Halloween Recipes and Crafts (plus 11 free eBooks) - St Aiden's Homeschool | CurrClick
This book provides a unique selection of extremely edible and totally delicious and ghastly recipes....
Try your hand at:
Edible Spiders
Eerie Eyeballs
Creepy Witches' Fingers
Jack-O-Lantern Cheese and Crackers
Spooky Sandwiches
Creepy Crispy Crunchies
Devilled Eggs
Decayed Corpse Chips with Entrail Salsa
Witches' Brew
Bleeding Human Heart
Halloween Sandwich Figures
Jack-O-Lantern Burgers
Creepy Cheese Fries
Eyeball Tacos
Gooey Pasta with Cheese
Bat Wings
Pumpkin Face Cookies
Spider Cookies
Ice Cream Filled Witches' Hats
Alien Pops
Monster Fingers
Spooky Spider Treats
Spider Web Cupcakes
and loads more...
296 Pages of freakish fun, as well as
a Free ebook of Halloween Jokes; a Free ebook containing 19 Ghost Stories; 2 free ebooks, one for Pumpkin Seed recipes and another for pumpkin recipes, a free ebook of pumpkin patterns and 6 Halloween Coloring and Crafts eBooks for kids
The Recipes and Craft eBook is in PDF format. The free gifts (ebooks) are all in ZIP format, but will open to PDF's
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Samhain - An Irish Fall Harvest Activity-Based Unit Study - St Aiden's Homeschool | CurrClick
Samhain - An Irish Fall Harvest Activity-Based Unit Study - St Aiden's Homeschool | CurrClick
Samhain in Ireland is a three-day festival that encompasses Halloween, All Saints' and All Souls' Days. It is a threshold time, marking the end of the bright days of summer and the beginning of autumn and then winter.
This activity-based unit study provides information relating to the history, traditions, myth and mystery surrounding this festival.
Included are worksheets (for older elementary children),crossword puzzles, wordsearches, coloring sheets and multiple choice questions, amongst other activities for even younger children.
Also included are traditional Irish Halloween crafts, recipes and games - something for the whole family.
Samhain songs and a reading list provide extension activities for either older or younger generations.
Gaelic/English words and phrases are included for those who would like to try their hand at traditional Irish language.
A Halloween Concentration Game and a Halloween Tic-Tac-Toe are included in this bundle.Picture the African Sunset
Picture the African Sunset
I think this is one of the most beautiful scenes to be found anywhere in the world - an African sunset. And I took the picture!
I think this is one of the most beautiful scenes to be found anywhere in the world - an African sunset. And I took the picture!
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Irish Halloween Games, Crafts and Activities for Kids
Irish Halloween Games, Crafts and Activities for Kids
Extracted from: Irish Halloween Games, Crafts and Activities for Kids
The Celtic year begins, as life begins, in darkness. According to ancient Roman authors, the druids believed that "souls do not die but after death pass into other bodies". Their belief in reincarnation was so strong that it was said that an unsettled debt at the time of a person's death could be carried over to their next life!
Samhain is also known as Halloween, Snap Apple Night and Night of the Tricks.
Samhain in Ireland is a three-day festival that encompasses Hallowe'en, All Saints' and All Souls' Days.
It is a time when families gather together to discuss the year which is gone, and to predict the year which is to come; a time when hearty traditional food becomes the main attraction; a time when children dress up and play. It is a time when young men and women ask questions about their futures. It is a time of deep tradition, superstition, myth and mystery.
The Fairies, or the Little People, can be seen riding in procession from one fairy fort to another across the land. It is traditional to put out a bowl of milk or porridge or a piece of cake for the fairies as they pass by your house.
All crops had to be gathered in before Samhain on 31 October, and no berries could be picked after this time, as the Pooka would spit on them. The last sheaf of the harvest left standing in the field was named the Cailleach or Hag. This 'old woman', who was formerly revered as the crone aspect of the Celtic triple goddess, the maiden, Brigit; the mother, Macha; and the crone, Morrigan, who has since dwindled into the figure of the witch, dressed in black with cauldron and riding her broomstick.
For more on Halloween traditions and myth, and also Halloween Games and Crafts visit Irish Halloween Games, Crafts and Activities for Kids
Many Traditional Irish Halloween Games Have Their Origins in Trials by Water
Extracted from: Irish Halloween Games, Crafts and Activities for Kids
The Celtic year begins, as life begins, in darkness. According to ancient Roman authors, the druids believed that "souls do not die but after death pass into other bodies". Their belief in reincarnation was so strong that it was said that an unsettled debt at the time of a person's death could be carried over to their next life!
