Take your Pick -- Lifelong Learning Adventures for Curious Hearts

Take your Pick -- Lifelong Learning Adventures for Curious Hearts
" It is almost impossible to go through a whole day without learning something .. " so go ahead, take your pick and start your journey .. Lifelong Learning Adventures inspired by Charlotte Mason Homeschooling with a Living Books Curriculum

Tuesday, July 31, 2012

What is a Metaphor/ Similes - Resources for our Living Books Curriculum

What is a Metaphor ? 


inspired by Charlotte Mason Homeschooling - Resources for our Living Books Curriculum






What are  Similes ?
  • A simile is the comparison of two unlike things using the word 'like' or 'as'





  •  Similes Poem Brainstorm Worksheet

http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/lesson_images/lesson907/brainstorm.pdf



  •  Similes and Metaphors in Song




  • Similes and Metaphor in Popular Culture



  • More Similes and Metaphor 2 in Popular Culture




Monday, July 30, 2012

Sea Cucumber - Species for Pagoo - Resources with Living Books Curriculum

Sea Cucumber - Species for Pagoo - Resources with Living Books Curriculum




Sea Cucumber Resources






Tide Pool Report on Seacucumber
http://www.palomar.edu/oceanography/Tide%20pools%20example%20worksheet%20sea%20cucumber.pdf

Empty Tidepool Report sheet
http://www.palomar.edu/oceanography/Tide%20pools%20worksheet%20only.pdf



Diatoms - Pagoo Species Study - Our Living Books Curriculum Resources

Diatoms - Pagoo Species Study - Our Living Books Curriculum Resources

Inspired by Charlotte Mason Homeschooling with Living Books Curriculum





Ocean World-Love Song to the Diatom (Perfect Beauty)


Ocean World" by Peter Rose and Anne Conlon, 




also known as Love song of the Platonic Plankton




~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

MICROSCOPIC STUDY OF DIATOMS

Science Project - Hands On

Diatoms VIDEO --part 1. introduction and collection of diatoms







Diatoms. Part 2: Preparation of permanent slide






Diatom VIDEO 3


What is Plankton? - Pagoo Chapter 1 - Living Books Curriculum resources

What is Plankton? - Pagoo Chapter 1 - Living Books Curriculum resources

  A Close Look at Marine Zoo Plankton Planton Video


Plankton | Tropical Marine Life DVD Video


  Plankton Parade





Hermit Crabs - Pagoo - Our Living Books Curriculum Resources

Hermit Crabs - Pagoo - Our Living Books Curriculum Resources




A short film produced by Susan Middleton, directed and edited by Leonard Feinstein, reveals the spectacular diversity of hermit crabs.

HERMIT CRABS! opens with photographer Susan Middleton on set with a live anemone hermit crab. The film, narrated by Susan Middleton and marine invertebrate specialist Scott Godwin, features over 40 portraits of hermit crabs while describing their evolutionary history, lifecycle, adaptive strategies and threats to their survival.


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~ Anatomy  of a hermit crab
Detailed Pictures and Diagrams of Hermit Crabs with Photos and Diagrams labelled

http://crabstreetjournal.com/xoops/modules/news/article.php?storyid=161


Willow and Ginkgo Poem - Similies Study- Resources for Our Living Books Curriculum

Willow and Ginkgo Poem - Similies Study- Resources for Our Living Books Curriculum


Similies - " To Paint a Picture with Words"

 Willow and Ginkgo

by Eve Merriam

 The willow is like an etching,
 Fine-lined against the sky.
 The ginkgo is like a crude sketch
, Hardly worthy to be signed.

 The willow’s music is like a soprano,
 Delicate and thin.
 The ginkgo’s tune is like a chorus
 With everyone joining in.

 The willow is sleek as a velvet-nosed calf;
 The ginkgo is leathery as an old bull.
 The willow’s branches are like silken thread;
 The ginkgo’s like stubby rough wool.

 The willow is like a nymph with streaming hair; 
Wherever it grows, there is green and gold and fair.
 The willow dips to the water,
 Protected and precious, like the king’s favorite daughter. 


 The ginkgo forces its way through gray concrete; 
 Like a city child, it grows up in the street. 
 Thrust against the metal sky, 
 Somehow it survives and even thrives.


 My eyes feast upon the willow,
 But my heart goes to the ginkgo. 






- Printable Poem for kids -  Willow and Ginkgo
by Eve Merriam





 Similies Study Resources based on the Poem Willow and Ginkgo

Read Write Think Lesson Plan on Similies using the Poem Willow and Ginkgo
http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/lonely-cloud-using-poetry-907.html?tab=4

Tuesday, July 24, 2012

Stonehenge - 3000 BC British History Study to complement SOTW

Stonehenge - 3000 BC British History Study to complement SOTW 

Our Learning is inspired by Charlotte Mason Homeschooling and Living Books Curriculum



VIDEO 1

 

VIDEO 2








VIDEO 3








VIDEO 4







A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE



Sargon Akkadia Resources - Chapter 5 SOTW - Charlotte Mason Homeschooling - Living Books Curriculum

Sargon Resources - Chapter 5 SOTW - Sumerian Dictator - Charlotte Mason Homeschooling - Living Books Curriculum

Additional Resources for Chapter 5 Story of the World - History - Charlotte Mason Homeschooling with Living Books Curriculum



ART HISTORY
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Foot Archer Design at the time of Sargon



Mounted spearman at the time of Sargon 



Saturday, July 21, 2012

Day 14 SOTW Chapter 5 - The First Sumerian Dictator

DAY 14

SOTW Chapter 5 - The First Sumerian Dictator
Inspired by Charlotte Mason Homeschooling with a Living Books Curriculum


*** MATH
 
20 minutes 

~ continue next lesson in Conquer Math




*** HISTORY
15 minutes
- read chapter 5 of Story of the World SOTW - The First Sumerian Dictator



*** HISTORY
25 minutes


- read more about Sargon
http://www.publicbookshelf.com/public_html/The_Story_of_the_Greatest_Nations_and_the_Worlds_Famous_Events_Vol_1/biography_hg.html

- narrate learned history into Book of Centuries
- mark Timeline


RESOURCES:
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  • Sargon Biography Story
http://www.publicbookshelf.com/public_html/The_Story_of_the_Greatest_Nations_and_the_Worlds_Famous_Events_Vol_1/biography_hg.html





***ART
15 minutes- take the model of a horse and sketch the whole horse loosely
- do a close up sketch of one of its features ( choose hoof or face, tail etc )


*** HISTORY - Mapwork
15 minutes 
~ find Sumer on Map - Mark
~ Trace Tigris and Euphrates River in Blue
~ Find Kish and Mark on Map
~ Mark Akkadia
~ Find Tigris and Euphrates River on Google Earth



*** POETRY
10 minutes 
~ read Poem by Emily Dickinson " Summer Shower"
~ recite























*** LANGUAGE - VOCABULARY STUDY
10 minutes 
~ Find Unknown Words in Poem and add to Vocabulary Sheet
~ check meaning in Thesaurus and write down



























*** HISTORY
10 minutes 
~ Play the Royal Game of Ur
http://www.mesopotamia.co.uk/tombs/challenge/cha_set.html




*** LANGUAGE ARTS
10 minutes
~ read next Chapter Princess and the Goblin ( Old Book Basket)  
~ oral narration




*** Copywork
10 minutes

~ Choose your favorite passage from Princess and Goblin and Copy





*** FOREIGN LANGUAGE - GERMAN
15 minutes
~ follow next lesson on BBC Bitesize
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/german/listeningf/2findingyourway_listen_f_rev1.shtml



*** FOREIGN LANGUAGE - GERMAN
10 minutes~ add any new german vocabulary to Sheet





























*** HISTORY
10 minutes
~ Word Search Puzzle



*** MATH
 
20 minutes 

~ continue next lesson in Conquer Math






EVENING


*** LITERATURE


~ read Hunger Games with Papa

*** LITERATURE
20 minutes
~ continue the Cat of Bubastes - AUDIO BOOK





Thursday, July 19, 2012

Cornwall - Geography-History- - Charlotte Mason Homeschooling

Old Map of Cornwall - Geography Studies - Charlotte Mason Homeschooling 


Old Map of Cornwall 





Cornish Myths and Legends

~ we came across some interesting local books on Cornish Myths and Legends that looked interesting and suitable for our living books curriculum so I'd like to share them here




Historic Places in Cornwall
~ Chysauster Ancient Village

http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/daysout/properties/chysauster-ancient-village/




~ A Carn Euny Ancient Settlement













http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/daysout/properties/carn-euny-ancient-village/

Thursday, July 12, 2012

Jungle Book - Movies for Charlotte Mason Homeschooling with Living books Curriculum

Jungle Book - Movies for Charlotte Mason Homeschooling with Living books Curriculum




The Jungle Book Movie

after Rudyard Kipling



Mowgli, who was raised by wolves after being lost in the jungles of India, yearns to find his human roots, so he returns to his native village. With the help of his jungle companions, Mowgli saves his animal family and his birth mother. From the novel by Rudyard Kipling. Public domain film.
with thanks to dcmpnad on youtube


Jungle Book - Movies for Charlotte Mason Homeschooling with Living books Curriculum

Call of the Wild - Movies for Charlotte Mason Homeschooling Curriculum with Living BooksCall of the Wild - Movies for Charlotte Mason Homeschooling Curriculum with Living Books


 Call of the Wild - Movies for Charlotte Mason Homeschooling Curriculum with Living Books


Call of the wild Movie


after Jack London



Buck, a handsome, gentle dog, is stolen from his master in the United States and is plunged into the savage life of a gold rush sled dog in the frozen Yukon. In the wilderness, only the strongest and most courageous animals can survive. Based on the book by Jack London. Stars Charlton Heston, Michelle Mercier, George Eastman. Public domain film.
with thanks to on youtube dcmpnad


 Call of the Wild - Movies for Charlotte Mason Homeschooling Curriculum with Living Books

Long John Silver - Movies for Charlotte Mason Homeschooling with Living Books Curriculum

Long John Silver - Movies for Charlotte Mason Homeschooling with Living Books Curriculum

Long John Silver

 
after Robert Louis Stevenson

Long John Silver - Movie



LONG JOHN SILVER (1954) - Full Movie - CaptionedFamed pirate Long John Silver plans a return trip to Treasure Island to search for a treasure. Based on characters from "Treasure Island" by Robert Louis Stevenson. Unofficial sequel to the film "Treasure Island" by Disney. Public domain film
with thanks to 
dcmpnad on youtube


Long John Silver - Movies for Charlotte Mason Homeschooling with Living Books Curriculum 

Mowgli - Movies for Charlotte Mason Homeschooling for Living Books Curriculum

Mowgli - Movies for Charlotte Mason Homeschooling for Living Books Curriculum


 Rudyard Kipling.

Mowgli - Movie - after Rudyard Kipling





Mowgli - Movies for Charlotte Mason Homeschooling for Living Books Curriculum

Rudyard Kipling Bio

Treasure Island- Movies for Charlotte Mason Homeschooling for Living Books Curriculum

Treasure Island- Movies for Charlotte Mason Homeschooling for Living Books Curriculum


The Old Walt Disney Version of this Treasure Island Movie in Full




after Robert Louis Stevenson




Treasure Island is a 1950 Disney adventure film, adapted from the Robert Louis Stevenson's novel Treasure Island. It starred Bobby Driscoll as Jim Hawkins


with thanks to  MrLimeyBob on Youtube


Robert Louis Stevenson BIO

Paddle To The Sea - Movies for Charlotte Mason Homeschooling for Living Books Curriculum

Paddle To The Sea - Movies for Charlotte Mason Homeschooling for Living Books Curriculum

  Paddle To The Sea - Movie Part 1





Paddle To The Sea - Movie Part 2

Paddle To The Sea - Movie Part 3


Paddle To The Sea - CM Homeschooling with Movies for Living Books

 with thanks to CitizenXYZ on youtube

 "Here, finally, is the classic live action film version of "Paddle To The Sea" - shown on Youtube in 3 parts. Paddle To The Sea was filmed by Bill Mason in 1966, and was inspired by the brilliant Children's Book of the same title, written in 1941 by H. C. Holling. The 1966 film version seen here was eventually nominated for an Academy Award two years later in 1968, for Best Short Film, because it was so beautifully done by the director - Canadian naturalist, master canoeist, artist and filmmaker Bill Mason. Bill personally hand-carved from wood, in meticulous detail very faithful to the book illustrations, the beautiful wooden "Paddle" models seen in the film. This story (both book and film version) has been loved by generations of school children for decades as they learn about the history of the Great Lakes region of North America while they follow the exciting adventures of a brave toy Wooden Indian in his tiny but sturdy Canoe (hand carved by a Native Canadian boy from Nipigon Country)."

Wednesday, July 4, 2012

Chronological TIMELINE with reference to History Books written by GA Henty

Charlotte Mason Chronological Homeschooling History Curriculum


Chronological TIMELINE with reference to





  • History Books written by GA Henty - George Alfred Henty
    (list and recources in progress)



GA Henty
( 1832- 1892)

Ancient History beginning in Egypt
1250B.C. The Cat of Bubastes ( on librovox- free audiobook " The Cat of Bubastes" GA Henty, ) currently listening )

220B.C. The Young Carthaginian
A.D. 61 Beric the Briton ( on librivox- free audiobook Beric the Briton, Henty
A.D. 70 For the Temple




