The Year of the Rat in the Chinese New Year calendar begins on February 10 for 2013. It's year of the snake. Ring in the Chinese New Year with a party for your classroom, home-school group, scout troop, 4-H club or any other venue you have to explore diversity and culture. Here are books, crafts, games and activities! And in the long dark days of February (for many of us), a cultural celebration can spark some light in a stale, dragging school year. This party planner includes the elements of a good lesson as well as a good party. Chinese New Year Party PlannerChinese New Year 2013 Year of the Snake Party Planner
The Year of the Rat in the Chinese New Year calendar begins on February 10 for 2013. It's year of the snake. Ring in the Chinese New Year with a party for your classroom, home-school group, scout troop, 4-H club or any other venue you have to explore diversity and culture. Here are books, crafts, games and activities! And in the long dark days of February (for many of us), a cultural celebration can spark some light in a stale, dragging school year. This party planner includes the elements of a good lesson as well as a good party. Chinese New Year Party Planner
Free Printable Stations of the Cross Coloring Booklet
Lent begins on Ash Wednesday of the Catholic liturgical calendar and continues for 40 days up to Easter. We try to imitate Jesus with prayer, fasting and alms-giving. Here are free printable Stations of the Cross coloring pages to guide lent devotions. Each year during Lent when our family was homeschooling, we drew images, one for each of the Station of the Cross, to use as a guide for prayer and devotion. We hung them at different places in our home or yard. Free Lenten Devotional Booklet
Activities for Bored, Winterbound Kids: Throw a Book Party
Free Printable Bible Coloring Pages, Activities: Old Testament and New Testament Stories
Back to School, Valentines Day Unit on Mosaics
Coming back to school in January after the holiday can be dreary for kids, especially when the weather is wet and cold and days are shorter. This is a difficult but crucial time to keep educational momentum. Start the new year off with an engaging, interactive unit. Get kids actively involved explorating and learning. Use this unit for all ages and grades. Multisensory, cross-curricular lesson plans cover a spectrum of content. The unit focuses on mosaics. Mosaics are art forms in which murals are made using tiny tiles or pieces of paper cut in geometric shapes to create a picture. Mosaics are Persian in origin and are often seen in Turkey, Iran and Iraq. Making mosaics, kids learn math, science, patterns, shapes, art, social studies and design. Use the book "St. Valentine" by Robert Sabuda as a starting point. Read more
Free Printable Preschool Games, Hands-on Activities, Lesson Plans
Hands-on preschool games and activities help build developmental skills in early childhood. There's no need to spend money on lessons for preschoolers. You can find free printable games and interactive educational materials online. Many preschool printables are also cut and paste crafts that kids can make themselves. Here are free printable alphabet activities, reading and letter games, math worksheets and shapes lessons. Read more
Free Printable Advent Christmas Countdown Coloring Book
Free Printable Chanukah Games, Puzzles,Activities
Hanukkah or Chanukah, the Jewish Festival of Lights, begins at sundown Dec. 8, 2012. On the Hebrew calendar Hanukkah always falls on the 25th of Kislev on the Hebrew calendar. Here are free printable crafts and activities to celebrate Hanukkah. read more
Free Printable Native American Indian Totem Pole Designs to Color
Thanksgiving is the time when my literary interests naturally turn to books on Native American Indians. Schools typically teach native American lore in fall. There are several excellent books on American Indians: Sign of the Beaver (Elizabeth George Speare), The Indian in the Cupboard series (Lynne Reid Banks) and A Light in the Forest (Conrad Richter) are three favorites. If you've not read these, do it now! I've got a special connection to Pacific Northwest natives . When I was six my family moved to Haines, Alaska. We lived with a clan of the Tlinget Native American Indians. I was adopted into the tribe. Totem poles are an important part of Native American Indian culture, particularly in the Pacific Northwest Indian tribes like the Tlinget, Chilkat, Kwakiutl, Haida and Tsimshian. I've seen many lovely examples. Here are free Printable Totem Pole Patterns to enjoy.
Free Printable Star Charts, Constellation Maps for Literature Study
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