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Wednesday, December 31, 2008
How Do You Celebrate New Years Eve?
New Years Eve is not something we really make a big deal about. My children are still young, so we record the ball drop every year for them to watch on New Years Day. We will be watching Speed Racer, and ordering Pizza this evening. Then after my children are in bed, my husband and I will watch a movie of his choosing. It is his turn, so wish me luck. The last time I let him choose I had to watch The Jerk, possibly the dumbest movie ever made. We do not really drink, but I may have a glass of wine. Then tomorrow is of course Football games on, and the Christmas tree comes down. I hate to do it, I love my tree. But it really has to be done, to get the house back to normal. It always makes me kind of sad.
That is about it, so what about all of you? Oh yeah I almost forgot this blog is now a PR of 2 yay. So I met one of my goals for 2009, even before it was 2009.
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
Top New Years Resolutions
1- to lose weight This is such a general statement. How much weight do you want to lose, how will you do it, and when do you want to do it by. For instance I wish to lose 10 pounds, by eating less and exercising, by St Patricks Day. Now doesn't that sound more attainable?
2- make more money- Again this is such a general statement. How do you plan to do it, and when do you wish to do it by. For instance I would like to get a raise of 2 dollars per hour, by June. I will request my raise, in May when my evaluation is due. That is much better I think.
3- Exercise more- very ambiguous What does exercise more mean. Do you already exercise, or do not at all. Wouldn't it make more sense to set a goal such as I will walk at least 1 mile every day. I certainly would not say I will join a gym, lift weights, and do aerobics 7 days a week, if I have never exercised in my life.
4- get out of debt- easier said than done. How will you accomplish this, when do you want to accomplish it by. It is highly unreasonable to think you will get out of debt in one year, unless you have already been working on it in previous years. It would be more reasonable to say I will pay an extra 10, or 20 dollars, every month on my credit cards, and other loans to reduce my debt by the end of 2009.
5- eat healthier- this one always surprises me. It really takes a lot of commitment, and goal setting to achieve a complete resolution of ones eating habits. You can not just say I will not eat chips, or drink soda anymore. That really does not work, at least not for most people. It would probably be more effective to say I will only eat a handful of chips, rather than the whole bag. Or I will limit myself to one or two sodas, per day. Starting by cutting whatever the unhealthy food item is, by quarters is more attainable, and easier to stick with. That leads me to my last one, and probably the most difficult
6- Quit smoking- how many try that every year, and it doesnt last? I know my husband has tried several times, only to start smoking again. For him it is because he tries to quit cold turkey, which does not work for most people. It would make more sense to say I will only smoke 6 cigarettes a day, or whatever is a reduction for you, for the first month, then 5 cigarettes a day, for the next month etc until you no longer need to smoke. Also, I think for a lot of people smoking is a form of stress management, so learning a new way to cope with stress would be optimal to quitting. That could be writing your feelings in a journal, meditating, or even taking a time out for 5 minutes to clear your head.
So what do you think? Do you make a resolution every year? Do you stick to it? Would it not make more sense to make a short term goal, rather than try for a complete resolution of ones self? Tell me what you think.
Monday, December 29, 2008
New Years Goals For This Blog
Saturday, December 27, 2008
Fun At Dudley Farms
Friday, December 26, 2008
Getting Back To A Routine
Wednesday, December 24, 2008
Free Comments and Graphics
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Are You Having A Baby?
When I had my two children, this technology was fairly new. I opted not to do it, because of the expense involved. They did not offer gift certificates, back then. Now you can request your loved ones to each get you a 50 dollar gift certificate, so you can save your babies Cord Blood. Or if you have a loved one, or close friend, that is expecting a baby. I can't think of a more wonderful gift than knowing their baby could be protected from over 70 diseases, by saving their Cord Blood.
I know that some religions may be against Stem Cell Research. However, this is saving Cord Blood, from your babies umbilical cord. It is completely natural, and should not go wasted, in my opinion. If it is being used for only your baby, or maybe even possibly your babies siblings, I don't see how that could be a bad, or negative thing.
Monday, December 22, 2008
A Huge Thank You
I hope everyone is having a great Monday. It is freezing again here, after having tank top weather. It is really crazy. My sister will be here soon, yeah.
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Sunday, December 21, 2008
I Have The Greatest Idea!
