on their respective days:
Monday, Jan 17:
HOW BEN FRANKLIN LEARNED:
Four Short Stories for Young Readers (PDF ebook)
Few people ever knew so many things as did Benjamin Franklin.
Men said, "How did he ever learn so many things?" For he had been
a poor boy who had to work for a living. He could not go to school
at all after he was ten years old. Here are four neat stories of
young Benjamin Franklin, which may just motivate your own kids to
"learn to learn" for themselves. Included are the stories of how
young Franklin taught himself, how an ant helped him find out
things for himself, his experiments with electricity and the kite,
and the story of paying too much for a penny whistle.
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Tuesday, Jan 18:
From BOYS to MEN: A TEENAGERS' WORK AND INFLUENCE (PDF ebook)
This excellent essay on the changing roles boys & teenagers have
as they grow into adulthood written in the late 1800s and
published Anonymously. Though some of the specific references in
this text are now dated, the truths contained in this ebook are
wonderfully vital and true and well worth sharing with growing
boys even today. Excellent reading for thoughtful
(and not-so-thoughtful) young folks!
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Wednesday, Jan 19:
IN THE DAYS OF THE GUILD (PDF ebook)
Today's resource is this great historical storybook, set in
13th Century Europe, telling the stories of different boys and
girls who came to learn and master different trades through
apprenticeship to different craftsmen and merchant guilds.
These stories run the gamut of many of the main crafts and
industries of the Medieval period, including scribes, wool
merchants, stained glass artisans, goldsmith, potter, goose girl,
perfumer, musician, and many more. Lots of excellent illustrations
with some color plates too. A wonderful "living history" book
that really brings the times to life through the stories of
these young people finding their "calling" in life,
13th Century style.
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Thursday, Jan 20:
CANDY MATH (PDF ebook)
This little guide is SO much fun! It
shows you how you can make basic, "hands on" math lessons a true
delight for your little ones by using inexpensive candy (or even
breakfast cereal) as math manipulatives to teach primary age
children almost any basic math concept. There is a natural
attraction and fascination for children in playing with (and
learning from) candy. Just the novelty of candy being part of
a lesson (not to mention eating it at the end of the lesson) is
enough to hold the attention of most children.The examples in
this short ebook will give you almost two dozen creative learning
games, lesson plans and activities, with examples to get you
started teaching: SKIP COUNTING * ODD AND EVEN * GROUPING *
GREATER THAN, LESS THAN, EQUAL TO * MEASUREMENT * ADDITION *
SUBTRACTION * MULTIPLICATION * DIVISION * FRACTIONS * GRAPHS
* ESTIMATING * MAKING SETS ... and more!
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Friday, Jan 21:
WHAT TO DRAW AND HOW TO DRAW IT (PDF ebook)
Today's resource is this wonderful "how to" drawing book first
published in 1913, which shows young artists, step-by-step,
how to create all sorts of characters, animals, buildings & other
fanciful cartoons & designs. It is a delight, and many of you will
have to pry your kids away from this one. Check it out!
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