Samhain is also known as Halloween, Snap Apple Night and Night of the Tricks.
Samhain in Ireland is a three-day festival that encompasses Hallowe'en, All Saints' and All Souls' Days.
It is a time when families gather together to discuss the year which is gone, and to predict the year which is to come; a time when hearty traditional food becomes the main attraction; a time when children dress up and play. It is a time when young men and women ask questions about their futures. It is a time of deep tradition, superstition, myth and mystery.
The Fairies, or the Little People, can be seen riding in procession from one fairy fort to another across the land. It is traditional to put out a bowl of milk or porridge or a piece of cake for the fairies as they pass by your house.
All crops had to be gathered in before Samhain on 31 October, and no berries could be picked after this time, as the Pooka would spit on them. The last sheaf of the harvest left standing in the field was named the Cailleach or Hag. This 'old woman', who was formerly revered as the crone aspect of the Celtic triple goddess, the maiden, Brigit; the mother, Macha; and the crone, Morrigan, who has since dwindled into the figure of the witch, dressed in black with cauldron and riding her broomstick.
For more on Halloween traditions and myth, and also Halloween Games and Crafts visit Irish Halloween Games, Crafts and Activities for Kids
Traditional Irish Autumn Harvest Recipes
Traditional Irish Autumn Harvest Recipes
I love Ireland, I love all things Irish. Learning about the old myths and traditions, culture, the people and heritage, is a source of wonderment and inspiration to me. I wrote this lens for a Squidoo Rocketmoms Lens Challenge, and included some familiar traditional Irish fall harvest recipes.. enjoy!
Samhain is a three-day festival held in Ireland, which incorporates All Souls' Day, Halloween, and All Saints' Day. It marks the end of the bright days of summer and the beginning of the darker - and colder - part of the year.
Beautiful and mysterious Ireland is steeped in myth and tradition. Stories of little folk can be heard everywhere. In times gone by, discussions surrounding the Fall Harvest were had at every meeting place. The Sidhe, also known as The Fairies, The Good Folk, Little People or Tuatha de Dunann move from their summer residence to their autumn homes at this time.
All crops had to be gathered in before Samhain, and no berries could be picked after this time, as Pooka would spit on them. The last sheaf of harvest left standing in the field was called Cailleach, or Hag. This component of the Celtic triple Goddess, Brigid the maiden, Macha the mother and Morrigan the crone has since become the witch, dressed in black, riding her broomstick or cooking over her cauldron.
Weather forecasts for the winter were made according to the direction and strength of the wind at midnight on 31 October, or by the movement of clouds over the moon at that time.
Source: http://www.squidoo.com/irish-autumn-harvest-recipes
The Celtic year begins, as life begins - in darkness, at midnight on Samhain, 31 October, the beginning of the autumn
I love Ireland, I love all things Irish. Learning about the old myths and traditions, culture, the people and heritage, is a source of wonderment and inspiration to me. I wrote this lens for a Squidoo Rocketmoms Lens Challenge, and included some familiar traditional Irish fall harvest recipes.. enjoy!
Samhain is a three-day festival held in Ireland, which incorporates All Souls' Day, Halloween, and All Saints' Day. It marks the end of the bright days of summer and the beginning of the darker - and colder - part of the year.
Beautiful and mysterious Ireland is steeped in myth and tradition. Stories of little folk can be heard everywhere. In times gone by, discussions surrounding the Fall Harvest were had at every meeting place. The Sidhe, also known as The Fairies, The Good Folk, Little People or Tuatha de Dunann move from their summer residence to their autumn homes at this time.
All crops had to be gathered in before Samhain, and no berries could be picked after this time, as Pooka would spit on them. The last sheaf of harvest left standing in the field was called Cailleach, or Hag. This component of the Celtic triple Goddess, Brigid the maiden, Macha the mother and Morrigan the crone has since become the witch, dressed in black, riding her broomstick or cooking over her cauldron.
Weather forecasts for the winter were made according to the direction and strength of the wind at midnight on 31 October, or by the movement of clouds over the moon at that time.
Source: http://www.squidoo.com/irish-autumn-harvest-recipes
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Trunk or Treat Sale
Trunk or Treat Sale
Search for 8 FREE education products hidden all over CurrClick.com. And even better, fall themed titles will be discounted by up to 75%!
