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Over 300 Wildflowers

There are over 300 line drawings of wildflowers at the Umatilla National Forest website. 

What can you do with line drawings? 

• Print them out as coloring pages (coloring guide is included at the site!)
• Transfer the design to fabric for an embroidery project
• Use them as a reference for learning both Latin and common plant names

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The Week in Review

Offer: Free Information About Online College Degrees

The Weather Classroom

Classic Records from the Golden Age

NEED: Free Science Fair Projects for grades 5-9

Generation Cures: Give Back While Learning

Need Free Worksheets? Check out Super Teacher Worksheets

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Lit to Go: Free Educational mp3 Audios of Stories and Poems

The University of South Florida offers a reading treasure trove for an educator -- free audios of many popular stories and poems.  They describe Lit2Go like this:

Lit2Go is a free online collection of stories and poems in Mp3 (audiobook) format. You can:

• Download the files to your Mp3 player and listen on the go,

• Listen to the Mp3 files on your computer

• View the text on a webpage and read along as you listen

• Print out the stories and poems to make your own book.

Browsing through the Lit2Go archives by author, I found some of our favorites such as Jane Austen, Thornton W. Burgess, and good old Abraham Lincoln.  Browsing by title, I found such gems as The Merchant of Venice and "Hickory, Dickory, Dock" and even some that just make me curious as to whether my students would consider them gems or not, like Philosophy and Fun of Algebra.

You may also search the database by reading level. The results will show how long the audio is, and how many words are in the passage (or book, poem, etc.).

And, happily, if you're an iTunes junky like myself, you may enjoy knowing you can download many of the Lit2Go audios directly into your iTunes library.

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Free Paper Models on Historical Architecture

Let's cut paper today, shall we?

PaperToys.com offers paper structures (to cut out and assemble) of several world landmarks.   These structures may be used alongside your history program.  

For example, below is a screenshot of Shakespeare's Globe Theatre (clicking on the photo takes you directly to that drawing):

Or how about the Taj Mahal? (clicking on the photo below takes you directly to that drawing)

To view the full list of structures, which includes The White House, Neuschwanstein Castle, Sydney Opera House, Wrigley Field, Big Ben, and the Statue of Liberty among many others, go to PaperToys.com.  There are structures simple enough for Kindergartners and structures that will even challenge high schoolers (or you!).

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PaperToys.com offers paper structures (to cut out and assemble) of several world landmarks.   These structures may be used alongside your history program.  

For example, below is a screenshot of Shakespeare's Globe Theatre (clicking on the photo takes you directly to that drawing):

Or how about the Taj Mahal? (clicking on the photo below takes you directly to that drawing)

To view the full list of structures, which includes The White House, Neuschwanstein Castle, Sydney Opera House, Wrigley Field, Big Ben, and the Statue of Liberty among many others, go to PaperToys.com.  There are structures simple enough for Kindergartners and structures that will even challenge high schoolers (or you!).

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Happy American Thanksgiving!

I'm writing this post on the Saturday before Thanksgiving and wanted to post-date this note to say "Happy Thanksgiving" to everyone - American or not.  I'll be celebrating today (well, honestly, I'll be baking, cooking, burning, sweating, and scrubbing while my family gets to celebrate!), so I won't post a daily freebie today.

Here are a few things I'm thankful for this Thanksgiving:

I'm also thankful for you and how supportive you are of Freely Educate.

God bless!

Free Art Lessons

These free art lessons would make excellent projects for children who need their hands busy during the upcoming holidays.  Many of the projects would also make great inexpensive gifts for your students to make.

Dick Blick, a huge art supply company, offers free lesson plans on their website.  The lesson plans are clearly marked by grade level, and there are art projects for all skill levels and projects that require many or few materials.

Even if you think you cannot teach art (oh, yes you can! simply tell them to draw or create what they see - it cannot be wrong)...anyway, even if you think you can't, you'll enjoy these Dick Blick lesson plans as each one is clearly written with photos and a complete material list. 

While you're there, don't forget to check out the Mulitcultural Art Lessons, featuring items such as Aboriginal hand prints, Chinese ink painting and Huichol yarn painting. 

  

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These free art lessons would make excellent projects for children who need their hands busy during the upcoming holidays.  Many of the projects would also make great inexpensive gifts for your students to make.

Dick Blick, a huge art supply company, offers free lesson plans on their website.  The lesson plans are clearly marked by grade level, and there are art projects for all skill levels and projects that require many or few materials.

