Homeschool Group

April 2016 - Poetry

Activities:

  • Poetry Egg Hunt
  • Book Spine Poetry (paper & pencils, copy of PowerPoint, instructions)
  • Lemonade by Bob Raczka
  • Poetry Tag
  • Acrostic Name Poem
  • Riddle Poems
    • Spot the Plot: A Riddle Book of Book Riddles by J. Patrick Lewis
    • If Not for the Cat by Jack Prelutsky

Book Display:

  • Poetry Books (pull from J & YA 811 sections)
  • Verse Novels
  • Poetry Writing Books

Handout: Poetry Teatime Quick Start Guide

February 2017 - Laura Ingalls Wilder

Short biography of Laura Ingalls Wilder

Map from The World of Little House

“The Mail,” pp.79-82 from The World of Little House

Laura Ingalls Wilder Award

Crafts: Button String, Nine-patch quilt block (see pp. 34-35 of The World of Little House)

Game: Kitten in the corner

Song: Old Dan Tucker

Handouts: Census Information, Books about Laura Ingalls Wilder, Books for Little House Fans, Laura Ingalls Wilder Award Winners

Monday: Laundry, Tuesday: Ironing, Wednesday: Mending, Thursday: Churning , Friday: Housecleaning, Saturday: Baking, Sunday: Rest

(See “Housekeeping on the Prairie,” pp.55-58, in The World of Little House)

March 2017 - National Craft Month & Pi(e) Day

Display

  • Alice in Numberland: fantasy math J 510 ALI Hayesville
  • The story of numbers and counting by Ganeri, Anita J 513.2 GAN Hayesville
  • The grapes of math: mind stretching math riddles by Tang, Greg. J 793.74 TAN Murphy
  • Outdoor math: fun activities for every season by AdBåge, Emma J 510 ADB Andrews
  • Mice mischief: math facts in action by Stills, Caroline. J 513.211 STI Murphy
  • Animals by the numbers: a book of infographics by Jenkins, Steve J 590 JEN Murphy
  • You wouldn't want to live without math! by Rooney, Anne J 510 ROO Hayesville
  • 100 animals on parade! by Sebe, Masayuki E SEB Murphy
  • 100 hungry monkeys! by Sebe, Masayuki J 513.211 SEB Murphy
  • Let's count to 100! by Sebe, Masayuki J 513.211 SEB Hayesville

April 2017- Poetry & Shakespeare

Poetry

Activities:

  • Poetry Egg Hunt (nursery rhyme words in plastic eggs)
  • QR Code Poetry Easter Egg Hunt (TPT)
  • Book Spine Poetry (paper & pencils, copy of PowerPoint, instructions)
  • Lemonade by Bob Raczka
  • Poetry Tag (Poetry Tag Games)
  • Riddle Poems
    • Riddle-icious by J. Patrick Lewis
    • Riddle-Lightful: Oodles of Little Riddle-Poems by J. Patrick Lewis

Book Display:

  • Poetry Books (pull from J 811 section, also a few from Murphy)
  • Poetry Writing Books

Handouts:

  • Poetry Teatime Quick Start Guide
  • Dictionary Hike (Dictionary)
  • Writing the Rainbow (Crayons)
  • Poetry Tag by Sylvia M. Vardell (Everyday Poetry Column, Book Links, March 2011)
  • The Super Duper “Things to Do” Poems Post
  • “30 Days, 100 Poems” by Sylvia M. Vardell (Book Links March 2012)
  • Poetry Award Winners

Shakespeare

Books to Share & Display:

  • W Is for Webster: Noah Webster and His American Dictionary by Tracey Fern
  • The Right Word: Roget and His Thesaurus by Jen Bryant
  • Will’s Words: How William Shakespeare Changed the Way You Talk by Jane Sutcliffe
  • The Shakespeare Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained (DK Publishing)
  • Noah Webster and His Words by Jeri Ferris

Activity: Reader’s Theater: Rhyming Dust Bunnies by Jan Thomas (E Thomas, Hayesville)

May 2017 - Genealogy

Presentation: Introduction to Genealogy

Handouts

1. Creative Ways to Get Your Kids Excited About Family History Month Parts 1-4 by Jessica Latinović

2. Genealogy with Kids by Eva Varga

3. Family History Bingo Free File Download (A Lively Hope)

4. Sample Cemetery Scavenger Hunts

5. The FAN Club Principle (State Library of North Carolina)

6. Vital Records Chart (Family Tree Magazine)

7. War Service Reference Guide (Family Tree Magazine)

8. Records Checklist (Family Tree Magazine)

9. Discovering Your Genealogy (Genealogy Roadshow)

10. Highlights from Family Tree Magazine

11. Family Group Sheet/Record (Ancestry.com & Family Tree Magazine)

12. Ancestor Chart (Ancestry.com & Family Tree Magazine)

Hands-On Activities

Searching Ancestry

Pick a person from your ancestor/pedigree chart to search for

Pick someone born before 1940

Ways to Get Your Kids Interested in Genealogy

Ancestry Blog : Creative Ways to Get Your Kids Excited About Family History Month by Jessica Latinović

Part One (October 9, 2014)

1. Cemetery Scavenger Hunt

2. Genealogy Glossary

3. Family History Bingo

Part Two (October 16, 2014)

4. Little Detectives

5. Family Cookbooks

6. Flash Cards Meets “Peek-A-Boo”

Part Three (October 23, 2014)

7. Family Journalist

8. Family Board Game

9. Create Personal Timelines

Part Four (October 30, 2014)

10. Create a Family Tree

11. Where in the World?

12. Road Trip

September 2017 - Homeschool Information Open House

Library Table

  • Books to give away (slips of paper, pens, container, books)
  • NC Kids Digital Library information
  • Schedules for all libraries
  • Business cards
  • Bookmarks
  • Books lists / book displays

Activities for Kids

  • Roald Dahl Stuff (name tags, pencils, crayons)
    • Roald Dahl Day is September 13, the author’s birthday.
    • Find Your Roald Dahl Name
    • Dream Jar
    • Colour in the BFG
  • The Dot Stuff (signs, handouts, book)
    • Book: The Dot by Peter H. Reynolds
    • Dot Day signs
    • Dot Day handout for making your own dot