Taking a Break from life

Wednesday, March 15, 2017

Playing "March of Empires"

I started playing this game a couple of weeks ago. I got a lot of real bad instructions. Some people take the spying to real life instead of the characters in the game. That's too much for a game. It is poor sporting.

When I first started playing someone told me it was like Risk. Our job was to take over as many capitals as we can and hold them. I do not know if they really did not know or if they were another one of those poor sports who feared a total newbie. We are only allowed 20 capitals. Just enough to make a path to the center. The center is supposed to be your goal.

All the Wikis seem to only copy the little information dots that are in the game. With that being said the information in the game is very vague making the wikis not very good.

The higher the capital the more bonus or better statistic features you get. The game board is set up like a bullseye. The closer to the center you get, the better at the game you are, than everyone else.

1. Give yourself a name already. It is my peeve to see a bunch of castles running around. Respect yourself and the game and go to the upper left-hand corner next to your champion and click on your might. Give yourself a name. Then you do not look like a loser who is going to quit any day now. If you can not find it still, please look in your item bag for a "change name".

2. Fill all your spaces around your castle and your castle grounds. I distributed mine evenly among resources. you will get lots of demolitions so you can change it later if you want more one that the other later. Level them all up to level 5 or more. Then you can focus one building at a time till level 10.

3. champion gear- You get it from farming resources dry or by attacking the rebel camps. The one I am currently playing look like skulls but I am aware they change from watching youtube videos. You can do both of these with shields.

4. Be a team player. It is not about you. It is about your team. Do not start something that is going to weaken your alliance. If your alliance is not keeping up with you, assist them or move out.

5.I came on here to do calculations about how often my castles should be able to portal. We are growing and are making a line but we are going to need to teleport.
I have a really lazy alliance so I am not going to figure in the 500 gold you can get every 2 days because I am pretty sure half of mine are not able to. :( yes I think many of mine are strays but we are family. So that leaves 100 gold a day doing daily quests and portals are..... 525 gold so we should be able to portal in a week. if people save their quest gold for that. If I have them portal every two weeks this gives them growing opportunities to be prepared to take out the alliances.

6. Do not go attacking castles unless you have a stockpile of soldiers. It is easier and faster to put your soldiers in your capital and tease them to attack you. Your walls will kill their soldiers and you can attack them when they are farming. You should save your soldiers for taking a capital or take turns in your alliance farming the castles of another alliance while the rest invade the capital.

7. Seriously say your prayers those Castle Gods do not find you. you know the ones, that paid money so they are so high leveled they are bored and think making you squeal is their goal in life. They do not even care to play the game anymore because it might ruin their numbers. keep your shields handy. I have a level 21 camping out with me now after he fed on my alliance all evening. We are newbies and very green. I think we will see who is going to play the game and who is going to quit after this.
want to know his secret... my champion is only a little behind his. HAHAHA. I am poor what I got the game gave me.

Monday, November 7, 2016

Thanksgiving! Rejoice! Be glad!

I hear more often than not people say they can not wait for Thanksgiving to be over just to get away from their family members. How can we be thankful when we are so very sour and not doing what the Lord wants us to do while we are with our families?
Have you ever heard of Pollyanna's father's gladness game? Not the movie , but in the book, she is lovable and adorable.

Oh, yes," nodded Pollyanna, emphatically. He [her father] said he felt better right away, that first day he thought to count 'em. He said if God took the trouble to tell us eight hundred times [in the Bible] to be glad and rejoice, He must want us to do it - SOME.

800 times! To be glad and rejoice.

Oh, yes; the game was to just find something about everything to be glad about—no matter what 'twas
... there is something about everything that you can be glad about, if you keep hunting long enough to find it.

We do not wanting to focused on ruined food or the naughty family member but what is turning out right ..maybe not in our eyes but in the eyes of the Lord.
We need to see the good in our lives and rejoice about them before we can be grateful and Thankful for them.

https://www.lds.org/general-conference/1996/10/rejoice?lang=eng

Now you have things to be Thankful for as you begin to see more of them. Remember to rejoice and then give Thanks.
Sharing how to do this as you do service with others would be Thanks Giving!

And he who receiveth all things with thankfulness shall be made glorious; and the things of this earth shall be added unto him, even an hundred fold, yea, more.” (D&C 78:19; italics added.)