Even if you think you cannot teach art (oh, yes you can! simply tell them to draw or create what they see - it cannot be wrong)...anyway, even if you think you can't, you'll enjoy these Dick Blick lesson plans as each one is clearly written with photos and a complete material list. 

While you're there, don't forget to check out the Mulitcultural Art Lessons, featuring items such as Aboriginal hand prints, Chinese ink painting and Huichol yarn painting. 

  

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Gnarly Math: Free Math Newsletter for Middle to High Schoolers

Gnarly Math is a nice break from ho-hum textbooks.  Via email or via the Gnarly Math website, your middle school and high school students may view a monthly newsletter full of absolutely-not-boring math problems and puzzles.  

I don't think I've ever highlighted a newsletter before, but this one is well worth a look!  Here is a view of the latest Gnarly Math newsletter:

Click on the screenshot above to read the latest Gnarly Math newsletter at their website.  At the bottom of the newsletter, you'll see a subscription form, if you'd like to receive the next Gnarly Math newsletter via email.   

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Free Thanksgiving Projects eBook

I found a free ebook full of Thanksgiving crafts*.  Sure, you still have time to do many of the 30 projects with your students.  They are that easy!

Included in this eBook:

Thanksgiving Paper Crafts

Be Thankful Sign, pg. 6- With die-cut bird and autumn leaves, this Thanksgiving sign can hang from a door or anywhere you want to share the message.
 

Thanksgiving Decorations

Crochet Thanksgiving Wreath, pg. 14- This crochet wreath features a prominent turkey and bright orange pumpkins.

Pumpkin Patch Garland, pg. 24- Wind this colorful pumpkin garland around your banister or hang from your mantel for Thanksgiving. This garland is perfect all autumn long.
 

Thanksgiving Table Accents

Autumn Harvest Centerpiece, pg. 30- This grand floral centerpiece is sure to impress family and friends at Thanksgiving.

Fall Leaves Placemat, pg. 38- This simple painting craft creates a set of placemats and napkins with fall-colored leaves/feathers.
 

Thanksgiving Crafts for Kids

Thankful Pins, pg. 48- Create leaf pins with the kids that display what you are thankful for this holiday. With felt letters, this craft is easy for everyone.

*Note: When you first click on the links above, you'll see a form where you may input your email address to receive the FaveCrafts newsletter.  I like that newsletter, but if you don't want it, or if your inbox is already too full (I get that!), then simply click "Close" in the top left corner and you'll still be able to download the free Thanksgiving ebook.

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The Week in Review

Free Play Scripts for Children

Learning Multiplication Can Actually Be Fun?!

A Free Magazine (in your mail) for Educators Who Plan Field Trips

Free Online Course on Choosing a Career: Middle-High Schoolers

Lesson Planning Made Easy

Dynamic Periodic Table of the Elements

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The Learning Site: Free Lessons in Many Subject Areas for Preschool - Elementary

Today we have another one of those vast sites that offer something in many subject areas.  The Learning Site is primarily for preschool through about 6th grade.  You're going to have to visit it yourself to see all there is to offer you!

Here are a few screenshots of random pages within The Learning Site:

At least one area of the site (math) requires registration, including adding the author's name of a Harcourt textbook as a password.  Other than that area, and perhaps another, the site can be freely used, even without registration.

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Free Hebrew Grammar Lessons

Want your students to learn Hebrew and Hebrew grammar, but don't know how to teach it?  Below are links to Hebrew grammar lessons from the Hebrew for Christians website.  The Hebrew lessons include audio lessons for help with pronunciation. 

The curriculum also includes free downloads such as songs, flashcards, and more.

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Free Magazine Subscription by Mail: Tech & Learning

I found another free magazine subscription for educators!  This magazine, Tech & Learning,  is claimed to be...

The #1 personally requested magazine serving education technology professionals responsible for implementing and purchasing technology products in K-12 districts and schools.

For almost 30 years, Tech & Learning has served the K-12 education community with cutting-edge news, practical resources and expert strategies for transforming education through integration of digital technologies. No other resource helps educators get up to speed with the emerging technologies and products in order to best prepare students for the global digital workforce. 

Want a free one-year subscription?  You'll just need to fill out an information form (it takes less than a minute to fill out the usual stuff -- name, address, email, teaching info). I subscribed, too!

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Free Preschool & Beginning Readers Curriculum

Okay, I have a good one for you today, especially if you have preschoolers and beginning readers traipsing around the house.  We have a couple of those in our house, and Starfall.com is definitely a favorite site for them! 

Starfall teaches children the alphabet and how to read.  It's interactive, brightly-colored, and fun (that opinion is based on my children's frequent requests to visit the site). 

