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Language Arts Ideas for Thanksgiving

Nov17

Thanksgiving lends itself to fantastic Language Arts projects. Poetry, copywork, essays and letters are all fun things to do that don’t seem much like the usual writing assignments. You can use these projects for handwriting and copywork. You can discuss capitalization, punctuation, parts of speech and can incorporate art too with decorating borders or placemats. How about doing one or all of these things as we approach Thanksgiving?

Poetry There are all sorts of poems you can write. Have you heard of a lune? I hadn’t either! There are two types that you can create. One is called Collum and the other is Kelly. If you have a writer who is just beginning then I would do the Collum lune with them.

Collum lune poems have the following structure:

  1. First line: three words
  2. Second line: five words
  3. Third line: three words

Kelly lune poems follow this structure:

  1. First line: three syllables
  2. Second line: five syllables
  3. Third line: three syllables

Here is my feeble attempt at a Collum lune:

Our Thanksgiving Feast

Turkey, sweet potatoes, pumpkin pie

Family, blessings, laughter

Copywork Here is a scripture to copy. Here is a Thanksgiving border with lines for your daughter/son to use. CLICK HERE

Psalm 107:1

Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good! His faithful love endures forever.

Read books about Thanksgiving and write a summary. Scholastic has a list of books with descriptions. CLICK HERE

Write a list- For what are you thankful? create a running list that each person can contribute. It will be fun to read it on Thanksgiving.

Write a letter, send a card- If you can’t see your extended family this year, what about writing them a note or card? It will be a happy day for the recipient to get a card instead of a junk mail, don’t you think?

Have a wonderful Thanksgiving! ~Lisa~

Draw and Write Through History

Sep9

Are you interested in combining history, art, and cursive this year? The Draw and Write Through History series of six books does just that.

The workbooks are in full-color and are Non-consumable. The recommended ages are 8 and up. I think this would be fun to do together with your son or daughter. They are affordable with each priced at $10.00 or if you purchase all 6 you save $1.00 per book. These are from a Christian worldview and are divided into the following time periods:   Creation to Jonah  |  600BC to 395AD  |  793AD to 1600s |1492 to 1781  |  The 1800s  | 20th Century

If you are curious to learn more, here is a description of the second book, Greece and Rome. “Take your children on an exciting journey through time as you draw and write your way through history! Learn how to draw a Greek soldier, the Lighthouse of Alexandria, The Great Wall of China, Hannibal’s war elephants, the Colosseum, a gladiator, and more in this second book in the Draw and Write Through History series. Each drawing is broken down into easy to follow steps. Cursive handwriting copywork about history is also included.” (source: http://www.amazon.com)

 

Have a great week!  ~Lisa ~ 

January 18: Winnie-the-Pooh Day

Jan14

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What child [or parent] doesn’t love Winnie- the -Pooh? This lovable, adorable bear has been a wonderful companion of children since 1926.

In honor of the day that will celebrate the impact of literature, here are some facts about the characters and the author, A.A. Milne.

  • Winnie-the-Pooh is so well loved and recognized that he even has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame!
  • Winnie-the-Pooh’s name came from a combination of a real bear and a pet swan.
  • Pooh was purchased at Harrods department store in London and given by A.A. Milne to his son Christopher Robin on his first birthday, August 21, 1921. He was called Edward (proper form of Teddy) Bear at the time.
  • The above picture is a set of a lot that was sold at Sotheby’s in 2008 for $1,262,863.00 British sterling pounds ($1,623,029.00 US dollars)

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  • The original toys are encased in bulletproof glass and live at the New York Public Library in the Children’s section of the building.
  • The stuffed animals range in height from 25″ (Eeyore, the biggest) to 4 1/2″ (Piglet, the smallest).

I thought it would be fun for your child(ren) to have some quotes from Pooh and his friends for copywork. I hope you enjoy these and spend some time discussing them. There is a link below to click on for the document to download for your convenience. (The adorable bees border is from ClipArtMag.)

Winnie the Pooh copywork

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Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

Jan15

 

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In honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. I would like to share some quotes that would be great topics of discussion and/ or copywork.

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  • Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.
  • Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.
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  •  I look to a day when people will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.
  • I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear.
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Independence Day Quotes for Copywork

Jul3

Happy Independence Day! I have created a copywork page for your student on this momentous occasion, the commemoration of our independence from England. Many men gave of their lives and fortunes in order for us to celebrate the amazing freedoms that we enjoy as citizens of the United States. I am forever grateful to live in such a wonderful country. May you and your family enjoy the holiday and I hope you take a little time to talk about just why we celebrate this day. if you are interested in printing off the page for copywork click on this link:  Independence Day Quotes Founding Fathers

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