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Homeschooling Resources
The Rock: Alcatraz IslandAge Range: 10-18 (Grades 4-12, with parental supervision) At this National Park Service multi-media website, you can take a virtual tour of the infamous prison that operated from 1934-1963 on Alcatraz Island in the San Francisco Bay. Click on “Virtual Tours” under “Multimedia Site Features” and tour: Cell Block Exercise Yard Kitchen Mess Hall You can also watch slide shows that explore the history of Alcatraz including its use as a military fort, the decades it was used as a federal penitentiary, and its occupation by American Indians from 1969-1971. And learn about some of the correctional facility’s most notorious inmates including Al “Scarface” Capone, George “Machine Gun” Kelly, and Robert “Birdman”…
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The Great Backyard Bird Count
Charlie and I wanted to share this new Homeschooling Resource The Great Backyard Bird Count. A fun Science project the entire family can do together. Then if your looking for other resources on birds if you click on the link I have cooling sheets for you. It’s Tuesday, February 5, 2019, and time for Science!The Great Backyard Bird Count(hAge Range: All (All grades, children with parental supervision) Mark your calendars and get ready to participate in “The Great Backyard Bird Count” scheduled for February 15-18, 2019. This annual event, sponsored by the Cornell University Lab of Ornithology and the Audubon Society, is your opportunity to join a citizen-science project (for kids, teens, and adults) that helps scientists collect…
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Kids Discover Free Topics of the Week November 4 – 10
I would like to let you know this morning I have new Homeschooling Resources to share with you. These resources come from Kids Discover ???????? MIDTERM ELECTIONS SPECIAL Free Topics of the Week November 4 – 10. I would like to ask if you have used any of these Homeschooling Resources and if so can you let me know which resources you used and what you thought of them. America’s Democracy The United States government is a democracy. The word democracy comes from two Greek words: demos, which means “people,” and kratos, which means “rule”: The people rule. Rights and Responsibilities Government gets its power from people who vote. Voting makes a…
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