Search for 8 FREE education products hidden all over CurrClick.com. And even better, fall themed titles will be discounted by up to 75%!
Today is the 1st day of CurrClick's most exciting promotion of the season: Our Trunk or Treat Sale and Freebie Event! Tomorrow, October 18th (around 10:00 CST) through October 31st, customers can search for 8 FREE education products hidden all over CurrClick.com. And even better, fall themed titles will be discounted by up to 75%! You will not want to miss this exciting and fun event.
Monday, October 17, 2011
Halloween Games, Compendium of Assorted Board and Card Games - St Aiden's Homeschool | CurrClick
Halloween Games, Compendium of Assorted Board and Card Games - St Aiden's Homeschool | CurrClick
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Kids Halloween Board Games - Recycle, Make, Download or Print
Kids Halloween Board Games - Recycle, Make, Download or Print
Halloween is the most celebrated and advertised holiday/festival second only to Christmas. Masked parties are planned, costumes are designed, menus set, and decor has to be "just right". Children and their adults seem to lose themselves in their Halloween preparations, the excitement, anticipation surrounding this well-loved festival. Children's parties take on the Halloween theme, and Halloween Craft Parties are becoming increasingly popular.
Sadly in today's economic climate many families are not able to spend vast amounts on decor, costumes, children's parties and the like, hence we look at different ideas to spice up your Halloween celebration, be it in recycling costumes, making inexpensive Halloween decorations, creating deliciously ghoulish but healthy gastronomic delights on a shoestring budget, or in this case making or recycling your own Children's Halloween Board Games.
This lens will show you how easy it is to make (or recycle) your own printable board games, card games and more. This is an inexpensive way to cram your party with different game ideas, and your child will get to use the game pieces again in years to come.
Also on this page, you'll be able to download for free a Halloween Tic-Tac-Toe Game Board and pieces, and also a beautiful Vintage Halloween full Deck of cards, including the jokers - plus instructions for another 4 card games that are sure to delight your child.
Source: http://www.squidoo.com/printable-halloween-board-games
Tic-tac-toe, also called wick wack woe (in some Asian countries) and noughts and crosses (in the UK, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, India and the rest of the British Commonwealth countries), is a pencil-and-paper game for two players, X and O, who take turns marking the spaces in a 3×3 grid. The X player usually goes first. The player who succeeds in placing three respective marks in a horizontal, vertical, or
diagonal row wins the game.
Tic-Tac-Toe Halloween Picture Game - This particular game is played in exactly the same way as the traditional Tic-Tac-Toe, only instead of writing the "o" or the "x" picture cards are placed on the relevant squares. There are 3 sets of cards, one in color and two in black and white.
If you're hosting a Children's Halloween Craft Party you might want to consider a few board or card games. This full deck of full color cards includes Jokers, and blank cards (if you're feeling inspired). The beautiful images are from the public domain. Enjoy!
The number of games that can be played with a simple deck of cards is amazing. If you have a deck of cards with you, you won't be at a loss for a way to keep little ones (and older children) entertained.
Source: http://www.squidoo.com/printable-halloween-board-games
Save time, save money and save the environment by making or recycling your own Halloween board games
Halloween is the most celebrated and advertised holiday/festival second only to Christmas. Masked parties are planned, costumes are designed, menus set, and decor has to be "just right". Children and their adults seem to lose themselves in their Halloween preparations, the excitement, anticipation surrounding this well-loved festival. Children's parties take on the Halloween theme, and Halloween Craft Parties are becoming increasingly popular.
Sadly in today's economic climate many families are not able to spend vast amounts on decor, costumes, children's parties and the like, hence we look at different ideas to spice up your Halloween celebration, be it in recycling costumes, making inexpensive Halloween decorations, creating deliciously ghoulish but healthy gastronomic delights on a shoestring budget, or in this case making or recycling your own Children's Halloween Board Games.
This lens will show you how easy it is to make (or recycle) your own printable board games, card games and more. This is an inexpensive way to cram your party with different game ideas, and your child will get to use the game pieces again in years to come.
Also on this page, you'll be able to download for free a Halloween Tic-Tac-Toe Game Board and pieces, and also a beautiful Vintage Halloween full Deck of cards, including the jokers - plus instructions for another 4 card games that are sure to delight your child.
