Catholic Free Video Collection
You may want to check out my free video collection it includes many Catholic subjects and saints. Plus other educational videos all free.
Very Cool gift for kids who like science.
Do your kids like science or bugs? This link has the some really unique computer mice the glow. They have insects in them that were once alive.
Amazing and Beautiful Butterflies Buggy Computer Mouse
Locate videos on animals, oceans and more from National Geographic
Connecting Science pre-k, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, grade
Another great CM style resource for science comes from a company called Teacher Created Resources. It’s called Connecting Science. They use literature, picture books to explain a science concept and then list several fun activities to reinforce the concept. Teaching Science concepts never got easier for primary grades pre-K through 5th.
Several book titles and topics to choose from. I really like this book they its very user friendly for both teacher and child. I was struggling with when to start Apologia materials this year or next – then I found my first Connecting Science Book at a book sale. For primary and younger ages these manuals are perfect. The newer versions may not include the literature you would have to check. However they do offer a thematic version for almost all the Magic School Bus series. These books are much better than I originally expected as a homeschooler.
You can find titles for yourself through the link below.
Grade 3 Comparison for Homeschool Science
Compare Catholic home school science. Catholic Schools don’t have to be at an institution they can be in your home.
Key:
Seton Home Study – Seton
Kolbe Homeschool Academy – Kolbe
St. Thomas Aquinas – STA
Our Lady of the Rosary – OLR
Our Lady of Victory – OLV
Mother of Divine Grace – MDG
Catholic Heritage Curriculum – CHC
Mater Amabilis – MA (Catholic Version of Charlotte Mason Style)
Angelicum – Angl
Seton:
Kolbe, AGL:
Hartcourt Science 3,
OLV:
Science and Living in God’s World – Book 3,
STA:
Developing Critical Thinking Through Science/Book 2
CHC:
CHC Lesson Plans – Third Grade
MA:
Refer to their Charlotte Mason style lengthy curriculum list of living books.
OLR:
Scott Foresman Books: Science is exploring: [level 3] (Curriculum Foundation Series)
MDG:
Exploring Gods World: ABEKA Series (protestant based)
See All that You Can Do With Notebooking and Lapbooks
Just what is notebooking?
That was my question the first time I heard about it.
Grab a cup of coffee sit back with you kids and watch these videos on lapbooking or notebooking they should help explain and give you a better understanding of the concept.
If you already know about notebooking then click the free resource link to find out all about what my homeschool mom friends are talking about. Free resources for Notebooking pages
Sample of States, Insects
First Lapbooking Adventure Doing Lap books with themes.
OKAY so how do I start. The kids can go play now, mom get another cup of coffee.
My List – Free Science and Nature Study
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Interactive Homeschool Fun and Learning find hours of Educational Website for Science, Nature Study, Spaces Exploration and Environment.
ll the activities listed below are free of charge. You may be asked occasionally on a site for your email address, if it wasn’t a safe site it would not have made it on my list!
More of my lists are coming soon and being updated I hope you enjoy them.
4H Virtual Farm
http://sites.ext.vt.edu/virtualfarm/main.html
Learn everything about living on a farm. Dairy, Beef, aquaculture, Poultry, Horse Farm, wheat Farm; view videos, live cam, see live chicks hatched, read all about farming. Meet other Farm kids.
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http://sites.ext.vt.edu/virtualforest/
Virginia Cooperative Extension virtual Forest
Click the Tree Detective help identify trees or solve mysteries.
Old Field Succession see how the land is used.
Photosynthesis interactive; very good educational tool that can be used for teaching photosynthesis.
Fun inviting learning activities.
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Zoos
Smithsonian Zoo Animal links
http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/default.cfm
They have live webcams and audio to hear what the animal sound like. They also offer photogalleries.
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http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Education/ConservationCentral/walk/default.cfm
At Conservation Central there are live webcams and audio to hear what the animal sound like. This website also offer photo galleries. The fantastic multimedia section comes with or without narratives. Great for the Charlotte Mason types to use on a rainy day. There are other selections too, such as, Dirt Detective Tree and soil, Forrest layers, Tree ID walk, Observing Seasonal Changes.
Have Fun with this one!
[singlepic id=44 w=80 h=60 float=center]Bird Habitats and sounds
Your family with have fun with these sites and use them time and again.
Bird Calls by Habitat
http://www.learnbirdsongs.com/habitats.php
Country, Forest, Cityscapes and wetlands
[singlepic id=43 w=40 h=40 float=center]Bird Calls Audio only
http://www.enature.com/birding/audio.asp
List of several birds by category with their calling sounds, Great for testing Bird lovers
[singlepic id=42 w=30 h=40 float=center]Fish Game
http://www.epa.gov/fishadvisories/kids/arcade.html
Find and catch the fish that are safe to eat and throw back the fish that are not safe to eat. You think it’s just a game until you realize the types of fish that are safe and which types of fish are not safe to eat. Good Game.
[singlepic id=43 w=40 h=40 float=center]Nature Sounds – Natural Museum in California
http://www.museumca.org/naturalsounds/home.html
Listen to what nature sounds like in California – from the Great Basin, Coast Mountains, desert, coastline and more. Learn about the animals that live in those areas of California.
