Resources & Ideas on How to teach First Aid to Children
Ehow- Ideas on how to teach
Activities
First Aid Coloring Book
First Aid Quiz
Games
Kids Health- Under "Emergencies" you can choose a variety of situations and read about them. Includes: Printable Instruction sheets, "What to do," "More on this topic" for Parent, child and teen. Additional resources. You click the "Listen" link to have the page read to you for auditory learners, etc. Translation into Spanish is available.
Healthy.net Long list of emergency topics including electric shock, drowning, frostbite
British Red Cross- good videos (for visual learners) and printouts for children, but requires modification for USA (call 911 instead of 999)
About.com- has a list of basics children should know with links to each area, also a with a free email course.
InjuryFree.org A variety of safety topic with printable checklists, playground, fire, poison prevention, etc.
ThinkQuest- wounds, burns, broken bones, choking, poison, the elements
Babysitter First Aid- about.com
First Aid Grade 5-8 Printable
First Aid Grade 9-12 Lesson Plan
Printable First Aid Charts
Real Simple
Iowa Methodist Medical Center
Natural First Aid Wall Chart
Assembling a First Aid Kit
Family Education
Kit List
FEMA
Natural First Aid Kit
Natural First Aid Kit II
Book Resources
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A few resources for teaching food safety to your children.
USDA- worksheets, puzzles, articles all for children and teens, curriculum
Northern Carolina Department of Agriculture- with printables
FDA, interactive games and more resources
Also searching youtube for Fight Bac! will give you some video options
Enjoy!
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Well, its that time of year again and I've started planning out our next school year. The first step for me is to create a baseline school calendar to hold me accountable and keep me on track.
I've completed my 2012-2013 yearly schedule using Donna Young's 13 month calendar. As you can see we have an extended school year. A picture is worth a thousand words. I welcome questions, just leave a comment.
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Picture Study How To
Picasso in Module 2 (see this post)
Biography:
- Wikipedia
- Making Art Fun (Printable Biography, worksheets, crafts, etc)
Download FREE Art Prints Here
Coloring Pages
Lesson Plans
Lesson 1
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A friend of mine introduced me to two really fun books. Usually I don't post this kind of "non-educational" information on my homeschool blog, but this is just something fun.
Each books is full of fun ideas, places to see and do before your 12th birthday! Not to mention some really great graphics. Below is a small sampling of the things you will find within each book.
In Places to see: A Farmers Market, A Pigpen, A Hall of Fame, etc.
In Things to do: Go Climbing, Sleep Under the Stars, Go to a Grape Stomp!
What a great motivation to experience some really fun adventures with your kids!
I was not compensated for reviewing these books- I just like to share fun things!
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For those of us who were educated through the public school system, our creativity may be slightly stunted when considering book report options other than the standard "report form." Using a standard reporting form can limit your child's opportunity to demonstrate more advanced comprehension and interpretation.
There are many other creative and fun options that I've found online, below is a sampling . Edit these lists to suit your children, methods, and preferences. I keep a list of options that I am willing to accept in my teacher binder for quick reference.
Resources:
HomeschoolingFamilies.com 46 Alternatives to writing a book report.
My Favorites:
6. If a journey was involved, draw a map with explanatory notes of significant places.
10. Keep a reading journal and record your thoughts at the end of each period of reading.
12. Draw a comic-book page complete with bubble-style conversations showing an incident in your book.
14. Make a travel brochure inviting tourists to visit the setting of
the book. What types of activities would there be for them to attend?
17. Prepare a list of 15 to 20 questions for use in determining if other people have read the book carefully.
19. Write a diary as the main character would write it to explain the events of the story.
20. Make a dictionary containing 20 or more difficult words from the book.
32. Create a board game based on events and characters in the book
you read. Your game should include the following: a game board, a rule
sheet and clear directions, events and characters from the story.
33. Make models of three objects which were important in the book you
read. On a card attached to each model, tell why that object was
important in the book.
37. Complete a series of five drawings that show five of the major
events in the plot of the book you read. Write captions for each drawing
so that the illustrations can be understood by someone who did not read
the book.