Source: http://www.squidoo.com/printable-halloween-board-games
Tic-Tac-Toe Halloween Board Game- Make your own or download this game for free
Tic-tac-toe, also called wick wack woe (in some Asian countries) and noughts and crosses (in the UK, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, India and the rest of the British Commonwealth countries), is a pencil-and-paper game for two players, X and O, who take turns marking the spaces in a 3×3 grid. The X player usually goes first. The player who succeeds in placing three respective marks in a horizontal, vertical, or
diagonal row wins the game.
Tic-Tac-Toe Halloween Picture Game - This particular game is played in exactly the same way as the traditional Tic-Tac-Toe, only instead of writing the "o" or the "x" picture cards are placed on the relevant squares. There are 3 sets of cards, one in color and two in black and white.
Vintage Halloween Playing Cards - Yours to Download for Free
If you're hosting a Children's Halloween Craft Party you might want to consider a few board or card games. This full deck of full color cards includes Jokers, and blank cards (if you're feeling inspired). The beautiful images are from the public domain. Enjoy!
The number of games that can be played with a simple deck of cards is amazing. If you have a deck of cards with you, you won't be at a loss for a way to keep little ones (and older children) entertained.
Source: http://www.squidoo.com/printable-halloween-board-games
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Halloween Painted Rocks Children's Craft
Halloween Painted Rocks Children's Craft
It's true. I've thoroughly enjoyed creating Halloween lenses and working through some of the books I've put together for homeschooling this year. Last year was a disaster. Although I whine (yes, I actually do!) about my internet connection (or lack thereof) because I am forced to used a dongle that seriously battles to find reception, I have to look on the bright side. Last year, 2010, I didn't even have the dongle...
I feel that I can carry on putting all my ideas down on paper, creating unit studies, making Halloween Board Games (woohoo! Another lens ideas?) but alas, Squidoo has too many exciting things happening right now and I have to flit between one and the other... Busy busy bee I am!
Any event you can download any of these ( and a whole lot more - plus free ebooks) for free from my HUGE St Aiden's Homeschool Halloween Section
So again, if I sound like a stuck record, forgive me. I always feel the need to explain things - sometimes more than once.
Source: http://www.squidoo.com/halloween-painted-rocks-craft
I sometimes feel like a stuck record when it comes to Halloween
It's true. I've thoroughly enjoyed creating Halloween lenses and working through some of the books I've put together for homeschooling this year. Last year was a disaster. Although I whine (yes, I actually do!) about my internet connection (or lack thereof) because I am forced to used a dongle that seriously battles to find reception, I have to look on the bright side. Last year, 2010, I didn't even have the dongle...
I feel that I can carry on putting all my ideas down on paper, creating unit studies, making Halloween Board Games (woohoo! Another lens ideas?) but alas, Squidoo has too many exciting things happening right now and I have to flit between one and the other... Busy busy bee I am!
Any event you can download any of these ( and a whole lot more - plus free ebooks) for free from my HUGE St Aiden's Homeschool Halloween Section
So again, if I sound like a stuck record, forgive me. I always feel the need to explain things - sometimes more than once.
Source: http://www.squidoo.com/halloween-painted-rocks-craft
Saturday, October 8, 2011
Straw Hat Scarecrow Craft
Straw Hat Scarecrow Craft
We, in South Africa, do not celebrate Harvest or Thanksgiving. In the southern hemisphere our fall occurs almost simultaneously with the spring of the northern hemisphere.
However many communities worldwide celebrate Thanksgiving in one form or another. The concept behind Thanksgiving ceremony celebration, held in both the USA and Canada, is similar to the August Moon Festival in China, Tet Trung Thu in Vietnam, the Jewish Succoth, Kwanzaa in Africa, Pongal in India and Chusok in Korea and that is to celebrate the harvest holiday which is dedicated as a time to give thanks to their ancestors or to God for the harvest.
The only difference in the festivals is date, rituals and customs but the reasons behind it remain the same.
In China the Chinese celebrate August Moon festival that falls on the 15th day of 8th lunar month of their calendar. Chinese believe that the moon is roundest and brightest on this day. Below the heavenly moonlight, lovers speak out their heart to each other. It is also known as Women Festival. Conventionally women are considered similes to warm and compassionate virtues and have the gift of fertility, just like Mother Earth. Unlike the famous pumpkin pie, the Chinese delicacies consist of moon-cake. Friends and relatives convey their regard to each other by gifting moon cake.