4 more days until Xmas, can you believe it. I hope everyone is having a wonderful, Sunday.
Saturday, December 20, 2008
5 Days Until Christmas
Have you finished all your shopping? I am done, and it is all wrapped. I have some great gift items in my store, you should check them out. I offer great prices. My sister will be coming in on Monday, and we are excited. We have not spent Christmas with her, in 4 years. It should be great.
I hope everyone that is getting snow dumped on them, is safe and warm. I remember those days. Matter of fact the year my son was 2, it snowed enough snow to reach the top of my Tracker. All I did was shovel, and no one could get out. My mom was in Florida, and thank goodness we had a web cam. What a Christmas that was.
Friday, December 19, 2008
All Roads Lead Home, Family Movie Night
The movie itself, is about a young girl, and her mom passes away. She goes to live with her Grandfather, for an attitude adjustment. It is touching, and lovely with a perfect message to young people. You can not deny, or run away from your past. You must deal with it, and then go on. I will be watching for this movie to come out on DVD, it may already have. I would love for my family, to see this whole movie.
What do you do on family movie night, besides obviously watch a movie? We have what we call snack dinner, or snack lunch. You get to eat whatever you want. Usually this consists of popcorn, chips, cookies, juice, pretzels, even yogurt or ice cream, crackers and cheese, whatever each person decides they would like to have for their movie night meal.
Don't forget to check out the trailer for All Roads Lead Home All Roads Lead Home The Movie and see if you would like this movie to be your next family night movie.
Thursday, December 18, 2008
Finally John Walsh, and His Family Get Peace
http://www.foxnews.com/video/index.html?playerId=videolandingpage&streamingFormat=FLASH&referralObject=3327931&referralPlaylistId=playlist
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Florida Announces It Will Close Some State Parks
Yellow River Marsh Preserve State Park- Santa Rosa County
· St. Marks River State Park- Leon County
· Lake June-In-Winter Scrub State Park - Highlands County
· Pumpkin Hill Creek Preserve State Park - Nassau County
· Constitution Convention Museum State Park - Gulf County
· John Gorrie Museum State Park - Franklin County
· Deer Lake State Park - Walton County
· Allen David Broussard Catfish Creek State Park - Polk County
· Tarkiln Bayou Preserve State Park - Escambia County
· Terra Ceia Preserve State Park - Manatee County
· Letchworth-Love Mounds Archaeological State Park - Jefferson County
· Dunns Creek - Putnam County
· San Marcos de Apalache Historic State Park - Wakulla County
· Windley Key Fossil Reef Geological State Park - Monroe County
· Dagny Johnson Key Largo Hammock Botanical State Park - Monroe County
· Dudley Farm Historic State Park - Alachua County
· Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park - Okeechobee County
· Nature and Heritage Tourism Center - Hamilton County
· Cedar Key Museum State Park- Levy County
The only one that is close to us, is the one in Cedar Key. It is very rarely used by anyone, and we have never visited it. Also the Dudley Farm Historic Site, is slated to be closed. This one surprises me, as most schools in the area visit this site every year, as a field trip. We are planning to visit it on 12/26, I hope it will last that long.
Lesson Plan for 12/18/08:
DJ is not feeling well today, so todays assignments will be on Thursday, and Thursdays will be on Friday.
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Even The Dog Is A Steelers Fan, Free Rice
In my Family Circle magazine, I just purchased they had some cool websites you can visit for charitable causes. Want to give, but do not have extra money? Then visit http://www.freerice.com I tried it this morning, and you can test your knowledge of grammar, math, geography, and others. Every time you get a correct answer, they donate a specified amount of rice to countries in need. I will be having my son give it a try, later today. It is a great way for them to learn, as well as give. The questions you miss, are repeated thereby reinforcing learning. I love it!
