Family Movie Night: BBC's Wild China DVD

"This six-part series from the BBC uncovers some of the most exotic and uncharted natural habitats hidden within the vast and diverse topography of China, including Yunnan's forests, the Tibetan plateau, the Silk Road and the Mongol steppes. Through high-definition and other cutting-edge camera technologies, the footage presented here captures stunning wildlife sequences, along with a plethora of breathtaking landscape photography." ~ Netflix

This was a wonderful documentary which covered a variety of wildlife, and also geography(China is vast!). It touched upon the history of the Mongols, Marco Polo and the Silk Road, and the ethnic diversity and rural culture in rarely seen parts of China. The footage was beautiful and so interesting....not your typical documentary. Part one's coverage was fantastic while part two dragged a bit. I could have skipped the second disk.

If you have Netflix, this is worth a viewing.

Wild China at Amazon.

Preschool Counting Freebies: One, Two, Buckle My Shoe, Read and Color

Click to enlarge and print. From Journeys through Bookland, 1922.

Larger print, One to Ten. From Merrill Readers, 1915.

Teaching arithmetic with Mother Goose, teaching ideas from Primary Education, 1918.

In Rememberance, Pearl Harbor Day

President Roosevelt declared it, a "Day that will live in infamy." The attack on Pearl Harbor was an unannounced military strike conducted by the Japanese navy against the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on the morning of December 7, 1941. It resulted in the United States entry into World War II. Read more here.

Remembering all those who lost their lives and fought for our country, and the families who were left behind. Prayers for peace...I am so tired of war.

Homeschool Freebie: Fifth and Sixth Grade Christmas Stories - Reading Comprehension Questions and Composition

From Good English, Oral and Written, Book One-three, Clara E. Lynch
Authors William Harris Elson, Lura E. Runkel, Clara E. Lynch, George Linaeus Marsh
Publisher Scott, Foresman and company, 1921(free for reading online, downloadable, and in public domain)

Christmas in Olden Times

How to Wrap a Christmas Present and more (pages 69-74)

Returning Home for the Holidays(Washington Irving)

Other grades here.

Homeschool Freebie: Children's Elementary School Paper Cutting Exercise

I saw this paper cutting lesson in a 1902 Primary Education magazine. There is one for each day of the week. This one is for Friday.

Another Children's Vintage Cut and Paste Thanksgiving Project and Coloring Page

I keep finding these in vintage public domain pages. They are so charming, I just have to share. This one is from a 1919 School Arts Magazine. Click to enlarge and print. It's a Thanksgiving basket.



And a coloring page.

Children's Printable Vintage Thanksgiving Stories, Poems, Activity Sheets, and Coloring Pages

There are too many to list, but to make your search easier, I've linked my Google Books library to search term "Thanksgiving, Massasoit". There are 54 books with stories for all grade levels, just click through, select a book, right click on the pages(s) you want, save, and print. All are in public domain, free to download, and print.

My Google Books Library(1000+ free children's homeschool ebooks)

Also see these posts from past years for quicker access to stories, etc.. I inserted "Thanksgiving" into the search engine on this blog, so there are a few unrelated posts, but just scroll past those. Also see here for books about Pilgrims.

My eleven year old son is reading this version from The Beginner's American History by David Henry Montgomery, 1915, and this one from Short Stories from American History, 1905. Both are good for about fourth through sixth grade.

Vintage Days of the Week with Mr. Turkey

Taken from a vintage turn-of-the-century public domain book. Click to enlarge and print. This prints out nicely.

Vintage American Indian Thanksgiving Hiawatha Cut Outs

Click on images to enlarge and print.

Found in public domain(1915) at Google books.

Vintage Story Starters: September, October, and November

Younger children can orally tell what's happening in the pictures; older children can write a story. The picture runs across two book pages, so each month will need to be puzzled together. Just click to enlarge and print. They are from Primary plans, Volume 6, 1908.

September :

October:

November:

Free paper:

Preschool/Kindergarten Fun: Vintage Cut and Fold Bear

From Primary plans, Volume 6, 1908 Click to enlarge and print.

Homemade Gifts from Vintage Clip Art

Made from free vintage clip art printed onto photo fabric(available at craft stores).
Craft Project - Thanksgiving Burlap Napkin Rings

Pretty Muslin Bag

Free Printable Thanksgiving Center Table Pieces

Just print, cut, and paste. See here.

Also see a children's table center piece here(The May Flower).

Free Printable Vintage Thanksgiving Place Cards

Click here.

Squirrels.

Thanksgiving/Pilgrim Free Printable Activity Sheet

Click here for printable full size sheet.

Fun with Vintage Paper Dolls

Found free using Google images and Google Books. There are many choices, vintage and contemporary; just print and cut. The ones pictured above are printed on regular paper, but card stock would make a sturdier paper doll. I use a lot of recycled items, so gluing these to thin cardboard from dry food boxes works just fine. I may laminate these with clear shipping tape and add magnets to the back.

These have the tabs on them, but she decided to lay them on the paper, interchanging the outfits on top of the dolls. If you look closely, the pets have hats on!

Paper dolls can glued on lined paper to make story boards. This is a wonderful tool for helping beginning writers with the mental imagery necessary for creative writing.

A free vintage collection(PDF)

Free Printable:Color, Cut, and Paste Turkey

Click here.