LEGENDS OF AUTUMN FROM MANY LANDS (PDF ebook)
In this classic collection, you’ll find more fascinating stories, legends and poetry on:
Trees, Woodland Animals, Harvest Fields, Crickets, and unusual old stories of Halloween and Thanksgiving.
This is another great “living book” full of Autumn season lore and wonder for family read aloud time!
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THE FIRST SPELLING BOOK (PDF ebook)
Today’s resource is this wonderful spelling lesson book, originally published for primary grade students in the Philipines. As such, it has a fascinating agricultural / Philipino slant with delightful illustrations, so there is some cultural learning going on along with the spelling lessons. Each of the lessons in this book has instructions for the teacher at the bottom of each page to help you in presenting the lesson. Lessons are meant for the second through fourth grades, and there is lots of variety in the presentations. Lots of fun, one of our favorite vintage spellers ever. Enjoy!
Note: This ebook is a scanned copy of the original printed book. We recommend viewing on a computer, not a phone.
To download this PDF ebook, RIGHT CLICK HERE and “save link” to your computer. Mac users, press the “control” key then click the link and save to your Mac.
Our Home Skills Manuals & Lesson Guides help you do just that.
These are all about imparting practical skills that your kids
(who will one day be adults with kids of their own)
will need and use the rest of their lives. The rest of their lives. Think about that.
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This classic text is a great introduction to human anatomy (”the house you live in”), originally prepared back in 1904 for use in primary grades in New York schools. I really like the engaging way the lessons are given. The teacher very simply reviews the subject of the lesson (such as the heart, bones, muscles, etc.), then asks the students simple discussion questions that help them understand how the body works.
Included are both the questions for your students and the answers you want them to grasp, so it is easy to lead discussion in the direction you want it to go. No advance preparation is needed by the teacher.
We thing it would be a great idea to use this with an anatomy coloring book or some more recent color illustrations. These Q&A lessons are so extremely well done, we think you’ll really, really enjoy using this lesson guide with your younger children (Grades 1-3).
To download this PDF ebook, RIGHT CLICK HERE and “save link” to your computer. Mac users, press the “control” key, thne click the link and save to your mac.
Our Home Skills Manuals & Lesson Guides help you do just that.
These are all about imparting practical skills that your kids
(who will one day be adults with kids of their own)
will need and use the rest of their lives. The rest of their lives. Think about that.
During August we’re offering a Huge Discount on our best-selling Home Skills Manuals & Lesson Guides – on sale at 50% off.
Check them out and download some free sample pages:
Finding Time To Do It All: Homeschool Moms Share their Time Management Woes and Solutions (PDF ebook)
In today’s resource, we went right to the source and surveyed over 300 homeschool moms to discover what Time Management concerns, secrets and suggestions they might offer if they could share their experiences with other families. The “real life” insights, frustrations, tips, and ideas that they share in this compilation address the unique time management issues that homeschool families face.
Discover what Time Management solutions have worked for others, and apply them to your own household!
To download or view this PDF ebook, CLICK HERE!
Our Home Skills Manuals & Lesson Guides help you do just that.
These are all about imparting practical skills that your kids
(who will one day be adults with kids of their own)
will need and use the rest of their lives. The rest of their lives. Think about that.
During August we’re offering a Huge Discount on our best-selling Home Skills Manuals & Lesson Guides – on sale at 50% off.
Check them out and download some free sample pages:
The Critter Construction Book by Rebecca Hargrave Malamud & Nathan Malamud (PDF ebook)
This little book was originally produced by the author and her son for a group of preschool HeadStart children and was designed specifically so the kids could cut out a set of basic shapes and then create the “critters” herein with their parents. New designs have been added to the originals over the years until now there is an entire menagerie of critters to create. See if your little ones can put together the ones here… and perhaps create some new ones on their own!
To download this PDF ebook, CLICK HERE!
FINGER PLAYS for Nursery & Kindergarten by Emilie Poulson (PDF ebook)
Today we are featuring this lovely little “early learning” collection of songs and rhymes – all meant to be taught to little ones ages 2 to 5, and acted out with little hands and fingers. Although this was originally published in the 1890s, the subject is timeless and just as engaging for little ones of today. This book is also filled with charming, expressive illustrations (many of which would be great for coloring) and dozens of fun learning games & activities! Check it out!
To download this scanned PDF ebook, CLICK HERE.
There are few tales charged with stronger patriotism than breathes from this narrative of a man who “loved his country as no other man has loved her; but no man deserved less at her hands.” — Henry Seidel Canby
“The Man Without A Country” is Edward Everett Hale’s haunting and patriotic tale of Philip Nolan, a young man enamored of the charismatic Aaron Burr. He participates in Burr’s mystery shrouded empire building scheme, for which Burr was charged with treason. But while Burr and the other leaders escape punishment, Nolan is convicted. When the presiding judge offers him an opportunity to prove his loyalty to the United States, Nolan replies in fury: “D—n the United States! I wish I may never hear of the United States again!”
…and… for the next 50 YEARS he gets his wish.
This is a powerful and poignant tale — the ultimate “think before you speak” story — that you will long remember.
To listen to this 30 minute MP3 audio dramatization of this classic living book, CLICK HERE.
PROGRAM NOTE! Parents, we’re telling you this upfront, because we don’t want any emails fussing at us: Be aware that the protagonist of this story at one point does indeed yell out “D**n the United States!” This is a crucial turning point in the story, portrayed exactly as written in the original book. It is not done for sensationalistic reasons — it is a vital part of the story being told. We could have spliced this out of the story, but it is a key point in the plot and the original book, so we have allowed it to remain. Obviously in 1954 the producers of this program – made specifically for family listening – felt the same way. If this is not acceptable to you, PLEASE DON’T DOWNLOAD THIS STORY!
In the history of England, in the 18th Century, a most amazing thing occurred. Court was in session, and the prisoner was brought to the bar. But within ONE WEEK the Lord Mayor, 3 judges, 8 jurors and 40 clerks and spectators were DEAD. England called it… “The Court of Death”. Here is the odd and fascinating story of how a government-imposed tax on windows in households… led to this “Court of Death” 50 years later.
(Yes, it sounds pretty scary, but this is actually a great – though granted, somewhat creepy – science lesson about the causes of Typhus. It is “safe listening” for all ages.)
To listen to this MP3 audio program CLICK HERE. To download, RIGHT click the link and “save link” to your computer. Mac users, press the “control” key, then click the link and save to your mac.
The Burning of Washington DC
Can you imagine The White House and the Capitol in flames? It really did happen two hundred years ago during the War of 1812 between the British forces and the United States. On August 24, 1814, after defeating the Americans at the Battle of Bladensburg, a British force led by Major General Robert Ross occupied Washington and set fire to many public buildings, including the White House and the Capitol. Today’s audio dramatization is the true story of that amazing day.
To listen to the MP3 audio story, CLICK HERE. To download, RIGHT click the link and “save link” to your computer. Mac users, press the “control” key, then click the link and save to your mac.
To view the PDF Listening Guide, CLICK HERE. To download, RIGHT click the link and “save link” to your computer. Mac users, press the “control” key, then click the link and save to your mac.
Our next “audio adventure is one of Guy De Maupassant’s most famous short stories, “A Piece of String”.
In this tale, a simple farmer finds a piece of string on the side of the road… and because of it, he becomes an accused man who’s life and reputation are ruined. How can a simple piece of string do that to a person? Listen and find out!
To listen to the MP3 audio program, “A Piece of String”, CLICK HERE. To download, RIGHT click the link and “save link” to your computer. Mac users, press the “control” key, then click the link and save to your mac.