Lesson Plan for 12/17/08:
Writing: Book report for Sunset of the Sabertooth
Social Studies: Kentucky, St Nicholas http://www.stnicholascenter.org/Brix?pageID=23
Spelling: Lesson 13- Write each spelling word and circle the consonants
Vocabulary: Lesson 13- Write a synonym for each vocabulary word
Language Arts: Adverbs, capitalization
Math: Place value, multiplication, division
Spanish: Food and utensils part 2
Monday, December 15, 2008
President Bush Attacked By A Pair Of Shoes LOL
Sunday, December 14, 2008
Batman The Dark Knight, Movie Night
Lesson Plans for 12/15/08:
Reading: Chapter 9 of Sunset of the Sabertooth
Writing: What are some ways you can earn money for Chrismtas gifts
Arts and crafts: undecided yet
Spelling: Lesson 13 write each spelling word 2x each, once in print, and once in cursive
Vocabulary: Lesson 13- look up the definition for each vocabulary word
Language Arts: Adjectives, capitalization
Math: Rounding numbers, multiplication, division
Spanish: Food and utensils part 2
Friday, December 12, 2008
Has Little Caylee Anthony Been Found?
Thursday, December 11, 2008
New Years Resolutions, Christmas Dinner, Candy Cane Video
Christmas is two weeks from today. Have you finished your shopping? I did, bought the last gift card yesterday. Have you started wrapping yet? No, but I am going to tonight. My husband is going to take the kids to a Christmas party, at his job. Normally, I would attend, but this gives me a perfect oppurtunity to get a lot of the wrapping done, with them gone. Because we homeschool, time is limited in this department. Have you decided what you will have for Christmas Dinner? Yes, I am having a vegetable platter, with dip, cheese, veggies, crackers etc. My mom is making Sausage bread, and we will have an Omelet breakfast. Christmas starts so early, that a huge dinner, with tons of dishes, is not pleasurable.
Now for the big question. Do you make a New Years Resolution. If no, why not? If yes, what is it for the year 2009? I personally have never made New Years resolutions. I find it depressing if you do not meet your resolution, and that is not a fun thing to do. The New Year, is more of a new start, every year, and I look forward to fresh look every year.
Tomorrow is test day, so there is no Lesson Plan to post. Have a great Thursday, everyone.
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
OH Christmas Tree, OH Christmas Tree
We have some crazy weather here lately. It is freezing one day, and then 80 the next. We are in for some severe weather, later today, and tomorrow.
Lesson Plan for 12/11/08:
Reading: Read Chapter 8 of Sunset of the Sabertooth
Writing: Draw a map for Santa, to get to your house
Health: Germs and body defense
Spelling: Lesson 12- put your spelling words in alphabetical order
Vocabulary: Lesson 12- write each vocabulary word, and defition 2x each
Language Arts: Adjectives, capitalization
Math: Addition and subtraction problem solving, multiplication
Spanish: Food and utensils part 2
PE: 30 minutes
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
Kid Powered Energy At Montessori School
Monday, December 8, 2008
Florida Governor Charlie Crist To Wed
Lesson Plan for 12/09/08:
Reading: Read Chapter 6 of Sunset of Sabertooth
Writing: Tell a story about a trip to the North Pole
Science: Nutrition
Spelling: Lesson 12- write each spelling word, and circle the vowels
Vocabulary: Lesson 12- use each vocabulary word in a sentence
Language Arts: Adjectives, capitalization
Math: Addition, subtraction, multiplication
Spanish: Food and utensils part 2
PE: 30 minutes
Have an awesome Monday, everyone.
Sunday, December 7, 2008
Congratulations To The Florida Gators
Lesson Plan for Monday December 8th:
Reading: Read chapter 5 Sunset of Sabertooth
Writing: Hannukah has 8 days, what would you ask for
Art- Draw a Christmas tree
Spelling: Lesson 12- write each spelling word 2 x each
Vocabulary: Lesson 12- look up the definition for each word
Language Arts: Adjectives, capitalization
Math: Subtraction, multiplication, division
Spanish: Food and utensils part 2
Gadgets and gizmos word find
Music: Sing along christmas songs
Friday, December 5, 2008
Thank You To My Top Entrecard Droppers
Dropper | # of drops |
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Small Town Mommy | 31 |
Renaescraftycorner | 30 |
The Good Life | 30 |
Is 8 Enough? | 30 |
Black holes and Astrostuff | 30 |
A Solitairy Love | 29 |
Curiously Awesome | 29 |
Chronic Chick Talk | 28 |
Spices of Life & Everything Nice | 28 |
California | 28 |
These blogs down here, are blogs I put my Entrecard on, and the number of hits I got from their blogs:
Widget shown on | # of clicks |
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Lover Mushroom | 50 |
California | 46 |
Foreign Language Fun | 29 |
Memoirs of a Chaotic Mommy | 27 |
The Road I'm Traveling | 26 |
THE MOM WITH BROWNIES | 25 |
Thanksgiving Every Day | 24 |
my little love bugs | 19 |
This Side of Eternity | 16 |
flitting | 15 |
If you have a couple of minutes, visit each of these wonderful blogs. Thank you again, and have a great weekend, everyone.
