Almost Unschooling Grama

Joke of the Day Perimeter and area help are here! https://jillianstarrteaching.com/area-and-perimeter-manipulatives/ Need indoor PE ideas? Keep your kids moving with these.  https://thedeliberatemom.com/indoor-physical-education-ideas/ Play Trominoes to help your kids with spatial recognition. https://www.whatdowedoallday.com/trominoes/ Popularity isn't all that it's cracked up to be. It is better to have just a few close relationships than 100 "friends". The truth is that you just don't have time to sustain more than a few. If you try, you will end up lonely in a sea of friends that are no more than fans.

Joke of the Day Today's Links Engineering experiment! Stand on paper cups. https://www.science-sparks.com/how-can-you-stand-on-a-paper-cup-without-breaking-it/ Shucks! I just gave away my entire stash of toilet paper tubes! What brilliance. Write sight words on cling wrap, put them on the end of a paper tube, and shine a flashlight through. https://ar.pinterest.com/pin/175288610484626866/ Strewing today? Shiny and bright will always attract attention. Check out this music activity. https://www.andnextcomesl.com/2014/05/music-theory-with-mirrors.html?m=1

Joke of the Day I had to take a whole load of tree limbs to the dump today in my trailer. I came to realize that when I prayed for a job as a branch manager, I needed to be a little more specific. Links   Many of these activities you could make yourself, but the price for the whole package is very reasonable too! https://jillianstarrteaching.com/make-a-ten-to-add/ Winter is an excellent time to study constellations. There's plenty of time before bed to go look out at the stars. Whenever it looks like the skies will be clear, have your kids take one of these templates, do a craft with it, read up on the constellation(s) they choose, and then see if you can locate them in the sky. http://teachersmag.com/posts/constellation-templates-for-kids Using real coins when learning about them makes identifying them in real life so much easier. Check out these free printables! https://www.fantasticfunandlearning.com/free-coin-sorting-matching-printables.html Teens do not have to be rebellious k...

 Joke of the Day I found the meaning of life. It’s on page 937 in the dictionary between the words lie and lifeboat. The new numbers are out! Homeschooling will soon be the norm. https://returntonow.net/2022/01/14/homeschooling-rate-skyrockets-500-since-april-of-2020/ Can't afford to buy a kiln? Build a sawdust kiln! https://thepotterywheel.com/sawdust-kiln/ Now, this is a project I could really get into. Pipe cleaner constellations.  https://www.steampoweredfamily.com/activities/pipe-cleaner-constellations-space-stem/

Joke of the Day Love the apple demonstration in this free unit study! https://firstgradewow.blogspot.com/2012/12/not-by-color-of-our-skin.html Here's a free printable emergent reader for Martin Luther King Day. http://teachinlittletexans.blogspot.com/2015/01/mlk-emergent-reader-printable-free.html Read the full text of Dr. King's famous I Have A Dream speech here: https://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/mlkihaveadream.htm Don't be a victim. Overcome by faith and action. The early Christians were not called Christians. They were called Followers of the Way. The term Christians (which means "little Christ") was used as a derogatory term. But Christians refused to be shamed by it. They owned it and wore the label with pride instead. There is no condemnation in Christ Jesus. Don't let anyone make you feel like you are "less". Be proud of who God made you to be and succeed anyway. 

  Joke of the Day A college student was in Philosophy class, where a class discussion about whether or not God exists was in progress. The professor had the following logic: "Has anyone in this class seen God?" Nobody spoke. "Has anyone in this class touched God?" Again, nobody spoke. "Has anyone in this class ever heard God?" When nobody spoke for the third time, he simply stated, "Then there is no God!" One of the students did not like the sound of this, and asked for permission to speak. The professor granted it, and the student stood up. "Has anyone in this class seen our professor's brain?" he asked. Ann Marie is one of my favorite children's ministers. Watch to find out what she thinks are age-appropriate Bibles for children. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zQVTRQsW_U Why is it so important to read the Bible? Show your kids with this object lesson. https://beyondtm.wordpress.com/2014/01/16/what-difference-does-stud...

  Joke of the Day So many projects to choose from! https://littlebinsforlittlehands.com/art-activities-for-kids/ What a fun project!  https://www.instructables.com/Exquisite-Rainbow-Stories/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email Watching fish is such stress relief and you can call it science too! https://thehaphazardtraveler.com/virtual-tours-aquarium-live-feeds/ Homeschooling doesn't guarantee your kids won't turn out perfect. Mine have had their fair share of issues. However, it will give your kids the best opportunity to become who God has made them to be because they don't have to be tied to a standardized curriculum and pushed to do all the things according to a predetermined time frame. It's not easy, but homeschooling is well worth it!

  Daily Laugh Are your kids interested in sign language? Lot's of great resources here: https://a2zhomeschooling.com/explore/languages_kids/american-sign-language-for-kids/ Celebrate with this free addition game! https://www.kindergartenworksheetsandgames.com/free-rubber-duckies-addition-math-practice/ Practice identifying numbers and letters with these free worksheets. https://thekindergartensmorgasboard.com/2016/06/rubber-ducky-learning-using-rubber.html Do you often feel like everyone is against you? Sometimes we sabotage ourselves because we quickly believe the enemy’s accusations that they don’t like you or they are rejecting you. Luke 2:52 And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and men. If we are to be like Him, we need to grow in favor with God and with men. Start believing that you have favor with God and with people. The Jesus in you deserves it! God is able to make even your enemies bless you. Be just audacious enough to believe that.

  Joke of the Day Good News!  Homeschooling Just Crossed the Tipping Point https://www.intellectualtakeout.org/homeschooling-just-crossed-the-tipping-point/ I remember making these when I was a kid. Fascinating fun! https://leftbraincraftbrain.com/milk-carton-crayon-ice-candles/ Trashket Ball is always a hit! https://thecozycraftyclassroom.blogspot.com/2019/04/word-problems-in-math-best-game-ever.html Thought for the day: I'm reading War Room by Chris Fabry and The Book of Mysteries by Jonathan Cahn.

  Hands-on  vocab games. https://cieraharristeaching.com/2019/06/vocabulary-games-for-any-word-list.html/ What kid doesn't want to use a flashlight? https://www.pinterest.com/pin/167618417370674637/ Try this music activity with your kids. https://thisreadingmama.com/storytelling-through-classical-music/

  Today's Top Links Great tips for teaching about angles!  https://countontricia.com/2020/03/measuring-angle-tips-for-your-fourth.html Hands-on Geography  https://ihomeschoolnetwork.com/hands-on-geography-activities/ Go on a Noun Hunt with this free printable. https://www.123homeschool4me.com/grammar-activity-for-kids-going-on-noun_27/