Old Time Proverbs to Think About Today
illustrated by Honor B. Appleton
Do your children know what a proverb is? A “proverb” is a short, simple saying that expresses a truth or piece of advice based on common sense or practical experience.
Here’s a wonderful collection of old-fashioned proverbs, illustrated with some delightful full color cartoons of children that dramatize one application of the saying.
But that’s just a beginning. Go one step further, and this little book becomes a great discussion starter for parent and child. As you go through these proverbs, ask your little readers:
What is the meaning of this old proverb? How does this picture demonstrate this old proverb? What are some other ways that this proverb could be illustrated? Is there any lesson in this old proverb that we should remember?
Just try it with your young readers. You’ll love this colorful, fanciful little collection! Highly recommended!
To download this PDF ebook, RIGHT CLICK HERE and then “save link” to your computer. Mac users, press the “control” key then click the link and save to your mac.
Once upon a time, the value of practical construction skills was recognized by educators as an important part of a child’s education. Here’s a truly wonderful vintage toymaking guide from Project Gutenberg, this time for the workshop. With a few simple tools – what you see to the left – your child can make many classic wooden toys and puzzles found in this manual, including rocking animals, jumping jacks, buzzers and many more familiar old-fashioned childhood toys.Most parents these days have little inclination to let their kids use real tools and actually build things… but if you let them try, you’ll end up with a much more confident hands-on, skilled young person. Ask us how we know.