I forgot to post this the other day... The National Geographic magazine with the article about the Amish in Lancaster County has been spoken for.

Thank you for your interest!

One of the very best ways to teach your child to read is by reading to them. I have just listed The Usborne Book of Bedtime Stories in the General Store n Book Shop. Written by Philip Hawthorn, illustrated by Stephen Cartwright.

This book is like new, the pages are crisp and clean.

Labels: Reading List

Kids In The Kitchen
Cooking with your children is one of the best hands-on lessons in fractions you will find anywhere. Have them double a recipe or cut a recipe in half and there you have it. Fractions made easy! We were in the kitchen a lot when I was homeschooling my kids.

I have Kids In The Kitchen up for auction right now.
This 1996 copyright soft cover spiral bound book is in excellent condition.

Included in this cook book are recipes for library paste, clay, homemade "plastic", flubber, silly putty, crystal garden, etc... the list goes on!

By the way, I haven't had any takers on the National Geographic magazine with a photo essay of the Amish in Lancaster County by Jerry Irwin. If you want it, it's yours free. It's a beautiful photo essay with a great article and a lot of photos. Leave a message here or send me that email. I promise to not share you email address or spam it ever. Thanks!

Labels: Math

I have an old National Geographic magazine with a photo essay by Jerry Irwin. The magazine is well used, but the section about the Amish is in excellent condition.

I hate to toss this in the recycle bin. If you are interested in using this in your homeschool or for any other educational purposes contact me here: magazineoffer@lilbitgabby.com I'll mail it to you, all you have to do is email me!








*note to spammers* Don't bother spamming the email box. As soon as someone asks for the magazine I'm deleting the mail box.

Labels: America, Social-Studies

Literature-Rich Homeschooling
Make learning exciting and fun with Sonlight Curriculum's literature-based homeschool packages.

I love - love - LOVE the Straight Forward Math Series! Mastery of the basic facts is key to success in advanced math.

A simple, straightforward approach to learning mathematical operations. The series is systematic, first diagnosing skill levels, then practice, periodic review, and testing.
Builds new math skills and enriches existing ones. It is ideal for one student or many. Progression through a particular math skill is thorough and complete.

Mastery of basic math facts with the series provides success for subsequent math skills. The advanced series begins where the first level left off.

I have Straight Forward Math Series, Subtraction and Advanced Subtraction for sale at a very reasonable price for new workbooks.
General Store n Book Shop

I also have a few other math workbooks in my store.

Labels: curriculum, Math

It's spring. It doesn't seem to matter what season it is though. It snowed here today. Here's a cool weather website. Weather Underground There are a few interesting weather related articles on the site. In the tab of links across the top of the page you'll see a tab named 'education'.

Happy Spring.... brrrr! I hope it warms up soon!

At least it's suppose to be springing forth tomorrow!

Here is a list of first day of spring lesson plans.

Here is a fun project, tye dye shirts from home grown plants.
It's a unit study lesson plan for grades K - 12.

Labels: Science, unit-studies

While sitting in a chair, lift your right foot off the floor and make clockwise circles with it.
Now, while doing this, draw the number "6" in the air with your right hand.

What happens? The answer is below, but try it out for yourself and see what happens.









Your foot will change direction. And there's nothing you can do about it.

If you are thinking about teaching your child at home, here is a book with practical information. Learn to use regular books to teach history, reading, writing, spelling, and other subjects.

Written by Ruth Beechick, it's a *must have* for every homeschool. I kept this invaluable book in my library right up until this past year when I sold it on eBay.

As you can see, it's available for less than 50 cents!

Labels: curriculum, Reading List

MathStarts is a series of books incorporating basic math skills into illustrated story books fun for your little one to read. The MathStarts were written by Stuart J. Murphy. It's a series of 63 books divided into 3 levels. Here are a few of my favorites.

Labels: Math, Reading List

When I was homeschooling I used Make a Garden as part of our science curriculum. Gardening with the kids helped carry our homeschool lessons all the way through the summer months.

I love hands on lessons! This is one of those hands on lessons that is invaluable. If you are homeschooling more than one child this is a perfect project because it's something kids of all ages can be involved with.

Start out planning your project, big or small. Choosing the plants, buying the seeds, or taking cuttings of plants and watching them grow. Taking photos of the progress, drawing pictures, and keeping a journal. WOW! Several subjects covered with one simple project. Learning doesn't get much more fun and teaching just doesn't get much simpler!

You can find this book, Make a Garden - A Children's Guide to Making Things Grow by Susannah Bradley in my ebay store! General Store n Book Shop

From the back of the book:
"Make a Garden is specially designed to introduce children to the fun involved in growing their own plants and herbs.
The book contains basic gardening information on tools, growing flowers from bulbs and seeds, taking cuttings, garden pests and, most important for all young gardeners, safety do's and don'ts. There are also a number of step-by-step projects to try including a garden in a bottle, a strawberry tub, and indoor tomatoes.
Every chapter contains delightful full-color illustrations which complement the clear easy-to-read text.
This book will enable all young readers - whether they have a large garden or just a window box - to enjoy a fascinating and ever-changing hobby."

Labels: Science

I found a website I absolutely love. Discovery School. I found it when I was searching for a science project. Not only did I find a science project or two... or many for that matter. I found this list of fun brain boosters.

Labels: lesson-plans, Science