Thursday, December 4, 2008
Energy For Kids
It covers electricity, gravity, atoms, heat and sound. It is nothing fancy, easy to read and use, with questions for your child to answer. The answers are provided in the reading, and then you can make a post test after.
Tomorrow is test day, so there are no lesson plans to post.
Friday December 5th, is the first tree lighting ceremony here in Gilchrist County. They will be having cookies with santa, horse carriage rides, christmas caroling, and other great family activities. It goes from 6pm-8pm with downtown businesses staying open late. It is hopefully going to draw the community together, and promote the downtown businesses. If anyone from the Gilchrist County area, reads my blog, please be sure and try to attend.
Have a great Thursday, everyone.
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
Take A Virtual Tour Of A Christmas Tree Farm, and Call Santa
There are many different activities, on this website, including the virtual tour. It is a great way for your child to learn how the Christmas tree is grown. There is real tree facts, and holiday helpers, just to name a few. Check it out, your kids will love it.
My husband found this cool website, http://www.callsanta.org/index.php
We tried it last night, with my son, and it works great. He was so excited to think he actually talked to Santa. It is free, and your kids will love it too.
Lesson Plan for 12/3/08:
Our reading book was changed to Sunset of Sabertooth, as DJ could not find the other one.
Reading: Read chapter 3 of Sunset of Sabertooth
Writing: Write a want ad, for a reindeer
Social Studies: Virtual Tour of a Christmas tree farm
Spelling: Lesson 11 write each spelling word and circle the consonants
Vocabulary: Lesson 11 Write a synonym for each vocabulary word
Language Arts: Contractions, phonics review
Math: Addition, multiplication, division
Spanish: Food and utensils, part two
Lesson Plan for 12/4/08:
Writing: Write a letter to Santa, online, at www.northpole.com
Reading: Read chapter 4 of Sunset of Sabertooth
Health: The dairy group
Spelling: Lesson 11 put your spelling words in alphabetical order
Vocabulary: Lesson 11 write each vocabulary word, and meaning 2x each
Langauge Arts: Verbs, phonics review
Math: Addition, multiplication, division
PE: 30 minutes
Spanish: Food and utensils part two
Have a great Wednesday, everyone.
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Why Not Bundle Up This Winter
You see advertisements all the time, to bundle up your phone, internet, and cable. Well now you can bundle them all at a great price, get a free 250 dollar gift card, and enter a sweepstakes to win a Xbox 360. Wow, black friday Charter is offering this great deal, for a limited time only.
You can buy one of Charter's services separately, or you can take advantage of the Ultimate Service Bundle. The Ultimate Service Bundle includes: High speed internet service, TV including Showtime, Starz, and HBO; phone with unlimited calling. You would get all this for $165.97, plus be entered into the sweepstakes for the Xbox, and get a free 250 dollar gift card. The gift card, and Xbox entry, are valid only with the Ultimate Service Bundle. Go to http://connect.charter.com/landing/cpg/learnmore_PPC.asp?ID=197&OriginatingID=420136
to see all their options available at this time. For complete Xbox rules, go to https://connect.charter.com/XBox/rules.html
Charter is definitely offering the best deal on bundled service, right now. Be sure to check it out, and see if their services can help you save some money, and bundle up this winter.
Monday, December 1, 2008
The Decorating Is Done, The Christmas Cards Are Sent
Your kids can send Santa a letter, right online, and they get a letter back online. No stamps needed. Plus there are all kinds of activities, and even lessons for teachers, and homeschoolers. Be sure to check it out, your kids will love it. I found two prospects for online work, and am hoping they work out. I have two lesson plans to post, because I did not post one yesterday. I hope everyone has a great Monday.
