Here is a free On-line Geology Curriculum @ AnswersInCreation.org. They also come from a Biblical perspective on a page called Science News in they have articles discussing recent events. I found it on the Mrs. Happy Housewife website.
Daily Archives: January 27, 2008
A Mighty Fortress Is Our God Hymn
This hymn was written by the famous church reformer Martin Luther and put to music by Frederick H. Hedge. I found it on Cyberhymnal.
The Lyrics:
Grammar Lesson 29~Interrogative Pronouns
Interrogative pronouns ask questions. Who, whom, whose, which, and what are interrogative pronouns.
Find the interrogative pronouns in these sentences.
1. What is that?
2. Who is going with me?
3. Which is the right answer?
4. Whose was right?
5. To whom did you want to speak?
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Answers
What Is Pink?
Here’s a cute poem my daughter found in one of her reading books. Rossetti is one of my favorite poets.
What is Pink?
~Christina Rossetti
What is pink? A rose is pink
By the fountain’s brink.
What is red? A poppy’s red
In its barley bed.
What is blue? The sky is blue
Where the clouds float through.
What is white? A swan is white
Sailing in the light.
What is yellow? Pears are yellow,
Rich and ripe and mellow.
What is green? The grass is green,
With small flowers between.
What is violet? Clouds are violet
In the summer twilight.
What is orange? Why, an orange,
Just an orange!
I found this poem along with some other wholesome children’s poems @ StoryIt.com.
AmblesideOnline.org
I’ve discovered a wonderful site filled with tons of quality information for teachers to sort through and organize to teach the very best to their students:) It is Amblesideonline.org.
Children’s Writings Of Plutarch
Our Young Folks’ Plutarch
By Rosalie Kaufman
Plutarch’s Lives for Boys and Girls by W. H. Weston
Tales of the Greeks by F J Gould
Tales of the Romans by F J Gould
These books are all found @ The Baldwin Project
Who was Plutarch? You can learn about him @ eclassics.com
God’s Diary
I stumbled across a site called WordSite.org that is dedicated to spreading the Gospel of Jesus Christ to 2,000,000 people before He returns. They have written a chronological telling of the story of the Bible that is organized into five sections and is called God’s Diary. It also gives a detailed Biblical timeline of world history focused around the events of the Bible. If you have the opportunity please order a copy of God’s Diary from their website.
Some Lovely Little Poetry Websites
Poetry Tea @ Saint Micheal’s School~Includes a few good poems for children (When the Frost is on the Punkin’, Wet Weather Talk, A Jingle of Words, The Spider and the Fly, The Camel’s Nose.)
Expose Middle school students to classic poetry @ Yale New Haven Teacher’s Institute~lesson plans (scroll down some on the page to find the list)
Lovely little poems to read to a lovely little baby can be found @ Ambleside Online
This site, Classic Poetry Aloud has some enjoyable recitations of poetry. I like the English accent.
Homemade Healthy Salad Dressings
There’s a sweet little blog put up by a homeschooling mother of 9! that has some homemade healthy salad dressings that are worth trying. She’s @ The Common Room. A detail I like about her recipes is that she makes them flexible. Obviously, she has had to just make do at times with what she’s had on hand in her home. Hey, I respect stuff like that in Moms! The recipes are for Buttermilk dressing, Sweet and Sour salad dressing, Basic Tofu Salad dressing and Russian salad dressing: