Tag: Book Activities
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"The Skylark" by John Clare
The Rural Muse, Poems (1835) | John Clare (1793–1864)
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"The Sandpiper" by Celia Thaxter
The Poems of Celia Thaxter (1914) | Celia Thaxter (1836–1894)
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"L’oiseau bleu" by Coleridge
Poems by Mary E. Coleridge (1908) | Mary E. Coleridge (1861–1907)
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"Boats Sail on the Rivers" by Christina G. Rossetti
Sing-song: A Nursery Rhyme Book by Christina Rossetti (1915) | Christina G. Rossetti (1830–1894)
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"Fog" by Carl Sandburg
Chicago Poems by Carl Sandburg (1916) | Carl Sandburg (1878–1967)
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"The Lamb" by William Blake
Songs of Innocence and Songs of Experience by William Blake (1901) | William Blake (1757–1827)
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10 Favorite Unit Studies {2019–2020}
Ten reader-favorite unit studies from the archives: nature study, moon landing, horses, Jules Verne, Winnie-the-Pooh, and more!
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"Trees" by Joyce Kilmer
Trees and Other Poems (1913) | Joyce Kilmer (1886–1918)
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"A Bird Came Down the Walk" by Emily Dickinson
“A Bird Came Down the Walk” by Emily Dickinson. Poetry study. A bird came down the walk: He did not know I saw;….
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"The Owl and the Pussycat" by Edward Lear
Nonsense Song by Edward Lear (1871) | Edward Lear (1812–1888)
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Free Nature Studies Updated — 32 Lessons Free
Our free nature studies have been updated just in time for spring! With 32 weeks of lessons you will have plenty of material for a full year of nature studies.
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Laura Ingalls Wilder Unit {Updated}
We have extensively updated our Laura Ingalls Wilder unit!
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12 Favorite Christmas Read-Aloud Books
Each year we would pull a big wicker basket near the couch and fill it with every Christmas-themed book we had in the house. Here are 12 favs
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Historic Inventions {Free eBook}
Historic Inventions is told in story form, making it a great complement to our free science studies series! 16 inventions and their inventors.
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Interacting With Literature: Cause & Effect
Students can develop their thinking and reading skills by interacting with literature to understand cause and effect.
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Free Civics Studies Lesson 16: America’s Marvels
Free Civics Studies Lesson 16: America’s Marvels. Material and intellectual marvels and America’s growth.
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Free Civics Studies Lesson 15: The National Capital
Free Civics Studies Lesson 15: The National Capital. What Washington is and why it exists.
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Free Civics Studies Lesson 14: The Citizen
Free Civics Studies Lesson 14: The Citizen. Citizenship and election day methods.
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Free Civics Studies Lesson 13: The State, the City, and the Town
Free Civics Studies Lesson 13: The State, the City, and the Town. What a state is and the government of cities and towns.
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Free Civics Studies Lesson 12: The Flag
Free Civics Studies Lesson 12: The Flag. The meaning of a flag and the history of “Old Glory.”
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Free Civics Studies Lesson 11: The Office-Holder
Free Civics Studies Lesson 11: The Office-Holder. How men and women are selected to work for the government.
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Free Civics Studies Lesson 10: The Departments of Justice, Interior, & Agriculture
Free Civics Studies Lesson 10: The Departments of Justice, Interior, & Agriculture. How the government goes to law and attends to the weather.
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Free Civics Studies Lesson 9: The Treasury & The Post Office
Free Civics Studies Lesson 9: The Treasury & The Post Office. How the government makes and spends money and the curious Dead Letter Office.
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Free Civics Studies Lesson 8: The State & Defense Departments
Free Civics Studies Lesson 8: The State & Defense Departments. Mt. Vernon, Alexandria, and the departments devoted to the business of the State and Defense.
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Free Civics Studies Lesson 7: The Supreme Court
Free Civics Studies Lesson 7: The Supreme Court. The Supreme Court and its branches — What it is to America and Americans.
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Free Civics Studies Lesson 6: The House of Representatives
Free Civics Studies Lesson 6: The House of Representatives. A bird’s-eye view of the House of Representatives: What the House really is.
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