The Middle Ages
870 The Dragon and the Raven (free audiobook "The Dragon and the Raven",GA Henty) 
1066 Wulf the Saxon
1190 Winning His Spurs
1314 In Freedom's Cause
1340 St George For England
1380 The Lion of St.Mark
1381 A March on London
1400 Both Sides of the Border
1415 At Agincourt ( on librivox - free audiobook " At Agincourt, GA Henty
1480 A Knight of the White Cross




Reformation and the Age of Exploration
1579 By Pike and Dyke (on librivox - free audiobook by Pike and Dyke, GA Henty) 
1580 St.Bartholomew's Eve
1580 Under Drake's Flag
1588 By England's Aid
1595 By Right of Conquest




Wars of Religion and Succession
1630 The Lion of the North
1640 Won by the Sword
1650 Friends Though Divided
1666 When London Burned
1690 Orange and Green
1695 A Jacobite Exile
1703 The Cornet of Horse
1705 The Bravest of the Brave
1710 In the Irish Brigade
1745 Bonnie Prince Charlie


Colonial Disruptions and Competition
1759 With Wolfe in Canada
1760 With Frederick the Great
1780 True to the Old Flag
1780 Held Fast For England
1786 With Clive in India




The Era of Napoleon
1783 In the Reign of Terror
1795 No Surrender!
1795 A Roving Commission
1795 The Tiger of Mysore
1795 By Conduct and Courage
1798 At Aboukir and Acre
1800 At the Point of the Bayonet
1808 With Moore at Corunna
1810 The Young Buglars
1810 Under Wellington's Command
1812 Through Russian Snows
1815 One of the 28th




Indian Troubles and Neigbor's Wars
1820 With Cochrane the Dauntless
1824 On the Irrawaddy
1825 In Greek Waters
1835 With the British Legion
1840 To Herat and Cabul


The Victorian Era- Defending an Empire
1850 Through the Sikh War
1854 Jack Archer
1856 In Times of Peril
1856 Rujub the Juggler
1860 With Lee in Virginia
1865 Out with Garibaldi
1867 The March to Magdala
1870 Maori and Settler
1870 A Woman of the Commune
1870 The Young Franc-Tireurs
1873 By Sheer Pluck
1873 The March to Coomassie
1879 For Name and Fame
1880 The Young Colonists
1882 A Chapter of Adventures
1885 The Dash for Khartoum
1896 Through Three Campaigns
1898 With Kitchener in the Soudan
1899 With Buller in Natal
1900 With Roberts in Pretoria
1900 With the Allies to Pekin




Chronological TIMELINE with reference to History Books written by GA Henty

Charlotte Mason Chronological History Curriculum

Charlotte Mason Chronological History Curriculum
  • We enjoy using a living books curriculum, breathing life into history, into people of the world,
    into living a life of learning. Our early years until age 11 were spent following a delight/child
    directed approach and unschooling  our way through many life learning adventures. 
  • From age 11 we are now enjoying adding a literature/history inspired by charlotte mason
    homeschooling curriculum, whilst still maintaining a joyful attitude to learning ,
    focussing on the study of world history with the aid of a living books curriculum adapted
    and designed to suit our individual interests. 

Charlotte Mason had many great ideas and core values
that are easily adapted to a life learning homeschooling
style and add substance and focus to our journey.

Here are some of the inspirational sites that offer resources
for a 
Charlotte Mason Chronological History Curriculum

~ Ambleside - Free Charlotte Mason Curriculum

enjoy


Our Notebooking Printables - Free Notebooking Pages for Charlotte Mason Inspired Homeschooling

Our Notebooking Printables - Free Notebooking Pages for Charlotte Mason Inspired Homeschooling 


Resources for our Living Books Curriculum


  • ILLUSTRATE A POEM - Notebooking Pages

























Illustrate a Poem
Notebooking Pages with Frame and Title , to illustrate a poem


























Illustrate a Poem
Notebooking Pages with Frame and Title , to illustrate a poem






  • VOCABULARY STUDY  - Notebooking Pages





































Vocabulary Study
printable Notebooking Pages with Frame and Title

~New to me Word:
~Root of the Word:
~Word encountered where:
~My Sentence using this word



  • VOCABULARY STUDY  - FOREIGN LANGUAGE - GERMAN

Notebooking Pages



























Vocabulary Study - Foreign Language - GERMAN
printable Notebooking Pages with Frame and Title


~ German Word
~ English Meaning
~ Draw the Word ( room for small illustrations)























STUDENT SAMPLE - completed German Vocabulary Notebooking Page


Our Notebooking Printables - Free Notebooking Pages for Charlotte Mason Inspired Homeschooling
~ free free to use these free notebooking pages on your own homeschooling journey :-)