18 Free Colorful Geography Fact Cards About Landforms For Homeschool Etc.

Butte...how do I tell the difference...

Ever heard that proclamation from a child, albeit with the different "but" implied?
     These visuals ought to help. And yes, I spelled "but" wrong on purpose, forgive me for being punny on occasion, lol.

As 2 Dynamic Moms put it "Do you know your butte from your isthmus? At the very front of the text it has physical land form pictures with their names as a reference. So I created these land form fact cards that helps any age be able to memorize the physical landforms."

Wow I love the freebies on this homeschooling blog. I'm going to print these on nice white cardstock when I can get some, AND when I can afford the ink, lol. Meanwhile, I downloaded the great PDF and it'll be great to play these with the kids:

Download yours here: BLOG - NEW BEGINNINGS:

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Cool Free George Washionton Resources in Honor of President's Daqy

Today in honor of President's Day you can check ou all kinds of goodies:
Homeschool and classroom teachers alike should enjoy this free downloadable teachers guide and poster:

This Teacher Resource Guide is designed for incorporation into history and social studies curricula. It will introduce your students to some of the events and issues that shaped George Washington’s life. The activities should enhance your students’ knowledge of Washington and expand their horizons about this complex and interesting man.

Each activity includes suggested objectives, procedures, related standards in historical thinking, worksheets, and other supplemental materials. The lessons meet United States History Standards for either Era 2, Colonization and Settlement, or Era 3, Revolution and the New Nation

http://www.georgewashington.si.edu/kids/teacherguide.html


The Portrait - George Washington: A National Treasure:for an interesting audio and interactive fun.

As they describe it on the site: "George Washington stands before you in a full-length portrait by Gilbert Stuart. The painting, done in 1796, is known as the Lansdowne portrait because it was a gift to the Marquis of Lansdowne, an English supporter of American independence, from Senator and Mrs. William Bingham of Pennsylvania.

This interactive portait allows you to to explore the portrait in detail, from three very different vantage points: the symbolic, the biographic, and the artistic"

Or go direct to the kids version, which sounds more fun to me, and  "

Follow the clues and help solve a make-believe mystery! Using your noggin and a special spyglass tool, you’ll uncover hidden layers of the painting and learn fascinating facts about the portrait along the way. Let the sleuthing begin!

http://www.georgewashington.si.edu/kids/portrait.html

You can also read and do fun activities about: 
including:

		Tile Game Unscramble tiles to reveal historical messages.
		Portrait Puzzler Match portraits of George Washington’s famous contemporaries with their deeds.
		CROSS-ing the Delaware Fill in a crossword puzzle with facts about George Washington’s life and times.
		Where’s George? Search for well-known colonial places and personalities in this word search.

Just click here for the activities above:
http://www.georgewashington.si.edu/kids/patriot.html

Free Bricks of Egypt Video Game Totally Free Today & Egypt Lesson Hints

"GameHouse provides a free game that you can download and play free forever. The game is only available for one day free." here:

Free Games > Download and Play Today! | GameHouse:

This might be great as an add-on for a study on Egypt in homeschool, as a fun reward to play upon completion and/or an incentive for good work. (See below and in others of my posts for more info on Egypt studies, including a free ebook on Egypt below!)

• Eight Themed Level Packs
• Rich Set of Bricks, Bonuses and Special Effects
• Three Difficulty Settings
• Beautiful Graphics and Atmospheric Music

Embark on a fantastic journey through an undiscovered Egyptian world of traps, lasers, fireballs and exciting brick-busting action. Beautiful graphics bring the ancient world to life, while mysterious challenges keep you on the edge of your seat. Plus, three unique difficulty settings mean anyone can play. Discover the strange secrets hidden in the Bricks of Egypt before they find you.

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Bricks of Egypt Screenshots: (Click to enlarge)

System Requirements

• Windows 2000/Windows 98/Windows ME/Windows XP
• 233 MHz Pentium or equivalent
• 32MB RAM
• DirectX 3.0
• If you miss the free day, you can also download a free limited trial version on other days here:http://www.gamehouse.com/download-games/bricks-of-egypt
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• You'll hear ALL about our Egypt studies in more posts later (including how we use the following three items Noah will be getting in his stocking this year (Don't tell!) :)
• These will make great little rewards for future work:
• These'll be great for when we do more on heirogplyphics:
• Here are some hints and some of the things we've done on Egypt so far:
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• We've studied about Moses' time in Egypt, including making this mini book herehttp://www.homeschoolshare.com/docs32465/Ancient%20Egypt/baby%20moses.pdf
• and watching this video:
• We've also done and plan to do many more of the activities on the great Homeschool Share website about Egypt: :http://www.homeschoolshare.com/ancient_egypt.php
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• We got this free book about Egypt for our Egypt studies. It's for Kindle, but we don't have a Kindle and the free program Amazon offers for Kindle on our PC works great!
  