39. Plan a party for the characters in the book you read. In order
to do this, complete each of the following tasks: (a) Design an
invitation to the party which would appeal to all of the characters. (b)
Tell what food you would serve and why. (c) Tell what games or
entertainment you will provide and why your choices are appropriate. (d)
Tell how three of the characters will act at the party. (e) What kind
of a party is this? (birthday, housewarming, un-birthday, anniversary,
etc.)
40. List five of the main characters from the book you read. Give
three examples of what each character learned or did not learn in the
book.
Other Lists:
Sharing and Collaboration
Generic Literature Questions
For Gifted Readers/Learners
Dr. Bertie Kingore
Hoagies Gifted Article
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I've been searching and searching for a world geography curriculum that will fit our families needs and haven't found one. We are not the "average" homeschooling family (and I'm just picky!) So I needed a curriculum that can:
Travel with us (libraries are not always available, I need something that is fairly self-contained and doesn't rely on the library or internet.)...
Literature based (just a few books to haul around, not a book on each country!)...
Something that is not a dry textbook...
AND we're not always sure if we'll have internet access (hence the reason for the pause in my posting!)...
I am determined to study world geography this year and, by George, I do believe we can do this! Here is my plan for this year:
First... I found this great article from THE LINK, this was just what I needed to give me a framework and ideas for topics. I'm using this for my syllabus.
Second...
Resources:
Scrambled States of America (we used these for US geography last year- but they are so stinkin' cute!) 
Flags of the World Bundle from CurrClick. This bundle includes Countries from A to Z, a map to label, flag, animals and a recipe from each country. Hint: If you want to print just one part of a page, crop your document and print. Then, DO NOT save your changes.
from Operation World
Printable Maps- Download ahead of time
Free Pretend Passport
Printable Passport Stamps
Country Profile Page
Lapbooking / Notebooking mini books, etc.
That makes up the core curriculum
Books I'm considering or still need to review for the core:
My Wishlist (Otherwise known as the "we-just-don't-have-the-cash-to-spend-on-it" list)
Other Resources You May Enjoy
Make Graphs
Mission Friends - a free missions based curricula on 18 different countries
Online Geography Games
Climate and Temp Info
So how will I put it all together? This is the plan so far.
First thing I need to do is choose the continent we'll study for a period of time (driven by the syllabus) choose the countries.
My alterations to the syllabus:
North and Central America- 5 weeks
South America- 6 weeks
Europe- 6 weeks
Africa- 6 weeks
Asia- 6 weeks
Oceania- 3 weeks
Antarctica- 1 week
Our tentative schedule:
Day 1: We'll spend our time looking the country up on the map, and explore it in the atlas, mostly browsing. Start the notebooking page. (A blank piece of card stock in any color they choose)
Add the map from Currclick and label it with the country.(or look up a larger blank outline map online if we have access)
Add the flag.
Add page to binder, divided by continent.
Must tell Dad (or someone) about the country and show it to him on the world map.
Plan for cultural meal.
Day 2: Have them each choose 2-4 items to research from the atlas using the syllabus for ideas. Add information to the notebooking page/map.
Label capital and major information (rivers, lakes, mountains, etc.)
Learn more about the flag.
Day 3: Story day- missionary stories, cultural stories, discuss stories.
Operation world & prayer, update notebook with prayer needs.
Find country on world map and give capital.
Day 4: Choose 2-4 more items to research.
Add animals and discover more about them (not sure on resource- may need to omit unless we have access to internet/library)
Prepare cultural meal for dinner.
Look up the different horse breeds that originate from this country (my daughters obsession).
Day 5: Postcard home, have each child create a post card and pretend they are writing home about the country they are visiting.
Or have them write to a family member or friend about a few highlights or favorite topics.
Or another activity: presentation, play, news article, create a travel brochure, etc.
Quiz: continent/country/capital/location/any fact, add more countries to this oral "quiz" as we learn more.
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Biography
- Making Music Fun (printable biography, sheet music, activity sheets & Homeschool lesson plans)
- Wikipedia
- Classical Cat
Free Music Downloads
Free Books
Fun Stuff
- Crossword
- Download the following Beethoven-related activities pulled from the Beethoven Teacher Resource kit.
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