Music Education links

We're working on the basics of music theory and reading music. Here are some links we've found useful (and my last post of links for the day):

BBC NI - Schools - Musical Mysteries - Home Page
Mark Wessels' Keyboard Reading Lessons
iKnowthat.com Music Maker Game
note pair free flash game
Reading Music: K-2 Web Sites on Rhythm & Musical Notation - AOL@SCHOOL
Pattern Builder
BBC - The Little Animals Activity Centre - Foxy Dancer's dance game
The Music Lab - Basics
Music History

non-English Language Links

Spanish:
Free Online Spanish Games
English - Spanish Dictionary Translation Games , Activities and Quiz
Free Spanish Language Games
Welcome to our Language Learning Center
Oddcast TTS Demo

French:
français interactif – liste de vocabulaire, chapitre préliminaire
BBC - Schools - Primary French
Oddcast TTS Demo

Science Links

The 'net is a great place to being your exploration of any science topic. Here are a few of the sites we used this past year...

Cassini-Huygens Kids Space
Solar Vital Statistics
NASA - Cassini-Huygens Close Encounter with Saturn
Monterey Bay Aquarium Living Species List
Monterey Bay Aquarium: Family and Educational Activities and Games
How the Body Works
Vinegar Volcano
NIEHS Center -- Baylor College of Medicine, My Health My World, Water and My World
NIEHS Center -- Baylor College of Medicine, My Health My World, Water and My World
NIEHS Center -- Baylor College of Medicine, My Health My World, The Water Game -- What Am I?
raptors.pdf (application/pdf Object)
Greening Schools - Resources - Water
Habitats of the World--Ecology/Animals lesson plan (grades K-5)--DiscoverySchool.com
Genesis : Search for Origins | JPL | NASA
Index of /educ/docs/
Ask Dr. Universe
Envirothon
Weather Walks
AFT: Summer Learning Calendar 2005 - Exploring Earth's Oceans
Carolina Raptor Center - Fun & Games
Virtual Reality Moon Phase Pictures
Narwhal
KidWings
The eSkeletons Project
Central Coast Village Center
Lesson Launch Page
Steve Spangler Science Experiment Mentos Explosion - Soda Bottle Eruption
Kind Planet's Kind Kids
What's That Bug?
Eagle Eye Cam - Powered By Infotec Business Systems
Women's Adventures in Science
Muss My Hair
Joey Green
MyPyramid.gov - United States Department of Agriculture - Home
UNBiology2
tadpoles for children - including how to care for tadpoles
NASA's Radio JOVE Project: Home PageE
dheads - Activities
Science Kit.org
CalStar
Project FeederWatch Home Page
snowcrystals
Understanding Genetics: Human Health and the Genome
Understanding Genetics: Human Health and the Genome
watering hole Central Africa
SOHO Archive Search
SOHO-Publications
YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.
Planetpals
US NSF - Biology - Research Overview

Reading/Language Arts links

Of course, being an avid reader (and rabid writer) I'd have lots of links for this subject and related subjects. Maybe you'll find something of interest to you:

WordCentral.Com - Dictionary - Daily Buzzword - Word Games - Merriam-Webster
Goldilocks and the Three Bears | Free Audio Stories for Kids | Storynory
Learn to Read at Starfall - teaching comprehension and phonics
HCA Adventure Machine - H.C. Andersen
Bembo.swf (application/x-shockwave-flash Object)
The Wishing Tree
Main Page - Gutenberg
The Baldwin Project: READING-LITERATURE: The Primer by Harriette Taylor Treadwell and Margaret Free
The Baldwin Project: READING-LITERATURE: First Reader by Harriette Taylor Treadwell and Margaret Free
ibiblio - People
Poetry Out Loud: National Recitation Project
2002 TRC Manual Elementary Programs - Texas State Library
Bilingual Programs for Children Clip Art - Texas State Library
Literature Links - School Libraries (CA Dept of Education)
Recommended Literature (K-12) - Reading/Language Arts (CA Dept of Education)
BPL Kids Page- Books and Magazines
Download Center: Starfall Short Vowel Phonics Puzzles
Alphabet Printable Worksheets, Coloring Pages and Flash Cards
K-Crew's Buzz Book Page
Free printable custom books for girls
Rhetorical Pedagogy: progymnasmata
Lil' Fingers Storybooks: Read a storybook and play games with your toddler
iKnowthat.com Word Builder Game - Online Multimedia Educational Games
2005 Best Children's Book Awards: Ages 4 to 6
Scholastic.com| Activities: Kid Authors
kviekids.org | Reading Rainbow Contest
Homeschool Radio Shows: www.homeschoolradioshows.com
Laura Ingalls Wilder at the Hoover Library-Museum--Activities Index
Wild West Crafts
Literature Guides
Character Education Book List
Character Education Book Lists
"character education" "book list" - Google Search
Character Education Book List
Character Trait Books
Children's Books That Teach the Six Pillars of Character
Libraries In A Topic
Barefoot Books: Choose your Destination
Naughty Shakespeare, part 2
Bookwire
Deism: Reason and Spirituality
National Novel Writing Month - National Novel Writing Month
Myths, Legends, Fables & Folklore - Animals Myths & Legends
Weber State University Libirary - Recommended Reading
Chinaberry.com
Poets.org - Poetry, Poems, Bios & More - National Poetry Month
Poets.org - Poetry, Poems, Bios & More

Princess Curriculum - following my daughter's obsession

When we started homeschooling, I explored a variety of curriculum (and curriculum-free) options. I finally settled on this one: our own home designed Princess Curriculum.