Lesson Plan for 12/1/08:
Writing: Write how to clean your room
Reading: Read chapter 1 of Afternoon in the Amazon
Art: Draw a Christmas tree, and Santa advent calenders
Spelling: Lesson 11- write each 2 times each, once in print, and once in cursive
Vocabulary: Lesson 11- look up the definition for each vocabulary word
Math: Addition, Fact families, multiplication
Spanish: Food and utensils part 2
Language Arts: Verbs, phonics review
Word find: Music
Lesson Plan for 12/2/08:
Science: Simple machines
Writing: Write about your least favorite food
Reading: Read chapter 2 of Afternoon on the Amazon
Spelling: Lesson 11 write each spelling word, and circle the vowels
Vocabulary: Use each vocabulary word in a sentence
Language Arts: Verbs, phonics review
Math: Fact families, multiplication, division
Spanish: Food and utensils part 2
PE: 30 minutes
ITP: Music class
Sunday, November 30, 2008
Help Grant A Wish This Holiday Season
I know this time of year, people are always looking for donations. It is hard to decide whom, you should give to. Which organizations, are really helping those in need. Well now you can help Military families, and Veterans of wars, through the Sears Heroes at Home Wish Registry,
to see how you can help.
The Sears Heroes at Home Program, was developed to assist military personelle, their families, and veterans through joint efforts with non profit organizations. Now you can be a part of it too. I know so many people who are currently serving, or who have served this great nation. They give their time, sacrifice their lives, and time with their loved ones, so we can all be safe, and have all the freedoms we enjoy every single day. Often, they are injured, or miss births of their children, birthdays, and other holidays, all for each and every one of us. Now you can say Thank You, and help them have a wonderful holiday season too. Maybe you are thinking you can not afford to give money, but just the smallest amount of money can help.
Help grant a wish this year, and give to a worthy cause at Sears Heroes at Home program. They have expanded their program, this year, so they can help to assist more military personelle, their families, and veterans. If you want to have that warm, and fuzzy feeling this year, then you surely must check their program out.
Saturday, November 29, 2008
Why Do They Call It Black Friday?
Friday, November 28, 2008
Great Gift Ideas Under 25 Dollars
A few of the items I am interested in are.
1- This cool webcam, for 19.99. We have relatives that live out of state, and have not seen our kids in person for some time. With this nifty little web cam, they can see us, and we can see, and talk to them. I would need two, one for us, and one for them.
2- My daughter, who is 4 is really into dolls, and all the accessories. They have a wooden doll high chair for 19.99 She would really love getting this for her baby dolls. She already has the bed, so the chair would be great to go with it.
Kmart has a whole slew of items under 25 dollars, for your gift giving needs. Did you know for over 100 years, Kmart, has been offering exceptional prices on quality items like Kraftsmen, Martha Stewart, Leapfrog just to name a few.
To view all of Kmarts great gift items, under 25 dollars go to Kmart and see what you can find for your gift giving needs.
They are also offering Free shipping, on certain items go to Kmart.com to see the details of this great offer. They offer an awesome layaway service, so you can make weekly payments, and still have all your gifts in time for Christmas. So hurry over to Kmart, before they run out of all these great items.
Thursday, November 27, 2008
Did You Get Everything Done In Time?
I have another interesting Turkey sandwich idea, for all those Turkey leftovers. Put roast turkey, cranberry cream cheese, lettuce, and chopped pecans all in a pita, and have a sandwich delight. You can make the cranberry cream cheese, by just using that leftover cranberry sauce no one actually eats, and mixing it with some cream cheese. Sounds yummy.
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Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Maple Butter Recipe For Your Turkey
A while ago, when I posted my Thanksgiving menu, I posted about Maple Butter, to put on your turkey. I forgot all about posting the recipe, until last night when my husband was making it. It really is pretty easy. You should make it tonight, to be sure it is solid by tomorrow, to put on your turkey. You will need Pure Maple Syrup, the whole bottle. Put it in a pan, and let it cook down on medium heat, for approximately 25 minutes. Then add 2 sticks of real butter to the pan, and let it melt. Put it in a container over night, and you have Maple Butter. You can add Rosemary, but we do not, because I dont like it. This glaze makes the best drippings, for homemade gravy. If you do not know how to make homemade gravy, it is the easiest thing. Use equal parts flour, and butter, to make a Rue. I have no idea if that is spelled correctly, but that is what it is called. So if you use 3 tbsp of butter, add 3 tbsp of flour, once the butter has melted. Whisk them together, and let them cook, on low heat for approximately one minute. Then add your turkey drippings, right from your roasting pan. Whisk and watch it, until it is nice and thick. It does take a few minutes so be patient. If it is too thick add more drippings.