The Roman harvest festival is known as Cerelia and was celebrated in the honor of the deity Ceres (Goddess of Corn). Their festival commenced on October 4th and it was a custom to first produced fruits, grains and animals to the Goddess. Music, parades and sports extended the glee of the ceremony.
The Brazilian thanksgiving is quite contemporary compared to American thanksgiving. When the Ambassador of Brazil visited U.S. at the invitation of National Cathedral of Washington, D.C., he was enamored by the concept and brought it to his homeland. In southern Brazil, it is a sort of expressing gratitude to Almighty for an enormous harvest. Though acclaimed for its Carnival celebrations they cannot be undermined in other festivities.
The Chu-Sok (meaning "fall evening") celebration of Korea falls on 15th of August. It begins on the 14th night and continues for three days. Koreans make a dish called 'Songpyon' unique for that occasion consisting of rice, beans, sesame seeds and chestnuts. Before having the food, the family gathers beneath the moonlight, in remembrance of their ancestors and forefathers. The children dress in long-prescribed dress dancing in circle with an inherent desire of their blessing.
To celebrate harvest-time and Thanksgiving many different and beautiful crafts abound. This sweet scarecrow craft can be enjoyed by the whole family in any part of the world. Using two straw hats, it is easy to make an adorable scarecrow to dress up your home for the harvest season.
For the full craft and other great ideas click this link
Historically the scarecrow is thought to ward off predators that would take the harvest which makes it an important symbol at Thanksgiving
We, in South Africa, do not celebrate Harvest or Thanksgiving. In the southern hemisphere our fall occurs almost simultaneously with the spring of the northern hemisphere.
However many communities worldwide celebrate Thanksgiving in one form or another. The concept behind Thanksgiving ceremony celebration, held in both the USA and Canada, is similar to the August Moon Festival in China, Tet Trung Thu in Vietnam, the Jewish Succoth, Kwanzaa in Africa, Pongal in India and Chusok in Korea and that is to celebrate the harvest holiday which is dedicated as a time to give thanks to their ancestors or to God for the harvest.
The only difference in the festivals is date, rituals and customs but the reasons behind it remain the same.
In China the Chinese celebrate August Moon festival that falls on the 15th day of 8th lunar month of their calendar. Chinese believe that the moon is roundest and brightest on this day. Below the heavenly moonlight, lovers speak out their heart to each other. It is also known as Women Festival. Conventionally women are considered similes to warm and compassionate virtues and have the gift of fertility, just like Mother Earth. Unlike the famous pumpkin pie, the Chinese delicacies consist of moon-cake. Friends and relatives convey their regard to each other by gifting moon cake.
The Roman harvest festival is known as Cerelia and was celebrated in the honor of the deity Ceres (Goddess of Corn). Their festival commenced on October 4th and it was a custom to first produced fruits, grains and animals to the Goddess. Music, parades and sports extended the glee of the ceremony.
The Brazilian thanksgiving is quite contemporary compared to American thanksgiving. When the Ambassador of Brazil visited U.S. at the invitation of National Cathedral of Washington, D.C., he was enamored by the concept and brought it to his homeland. In southern Brazil, it is a sort of expressing gratitude to Almighty for an enormous harvest. Though acclaimed for its Carnival celebrations they cannot be undermined in other festivities.
The Chu-Sok (meaning "fall evening") celebration of Korea falls on 15th of August. It begins on the 14th night and continues for three days. Koreans make a dish called 'Songpyon' unique for that occasion consisting of rice, beans, sesame seeds and chestnuts. Before having the food, the family gathers beneath the moonlight, in remembrance of their ancestors and forefathers. The children dress in long-prescribed dress dancing in circle with an inherent desire of their blessing.
To celebrate harvest-time and Thanksgiving many different and beautiful crafts abound. This sweet scarecrow craft can be enjoyed by the whole family in any part of the world. Using two straw hats, it is easy to make an adorable scarecrow to dress up your home for the harvest season.
For the full craft and other great ideas click this link
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
Teaching Phonics and Phonic Awareness to Early Learners
Teaching Phonics and Phonic Awareness to Early Learners
Phonic Awareness and Teaching Guides For Young Children
Phonic Awareness and Teaching Guides For Young Children
In preparation of reading comprehension activity books created for children and then onward transmission/submission to various organizations or for free availability as downloads on various websites an inordinate amount of time is spent researching age-appropriate content for children. This same principle applies to the formal education system.