My daughter was OBSESSED with princesses of the Disney-ilk even though she'd never SEEN a Disney movie! She HAD seen the books (and has since been to Disneyland). Well, I'm not a very princessy-kinda gal. I've always been more of a tree-climbin', horseback-ridin', mud-boggin' kinda girl.

I decided to create a curriculum based on HER interest. Since I had no background on princesses and their related subjects the development required some research on my part. I used the information I found on the following links as a basis, then built out from there. We started with the British monarchy because we have relatives in England.

The lessons went something like this:
* Trace the country on a map. Color it in while I read about the country.
* Find your own home on the globe.
* Find the country we're discussing on the globe.
* Talk about the princess in question, and her relatives. This was particularly interesting because so many of the princesses experience life in so many ways. One even chooses to live as a commoner.
* Project - something related to that country, whether it was art or cooking or building our own castles.


The Dutch Royal House
The Royal Forums - Links Directory
Monarchie - Welcome
TRH The Crown Prince Couple - Margrethe II
The Royal Forums - Links Directory
Royal Court
News - The Royal Archive
The Royal Residences > Buckingham Palace
Danes get their first glimpse of newborn prince

Geography Links

Geography isn't everyone's favorite subject, but when you link other interests to it, the subject becomes incredibly interesting.

Here are some links I've listed under "geography" but could just as well be used in sociology, science, history, or language arts, among other subjects:
Christmas Around the World
Southwest Airlines - Adopt A Pilot
Maggie's Earth Adventures
Welcome to USGS Learning Web
Postcards From America 50 State Travel Adventure
Glencoe Social Studies Geography: The World and Its People: 2002 Edition
Practice Tests
National Geographic News Photo Gallery: Megaflyover: Documenting Africa's Last Wild Places
Pleasant Grove's Christmas Around the World Scavenger Hunt #1
Neumayer 24 Hour Movie

Art sites

There's an endless supply of art on the web. LOADS of museums offer great stuff as do art schools, artists of varying descriptions and styles. Here are some of my bookmarked sites:

KinderArt - Art Lessons
How to Dance New England Style
Native American Indian Dance Ceremony Ceremonies
Classics for Kids | Musical Dictionary
Classics for Kids
Music from a Tree
84.04.06: A Dash of Folk, A Pinch of Fairy Recipes for Playmaking
Shape-Book Patterns
Candle in the Window - Mini-Books, Flaps, and Student Folder Websites
SpeechTX - How to...
12PgMiniBk_instruct.pdf (application/pdf Object)
SAN DIEGO MUSEUM of ART | Museum Art School
Performance Standards for Music: Grades PreK–12 - Prekindergarten
Google Image Result for http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/55630main_Sand_and_Seaweed_in_Bahamas.jpg
Microsoft Typography - Internal dev tools
About TED
MissouriMTA.org :: Music learning and teaching
The official web site of Jim Warren
Sistine Chapel

Community Service Projects

These are some projects for the larger community. Check your local scout council or a variety of other local service organizations for more ideas.

Do Something
Make A Child Smile
Teacher's Guide
ShelterBox USA

History Links - LOADS of sites worth wandering

Unfortunately, these aren't in any sort of order at this point. Considered reordering them, but would rather spend the time getting them posted, at least. Garden duty calls (trench digging; conduit to measure, cut, glue and lay; trees to water...THEN wake up the kids)! :)

Monarchy - History for Kids!
The Myceneans
Anza Junior Ranger - Introduction
Annotated Links to California Missions Web Sites
Home of The Santa Barbara, California Chumash People!
Chumash Interpretive Center
Inezeño Chumash Language Tutorial
Wishtoyo - Projects - Cultural - Chumash Language
FDI - Chumash
PR&F: San Nicolas Island Tour Map
Summary of Archaeological Collections from San Miguel Island and San Nicolas Island, California
Eyeballing the San Nicolas Island Missile Test Center
Jamestown - Tribe
ORIENTAL INSTITUTE VIRTUAL MUSEUM: AsL
Pilgrim-Thanksgiving Unit Study by Cindy Downes - Oklahoma Homeschool
Mesopotamia
Legends - King Arthur - Sources
The Missions Trail
Colonial America 1600-1775, K12 Resources
American Presidents: Portrait Gallery
Grays Harbor Historical Seaport Authority
BBC - GCSE Bitesize - History | Modern World History
History Books for Teachers and Students at Embracing The Child
Helping Your Child Learn History
BestHomeschooling.org - People, Cultures, and the Making of History
EMPIRE17.swf (application/x-shockwave-flash Object)
Maps of War
Shorpy | The 100-Year-Old Photo Blog
Colonial Williamsburg... History for Kids
Human Evolution Archaeology human origins hominid species images
The Archaeology Channel - Welcome