I hope everyone has a wonderful day tomorrow. We decorate our Christmas Tree, after dinner and dessert. It is a family tradition, carried on for many years.
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Turkey Leftover Ideas
My first recipe, I found in a Womans Day magazine, I had recently purchased. It is a great way to use up leftovers from Thanksgiving Dinner. It is a super sandwich, and here are the details. You will need Turkey, stuffing, cranberry sauce, lettuce, reduced fat mayo and thick toasted bread. I personally would leave off the cranberry sauce, as I dont like it, and would use regular mayo. Then you just put all the ingredients on the bread, and enjoy the tastiest leftover turkey sandwich ever.
Today we are doing a Themed Unit Study on Thanksgiving, then no school until next Monday. Happy Tuesday, everyone.
Monday, November 24, 2008
Geared Up For A Busy Week, Food Drive, Christmas Drive
My dog is feeling better. He is still not quite himself, but at least he is not glaring at the refrigerator anymore.
My sister had her Gallbladder removed this morning, and she is home, and doing fine. Some pain, and nausea but nothing unusual. So that all went well, and her husband is home with her.
As soon as I am done with this post, I am off to watch Food Network. This is my absolute favorite time of the year, to watch the cooking shows. While I watch, and listen I will be making a Christmas card list, and tweeking my last minute grocery shopping list for Turkey Day.
Last Friday, I sent all the food we saved for the needy, over to the food drive. They will be distributed to people who can not afford to buy a Thanksgiving dinner. Then Friday night, I went off to Walmart, to buy toys for the Christmas drive. I usally give one new toy, to Toys For Tots, every year. This year I will be giving to the local Christmas drive, with specific sponsored children that are experiencing difficult times. I bought a whole bunch of stuff, and my husband took it in today, on his way to work. If you are experiencing a rough time this year, there are places you can sign up to have toys donated to your children. Most churches, sheriffs, and community services would be able to tell you where and how to sign up.
Then today I finished up my own Christmas shopping online. I would like to get two of the ladies I work with a gift too, I hope I will be able to. They both love to read, and are having difficult financial times. I have two books in mind, and I hope to be able to get them. I would love to buy for every single person in our family, but it just is not possible, or feasible. Of course I do have to get stocking stuffers but that isnt really too big of a deal. My son is a reading master, and I just bought him a whole bunch of advanced readers off Ebay for Christmas.
Happy Monday, everyone.
Sunday, November 23, 2008
More Ignorance Towards Homeschoolers
Did you see it? Did you see where the host Joy, called homeschool children demented, and they are afraid of other children. Now let me first say I know she was trying to be humorous, however I still find it insulting, and even slanderous. For someone on national TV, to say that all homeschool children are demented, and isolated is absurd. Why is it assumed that all homeschoolers are sticking their kids in the closet, and shutting them off from the outside world? People choose to homeschool for a lot of reasons, and maybe some of them are isolated, but the majority I know of are very well rounded, sociable children. I find it even more insulting, considering she is an actress, and a lot of young actors are homeschooled, due to their crazy work schedules.
I for one intend to construct a letter, and send it off to ABC, insisting on an apology. If you are offended, or just think it is unfair for a group to be stereotyped against, you too can make your voice heard. Go here http://abc.go.com/daytime/theview/ask
Tomorrows lesson plans are as follows:
Santa Claus advent calender craft
Writing: Make a Thanksgiving menu
Vocabulary: Thanksgiving words
A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving I will be adding these videos tomorrow for everyone to enjoy
Mars: 60 min video
Friday, November 21, 2008
A New Refrigerator, Crazy Dog, and Wow It Is Freezing, Thanksgiving For The Needy
With the new refrigerator, my dog is acting crazy. He is still young, and does not like change, or new things. He is just pacing back and forth, and watching it like it is going to get him or something. It is kind of funny, but I am afraid he is going to never get used to it.
