonders of life.
Video from the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago, Illinois. Chick hatchery, see baby baby chicks being hatched from their eggs.
More from the Museum of Science and Industry:
Click here to learn how to construct a worm farm
2009 Free Day Schedule forMuseum of Science and Industry General admission is free on the following dates*: |
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* there is still a charge for parking and omnimax on Free days check the Museum of Science and Industry Website for full details.
Schoolhouse Rocks Grammar
Learn Nouns through songs
These Grammar Rock songs from school house rocks are a great supplement to learning for the Catholic homeschooler. Kids love them so much they don’t consider it learning, to them its just another song to learn.
Grammar Rocks: Nouns
Grammar Rocks Schoolhouse Rocks:
Learning verb through music and songs:
Skip Count with Ease
Choose a number to begin your skip counting and choose increments your child needs to learn.. Here is a link to a website that is fun to “play skip counting” Your child may not realize they are learning!
The nice thing about this supersequencer is that you can adjust it to go slow, medium or fast. You can skip count what ever number you want skip count 2, skip count 3, skip count 4, skip count by hundreds, or tens. Have a race with it or play a game with it. Let your child see it and say it. Great for an homeschooling an only child who needs to practice math.
Go to link here Supersquencer
Free Math Worksheets
Here is a good resource for your 2nd grade homeschool or above.
When your child is struggling with one particular concept and you just need a different perceptive or additional practice to help learn the concept. The worksheets include basic addition and subtraction; advanced addition and subtraction, addend, multiplication and fractions.
It’s FREE Math worksheets from schoolhouse technology. These are no strings attached free worksheets for math; they also come with answer keys.
Schoolhouse technology also offers a number of products you can evaluate and buy a license to use. They have bingo games from just about every subjects.
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