Sunday, January 2, 2011

Homeschool Freebies This Week

Monday, Jan 3rd:
THE BROWNIES PRIMER (PDF ebook)

One of the most popular children's illustrators in the late 1800s
was Palmer Cox,
who created the amazing "Brownies" for the pages of ST. NICHOLAS
magazine in the 1870s, and later a whole series of Brownies books.
Cox drew incredibly intricate pictures of his playful Brownies,
often with hundreds of brownies on every page. Amazingly, each
brownie character was unique and possessed its own personality.
If your kids have never seen these before, they are in for a real
treat. They are a little like "Where's Waldo?" in that you can
just about make a game of every full page illustration, trying
to spot your favorite brownies. The Brownies Primer is a fine
beginning reader primer using many delightful illustrations from
various Cox books. Use it for reading, for coloring, or just for
plain fun, exploring these amazing pictures.

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Tuesday, Jan 4th:
FARM ANIMALS MATCHING CARDS (PDF ebook)

Farm Animals Matching Cards from GentleShepherd.biz is an e-book
(normally $3) with masters for making your own matching card set.
There are two pages of matching cards--six animals on each page. 
These picture pages can be printed out in color, on card stock.
You will need to print each page two times, so there will be a
double set of cards. The cards are cut apart, and are then ready
to use. You can also have them laminated, to make them more durable. 
Words in four languages (English, Spanish, French, and German) for
the 12 farm animals AND their sounds are listed on two charts,
so the game can easily be used for foreign language practice.

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Wednesday, Jan 5th:
LET'S LEARN TO TELL TIME! (PDF ebook)

Don't fret over teaching time! Today's free resource from Sonbeams
offers teaching tips, worksheets, and flashcard printables focused
on telling time. You'll learn hours, half hours, quarter after,
and quarter 'til times for digital and wall clocks. Ages 5 to 8.

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Thursday, Jan 6th:
BABY WORLD: STORIES, RHYMES & PICTURES for LITTLE FOLK (PDF ebook)
Part One

A HUGE, wonderful vintage collection of stories, games, rhymes,
playtime activities and hundreds of
gorgeous black and white pictures collected from the pages of
the classic St. Nicholas Magazine by Mary Mapes Dodge.
Every page is a delight... Wonderful resource to share with your
little ones! This PDF edition is so big (60+ megs) that we are
splitting it into two parts, with the first part today and the
second tomorrow.

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Friday, Jan 7th:
BABY WORLD: STORIES, RHYMES & PICTURES for LITTLE FOLK (PDF ebook)
Part TWO

More wonderful stories, poems and classic pictures for little
ones, plus a super-neat section of things older kids can make
and do to keep little siblings happy. Kids of ALL ages (and parents)
will love fiddling with those. A vintage gem from St. Nicholas magazine.

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You can download each of these resources on their respective days at:

http://www.homeschoolfreebieoftheday.com

1 comment:

Suzanne said...

I am a new home school Mom, and your website is uplifting, helpful, and inspiring to me. Thanks for all the good tips and suggestions. I'd love to read practical "how tos" for any and all of the topics on the "Family Home Plan" under "Devise a regular routine of living in our lives:" I strive for routine in these areas, but always need help!

Jer.6:16

Jeremiah 6:16
Thus saith the LORD, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls.

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