It is freezing here in North Florida. It does get occasionally cold, but it is extremely early, and lasted quite a long time. It is not even technically winter yet. Anyway, about 2 months ago, I blogged about how Propane was 4.48 a gallon, and we got 50 gallons. I figured with gas prices coming down, that Propane too would have come down. So I called our company, the other day, and they told me it went up to 4.88 a gallon. I could not believe it, so I told them I was going to call around and get comparisons. We found a company, that was half of our company, so we called them back to make discussions. They said they could come down to as low as 3.85 per gallon, and that if we left them, they would charge all these discontinuation fees. So my husband and I discussed it, and for now we will stay with them, as it would cost us more not to. Since we only need about 45 gallons to have a full tank, it is the better option right now. I will be looking for others though next year. I do not like being bullied, and I do not like feeling forced to do something.
It seems like everything in this state, is a battle. Nothing ever seems fair, or even. I have not even got into what happened with my job yet. That was a battle and a half. I have decided, that after the new year, I will be seeking new employment. I got my requested days off, but I also got screamed at, disrespected, threatened and bullied. I made it very clear, that I would not be treated in such a manner. I can not continue to work for a company, that is going to treat their staff in such a way. Unfortunately in this area, that behavior is very common.
Thursday, November 20, 2008
A Little Behind
Lesson Plans for 11/19/08:
Reading: Read Chapter 10 of Pirates Past Noon
Writing: Write what you are thankful for
Social Studies: Government and Citizenship this will be a multi week lesson, with some cool virtual field trips
Spelling: Lesson 10 write each spelling word, and circle the consonants
Vocabulary: Lesson 10 think of an Antonym for each vocabulary word
Language Arts: Phonics review, action verbs
Math: Multiplication, addition, subtraction, ordinal numbers. Division will start again after Thanksgiving
Spanish: food and utensils
Lesson Plans for 11/20/08:
Reading: Write a book report, on Pirates Past Noon
Writing: Write 5 questions you would like to ask a Pilgrim
Health: Health and Safety Drugs
Spelling: Lesson 10 put spelling words in alphabetical order
Vocabulary: Lesson 10 write each vocabulary word and the definition 2x each
Math: Multiplication, addition, subtraction, ordinal numbers
Language Arts: Phonics review, verbs
Spanish: Food and utensils
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Hunger for American Children Rose 50% In 2007
Lesson Plans for 11/19/08:
Reading: Read Chapter 10 of Pirates Past Noon
Writing: Write what you are thankful for
Social Studies: Government and citizenship, Iowa
Spelling: Lesson 10- write each spelling word and circle the consonants
Vocabulary: Lesson 10- Think of an Antonym for each vocabulary word
Language Arts: Phonics review, action verbs
Math: Multiplication, addition, subtraction, ordinal numbers
Spanish: Food and utensils
If time permits, watch 60 min video on Mars
Monday, November 17, 2008
Take A Virtual Field Trip On The Mayflower
As part of todays lesson plan, we are taking a virtual field trip on the Mayflower http://www.scholastic.com/scholastic_thanksgiving/voyage/journey.htm
This particular virtual field trip is cool, and they have other activities, such as the first Thanksgiving feast, and daily life of the colonists. This will cover our curriculum need, for settlers, and colonists. Check it out, it is pretty neat.
Lesson Plans for 11/18/08:
Science: Simple Machines
Spelling: Lesson 11 write each spelling word, and circle the vowels
Vocabulary: Lesson 11 use each vocabulary word in a sentence
Writing: Describe how your family celebrates Thanksgiving
Reading: Read chapter 9 of Pirates Past Noon
Language Arts: Phonics review, using a thesarus
Math: Multiplication, addition, subtraction, number names
Spanish: Food and utensils
Art: Draw a turkey
Sunday, November 16, 2008
I Have Some Football To Watch
Lesson Plans for 11/17/08:
Spelling: Lesson 11- write each spelling word 2 times each
Vocabulary: Lesson 11- look up the definition to each vocabulary word
Reading: Read chapter 8 of Pirates Past Noon
Writing: Write a poem about Thanksgiving
Math: Multiplication, addition, subtraction, and number names
Language Arts: Phonics review, use glossary
Virtual Tour Field Trip on the Mayflower
Arts and crafts- Pilgrim paper dolls
Spanish: Food and utensils
Music: 30 minutes If time permits
Have a great Sunday, everyone.