“Verily I say unto you my friends”—that always moves me, to think of the Lord calling you and me his friends—“Verily I say unto you my friends, fear not, let your hearts be comforted; yea, rejoice evermore, and in everything give thanks.” (D&C 98:1; italics added.)

“If thou art merry, praise the Lord with singing, with music, with dancing, and with a prayer of praise and thanksgiving.” (D&C 136:28; italics added.)

Monday, October 24, 2016

The Dead - Memorialized

Remember your fathers.

When a friend found about a gift I had she posted a meme that honestly quite shocked me. I wondered if she seriously felt that way about me or if she posted it out of care and concern. I decided to accept the latter because I love her and I hope she feels the same way about me. I was and still am concerned she feels like I am being betrayed or tricked, because she does not feel my gift is from God. The scriptures she used for her explanation were totally used out of context.

Ephesians 6: there was some scripture in there she believed that once someone dies the spirit no longer exists. However when I read the scripture making sure to back track to see the whole meaning in the scripture I got a different impression on what it meant.
What I understood is the people where misbehaving, and this made them stop obeying there parents and the trouble makers began to despise them. This also goes for their Heavenly parents too. The scripture says they forgot their fathers to never see their face again.
Kind of like when Moses was told he could only Gaze upon His Heavenly father's back when his people misbehaved because to see his face would cause him to die.
You can see as the people began to grow in their testimonies with Heavenly Father that they remember their fathers more and memorialize them. Keeping records of them in one way or another but the system gets better as more make it an importance.
What are some misunderstandings people have had about family history, the dead and baptisms with the spirit of Elijah you have experienced?
what can we do to remember our Fathers' fathers?
Share them with your child and do some role play to prepare them for these chance encounters.

https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2012/10/the-joy-of-redeeming-the-dead?lang=eng

http://media.ldscdn.org/pdf/magazines/friend-july-2016/2016-07-09-abraham-abraham-and-me-eng.pdf

Memorializing the dead is not a new thing. It is done in many cultures for many years. We are told we can adopt traditions that do not interfere with getting close to heavenly fathers and his teachings. Many of the customs and traditions of Allhallowstide was saying prayers and requesting blessings for the dead. How do we do that with our religion?

Here is some you may want to do to show the dead are not scary but special and important.

http://jennyatdapperhouse.com/2015/10/day-of-the-dead-history-and-free-sugar-skulls-coloring-pages/
Skulls are something Heavenly father made to keep our bodies upright. They are natural and can be beautiful to some people because they meant someones lived a life in it. How would you draw love for someone who passed on one?
You may also want to give a lesson on the skeletal system at another time.

We can sometimes remember people by eating there favorite foods and discussing the memories we have of them while we do.

Candle or lamp lighting- It only takes a spark to get a fire going. It only takes a spark to get a fire glowing. And that's how it is with gods love. once you experience it. to everyone , everywhere, I want to pass it on.

Sunday, July 31, 2016

The berries are out it means school going to start and fall will begin

Well, I am thinking about Holiday planning already. If I do not do it now, when the school starts and things get in full gear, they will have flown by, and I will have felt disappointed I did not accomplish what I wanted to do.

I have my holiday planning calendar on google. I have set it on a cycle. I have three calendar systems I use in case I fail one I have backups.

101daystochristmas.com

http://holidaygrandplan.com/

http://www.flylady.net/d/cruising-through-the-holidays/

I don't change them up enough to claim my system as my own plus there have been years I fell through because of my own health issues.

I want to prep lessons for the holidays for family home evenings

I want to find some freezer cookie recipes. ( they can freeze for three months before baking so you can prep them starting in September) I plan to prep cookie dough on Fridays. This gives a week of recovery.

I bought Christmas cards on sale a couple years back they were such a good sale and designs I loved I bought enough for a couple of years. So I do not need to make them this year but I may do something to make them more personal its undecided yet.

Back to school means useful Stocking Stuffers. Pencils, post it notes, cute erasers, crayons, markers, etc. Some books for under the tree and craft stuff to work on when the snow is blizzarding.
It also means note book or 3 ring binder and paper shields for your planners and all the pretty pens, stickers and etc your going to use to personalize it.

Its also time to pull out the yarn and start crocheting baby hats of all sizes to donate to the hospital.

