Show notes
In this episode the moms talk about Biddy Bedtime Stories, more family-friendly game recommendations, and ways of using music to enrich your homeschool.
Links in this Episode:
Biddy Bedtime Stories
Coffee Dough Fossils
Salt Crystals
Root Viewer
Sakura Quick Math
Books in this Episode:
Magyk by Angie Sage
Interworld by Neil Gaiman and Michael Reaves
Snake and Lizard by Joy Crowley
Stuart’s Cape by Sara Pennypacker
Bethany the Ballet Fairy by Daisy Meadows
A New Beginning (Magic Puppies #1) by Sue Bentley
The Boy on Fairfield Street by Kathleen Krull (about Dr Seuss)
William Shakespeare and the Globe by Aliki
Redoute: The Man Who Painted Flowers by Carolyn Croll
My Napoleon by Catherine Brighton
The King’s Day: Louis XIV of France by Aliki
Paris 1789: A Guide to Paris on the Eve of the Revolution by Rachel Wright
Neversink by Barry Wolverton
Into the Woods by Lyn Gardner
Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
The Seventh Moon by Marius Gabriel
The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
Breathless by Dean Koontz
How to be a Medieval Knight by Fiona MacDonald
You are Stardust by Elin Kelsey
Knights and Castles by Philip Dixon
Charlotte in Giverny by Joan MacPhail Knight
Fairy School Drop Out by Meredith Badger
The Royal Diaries, Marie Antoinette by Kathryn Lasky
Draw 50 Cats
Draw 50 Monsters
Draw 50 Flowers
Fire Truck Factory by Catherine Anderson
Big Book of Airplanes by Caroline Bingham
Messenger and Son by Lois Lowery
Etiquette & Espionage by Gail Garriger
Links in this Episode:
http://www.ihomeschoolnetwork.com/10-days-of-series/
https://playfullearning.com/
Games that were suggested in comments:
Dominion
Forbidden Island
Spot It
Sleeping Queens
Space Math from NASA
Tips for Teachers: How to Incorporate Music into Teaching and Lesson Plan
10 Ways to Help Kids Become Enthusiastic Learners through Music
Extending Songs as Teaching Supplements
Raffi
Vincent (Starry, Starry Night)
Rolling Stones Video and reading about the expression’s meaning here
Ten songs inspired by real places
Music as One of Your Classroom Strategies
Music Timeline
Music History 102: A Guide to Western Composers and their Music from Middle Ages to Present (supposed to have recordings, but I couldn’t find them…but still great info there)
Medieval and Renaissance instruments (great pictures and descriptions! Some pages have sound files too!)
Here’s a video on the Evolution of Music
Here’s another video on the evolution of music…2 guys, a violin and a cello
http://www.contemplator.com/america/ Popular Songs from American History.
Here’s a great webpage about music and art together
History for Music Lovers
They Might Be Giants ~ Here Comes Science
Here’s a song about volcanoes
Teacher and the Rockbots –multiplication songs
Googol Power –multiplication and addition songs
SteveSongs –songs on all sorts of topics (mostly preschool topics…look for his PBS songs)
Steve Weeks –alphabet cds, alliterations
They Might Be Giants Here Come the 123’s & Here Come the ABC’s
Rachel Buchman–recommend Sing a Song of Seasons and Hello Everybody
Jim Gill –Recommend ALLLLLL his music!
Raffi –Recommend EVERYTHING by Raffi!
Dragontales music
Laurie Berkner
Greg and Steve
Schoolhouse Rock (Covers Grammer, History, Science and Math!)
Games with music
The Ultimate List of Online Music
https://musopen.org/ Provides free music recordings, sheet music and more
http://www.classicsforkids.com/ learn about classical music and have fun
www.songsforteaching.com and http://www.songsforteaching.net/ (the blog)
Musical Arts Make Sense!
This episode is sponsored by Moving Beyond the Page – homeschool curriculum for hands-on, creative, and gifted learners. Learn more at www.movingbeyondthepage.com.
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