The public domain resources available on the internet today are an excellent source of materials with which to begin one's research, and to source age appropriate material with which to educate young children by way of reading comprehension. One soon realizes that there is little difference between early education and that of today - schools are man-made. Home Education has been around since the beginning of time!
The words and terms utilized when compiling these books should not be outside the general vocabulary of any child in the normal environment. The content of the books that are supplied to children for educational or leisure purposes should be based on the usual experiences of childhood and prove to be full of vivid meaning for children.
Recognizing the eye as a highly important agent in the reading process, it is feasible that in view of studies and research, a plan of presentation of sentences and phrases intended to develop focal fields, wider perception plans, and eye sweeps (from left to right) and to reduce to the bare minimum eye-pauses and eye-regressions.
Much slow, hesitant and uncomprehending reading has been shown to be due to a mechanical distraction or over-emphasis on a word or words or letter units.
It has been demonstrated that these distractions therefore interfere with the formation of correct reading habits, and that they can largely be eliminated or reduced through proper presentation of new material and through carefully constructed exercises which lead the child to first recognise and read the sentence as a whole - afterwards breaking it up into its separate words.
It is suggested that each new step, i.e. learning words, making phrases and then learning the whole sentence, be developed and practiced by the educator first. Further practice may be gained from the development pages in the workbooks, prior to reading the entire "story" in which these preliminary or preparatory steps have their application.
Children should at first be exposed to the "look and say" portions of workbooks, prior to actually reading the story and the preliminary phonic work, i.e. the individual words and phrases, should be developed independently in a child's first "look and say" primer. In this event we make extensive use of the "220 Dolch words" being the 220 most common used words learned by children from primer to Grade 3 level. Of course this varies from country to country and culture to culture, but the basics remain the same.
In all activities it is imperative that the child be allowed to develop at their own pace and that the learning activity be a fun and interactive activity. This serves to encourage a more enthusiastic approach to learning in this manner.
Donnette E Davis, single WAHM and mother to 6, passionate homeschooler and author of children's educational ebooks. Host and webmistress of St Aiden's Homeschool, South Africa. Our website is updated almost daily with free teacher/parent and student resources, with activities for very little people right up to adults, and includes educational resources for family health and family law. http://www.staidenshomeschool.com
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Donnette_E_Davis
Phonic Awareness and Teaching Guides For Young Children
Source: http://www.squidoo.com/phonic-awareness
In preparation of reading comprehension activity books created for children and then onward transmission/submission to various organizations or for free availability as downloads on various websites an inordinate amount of time is spent researching age-appropriate content for children. This same principle applies to the formal education system.
The public domain resources available on the internet today are an excellent source of materials with which to begin one's research, and to source age appropriate material with which to educate young children by way of reading comprehension. One soon realizes that there is little difference between early education and that of today - schools are man-made. Home Education has been around since the beginning of time!
The words and terms utilized when compiling these books should not be outside the general vocabulary of any child in the normal environment. The content of the books that are supplied to children for educational or leisure purposes should be based on the usual experiences of childhood and prove to be full of vivid meaning for children.
Recognizing the eye as a highly important agent in the reading process, it is feasible that in view of studies and research, a plan of presentation of sentences and phrases intended to develop focal fields, wider perception plans, and eye sweeps (from left to right) and to reduce to the bare minimum eye-pauses and eye-regressions.
Much slow, hesitant and uncomprehending reading has been shown to be due to a mechanical distraction or over-emphasis on a word or words or letter units.
It has been demonstrated that these distractions therefore interfere with the formation of correct reading habits, and that they can largely be eliminated or reduced through proper presentation of new material and through carefully constructed exercises which lead the child to first recognise and read the sentence as a whole - afterwards breaking it up into its separate words.
It is suggested that each new step, i.e. learning words, making phrases and then learning the whole sentence, be developed and practiced by the educator first. Further practice may be gained from the development pages in the workbooks, prior to reading the entire "story" in which these preliminary or preparatory steps have their application.
Children should at first be exposed to the "look and say" portions of workbooks, prior to actually reading the story and the preliminary phonic work, i.e. the individual words and phrases, should be developed independently in a child's first "look and say" primer. In this event we make extensive use of the "220 Dolch words" being the 220 most common used words learned by children from primer to Grade 3 level. Of course this varies from country to country and culture to culture, but the basics remain the same.