Wednesday, February 10, 2016

Long Vowel Sound AIn

This is my daughters homework she made this page for me.

chain

brain

gain

main

drain

pain, strain, and sprain

rain

train

grain

Saturday, February 6, 2016

Sojourner Truth

SOJOURNER TRUTH

(1797- 1883)

by Molly MacGregor

Do you feel afraid when people yell at you? Do You get angry when people are mean to you? This story is about a woman who was u slave.People were often very mean to her. Because she was a slave no one could help her, not even her parents. She could be bought or sold, just like a farm animal. This story is about how she became a free person.Most importantly, it is about what she did as a free person.

When she was born she was named Isabella Bomefree. Everybody Called her Belle. When she was a little girl, she had to work taking care of the cows and sheep and carrying a lot of heavy firewood. The winter's where she lived were very cold. Belle had nothing to wear but a thin,shabby dress and a pair of worn out shoes. Her Owner beat her fiercely if she didn't work hard enough or fast enough. Wouldn't that be awful?

To make her feel better, her mother sang African songs to her.These songs were about the place they had come from and a time when her family had not been slaves. When Belle Was sad or lonely, she sang these to herself. The songs made her feel stronger. They made her feel almost like her mother was there to help her.

One day, the slave owner died. Belle's family had no rights. They Could all be sold to different people. Everyone was afraid because they did not know what might happen to them. Then the news came. Her Mother and father were to be given their freedom, but Belle was to be sold. She was only 9 years old!

Belle was so afraid. She was afraid she would never get to see her mother and father again. She was sold from the auction block for $100
and a flock of sheep. There wasn't anything her parents could do to protect her. They were powerless and terribly sad.

When Belle was grown, she married another slave whose name wasTom. She had children of her own. Two of her little girls were sold away from her as slaves. Belle knew just how terrible her own parents had felt when she was sold. With the help of some white friends she was finally able to keep two of her own children with her.

When Belle was 30 years old, the state she lived in passed a new law. The law said that nobody who lived in the state could own slaves.Nobody! Belle was a free woman at last! She still had to earn a living,but nobody else owned her.

As Belle grew older, she knew that being free was not enough. She Remembered how powerless her mother and father had felt. She Remembered not being able to protect her own children. She decided that because she was free she could now do the work she wanted to do. Shewould help free the Black people who were still slaves. She would encourage people to take action and not be afraid to speak out for fairness. She would encourage people to feel powerful, not helpless.

For her new life she chose a new name, SoJourner Truth. She picked
"Sojourner" because it meant traveler, and "Truth" because she wanted always to tell the truth. Now she was going to travel and tell the truth about slavery and about laws that weren't fair.

Many white people did not know how awful it was to be a slave.Sojourner traveled all over the East telling her story of great sadness and suffering. She stood six feet tall and spoke with a booming voice. She Was an excellent speaker. People traveled many miles to hear what she had to say. They told her she should write a book about being a slave.
Sojourner decided to do just that. She was sure that once white people knew how terrible it was to be a slave, they would change the laws.

Things did start to change, but some people still wanted to own slaves. Slave owners in the South went to war rather than change the laws. When the war was over, new laws were passed that said nobody in our country could own slaves. At last, Black people in every single state were free! Freedom was very important, but Black people found that they were still not treated fairly. Jobs were not easy to get. They were paid little money for the work they did. They wanted to be treated like free people.

Sojourner continued to speak out to encourage people to work to make all of the laws more Fair. She did this with her actions as well as with her words. Once, when she was riding a streetcar to go across town, the conductor told her to get off the Street car. "I don't allow Black
people to ride When I'm the conductor!" he said. Sojourner refused to get off. "I have a right to ride this street car. It is the law and I am not getting off," she said. The conductor was so angry that he shoved and pushed Sojourner. Her shoulder was hurt badly and she had to go to the hospital. After a doctor had taken care of her, she told the police what had happened. The conductor who had broken the law lost his job.Sojourner wanted the streetcar conductor and everybody else to know that Black people had the right to ride on streetcars, just like other free people in this country.

Sojourner Truth spent many, many years of her life working to make the United States a fairer place for all people to live. She helped people no matter what color their skin was or whether they were women or men. Many people today are still working for fairness, too. I think they would like to know this story about Sojourner Truth, don't you?

