Homeschool Hacks

Beautiful 360 degree panoramic views that bring the world to you!

I found a wonderful website with amazing 360 degree panoramic views from all over the world. You must go check it out. Check these out-

Great Wall of China

The Colosseum

The Apollo Missions

Mt. St. Helens

Seven Wonders of the World

Arounder -index of panoramas

Enjoy!

Free Online Virtual Fieldtrips

I found a wonderful site with free virtual field trips!

Here is the list of all the topics-

Art Art Gallery Basilica of the National Shrine Byzantine Art Nobel e-Museum Sistine Chapel The Louvre Visit France! Fun Fireworks! Grades 4-12 Roller Coasters Online Whale Watching Geography Great Buildings Part 1 Great Buildings Part 2 Oregon Trail Virtual Antarctica: Glacier Invitation History American Presidents Ancient Egypt British Monarchy Deep Undercover! The FBI Gold Rush The Pentagon The Pentagon 2 The White House Titanic World War II Literature American Sign Language Treasure Island William Shakespeare Math Bureau of Engraving and Printing Mathematics! Music MIDI Classical Music Symphony for Kids! Western Composers Science Aeronautics Learning Laboratory Anatomy and Physiology Benjamin Franklin Forces and Weather! How Stuff Works! - Email and The Internet National Zoo Oceans Alive Sea Lions The Inside Story Submarines! Secrets and Spies!! The Human Body!

If you need me, I'll be playing on this site for the rest of the day! The boys can play learn tomorrow!

Daily Links You'll Love

The Adventure of Raising Boys

Honesty: Secret to Homeschool & Parenting Success

Resources for Colonial America learning

Daily Spanish lessons in free 15-minute podcasts

Feel free to send your links in to the sites you enjoy!

Blessings, Allison

Every Day’s a Celebration

Did you know that every day's a holiday? And there are some interesting ones. I like to search the web to find out what's special about today, then create a little "celebration" that incorporates a learning activity. A great resource is About.com's Fundays Calendar, which includes links of related activities for each "funday."

I'll be posting some of the holidays and activities here as often as possible. Shall we start with today?

March 19th is:

1. Act Happy Day: Founded by a doctor/speaker who prescribes method acting techniques to "enhance health and wealth." We're going to celebrate by laying down some "no whining" and "happy faces only" rules for the day!


2. National Chocolate Caramel Day: Recipes here.


3. And for your history study/discussion, today is also the anniversary of the start of Operation Iraqi Freedom. (I'm SO resisting the urge to add my own personal commentary here.)

holidays, learning, activity

World History Unit Studies

CarmoLearning.com offers nine world history units, ranging from Mesopotamia to World War I, for grades 6 through 10. Students can read, write, map, and do art activities with these fact-filled and enjoyable units.

According to the site, each unit takes about ten class periods to complete.

Veteran’s Day Resources

I remember with fondness the little red poppies my mother used to buy to support the veterans and attach to the buttonholes of our coats. Growing up during the Vietnam War era, my parents made sure I was aware of the sacrifices the men and women in our armed forces made for our freedoms.

Take some time today and plan a few activities to share with your children about the men and women serving our country today. Veteran's Day is a time to remember the people, not the politics, of war.

History Scribe

History Scribe books enhance your history studies by inviting your children to draw pictures of and describe what they have learned using their own words. The workbooks, spanning grade school to high school, cover American, classical and religious history, science, geography and more.

As pointed out over at Mother Crone's Homeschool,these books provide children with a wonderful space to "simply record their thoughts and ideas on a topic." And that can encourage further thought, research and learning.