I am loving Pyramath!

Lori D. shared this website the other day.  http://www.iseecards.com/pyramath/  I have enjoyed quite a few games myself and I am going to introduce it to the kids today.  You can buy their deck of cards for this or play it for free on line (which is what I have been doing).  A great way to keep the mind and basic arithmetic sharp.  :o)

Great links to check out (great finds from T.Y.)

This list was made for Story of the World, but will work if you are studying any
of these time periods.
http://app4.websitetonight.com/projects2/4/1/3/8/808314/uploads/Historical_Movies_and_Documentaries.pdf

 

Paper Parthenon

http://www.stormthecastle.com/paper-castle/paper-parthenon.htm

 

Challenging Animal Letters to color - DO

http://dailycoloringpages.com/alphabet-letters-to-print/challenging-animal-alphabet-letters-to-print/

 

Your child gets to be an embalmer's apprentice and they'll learn a bit about the process and the "why's" as they do it.

(Jr. high)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/egyptians/launch_gms_mummy_maker.shtml

 

hundreds of instructional videos for high school kids. They have Algebra 1 and 2, Chemistry, Biology, Trigonometry, etc. Its like a goldmine.

http://www.khanacademy.org/

 

100 videos for all subjects, byt mostly sciences. Has geography too.

http://www.neok12.com/

 

Lots of sheets to print out... compare/ contrast, hamburger for paragraphs, etc. Just look under graphic organizers.

http://freeology.com/

"Happiness wasn’t something to look forward to on the weekend, but rather something to share between two people over tea. "

WOW!  This is the first article I read this morning with my coffee - ( http://raamdev.com/homesick-in-a-strange-and-privileged-land ).  What a reality check.  We live such empty lives here in the land of privileged North America.  How do we encourage the people of North America to live more real and authentic lives?  Lives built on relationships and being community together, helping each other with our needs.  We need to encourage each other that it is okay to not be perfect... that the truth is there is no such thing as perfect, it is just a mask and underneath that mask of perfect that we see in people's lives there is such terrible things happening physically, emotionally, spiritually, relationally.  Come on people, let's be real with each other.  Let's be authentic.  Let's not focus one what does not matter, what can be taken away and will rot or be destroyed. 

I encourage you to read this article - ( http://raamdev.com/homesick-in-a-strange-and-privileged-land )