SOJOURNER TRUTH

Sojourner Truth (1797 - 1883), a former slave, who courageously worked against slavery. She travelled throughout the country speaking for equal protection under the law for all people.
BIOGRAPHY
Prepare the name plates coloring pages. Before beginning the story, place the nameplate "Belle" on the flannel board. While reading the biography to the children, place the appropriate figures on the board at the underlined points in the story, matching their number in the left margin with the number on the figure.
Recall Questions:
1. What happened when Belle's slave owner died?
2. How did Belle become a free woman?
3. What new name did Belle choose for herself? Why?
Discussion Questions:
1. How did white people learn what it was like to be a slave?
2. Ask students if they think it was hard for Sojourner Truth to change her life, travelling to tell people about slavery and unfair laws? Why?
ACTIVITIES
1. Have the students retell the story in their own words. While the children are talking, point to appropriate coloring pages
2. Reproduce the coloring page figure of Sojourner as an adult for each child to color. The children's completed pictures can be made. into a mural to which vocabulary words can be added later.
3. Write vocabulary v.urds on colored strips of paper. Discuss the meaning of the words: "SLAVE,""OWNER," "AUCTION BLOCK," "FREEDOM," and "SPEAKER." Intersperse the words with the children's colored pictures. If a more diverse mural is desired, have children color copies of other coloring page figures to add. Vocabulary words can be placed near the appropriate figures on the mural.
4. Have students color a copy of the coloring page of Sojourner Truth when she was an older woman. Provide each with a popsicle stick to pare to the back of the picture, to make a puppet using the newly constructed puppets, have the students pretend they are Sojourner Truth. Have them give a very brief speech about the things Sojourner Truth felt were important for people to know.

Copied from:MYSELF AND WOMEN HEROES IN MY WORLD:

Tuesday, February 2, 2016

Rosa Parks

http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/TM/WS_lp297-02.shtml

https://jr.brainpop.com/socialstudies/biographies/rosaparks/

http://www.grassrootsbooks.net/pdf/Rosa-Parks-activities.pdf

http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/lesson-plan/rosa-parks-how-i-fought-civil-rights-teachers-guide

See police documents to Rosa's arrest and Teaching guide

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/history/us/aframer/parks/

Just search -Rosas parks activities -to find many more

Creating your own curriculum for Women Heroes

Ok In my research I found there are hundreds of women who meet my criteria for being a woman Hero. Some are Ancestral, Historical, Religion based, Some are Everyday people.

I need to figure out how I am going to fill my school year and narrow down these ladies. Do I let my daughter choose? If I can't narrow them down I know it would be overwhelming for her to do it.

Now I will be honest Yesterday I ordered some Biblical scripture Heroes for girls along with a couple books.

That is going to be my childs biblical studies and I will fill it in with things from my church youth websites and from a womens blog I enjoy very much http://www.womeninthescriptures.com/ she has some study guides as well I want to purchase for myself someday.

Here are the names I decided to start out with and I think would be easy to find material for all ages.
This would be enough for one woman a week for an entire year with a lot of give. They were mentioned more than once on several websites for kids. I know some of them had adult lives but I am going to focus on their positive aspects not their bad choices because we all make mistakes. If my daughter learns of their bad choices that is what I will tell her too and point out if it was their downfall as well.

Abigail Adams
Jane Addams
Susan B Anthony
Clara Barton
Ruby Bridges
Marie Curie
Cleopatra
Princess Dianna
Dorthea Dix
Queen Elizabeth
Amelia Earhart
Anne Frank
Jane Goodall
Joan of Arc
Calamity Jane
Helen Keller
Anna Mary Robertson Moses
Anne Sullivan Macy
Rosa Parks
Pocohantas
Molly Pitcher
Elenor Roosevelt
Sally Ride
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Martha Stewart
Elizabeth Cody Stanton
Sacagawea
Margaret Thatcher
Harriet Tubman
Maria Tallchief
Mother Teresa
Sojourner Truth
Queen Victoria
Oprah Winfrey
Empress Wu
Mary Edwards Walker
Ida B Wells
Martha Washington
Nancy Ward
Emmeline Blanche Woodward Wells
Ellen G White
Victoria Claflin Woodhall
Mom
Grandma's

Ideas:

1.Make a timeline

2.have your child draw or photoshop a picture of themselves being a superhero.Please let your child be a princess pirate ninja riding unicorn master if they want to be. :)

3.have child draw their female superhero.

4. make journal or flashcards on the women of their choices.

5. read books that tell the Heroines story.

6 write what contributes to the Young women Values that the lady Hero had.

Might be a good idea to learn what each of the words mean and how they apply in your lives.

