Welcome to another edition of homeschooling resource of the day. As always, if you see something you want changed, you have something you would like added, or know of something that should be featured please feel free to leave me a comment.
Today’s website is Bibliocat. Bibliocat has a huge collection of links. They have a link for almost everything. They have links to unit studies, just click on he subject on the left hand side for a listing. A collection of author websites to learn more about your favorite author. Their links for book units and countries are very extensive. It’s a great place to start if you are looking for ideas on what to do, or if you are looking for something in particular.
Word of the day: palpable \PAL-puh-buhl\, adjective:
1. Capable of being touched and felt; perceptible by the touch; as, a palpable form.
2. Easily perceptible; plain; distinct; obvious; readily perceived and detected; gross; as, palpable imposture; palpable absurdity; palpable errors.
This Day in History: Sept. 28th
1066 : William the Conqueror invades England
1542 : Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo discovers California, at San Diego Bay
1781 : Siege of Yorktown begins, last battle of the Revolutionary War
1787 : Congress sends Constitution to state legislatures for their approval
1858 : Donati’s comet becomes the 1st to be photographed
1867 : Toronto becomes the capital of Ontario
1868 : Battle of Alcolea, causes Queen Isabella 2 of Spain to flee to France
1924 : 2 US Army planes end around-world flight, Seattle to Seattle, 57 stops
1937 : FDR dedicates Bonneville Dam on Columbia River (Oregon)
1944 : Battle of Arnhem, Germans defeat British airborne in Netherlands
1958 : Guinea votes for independence from France
1961 : Syria withdraws from United Arab Republic
1967 : Walter Washington elected 1st mayor of Washington, DC
1972 : Japan & Communist China agree to re-establish diplomatic relations
1980 : Jaromir Wagner is 1st to fly the Atlantic standing on the wing
1994 : Estonia sinks
Journal/Creative Writing Prompt:
Today, my brother turned into my sister…
OR
Today, my sister turned into my brother…