great resources for you... ESPECIALLY if you are a bit fuzzy
about what to do (or not do) with your homeschooling this
coming summer. Read on, you'll see what we mean.
Here's the lineup for this week. Don't miss 'em:
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Monday, May 18 - Five Famous Inventors
A wonderful storybook for primary grades featuring the
stories of inventors Robert Fulton (inventor of the steamboat),
Eli Whitney (cotton gin & mass production),
Samuel Morse (the telegraph), Peter Cooper (the train)
& Thomas Edison (electric lights, the phonograph, etc.).
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Tuesday, May 19 - Cartoon Current Events!
Discover a great new resource that lets you use
editorial cartoons as a teaching tool for social studies,
art, journalism and English, with lesson plans & discussion
guides for elementary, middle school & high school use.
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Wednesday, May 20 - The Junior Classics Library, Part I!
Published in 1907, the multi-volume Junior Classics Library
was meant to give young readers a "taste" of just about every
classic legend, story and tale that a well-read young person
should be familiar with. Today and tomorrow, we'll have all six
of the currently available volumes of this wonderful collection in
PDF format for your reading or "read aloud" pleasure.
There are over 1200 pages of classic "living stories" in this
six ebook library. Wednesday's collections are:
"Fairy Tales and Wonder Stories" (Tales of the American Indians,
Tales of India, Tales of the Norseland, France, Spain, Poland,
Russia, China & Japan, Fairy Tales and Aesop's Fables)
"Heroes and Heroines of Chivalry" (Tales of King Arthur,
Tales of the Mabignonion, Tales of Early English, French,
Italian and Spanish Chronicles, excerpts from Robin Hood & Don Quixote)
"Old Fashioned Stories" (Many excerpts from classic "living books"
such as Hans Brinker, Little Women, Dickens, Hawthorne,
great short stories, and Alice in Wonderland)
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Thursday, May 21 - The Junior Classics Library, Part II!
Three more volumes from this wonderful collection of classic stories:
"Stories That Never Grow Old" (Stories from the Arabian Nights,
Robinson Crusoe, Gulliver's Travels, Shakespeare, Pilgrim's Progress,
Ivanhoe, and more)
"Animal and Nature Stories" (Dozens of classic animal short stories)
"True Stories of Courage and Heroism" (Real life heroes & heroines)
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Friday, May 22 - Making the Most of Your Summer:
Our Best Summer Ideas for Homeschoolers
Are you planning to take a short/medium/long break from
homeschooling during the upcoming summer months?
If so, you NEED this collection!
We surveyed over 250 homeschool families to find out
what they liked (and disliked) most about "summer vacation"...
as well as their very favorite summertime learning activities
AND their best tips for keeping the learning going
all summer long - even while you're taking a much needed break!
DO NOT MISS this excellent treasury of "real life"
tips and advice to help make this coming summer your very best ever!
You can find all of these resources on their respective
days at:
http://clicks.aweber.com/y/ct/
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