Wednesday, November 10, 2010

FREE Copywork & Fun Samples!


These 40 sample pages are just a few taken from each volume of "Human Body Copywork & Fun" by homeschool bits. There are THREE volumes with a total of 242 pages. This copywork was created to be simple, fun, and not overwhelming. Copy amazing facts and information, do a few fun activities, and visit website links to learn more about the human body. In Human Body Copywork & Fun! you can copy & learn a little bit about the following:

skeleton, joints, muscles, brain, heart, lungs, sight - eyes, hearing - ears, taste - tongue, smell - nose, touch -skin, stomach, intestines, cells, body systems, circulatory, respiratory, immune, skeletal, excretory, urinary, muscular, endocrine, digestive, nervous, reproductive

If you decided that you would like to purchase this series of units, you can find the three-volume bundle HERE.

 
These sample pages are just a few taken from each volume of "America's Monuments, Symbols, & National Parks Copywork & Fun" by homeschool bits. There are FIVE volumes with a total of 395 pages. This copywork was created to be simple, fun, and not overwhelming. Copy & learn a little bit about 25 different monuments, symbols, or national parks including the following:

The Statue of Liberty, Yellowstone National Park, The Bald Eagle, Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, The United States Flag, The Liberty Bell, Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Grand Canyon National Park, Uncle Sam, The White House, Arlington National Cemetery, Independence Hall, National Flower - Rose, U.S. Capitol, Yosemite National Park, World War II Memorial, The Great Seal, Supreme Court, Acadia National Park, Valley Forge National Historic Park, Lincoln Memorial, Washington Memorial, The Founding Fathers, Thomas Jefferson Memorial, Saratoga National Historical Park

If you decided that you would like to purchase this series of units, you can find the five-volume bundle HERE.

Christmas Fun Study...

***This is a revised edition of the 2009 unit All Christmas! A Fun Study! If you purchased the previous edition, you will receive this revised unit free of charge in an email.***

This unit leans more towards the secular events of Christmas. This unit is suggested for grades K-3 but is very flexible for lower & higher grades. All Christmas! A Fun Study! is intended to be read by the parent/teacher. It is a lesson that speaks directly to the child. It was created to be fun and not overwhelming. The child will feel involved in the lesson, while learning about Christmas. Some of the topics covered include a little of each:

information and activities about the Christmas holiday, Christmas symbols, the Christmas tree, varieties of trees, decorating the tree, Santa Claus, gifts, being thankful, family & friends, Christmas dinner, reindeer, poinsettia, animal crackers (yep, animal crackers!), and more.

Also included are word searches, mazes, comprehension worksheets, coloring pages, facts cards, game cards, and lapbook folds and flaps for creating a simple lapbook.

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Thanksgiving & Christmas Poem Cards

A simple, fun resource to go along with your Thanksgiving studies. These Thanksgiving Acrostic Poem Mini Cards are geared for lower grades but can be adapted for other grades as well, and almost any teaching style. The beginning contains instructions and a short lesson on what an acrostic poem is. One set of cards includes the letter and word or sentence that makes the acrostic poem. The next set includes blank cards to create your own acrostic poem using the word THANKSGIVING. 19 pages.

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A simple, fun resource to go along with your Christmas studies. These Christmas Acrostic Poem Mini Cards are geared for lower grades but can be adapted for other grades as well, and almost any teaching style. The beginning contains instructions and a short lesson on what an acrostic poem is. One set of cards includes the letter and word or sentence that makes the acrostic poem. The next set includes blank cards to create your own acrostic poem using the word CHRISTMAS. 16 pages.

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Wednesday, November 3, 2010

Thanksgiving Day - Holiday Study Series

Do something different for Thanksgiving Day (fourth Thursday in November) or any other time of the year! This is a brief, but informative study about Thanksgiving Day.

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This is part of the new Holiday Study Series by homeschool bits. You can easily adapt this study to last one day, or several days. Website links will be provided in case you decide to continue on.

Included within this unit are the following: information and fact pages about Thanksgiving Day, illustration/coloring pages, questions worksheet, facts copywork, basic blank copywork page with photo/illustration, suggested vocabulary words including definitions, blank vocabulary cards, vocabulary word search, and suggested websites.

As with all units by homeschool bits, this was created to be simple and not overwhelming. The suggested grade level is 1-5, but depending on how you use the study, it could be used for lower or higher grades. 18 pages.

The Holiday Study Series should be fun, interesting, and a change from the usual for your child/student. It could be used many ways. Here are just a few:

- start off the school day with an interesting topic
- end the school day with an interesting topic
- a supplement to your regular curriculum
- to fulfill an interest that your child/student has
- to improve skills
... and many others!