Work sheets I found in Archives that I cleaned up and shared. Mostly coloring pages so far.

https://goo.gl/photos/JUxCH1eCgKtQjdjy6

Monday, February 1, 2016

Its that time of year to start thinking about the next school year for homeschool moms

As you know I list what I am thinking about studying the next school year. It's never settled till the end.
This year I feel I need to focus on strengthening Gender roles. I have a daughter so sorry for you moms who have boys. However just remember for everything I post there usually near by is the same thing for opposite gender as well

My theme this coming year is Real Live Super Heroes

Here is my break down

Math: A consumable workbook Like Kumon math or some other workbook of sorts. I really loved the saxon math workbook and hope to find the next one.
I am also thinking about maybe going back to Time4learning.com or IXL and we love Khan Academy

Language Arts:I have no idea what to do for language arts my daughter hates it with a passion so it changes every year. This is the reason why T4L is a big consideration.
LA reading: will be on women who are examples in history or little women. Thinking about the Christian Heroes series. THe lighthouse series of 10 little girls and women heroes in war and any famous women who showed virtuous talents with decorum.
Science: to be honest I did not really want to study actual science this year. My daughter will hate me because it's her most favorite subject. I wanted to study women in science but if my contact teacher says uhh no my backup plan is Sally Ride Stem Science program(maybe).

Social studies: Here is the thing I really want to do women Heroes for history but I also found this awesome Geography thing by Highlights.com. if I do highlights it's going to be a very expensive school year I will do earth science to tie into the geography.
So I might keep my women heroes strictly scriptural studies.
So Scripture study: Women in scriptures. I found some amazing books I want to order. since they are scriptural I guess I could buy them now since the school will not pay for them.
Tech: is blank but I am writing it in because Sally ride would cover it if I do it and hey extra grades can hurt you but it can help you too.
Foreign language: we might do this off on the side and not write it on our ILP because she has forgotten a lot of her spanish and I really need her to brush up on it.
P.E.: Yes we were actually thinking we would do this. Yoga poses My daughter showed great interest in Yoga before I need something that can be done in a small space and burn up her energy. Maybe it will help focus and calm her as well. If you know of any great Yoga videos please let us know. Thanks :)
Music: My daughter is actually taking piano lessons this year but I was going to write it in the ILP for next year so my daughter can see I am serious about it. I also want my piano teacher to know she is greatly appreciated.

IEP: the focus on that is not clear at the moment. Its becoming a hindrance instead of being helpful. Not sure if I am going to drop it or not.
now lets do the math:
Consumable workbook-15-20
Time 4 Learning- $240
IXL-$79
Khan Academy- Free
LA/R= is out of pocket school will not pay for christian books- unless I find them used its going to be about $200
LA/W-
Sally Rides Stem Science- I think it was $300 I remember the pricing was ridiculous like world book and their science comic books they have on their website for free. They harassed me and my school advocate for a long while like its some marketing scam so it really has me holding back.Please share your experience with their product with me
Women heroes: would be my curriculum I build myself and would be the price of the reading books.
Highlights: Top Secret Adventures™ World Tour Bundle $253.95+S&H
Spanish: I basically have what we need so its Free
Yoga- lessons, book or video? this could vary significantly
Piano lessons: costs of books for now but may change.
IEP: Lots of paper pens pencils erasers and white out. Oh and Typing skills-free online.

Sunday, December 27, 2015

Teaching our little Women

https://www.lds.org/general-conference/1979/10/teaching-our-little-women?lang=eng#watch=video

Monday, November 16, 2015

My Favorite Thanksgiving Recipes

Traditional Foods at my house

Turkey

I cook mine in a roasting pan. Before the roasting pan and my basting husband, I cooked in the oven a turkey bag. If you are doing the bag method the instructions are in the package. I hope you did not lose them as I did one year and the internet was a mess anywhere it said Turkey.

http://www.recipetips.com/kitchen-tips/t--997/roasting-a-turkey-in-an-electric-roaster.asp

My Turkeys are washed and rubbed with salted butter inside and out and then are stuffed or rubbed down with fresh poultry herbs. One year I did bacon wrap instead of butter it turned out sooo goood. I did not baste it at all. You can not make a good gravy with bacon-wrapped turkey juices though.
I have an oil separator to save juices for gravy

Stuffing

We love stovetop but have used other brands as well. Just add some butter to a frying pan and saute celery and onions to throw in to give it some flavor. Now there for a while, I was making my own stuffing with UDI's gluten-free bread because I could not figure out what was giving me belly aches.

