September Theme Days

I have really enjoyed the theme day posts on my facebook page. It has given me the opportunity to dive deeper into so many topics.  So far I have been doing theme days for 2 months now and have covered 30 topics so far and I already have the next 2 months planned out but before I get ahead of myself here is the September theme day list.


 


Week 1
Mon- Labor Day- no theme
Tue- ASL (American Sign Language)
Wed-  Bible
Thur- Botany


Week 2
Mon- Ultimate List of Math Literature
Tue- Timelines
Wed- Math Calendar Notebook
Thur- No post


Week 3                      Girl's Week
Mon- American Girl
Tue- Tea Parties and Manners
Wed- Sewing for kids
Thur- Read Alouds for Girls


 Week  4
Mon- Music Appreciation
Tue- Crafts
Wed- Poetry
Thur- No theme 

I hope you enjoy the up and coming posts!

Free Vocabulary Notebooking Pages

Instead of posting each individual link for all the free vocabulary Notebooking Pages that I've found, I'm going to post them all on my blog. So here they are and all FREE.

From Notebooking Nook. Three pages for different levels.
http://notebookingnook.blogspot.com/2009/04/vocabulary-practice-pages.html

Google Document with graphic organizing theme
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B6s6X6hF66_WZDdkMTRjMjItNmM5MS00ZjU4LWFhNDctZjAwYjdlMTY4OTBk/edit?hl=en_US

Two different pages from Notebooking Fairy. One for vocabulary and the other for word study
http://notebookingfairy.com/2011/05/vocabulary-notebooking-pages/

Teacher created vocabulary notebooking page
http://mrsrojasteaches.blogspot.com/2011/08/word-of-week-freebie.html

Vocabulary Rock and Roll Activity from Teacher's Notebook
http://www.teachersnotebook.com/product/Christina%20Bainbridge/vocabulary-rock-and-roll


Magical Words Page
http://oneextradegree.blogspot.com/2011/06/survival-guide-info-and-freebie.html




Another teacher created vocabulary page
http://www.ladybugsteacherfiles.com/2011/03/vocabulary-graphic-organizer.html

Vocabulary page.  Click on the picture and it will take you to Teachers Pay Teachers site for the free download
http://www.ateacherstreasure.com/2012/03/all-good-things-must-come-to-end.html




There you have it.  A nicely compiled list of vocabulary notebooking pages; all free.  I'm sure you'll be able to find a page to meet your needs.  

June Thrifty Round-up

Welcome!  The following are posts from my Thrifty Homeschooling facebook page that I've posted in the month of June.  This was before I began theme days.  It's mostly random resources that I've found and wanted to share

SpellingCity.com I can't recommend this enough. It's a site that they can practice spelling words of your choice for FREE. There are some premium games and features for subscribers ($30.00 a year for 5 children).
My kids love this and ask to play every day. :)
http://www.spellingcity.com/

 

Have a PreK or Kindy child? Pattern blocks are so much fun and can be used for a large list of math fun. Free pattern block mats.  

http://www.heidisongs.com/Free_Downloads/assets/Pattern_Block_Masters.pdf

Don't have a set? You can print them out (on colored CARDSTOCK paper or get your little one to color the page) and laminate them for a make due set before committing to spend the money on a real set (they're expensive).

http://www.heidisongs.com/Free_Downloads/assets/Pattern_Block_Masters.pdf

 

Free printable calendars. If you make your own homeschool planner or have a household binder this could really be a help to you..... and it's FREE

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Polka-Dot-Monthly-Calendar-for-201213

 

This mini book report page may be a great start for children beginning book reports or for reluctant writers. Free and printable.

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Free-Mini-Book-Review-A-fun-way-to-review-a-book-quickly

 

Another early book report page. Would be great for a child who likes to doodle instead of write. Click on the picture and it will take you to a K5 teacher's blog and the page is halfway down her blog with a link to download the 4 book report pages.

http://pinterest.com/pin/245375879668081646/

 

Teaching Fractions? Here's a fraction match up game. It's made by a teacher who couldn't see paying big bucks for a similar game at the teacher store.... so she made her own. I love it!

http://primaryfilefoldergames.blogspot.com/2011/07/fraction-match-up.html

High School Transcript Packet. I don't personally know how useful this will be. I don't have any children in high school but I thought there would be someone out there who would find this useful

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/High-School-Transcript-Packet-for-Homeschools

New Blog Post: Blueprint for field trips with some practical advice on how to notebook about your field trip.

http://thriftyhomeschooling.blogspot.com/2012/06/blueprint-for-field-trips.html

 

Free Field Trip Notebooking Pages. This link is also in the previous blog post.

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B5JIM5_1C7ZBNThjZmRhNTMtZTY4Mi00OGFhLTkxNzYtODk2NGY0NDY1NjIz/edit

Base Ten Blocks Game Center. Great for teaching place value, whole numbers and decimals.

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Place-Value-Math-Center-Game

Place Value cards.... Star Wars theme.

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Place-Value-Cards-for-Representing-Numbers-to-120

Place Value Concentration/Memory Game.
http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Place-Value-Concentration

Literature Based Printables for PreK and Kindergarten

http://homeschoolcreations.com/LiteratureBasedPrintables.html

4th of July Printables

http://www.gricefullyhomeschooling.com/2012/06/freebee-friday-62912-4th-of-july.html

Spelling Test Primary lines. 12 words plus 2 dictated sentences. This one is my favorite out of all the free spelling templates on this site.

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Spelling-Test-TemplateMaster

10 spelling words plus two bonus words on regular lines. You can do 2 tests on one page. Money savings. Of course you could use a regular notebook but sometimes you have to spice things up a bit.

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Spelling-Test-10-words

Spelling Test for 20 words with regular lines. You could make this yourself on Microsoft Word but why would you want to when someone else is offering it for free?

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Test-Template-Spelling

Had to share this. A great article on how to "reset" your kids when you're having a bad homeschool day. Very handy to print out and have.

http://thepenningtonpoint.com/2012/02/20-ways-to-reset-when-the-kids-are-having-a-hard-day/

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My next post which will be July's facebook freebie posts will have themes and will be much easier to navigate.  Until next time....

 

Happy Homeschooling!!