You Tube Monday - Homeschool: Propaganda Vs. Reality (Shattering the myths)

I stuck to a NOT Back to School theme for September and had one more I wanted to share, so here are some of my newest finds on home education clips from You Tube!
Enjoy!

You Tube Monday - Home Education - what's that all about?

Thought I would stick to a NOT Back to School theme for September so here are some of my newest finds on home education clips from You Tube!
Enjoy!

You Tube Monday - The Homeschool Kids Who Don't Do Anything

Thought I would stick to a NOT Back to School theme for September so here are some of my newest finds on home education clips from You Tube!
Enjoy!

You Tube Monday - Creationism Is Not Appropriate for Children

I knew I liked Bill Nye and I am quite glad to hear that he is not actually dead!!!



This is part of you tube's new ed channel - Big Think

You Tube Monday - Taxonomy: Life's Filing System - CrashCourse Biology #19

Last week I featured the history and here is the science version ---- LOVE THESE TOO!!!

You Tube Monday - The Agricultural Revolution: Crash Course World History #1

Love, love, LOVE this series!!!!

You Tube Monday - Epic time-lapse map of Europe

You Tube Monday - Horrible Histories - Animated Series

After last weeks post, I got lots of questions about the animated version, but all I could find online was this intro and one clip. You can however purchase the DVD set on Amazon  and not only is it worth the money, you can usually resell it and get your money back when you are done.

You Tube Monday - HORRIBLE HISTORIES - The 4 Georges: 'Born 2 Rule'

We have loved all the horrible history books and KM really enjoyed the cartoon version, but we were floored to find this BBC skit version. I don't like that it is all out of order and random, but when you are looking for a specif topic these are great little tidbits.

You Tube Monday - Coraline: Knitting Little Itty Bitty Outfits

This is CRAZY!!! I had never really thought about it, but am glad this was sent along to me, so I thought I would share with you!

You Tube Monday - Chimpanzee - DisneyNature

Chimpanzee opened everywhere on Friday so be sure to head to a theater near you to see this incredible film and help to support the efforts to save these magnificent creatures!!!



The incredible 130+ page educators guide can also be downloaded for free by visiting - HERE!

You Tube Monday - Science Jim Show: Strange Deep Creatures

KM has taken SEVERAL of Science Jim's classes and has LOVED the all so we thought it would be good to  feature one of his webshows for others to enjoy!

You Tube Monday - Extraction of DNA from onion

We use You Tube for a lot of things - including Science Experiments!

You Tube Monday - Our Tadpoles

Yout Tube Monday - An Interesting Interpreation for World History

DISCLOSURE --- THIS VIDEO IS RATED MATURE!!! There are some swears an inappropriate content for younger children.

Hetalia was recommend to KM by a friend since she is so into anime. As it was rated MA, I decided to watch it with her. I have to say it was rather interesting, it got more than a little BIZARRE about 10 episodes in, but it does give an intriguing perspective of the world's historical events in the last century. The inappropriate language could easily have been left out and this would be the only real downfall I have seen so far. Take a peek -

U.S. History Resources - PART 1

So I have been asked by several people to put together the list of resources that we have been using for our U.S. History course. I am splitting this topic up over 2 years because I really felt like it would be far too rushed if we did it in one. I have all our Part 1 resources complete and this period goes from pre-history to 1850 and the main spine that we revolve all other materials around is A History of US: 11-Volume Set. Many of the following resources will be used during both years of our study. I would also like to mention that though I have teenagers, they are at very different levels and have had varied exposure to the topics so there is a wide selection of content and approaches covered here. I will also be periodically adding to this listing and will repost accordingly but the entire list will also be located - HERE.

Television and Video Resources -
NOVA: America's Stone Age Explorers
National Geographic: The Great Inca Rebellion
Christopher Columbus Interactive DVD
Disney History Connections: Colonial America
National Geographic - The New World: Nightmare in Jamestown
NOVA: Pocahontas Revealed
Saints and Strangers
Yours and Mine: The Lesson of 1623
Salem Witch Trials (History Channel)
The History of Warfare: French & Indian War
America: The Story of Us
The Liberty Kids
The History Channel Presents The Revolution
Johnny Tremain
The Crucible
George Washington Interactive DVD
The Louisiana Purchase (History Channel)

Non-Fiction Reading Resources -
The Discovery of the Americas: From Prehistory Through the Age of Columbus (The American Story)
Who Are You Calling A Woolly Mammoth (America's Funny But True History)
Awesome Ancient Ancestors!: Mound Builders, Maya, and More (America's Horrible Histories)
Cranky Colonials: Pilgrims, Puritans, Even Pirates! (America's Horrible Histories)
Revolting Revolutionaries, 1750s-1790s (America's Funny But True History No. 5)
Westward, Ha-Ha!, 1800-1850 (America's Funny But True History)
You Wouldn't Want to Sail With Christopher Columbus!: Uncharted Waters You'd Rather Not Cross
You Wouldn't Want to Travel with Captain Cook!: A Voyage You'd Rather Not Make
You Wouldn't Want to Explore With Sir Francis Drake!: A Pirate You'd Rather Not Know
You Wouldn't Want to Be Sick in the 16th Century!: Diseases You'd Rather Not Catch
You Wouldn't Want to Sail on the Mayflower!: A Trip That Took Entirely Too Long
You Wouldn't Want to Be an American Colonist!: A Settlement You'd Rather Not Start
You Wouldn't Want to Be a Salem Witch!: Bizarre Accusations You'd Rather Not Face
You Wouldn't Want to Be at the Boston Tea Party!: Wharf Water Tea, You'd Rather Not Drink

Historical Fiction Reading Resources -
Mary, Bloody Mary
Beware, Princess Elizabeth
Doomed Queen Anne
A Journey to the New World: The Diary of Remember Patience Whipple, Mayflower, 1620 (Dear America Series)
Witch Child
My Name Is America: The Journal Of Jasper Jonathan Pierce, A Pilgrim Boy
The Journal of Douglas Allen Deeds: The Donner Party Expedition (My Name is America)
The Secret of Sarah Revere

Supplemental Text, Workbook, Worksheets, Etc.
A History of US: Assessment Book: Books 1-10
Explorers Thematic Unit
Cartoon History of the United States (Cartoon History of the Modern World)
Colonial Days: Discover the Past with Fun Projects, Games, Activities, and Recipes (American Kids in History Series)
U.S. History: Inventive Exercises to Sharpen Skills and Raise Achievement (Basic, Not Boring)
Hip-Hop U.S. History: The New and Innovative Approach to Learning American History (Flocabulary Study Guides)
25 Map Crosswords: Ready-to-Go Reproducible Maps With Crossword Puzzles to Teach Key Geography Skills and Build Content-Area Vocabulary (Teaching Resources)
The American Revolution (History Comes Alive)
U.S. Government & Presidents: Know-the-Facts Review Game: 100 Must-Know Facts in a Q&A Game Format to Help Kids Really Remember Standards-Based Social Studies Information
Pioneers (History Comes Alive)