Here is a screenshot of the "Learn to Read" area of the Starfall.com website:

Click on a "book," such as Zac the Rat and the program reads a book to the child, sounding out, through audio, each word in the book.

Do you want to know exactly how Starfall teaches students how to read?  Visit the Educators' Page for a full description of the teaching methods used.

Enjoy!

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Okay, I have a good one for you today, especially if you have preschoolers and beginning readers traipsing around the house.  We have a couple of those in our house, and Starfall.com is definitely a favorite site for them! 

Starfall teaches children the alphabet and how to read.  It's interactive, brightly-colored, and fun (that opinion is based on my children's frequent requests to visit the site). 

Here is a screenshot of the "Learn to Read" area of the Starfall.com website:

Click on a "book," such as Zac the Rat and the program reads a book to the child, sounding out, through audio, each word in the book.

Do you want to know exactly how Starfall teaches students how to read?  Visit the Educators' Page for a full description of the teaching methods used.

Enjoy!

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Free Audios of Charlotte Mason Seminars

In the Summer of 2007, I traveled to beautiful Boiling Springs, North Carolina, to attend a Charlotte Mason conference.  Charlotte Mason was a 19th century educator who encouraged a style of teaching that includes composer study, learning multiple languages, reading living books ("classics," we often call them), learning from art, and spending plenty of time in nature study.

At the conference, a weekend event, I had the pleasure of listening to several speakers.  The speakers came from all over the US, England and Canada.  Some were school principals, some teachers, and some homeschoolers. 

I'm happy to let you know that the audios of those lectures are online, as well as the audios from more recent years.  The audio quality is not the greatest, but the content is definitely worth the occasional blip.

Here are some of the available lectures (click here to view them all, note that there are 4 pages of content):

• From Enigma to Educationalist - Assessing Charlotte Mason by Jack Beckman
• Teaching Nature Study to First and Second Graders by Deborah & Holly Anne Dobbins
• Composer Study: The Waltz King Cordially Invites You to Attend by Megan Hoyt
• Knowing What Knowers Know by Lisa Cadora

• Revealing the Beauty and Power of the World Through Science Instruction by Nicole Hutchinson
• Developmentally Appropriate Use of Narration by Jennifer Spencer
• Assessing Therapies for Special Needs Students from a Charlotte Mason Perspective by Tammy Glaser
• Making the Heart Sing with Recitation by Bonnie Buckingham

• Training the Intellect Through Literature by Lori Lawing
• Nature Study by Dr. Carroll Smith
• Goods of the Gods:  Respecting the Child's Proclivity to Narrate by Nicole Hutchinson & Rebecca Brown

Also worth mentioning is the ChildLightUSA blog, which frequently posts articles on applying Charlotte Mason methods to schools and homes. 

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In the Summer of 2007, I traveled to beautiful Boiling Springs, North Carolina, to attend a Charlotte Mason conference.  Charlotte Mason was a 19th century educator who encouraged a style of teaching that includes composer study, learning multiple languages, reading living books ("classics," we often call them), learning from art, and spending plenty of time in nature study.

At the conference, a weekend event, I had the pleasure of listening to several speakers.  The speakers came from all over the US, England and Canada.  Some were school principals, some teachers, and some homeschoolers. 

I'm happy to let you know that the audios of those lectures are online, as well as the audios from more recent years.  The audio quality is not the greatest, but the content is definitely worth the occasional blip.

Here are some of the available lectures (click here to view them all, note that there are 4 pages of content):

• From Enigma to Educationalist - Assessing Charlotte Mason by Jack Beckman
• Teaching Nature Study to First and Second Graders by Deborah & Holly Anne Dobbins
• Composer Study: The Waltz King Cordially Invites You to Attend by Megan Hoyt
• Knowing What Knowers Know by Lisa Cadora

• Revealing the Beauty and Power of the World Through Science Instruction by Nicole Hutchinson
• Developmentally Appropriate Use of Narration by Jennifer Spencer
• Assessing Therapies for Special Needs Students from a Charlotte Mason Perspective by Tammy Glaser
• Making the Heart Sing with Recitation by Bonnie Buckingham

• Training the Intellect Through Literature by Lori Lawing
• Nature Study by Dr. Carroll Smith
• Goods of the Gods:  Respecting the Child's Proclivity to Narrate by Nicole Hutchinson & Rebecca Brown

Also worth mentioning is the ChildLightUSA blog, which frequently posts articles on applying Charlotte Mason methods to schools and homes. 

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