[singlepic id=43 w=40 h=40 float=center]Field Guide Indexes
http://www.enature.com/fieldguides/index.asp
All types of critters and animals. Find a field guide to just about everything, insects, mammals, reptiles, butterflies, trees, seashore, wildflowers, spiders, ocean, poisonous, dangerous, endangered and native plants.
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National Geographic Videos
http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/
- Kids Sections -
- Animals
http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/player/kids/index.html
- Games Animals and stories
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/
- Activities
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/Activities/
- Science – Equinoxes, Moon, Solar System, Sun, Solar Blast, Missions to Mar, voyager, Hubble Telescope. Also learn about the environment, travel and culture tells about different countries and hurricanes in the special video section.
http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/player/science/index.html
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Yellowstone National Park Service
http://www.nps.gov/yell/forkids/index.htm
- Main Kids Page includes – website scavenger hunt, Alphabet animal and sounds live book, online Coloring book, print coloring pages, puzzles, word games and Wolf Quest
- Game: What’s the difference between Antlers and horns? Match the horns and Antlers to the animal.
http://www.nps.gov/yell/forkids/ahdiff.htm
- Go on an electronic Virtual Field Trip to the following locations
http://www.windowsintowonderland.org/
Go on a Geyser Quest, Bison Roam and Yellowstone Exposed field trip. Sounds like fun check it out!
No cost it really is free.
National Park Service
For home school kids who can’t leave the area this Web Ranger option with over 50 interactive games, would make summer a little more fun. You must sign up before you can join in the fun yet, definitely worth it and it’s free.
http://www.webrangers.us/index.cfm
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Printables from National Parks
Find all the Junior Ranger zones at http://www.nps.gov/learn/juniorranger.cfm
- Become a Junior Ranger with a Free printable Activities book – Lincolns Historic home
http://www.nps.gov/abli/forkids/junior-ranger-booklet.htm
- Big Cypress National Preserve Florida
http://www.nps.gov/bicy/forkids/beajuniorranger.htm
- Bandlands in South Dakota – Fun Pages -
http://www.nps.gov/badl/forkids/parkfun.htm
- Be a Fossil hunter; learn about Geology, Animal tracks, make an Armored Mud Ball and more.
Find more fun at the National Parks Fun pages for a park near you.
http://www.nps.gov/learn/parkfun.cfm
[singlepic id=44 w=80 h=40 float=center]Free Public Domain Images from Yellowstone National Park
http://www.nps.gov/features/yell/slidefile/index.htm
Use them for your school Projects! What a resource!
Public Domain – over 13,000 in the collection; over 23 categories main categories and several subcategories to choose from of birds, animals, people, plants, scenery, weather,
[singlepic id=44 w=80 h=40 float=center]Free Sound Effect
http://www.a1freesoundeffects.com/animal.html
Teach your children what animal’s sound like. This site has a wide selection of animals, just click and listen; very simple. You could also download the sounds if you’re interested in doing an audible story and need the sound of an animal to enhance the story.
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Listen to Nature, Bird Calls Field Guides
Listen to the Sounds of Birds
Birds make the most wonderful sounds. Don’t we all wish we could identify them. Now with the help of this website you can. There are several different birds to view and listen to what they sound like.
Nature Field guide for Birds with pictures, details and sounds.
Enature Bird Calls audio only several different bird calls.
Bird Songs by Habitat Country, Forest, Cityscapes, and Wetlands.
Listen to the sounds this coo bur makes! 20 different Bird imitations including camera sounds and chain saw sounds. Amazing.
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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| October | 8 9 12 13 14 15 16 19 20 21 22 23 26 27 28 29 30 |
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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.
Latin, Greek, Root Words
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Trying to decide on a homeschool curriculum for learning Latin can be difficult. Maybe you just want your child to learn what the root words mean.
I have discovered English from the Roots Up It’s a very easy conscept for children to pick up. It’s set up by using a 3X5 card system. Red borders around the cards mean Latin based word, green borders around the card be Greek based word. On the back of the card you write words that are associated with your root word. It seems easy and fun for even the most finicky child.
Memorare website also offers free interactive educational flashcards and lists associated with English from the Roots Up.
English from the roots up interactive activities
Don’t give up looking for great deals; search for used books on catholic swap group too. I was able to find my book for $5.00.
Also try Sacred Heart books for English from the Roots up.
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I found this company last year when I was looking for Saxon Math 2. I really like them, maybe it was because I have a devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus that drew me to the Sacred Heart Books website or maybe it was where they are located, having come from the Midwest. I recently discovered that they are now carrying materials for Catholic Charlotte Mason users. They also have curriculum supplies available for Mother of Divine Grace and many others. There website is dedicated to families and especially one single income families; they keep their prices low! You can find discount prices on Catholic Curriculum from their website all year long. They offer FREE SHIPPING on orders over $25.00 and less than $5.00 on all orders under $25.00. That is a pretty awesome deal for those concerned with purchasing books yet still having funds enough to cover the sometime high cost of shipping.
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