Friday, November 14, 2008
The First People Parts 3, 4, and 5, Free Printable Fun, Technorati
I found the cutest printables for Thanksgiving. Yesterday we did the Turkeys and they are sweet. Next week we will be doing the Pilgrim paper dolls. I can not tell you how cute they are. To get your free printables go to http://www.freeprintablefun.org and check out all her great stuff.
Today is more like a half day, because we really dont have a lot to do. We will be watching parts 3, 4 and 5 of the First People, about Native Americans. DJ will write a short review after. We were supposed to watch a Mars video, but my Tivo is not working. So it is a short day today. I hope everyone has a great weekend.
Thursday, November 13, 2008
Would You Sit On A Plane For 10 Hours?
Lesson Plans for 11/14/08:
Today will be kind of an easy day. We did no new spelling or vocabulary lessons, so it will not be a test day.
We will be watching videos 3 and 4 of the Native Americans, arts and crafts, music, and a one hour show on Mars which we tivoed some time ago. That is about it, for tomorrow, other than our visit to the public library. My son is a reading machine, and has just started Moby Dick, which was supposed to be for next years reading lessons.
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
The Right To Live!
Lesson plans for 11/13/08:
Reading: Read chapter 7 of Pirates Past Noon
Writing: Write a story about giving a dog a bath
Health: Home safety hazards
Language Arts: Phonics review, glossary use
Math: Multiplication, addition, subtraction, number order
Spanish: Food and utensils
Music: 30 minutes
If we did not get to art class on 11/12/08 it will be done on 11/13/08
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Freebie of the day, Veterans Day, Native Americans
Todays Homeschool freebie, is an ebook about Pilgrims. It is part 2, to the one I listed yesterday. As I stated previously we will probably save these for next year, and incorporate them into the curriculum. Here is an exerpt of the ebook: Pilgrim Stories II - The Wild Land & Thanksgiving (PDF ebook) In Part Two, the Pilgrims at long last arrive in the "New World", only to find it a truly "wild land" filled with incredible danger and hardship. Providentially, they are befriended just when they need it most, and the very first Thanksgiving is celebrated. You can get this great ebook by contacting me, or going to www.HomeschoolFreebieOfTheDay.com and signing up for their free newsletter. Each offer is only available for that day, so dont delay.
Tomorrows Lesson Plans will include video #2 of The First People Parts 3 and 4 will be posted for Friday.
Here is the rest of the Lesson Plan for 11/12/08:
Reading: Read chapter 6 of Pirates Past Noon
Writing: Write a letter to your favorite TV, or movie star
Social Studies: Part 2 of the First People, Indiana, Veterans Day
Language Arts: Phonics review, using an index
Math: Multiplication, addition, subtraction, greater than and less than
Spanish: Food and utensils
Art: Draw Pichu, turkey craft
I hope everyone is enjoying their day off, on this Veterans Day.
Monday, November 10, 2008
Give The Gift Of Cooking This Year
Sears is having a huge sale, on their small appliances. From Blenders, ice cream makers, coffee makers, toasters, food processors, and everything you could imagine in between. My personal favorite, is the George Foreman Grills. We have a small one, and we love it. If you love to cook, and eat meat, but could do without all the fat, then the George Foreman Grill is for you. I would like a bigger one, actually. Maybe I will put it on my Christmas wish list.
Sears is offering discounted prices, rebates, and specials on shipping fees. They offer brand name appliances such as Kenmore, Cuisinart, Braun, and Oster. I know my husband would love a Cuisinart coffee maker for Christmas.
Do you have a theme for your kitchen? I personally do not, whatever I like I buy. My mom, however has her kitchen all in red. Sears offers a set of red, small appliances, that would look awesome in her kitchen. I am seriously thinking of getting them for her, as she will not buy them for herself. They have the coffee pot, toaster, pots and pans, blender and everything. They are only 49.99 in the Cuisinart brand name. Oh how I hope I can get these for her. She would be so surprised, and excited.
What small appliances would you buy, from Sears for the cook on your Christmas list. Don't forget to visit their website, and check out all their awesome specials, and great items. Be sure to ask about this specific deal: Get the 8 pc. Roster Set for $4.99, after mail in rebate. Be sure to hurry, it is a limited time offer. Give the gift of cooking this year, that is what I say.