Posts Tagged ‘art’

Free Live Expedition to Arctic & Antarctic Poles!

April 10th, 2012

Hi!  It’s Tuesday, April 10, 2012 and time for Science at Clickschooling!

Recommended Website:
STEM Academy: Virtual Arctic Expedition

Age Range: 11-18 (about grades 6-12 with parental supervision)

This coming Thursday, April, 12th, at 1:00 PM (ET) you can take the ultimate virtual expedition to explore the Arctic and Antarctic poles with scientists from Discovery Channel’s groundbreaking series, Frozen Planet. This broadcast is sponsored by the STEM Academy. (STEM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics.)

Scientists will talk about their experiences in the polar regions and the work they are doing each and every day to study the evolving landscape and ecosystems there.

As explained at the website, researchers “will discuss how their career lets them make a positive impact on the environment every day, and what students can do to make a difference.”  

Registration is required but no special equipment is needed to view this event online. All you need is an internet connected computer.

Those that register for the event will be notified when the archive is available soon after the live event. So, if you can’t make the date/time for the live event, you’ll be able to watch the broadcast when it’s convenient.

Enjoy!

Diane Flynn Keith
for ClickSchooling
http://www.ClickSchooling.com

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ClickSchooling is an ezine that brings you one, F.R.E.E, web-based curriculum idea every day — Monday through Saturday!

You’ll enjoy the daily recommendations (delivered directly to your email inbox) for educational and entertaining websites that help your kids learn.

Each day of the week is themed around a particular subject as follows:

  • Monday is Math
  • Tuesday is Science
  • Wednesday is Language Arts
  • Thursday is Social Sciences
  • Friday is a Virtual Field Trip
  • Saturday is for Music, Art, & Foreign Languages

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Diane Flynn Keith began publishingClickSchoolingin the year 2000 while she and her husband, Cliff, homeschooled their sons. Now, Diane’s sons are grown, and she is an internationally recognized voice in education outside the traditional classroom walls.

Diane is the author of the rave-reviewed book,Carschooling: Over 350 Entertaining Games & Activities To Turn Travel Time Into Learning Time with games like Windshield Entomology, Road-Cut Geology, 18-Wheeler Chemistry, and Drive-By History that are guaranteed to turn your kids into “Road Scholars”.

Stop by the Carschooling website for tons of resources and activities for you and your family to enjoy at www.Carschooling.com.

Ms. Keith is also a popular speaker at education conferences throughout the U.S. To learn more about booking Diane for a lively presentation at your next event email: editor@homefires.com.

Diane is the editor of www.Homefires.com that provides information and resources along with free monthly teleconferences on homeschooling, unschooling, and educational alternatives.  She provides support for parents who want to help their preschool-age children learn at home at: www.UniversalPreschool.com.

Diane’s best-selling program is her new “Unschool Your Teen Audio Seminar & Resource Guide.” It shows parents how to collaborate with their teens to bypass high school and standardized curriculum and still get into the college of their choice and/or have the career of their dreams. Learn more at www.UnschoolYourTeen.com.

Diane’s latest program,Basic Building Blocks for Homeschool Success,” is a step-by-step guide to homeschooling filled with resources and information on how to begin homeschooling and thrive doing it! Learn more at www.Homefires.com/buildingblocks.

Today, Diane guides and mentors families through her websites, coaching programs, and live events. She is driven to liberate families from conventional schooling so that they can live happy, fulfilled, extraordinary lives.

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Email: Editor@Homefires.com

 

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Free Language Arts “Audio School”

March 28th, 2012

Hi! It’s Wednesday, March 28, 2012 and time for Language Arts at ClickSchooling!

Recommended Website:
My Audio School
 
Age Range:  All (with parental supervision)

This commercial website, founded by a homeschool parent, offers educational audio content such as classic books, old-time radio theater, historical radio and television broadcasts, and video clips on a variety of school subjects such as Ancient History, the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, and the American Revolution, etc.

While 80% of the content is available for an annual fee of $14.99, 20% of the content is “unblocked” and available absolutely FREE, which is why we’re featuring it on ClickSchooling. Much of the free content focuses on Language Arts.

When you get to the site, scroll down the page to see a menu of the free titles that include:

  • A Child’s Garden of Verses by Robert Louis Stevenson
  • The Cat of Bubastes by G.A. Henty
  • Lord Byron, Selected Poems
  • The Carrot Seed by Ruth Krauss
  • Raggedy Ann Stories by Johnny Gruelle
  • Aladdin and the Magic Lamp
  • In Flanders Field By John McCrae

You’ll also find more free poetry selections, a variety of art appreciation videos, videos that teach kids about bird watching, and even John F. Kennedy’s Moon Speech.

Most of the titles also come with links to curriculum (available for sale on CurrClick.com), as a way to enhance learning.

Again, you don’t need to purchase a thing to access the free or “unblocked” titles.

 

Free Art-Inspired Story Prompts for Families!