  
  
• We also checked out Egypt on Google maps here: http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=30.0333333333,31.2166666667&spn=10.0,10.0&q=30.0333333333,31.2166666667%20(Egypt)&t=h
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• Plus we've used portions of these cool free online lapbook how-to's about Egypt:
• http://www.homeschoolhelperonline.com/lapbooks/ancient_egypt.htm
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• (and I think I've posted some prior, so you can "search"this blog and my website for more info plus keep posted for more of our Egyptian forays! (and everything else of course :))

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  Dozens of Egyptian activities at a king-sized value!
  • 45 stickers, tattoos, and stencils
  • King Tut sticker paper doll collection
  • 2 complete coloring books plus 4 stained glass coloring sheets
  • Egyptian poster
  • 3 full-color Egyptian masks
  • Crayons

  
  

  This one sounds fun , maybe to use in conjunction with some kind of play (I'll keep you posted on the one we do :)

  Product Description

  Ancient Egypt is one of the most evocative cultures for young readers. This book shows them what their lives would have been like there. There was no school, since most people couldn’t read or write, and no need to worry about fashion, because children didn’t wear clothes! Rich or poor, their houses would have been made of mud bricks. If I Were a Kid in Ancient Egypt takes readers through daily life in a vibrant culture that pioneered paper, linen, irrigation, medicine, and much more, and shows how these inventions came about and how they affected the culture’s younger citizens.

  
  

Homeschool Add-ons Plus Free Game on China archaeology: Lilly Wu and the Terra Cotta Mystery> Download and Play Today!

Woohoo! A free Nat Geo game today! That means we'll learn about China and the Terra Cotta Warriors they found at the same time! Cool! That makes it great to help with social studies for homeschool.

Product Features Features - Discover your inner explorer in this National Geographic expedition Use forensic archaeology to solve the death of China's first Emperor Unlock National Geographic's vaults and learn fascinating facts about the Terra Cotta Warriors and China's history Includes special bonus content from articles and the Terra Cotta museum exhibits Product Description Bring National Geographic to life in Lilly Wu and the Terra Cotta Mystery, and lead a forensic expedition to settle a 2,000 year-old mystery. Emperor Qin was the first Emperor of China who died under mysterious circumstances. Was it an accident, or an assassination? Two thousand years later, the best forensic archaeologist around is about to investigate the biggest crime scene of her life. Travel to China as the accomplished Lilly Wu to uncover the truth! Seek out evidence in the present and re-create the past. Form a mental picture through time and trace the steps of what must have happened. Look closely for clues; pick up valuable evidence and answer questions shrouded by years of decay. Can your inner explorer solve this ancient mystery? Find evidence in the present and re-create the past using hidden objects

It's free today only at Gamehouse: Free Games > Download and Play Today! | GameHouse:

Or, you can get it here when it becomes available:

Image via Wikipedia

You can learn more about the real terra cotta warriors at Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terracotta_Army

The Terracotta Army (simplified Chinese: 兵马俑; traditional Chinese: 兵馬俑;pinyin: bīngmǎ yǒng; literally "soldier and horse funerary statues") or the "Terra Cotta Warriors and Horses", is a collection of terracotta sculptures depicting the armies of Qin Shi Huang, the First Emperor of China.

The figures, dating from 210 BC, were discovered in 1974 by some local farmers near Xi'an, Shaanxi province, China near the Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor (Chinese: 秦始皇陵; pinyin: Qín Shǐhuáng Ling). (more info at link above)

And you can learn more about the first emperor of China here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qin_Shi_Huang

Related articles

• Robbery reported at Chinese Terracotta Warriors tomb (gadling.com)

Free The Hiawatha Primer 179 Page Homeschool Ebook

+The Hiawatha Primer (PDF ebook) – Today's resource is this classic reading and nature studies primer that uses the 1855 epic poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow based on the legends of the Ojibway Indians as its subject. It's a delightful reading primer for grades 2-3, covering a variety of topics, handwriting instruction, reading lessons, and some lovely illustrations. A great introduction to this classic work for younger students.Freebie of the Day

Wan t a  movie to go along with it? A Native American educator recommends:




On Amazon her review says:
5.0 out of 5 stars The Song Of Hiawatha, October 10, 2007
By Carol "Red Hawk" (Colorado Springs, CO) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Song of Hiawatha (DVD)
I think it was nicely done. Being an elder who teaches Native traditions to the young, I would use this movie for children to watch. Certain aspects were incorrect, like the pony beads on the dresses as mentioned by another, but that can easily be rectified in a teaching setting.


Here's a good little cartoon version to tie in younger kids or kids at heart:
It features three Disney cartoons, including "LITTLE HIAWATHA (1937 also on the Pocahontas II DVD)
This story tells of the positive consequences of a good deed. A little Indian boy wants to be a mighty hunter and goes out in the forest to prove it. But he cannot kill a bunny that crosses his path, an act which endears him to the woodland creatures who later rescue him from a grizzly bear. "


Here are some other links I recommend about the author of the original poem, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, and a recap of the original poem itself: