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London Bridge Is Falling Down, Falling Down, Falling Down...Not just a great nursery rhyme and song, but truth! Did you know that the old London Bridge really fell down? It stood for about 600 hundred years. Or even more interesting, the London Bridge once had homes and shops on it? It's amazing what you learn from your children when you homeschool!
My daughter was sprawled out on the floor reading William Shakespeare and the Globe by Aliki. She looked up at me and said, "Hey mom, it's the London Bridge, like the one Pocahontas saw." Then she read about how the bridge was lined with shops and homes. We scoured the internet to see what else we could dig up.
Here's some of what we found with:
Have a great learning week,
Bethany
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FREE Homeschool Software! | FREEHomeschoolSoftware.com
offers incredible deals on some of the most popular educational
software you'd find elsewhere. Most of the items they sell are FREE +
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Encyclopedia Britannica Hispanic Heritage
Overview: Are you interested in learning about Hispanic heritage? This CD-rom is a terrific place to start. The CD-rom comes complete with biographies, culture and history, speeches and writings, images (maps and photographs), multimedia with videos and animation, and learning activities.c. There is the option to save the game. At the end of the game, you are given a score with the number of correct answers, the number of incorrect answers, and the percentage correct.
Good Stuff: We really like the speeches and writing section. It contains primary source documents; such as, letters, pamphlets, treaties, testimonies, transcript of debates, and essays.
Parent Notes and Warnings: There are 6 lesson plans in the learning activities section-3 for 10-14 year olds and 3 for 15 and up.
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Here are some interesting or amazing facts about things
that have happened in history between January 25 and January 31! We've
also provided links for you and your child to explore more of history! January 25- 1858 - The Wedding March by Felix Mendelssohn becomes a popular wedding recessional after it is played on this day at the marriage of Queen Victoria's daughter, Victoria, and Friedrich of Prussia.
- 1961 - In Washington, D.C. John F. Kennedy delivers the first live presidential television news conference.
January 26- 1988 - Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera has its first performance on Broadway at the Majestic Theatre in New York.
January 27January 28- 1813 - Pride and Prejudice is first published in the United Kingdom.
- 1887 - In a snowstorm at Fort Keogh, Montana, the world's largest snowflakes are reported, being 15 inches (38 cm) wide and 8 inches (20 cm) thick.
January 29January 30- 1826 - The Menai Suspension Bridge, considered the world's first modern suspension bridge, connecting the Isle of Anglesey to the North West coast of Wales, is opened.
January 31- 1930 - 3M begins marketing Scotch Tape.
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All facts in this section are taken from Wikipedia.org under the
article name corresponding with the date. For example:
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NEW Eyewitness to History 19th century Curricula from eFantasmic! |
In the spotlight this week...
Washington DC, 1800
Follow the trip of Abigail Adams as she goes from Philadelphia to Washington DC. Find out just how hard the trip from Philadelphia to Washington was during the time when the White House had first been built. Learn firsthand Abigail Adams' first impressions of Washington DC...
More Eyewitness to History curricula from eFantasmic:
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PBS Activity Packs!
PBS offers tons of resources and materials on loads of different themes. Art history, music, sports, medicine, community health, American authors, poetry, Shakespeare, oceans, technology and ethics, forensic science, earth day, global populations, citizenship,, presidency, and democracy around the world. Click here now! |
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Fun, FREE Curriculum Add-ons and Links |
Spice
up your curriculum, and add some fun for your child. Here are some
of the best interesting FREE links we've found this week. We carefully
screen each link provided, but please check them yourself as well!
Social Studies/History/Geography
Historic Jamestowne and the Powhaten
Be involved in the digs at Jamestown. Check out this education page with lesson plans, interactive exercises, history of Historic Jamestowne and the Chesapeake Bay, and the teacher's corner. For lots more, click on the tabs above for the dig and biographies.
Science/Technology
Microsoft Lesson Plans
Stumped on how to incorporate technology? These lessons from Microsoft combine a certain subject with technology. There are lessons here for geography, mathematics, social studies, history, language arts, science and technology.
Art/Music/Drama
Watercolor Tutorials
A free art teacher wanted...Check out this site. It teaches all about watercolor painting: tutorials with techniques and step-by-step paintings, tools, papers, history, famous artists, journaling, and lots more.
Language Arts
Adventures of Genius Boy and Grammar Girl~Submitted by Tim M.
"I wanted to share this website that offers a free download of grammar and punctuation materials for middle school and high school ages."
Math
Cone Crazy Multiplication
Penguins teach multiplication. This is an interactive game that includes penguins and ice cream. The child is the server. Each penguin comes up and asks for ice cream with an equation. Your child is given 2 chances to solve the problem before the penguin leaves the store.
Physical Education/Health
Healthy, Greener Home
This site has an interactive slide show that has videos and clickable pop-ups. There is lots of information about caring for your home while eliminating toxins. |
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