1C of Celery chopped

1 medium onion chopped

1/3 cup of butter

1 tsp. poultry seasoning, double it if it is fresh.

1/4 tsp pepper

1/8 tsp salt

8 Cups of dried bread crumbs ( you can toast them real quick in the oven if they are not dried)

1/2- 3/4 C of Broth or water. I prefer Swanson's in a box.

In a pot on top of the stove, saute veggies while the butter melts when they look like stained glass windows they are done.stir in seasonings. put breadcrumbs in pot and drizzle with broth just to moisten. add to a baking dish if you desire to and bake for 30 minutes in the oven at 325*

Pumpkin Pie

If your not into Libby's here is my leftover fall decoration pumpkins recipe:

pie pumpkin, or butternut squash(baked)

1.25 Cups honey or 1 cup of sugar

1.5 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1 teaspoon ground cloves

1 teaspoon ground allspice

1/2 teaspoon ground ginger

1/2 teaspoon mace, (optional)

1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract, (optional)

4 large eggs

3 cups cooked and blended squash you baked

1.5 cans (12oz each) of evaporated milk(19 fl. oz. total)

Mix well using a hand blender or mixer.

Bake at 425 F (210 C ) for the first 15 minutes, then turn the temperature down to 350 F ( 175 C ) and bake another 45 to 60 minutes, until a clean knife inserted into the center comes out clean.

Rolls and cranberry sauce
I don't bake rolls, Its Cosco or Hawaiian rolls for me. Just put them in the turned-off warm oven and serve them with a can or jar of cranberry sauce your family likes.
adding orange zest or some orange juice adds a Lil kick for something different just mix it in.

Green Bean casserole

4 cans of green beans

2 cans of mushroom soup

pimentos are optional for color

bake till hot or Green beans are done top with french fried onion bake till browned
I am sure there is a more official recipe out there but I do not use one.

Candied Yams & Sweet Potatoes

I used canned yams and sweet potatoes mixed in this dish. butter cinnamon and tablespoon or so of Orange juice, sprinkle in some brown sugar. when hot, top with marshmallows and immediately pull them out when mallows are melted. it burns super quick if you do not.

Garlic Mashed Potatoes and gravy.

Follow instructions of mashed potatoes and add in some garlic to your liking
Gravy:
Use leftover separated juices from the turkey. add in cut up pieces of turkey giblets if you have them.

Heat some of the oil from separation shake in 2 TB of flour and stir till it looks like peanut butter and smells almost like burnt popcorn. Immediately add in the broth while stirring. If it does not thicken enough or fast enough add in a teaspoon of mashed potato flakes at a time till it reaches the desired thickness.

Thanksgiving prep, What foods can be prepped in Advanced?

28 days- order a Turkey if you are not cooking it at home. I love a smoked turkey! Start cooking the foods in your freezer to make room for freezing prep.
21 days- completely freeze a whole unbaked pie
frozen gravy can be thawed in the fridge overnight, then reheated over low heat, whisking to smooth out any separation
3days-classic green bean casserole, that can even be assembled without the crisp onion topping and store tightly wrapped in the refrigerator for up to 3 days
https://www.thekitchn.com/recipe-makeahead-mashed-potato-casserole-recipes-from-the-kitchn-212438

https://www.delish.com/cooking/a49898/thanksgiving-dinner-prep-timeline/

https://www.thekitchn.com/foods-you-can-prep-now-for-thanksgiving-tips-from-the-kitchn-212516

Monday, June 8, 2015

FACS

We have begun......
this will be added to as we find stuff during our school year.
Week1-2:
Home Safety

http://foodsafety.adcouncil.org/assets/5/FoodSafety_ActivityBook.pdf

http://www.fsis.usda.gov/OA/foodsafetymobile/mobilegame.swf

http://kidshealth.org/parent/firstaid_safe/home/household_checklist.html

http://www.safekids.org/safetytips/field_type/activities-kids

Tuesday, May 26, 2015

Mrs. Lincoln's Dressmaker by Jennifer Chiaverini

http://civilwartalk.com/threads/generals-wives-mary-anna-custis-lee.89957/

http://www.penguin.com/read/book-clubs/mrs-lincolns-dressmaker/9780142180358
http://www.kdl.org/kdl/pdf/BookClubBag/MrsLincolnsDressmaker.pdf
http://www.litlovers.com/reading-guides/13-fiction/9062-mrs-lincolns-dressmaker-chiaverini?start=3

This Book was good an fascinating till Lincolns Assassination now I just need to push through to see if it has a good ending. Its amazing how much history I picked up from the book. would be a good supplement for a high school girl.

