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 eTheme. Etheme is a treasure trove of resources. With hundreds of themes organized by subject or grade level, you can’t go wrong. With hundreds of units per grade level, 1-12, you could do a theme a week and still not go through all of the themes they have available. On the plus side, some of them are repeated through out the grade levels, so I’m sure you could cover them all through out their homeschooling time (just kidding!). Enjoy!
Word of the day: pleonasm \PLEE-uh-naz-uhm\, noun:
1. The use of more words than are necessary to express an idea; as, “I saw it with my own eyes.”
2. An instance or example of pleonasm.
3. A superfluous word or expression.
This Day in History Oct. 4th
1582 : Last day of the Julian calendar in Italy, many Catholic countries
1636 : 1st code of law for Plymouth Colony
1648 : Peter Stuyvesant establishes Americas 1st volunteer firemen
1777 : Battle of Germantown
1824 : Mexico becomes a republic
1830 : Provisional government declares secession of Belgium from Netherlands
1862 : Battle of Corinth ends
1864 : New Orleans Tribune, first black daily newspaper, forms
1883 : Orient Express‘ 1st run, linking Turkey to Europe by rail
1910 : Portugal becomes a republic, King Manuel II flees to England
1949 : American Contract Bridge League votes 58«% to keep blacks out
1957 : USSR launches Sputnik I, the 1st artificial Earth satellite
1958 : 5th French republic established
1959 : USSR Luna 3 sent back 1st photos of Moon’s far side
1960 : Courier 1B Launched; 1st active repeater satellite in orbit
1966 : Lesotho (Basutoland) gains independence from Britain (National Day)
1977 : Pier 39 opens in SF
1984 : US govt closes down due to budget problems
Journal Prompt: What would your idea of a perfect vacation? Is it different in the summer and the winter?
Past Homeschooling Resource of the day
Note: At the time that this was written and published, the websites linked here are kid friendly. However, due to the changing nature of the web, we always recommend that the first time you visit a site, you check it out alone, without children present. This way, you are assured that the content is appropriate for your child.