In all activities it is imperative that the child be allowed to develop at their own pace and that the learning activity be a fun and interactive activity. This serves to encourage a more enthusiastic approach to learning in this manner.
Donnette E Davis, single WAHM and mother to 6, passionate homeschooler and author of children's educational ebooks. Host and webmistress of St Aiden's Homeschool, South Africa. Our website is updated almost daily with free teacher/parent and student resources, with activities for very little people right up to adults, and includes educational resources for family health and family law. http://www.staidenshomeschool.com
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Donnette_E_Davis
Phonic Awareness and Teaching Guides For Young Children
Source: http://www.squidoo.com/phonic-awareness
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Make Your Own Halloween Gift Baskets, Hampers and Care Packages
Make Your Own Halloween Gift Baskets, Hampers and Care Packages
How to Create a Halloween Gift Basket for a Teenager
Steps
Tips
Warnings
Article adapted from wikiHow, a wiki how-to manual. Original wikiHow article on How to Create a Halloween Gift Basket for a Teenager. All content on wikiHow can be shared under a Creative Commons license.
How to Create a Halloween Gift Basket for a Teenager
Steps
- Consider the recipient. Are you making a Halloween gift basket for a boy or girl? A young teen or an older teen? What are their interests and hobbies?
- Choose a container. You will need some kind of container for the gifts. This does not have to be an actual basket. Some ideas to consider are:
- a black or orange basket
- an old fruit crate
- a backpack or tote bag
- a plastic popcorn bucket
- a trick or treat bag
- a black or orange basket
- Consider gift size. The size, shape, and number of gifts you choose should depend on the size and shape of your container. If you choose only big gifts, you won't be able to fit many and there will be enough gaps in between the gifts that it looks strange, and the size of the gifts may eclipse the container. If you choose only small gifts you may need dozens to fill the container. It is best to get gifts in an array of sizes, and always consider how they will look in proportion to the container.
- Add food. Halloween is a harvest festival and primarily about food. Candy is traditional, and individually wrapped fun-size candies are perfect for tucking in between gifts. You can also include popcorn balls, candy apples, crisps or chips, cookies, cakes, granola bars, and individual packets of nuts.
- Add Media. Books, movies, magazines, and CDs are all good basket fillers. Horror would, of course, be traditional for the holiday, but you should only get things in genres or by artists the teenager enjoys.
- Add hobby related item. Include things that you know the teenager will like and use. These could include but aren't limited to:
- Stickers and a shaped hole punch for the scrapbook enthusiast
- Cookie cutters, sprinkles, oven mitt, or utensils for the cook or baker
- pens and a journal for a writer or sketcher
- Paints and brushes for a painter
- Guitar picks, straps, strings, sheet music, or electronic tuner for a musician.
- Stickers and a shaped hole punch for the scrapbook enthusiast
- Add Halloween trinkets. Perhaps a small candle that looks like a jack-o-lantern, a gargoyle statue, a plastic skull, or Halloween printed socks would be appreciated.
- Arrange the gifts. Fill the container approximately 1/2 way with crumpled news or scrap paper. Add a thin layer of shredded tissue paper, excelsior, or ripped up sheets from the Sunday comics. Arrange the larger gifts, such as DVDs or books, towards the back of the container. Add the medium gifts, such as CDs or guitar straps, next, just in front of the larger. Tuck the small gifts, such as fun size candies, into any gaps left.
- Complete any finishing touches. You may want to seal the basket in plastic for a "professional" look. You can buy plastic for this purpose from a craft store. You may also decide to place the basket in a gift bag, or simply to tie a ribbon to the container.
Tips
- You may decide to do a theme for the gift basket that has nothing to do with Halloween, such as a romantic comedy movie basket. This is perfectly okay too!
- For more ideas on fillers for the basket, look up ideas for Christmas stocking fillers. They often contain the same kinds of things.
- Gift baskets are very aesthetic things, but there is no necessarily "right" way to arrange the item. Just fill it so it looks right to you, the gifts do not block each other, and the container doesn't hide the gifts.
- If the items keep shifting around you can use clear sellotape to attach them to the edge of the basket, or to attach them to wooden dowel roads which can be "planted" in the filler.
Warnings
- Always know food allergies before including edible items
- Never leave candles burning unattended
Article adapted from wikiHow, a wiki how-to manual. Original wikiHow article on How to Create a Halloween Gift Basket for a Teenager. All content on wikiHow can be shared under a Creative Commons license.
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