March 14th, 2012

Hi!  It’s Wednesday, March 14, 2012 and time for Language Arts at ClickSchooling

Recommended Website:
Storybird.com

Age Range: 3-13 (and something for everyone, with parental supervision)

This website provides a fun and innovative way for kids and their families to collaborate on writing a story complete with artistic illustrations! It promotes imagination, literacy, and creative writing skills.

Storybird is similar to progressive storytelling. One person writes a few words and inserts pictures from a selection of illustrations by a variety of artists. Then, the next person adds more words or pictures. Then another person can add to or finish the story and share it.

This fun language arts project can be done sitting side-by-side or via the Internet with friends anywhere in the world.

Once your story is complete you have the option of sharing it privately or publicly in the Storybird worldwide library. You can print your story, watch it on screen, or just play around with it and experiment with storytelling. This simple publishing platform is a great tool for aspiring writers and artists of all ages.

The inspiration for Storybird is best explained at the website: “Everywhere we looked, people were living apart, working long hours, or separated by travel. Old routines like reading a book together or playing a board game have become increasingly rare and new routines, particularly online, haven’t caught up…We use collaborative storytelling to connect kids with their families.”  What a great idea!

 

Free, Fun Grammar & Vocab Flash Cards!

March 7th, 2012

Hi!  It’s Wednesday, March 7, 2012 and time for Language Arts at ClickSchooling!

Recommended Website:
Quizlet
 
Age Range: All (with parental supervision)

Bookmark this website! It provides free, interactive flashcards, quizzes, and games for learning Language Arts, Literature, Math, Science, History, Geography, Art, Foreign Languages, and more.

It was the brainchild of a 15-year-old student who got tired of call-and-response quizzing in order to learn vocabulary words. He decided to creatively harness technology to provide students with fun, interactive flash cards that grew to include multiple study modes such as images, audio, quizzes, and games. You can even study on-the-go with Quizlet-compatible mobile apps.

Students and educators can make their own flashcards and study materials, or choose from a wide variety created by others.

Under the Language Arts & Vocabulary section you can enjoy studying parts of speech including:

  • Adjectives
  • Adverbs
  • Grammar
  • Nouns
  • Participles
  • Prepositions
  • Pronouns
  • Root Words
  • Synonyms
  • Verbs

Just click on a topic of interest and explore the menu of choices. 

This free learning resource is ad-supported, so parents should preview and supervise Internet use. Note: You can pay a fee to subscribe to an ad-free version as well.

 

Dissecting Daffodils!

February 28th, 2012

Hi!  It’s Tuesday, February 28, 2012 and time for Science at ClickSchooling!

Recommended Website:
DaffodilUSA.com

Age Range: 8 and up (with parental supervision)

This website, sponsored by the American Daffodil Society, offers free, downloadable botany lessons using daffodils, as well as a free “Daffodil Dissection Guide.”

There are no bells and whistles here, just terrific information that you can use to enhance learning the sceince of botany through the common daffodil flower.

When you get to the site, you’ll see a menu of numbered links. Click on link #7 titled, “Youth Daffodil Projects and Award” or just scroll down the page to that section where you’ll find another menu that includes:

*Parts of a Daffodil – Download and print out a black and white daffodil botany drawing with each part of the plant clearly labeled.(pdf) Makes a great coloring page too!

*Parts of a Daffodil Text Description – Use this in conjunction with the drawing (see above). It explains the function of each part of the plant.

*Daffodil Lab – Get free instructions on how to lead a daffodil dissection. This is easy to do at home and the whole family can learn together. Includes ideas and questions that encourage discussion and enhance learning. Use with the “Guide” below…

*Daffodil Dissection Guide – Print this out to assist you in the dissection. It includes terrific photos, explanations, and a pronunciation guide for those scientific terms.

*Directions to Make “Tissue Daffodils” – A fun art project for kids!

And don’t miss the Daffodil Coloring Pages – Print out 14 pages depicting a variety of daffodils with information about each one. Assemble them all into a fun activity book for your kids – great for home learning or carschooling! 

 

Getty Museum Art Games!

February 18th, 2012

Hi!  It’s Saturday, February 18, 2012 and time for Art at ClickSchooling!

Recommended Website:
Getty.edu

Age Range: 9 and up (with parental supervision)

The Getty Museum in Los Angeles sponsors this website that teaches kids about art through fun online games and activities.

When you get to the site you’ll see a menu of games including:

*Detail Detective – Pay attention to the detail in various works of art. Then, try to match random images to the correct piece of art.

*Match Madness – Use the power of your memory in a variety of artistic games of concentration.

*Switch – Look at two images of one painting. Can you find what’s different about them?

*Jigsaw Puzzles – Put the scrambled pieces together to assemble a work of art.

*Make Art at Home – Download free printable instructions on how to make a bookmark, mask, or your own version of Claude Monet’s Wheatstacks.

Some of these games take some time to load but it’s worth the wait.