I finally got around to completing the President Notebooking Pages. Originally, I had planned on getting these done in time for President’s Day, but it didn’t happen. Hey, I’m only a couple of days late. **grin** This packet of notebooking pages includes color images of each of the US Presidents with spots to fill in information about that particular President. It also has a copywork page for the Oath of Office and two additional pages with fill-in-the-blank statements about the office of the President. Would you rather have a lapbook? You can download the free United States Presidents Lapbook. The…
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For my American Literature class, I was given the assignment of writing prose about the sunset. Prose, by definition according to the Marriam-Webster Dictionary, is: a literary medium distinguished from poetry especially by its greater irregularity and variety of rhythm and its closer correspondence to the patterns of everyday speech. It can also include prose poetry and a variety of other different forms. After some consideration, I eventually settled on this one. For a bonus, I decided to draw a picture to illustrate the prose which is featured above. Farewell, Dear Sun, ‘Til Morning Dawns by Munchkin Twas nigh ‘til…
It’s always fun to be able to do a hands-on science experiment that uses simple ingredients. When you add in the fact that you can actually play with the science experiment, well, it just adds to the excitement. When I received a box of Borax as a member of the Purex Insiders program, I thought it would be fun to do something out of the ordinary with it. I already knew that it works great for laundry and household cleaning. (We always have a box of it around the house.) I started thinking about science experiments dealing with polymers which…
I (Heather) am pleased to announce that I’ve added Munchkin as a contributor on the blog. The idea behind this is to highlight some of the things that she is working on and for her (when applicable) to work on her writing skills. ************ For Christmas, I (Munchkin) received another How to Draw book from my aunt. In the past, I would just look at the pictures and then recreate them. This time, I started to use the techniques shown in the books as I wanted to try to get good at drawing people and also work on animals. Since…
These Valentine’s Day Writing Prompts not only help kids work on their penmanship, but they also help them work on their writing skills and creativity.