Monday, May 11, 2015

Indian in the cupboard

http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/lesson-plan/indian-cupboard-discussion-guide
http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/lesson-plan/indian-cupboard-vocabulary-builder
http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/article/indian-cupboard-writing-prompt
http://www.mce.k12tn.net/reading63/indian.htm
http://childrens-books.lovetoknow.com/chapter-questions-indian-cupboard
http://users.manchester.edu/Student/ALMacInnes/Educ301/Lit%20Block%20-%20Literature%20Focus%20Unit.pdf
Use a key for a writing prompt or inspiration
https://www.teachervision.com/tv/printables/phdirect/9780876283097_8.pdf
http://mosswoodconnections.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/The-Indian-and-the-Cupboard.pdf
https://quizlet.com/subject/Indian-in-the-Cupboard/
http://www.brighthubeducation.com/lesson-plans-grades-3-5/70526-creating-a-fifth-grade-unit-for-indian-in-the-cupboard/
http://www.brighthubeducation.com/lesson-plans-grades-3-5/70827-classroom-activities-using-the-indian-in-the-cupboard/
http://books.google.com/books/about/A_Guide_for_Using_the_Indian_in_the_Cupb.html?id=UlEOyg1mPRIC
https://www.teachervision.com/tv/printables/phdirect/9780876283097_4_key.pdf
The Indian in the Cupboard
http://www.funtrivia.com/en/subtopics/The-Indian-in-the-Cupboard-276517.html
Omri
Patrick
Littlebear

http://nascentdigitalpress.com/2012/12/24/the-christmas-key-by-terry-dale/

Key
write your own story with a key in it.

Cupboard

longhouse
http://www.nysm.nysed.gov/IroquoisVillage/

Iroquois Indians
http://www.bigorrin.org/iroquois_kids.htm

Iroquois weapons
http://www.native-languages.org/weapons.htm
Iroquois food
http://nativeamericans.mrdonn.org/northeast/iroquois/3sisters.html

teepee(lokota Indian)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tipi

Sunday, May 10, 2015

The wind in the willows

http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/289
http://www.online-literature.com/grahame/windwillows/1/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schoolradio/subjects/english/wind_in_the_willows
http://www.gradesaver.com/the-wind-in-the-willows/study-guide/essay-questions
http://teachertech.rice.edu/Participants/volson/lessons/windinthewillows/index.html
http://www.coreknowledge.org/mimik/mimik_uploads/lesson_plans/860/The%20Wind%20in%20the%20Willows.pdf
http://www.penguinreaders.com/pdf/downloads/pr/teachers-notes/9781405855419.pdf

http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/lesson-plan/wind-willows-extension-activities
http://www.vocabulary.com/lists/247492#view=notes
https://novelstudies.org/downloads/The_Wind_In_The_Willows_Novel_Study_Preview.pdf
http://classiclit.about.com/od/windinthewillowskg/a/aa_windwillows_questions.htm
http://www.funtrivia.com/en/subtopics/The-Wind-in-the-Willows-58840.html
http://www.ket.org/education/guides/witw_guide.pdf
http://www.ehow.com/about_5210011_ideas-frog-costume.html
http://www.funtrivia.com/playquiz/quiz588406bf248.html
https://quizlet.com/subject/the-wind-in-the-willows/
https://www.pinterest.com/sally_buttons/wind-in-the-willows/

Five little Peppers and How they grew by Margaret Sidney

http://books.simonandschuster.com/Five-Little-Peppers-and-How-They-Grew/Margaret-Sidney/Aladdin-Classics/9781416916178/reading_group_guide
http://allinonehomeschool.com/individual-courses-of-study/reading-3/ - Starts at lesson 116

https://quizlet.com/subject/Five-Little-Peppers-And-How-They-Grew/

Saturday, May 9, 2015

Strawberry Girl by Lois Lenski

http://www.cfmemory.org/Learn/Teachers/StrawberryGirl/
http://www.southyourmouth.com/2011/12/chicken-pilau.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida_cracker
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9lbciSxif4
http://forums.welltrainedmind.com/topic/403152-its-summer-time-strawberry-girl-unit-study/
http://www.polk-fl.net/staff/teachers/tah/documents/floridaflavor/lessons/e-10.pdf