The 52nd Carnival of Homeschooling: A Year and a Day

Carnival of Homeschooling

Fun Curriculum Add-Ons

Art
New Years Coloring PagesA whole collection of New Years Coloring Pages you can print and have your child color.

Language Arts
New Years - How Time FliesYour child can document how time flies by creating their own layered-tab book. You and your child can discuss how the passage of time affects you, your family, and the area in which you live. How are you the same and different from a year ago? Then your child can design a special tab book to show changes with the passing of time for a particular situation in chronological sequence.

Math
Addition Worksheets (0 to 10) (Jungle) Add two numbers from 0 to 10. The best part is that you can hit refresh, and you get a whole new worksheet. Create an unlimited supply!
The New Year's Resolution Math ChallengeThis is a fun story with a math challenge for your child. It is presented in a delightful story you and your child can read together. It is designed to get your child to think about how to solve problems. There is a complete Parent Guide to help you too!
Convert the fraction into a percentage or a ratio (with a different denominator).This is an online worksheet that your child fills out. You can click a button and get a whole new set of questions too. There is an option to correct the answers, show the answers and calculate a score.

Science
Ohh. The great human dome!Print this fun challenge to learn about physics concepts. Perfect for all age kids.

Social Studies
New Years - ResolutionsWith this lesson, your child can affirm their self-image and visualize success by creating original artwork showing the achievement of personal goals.
New Years - From Around The WorldYour child can learn about the Chinese New Year. There is a great puppet craft that your child can print out, color then assemble. There are even super easy Chinese New Year Recipes that you can make with your child for super yummy Egg Drop Soup and Chinese New Year Cakes.
New Years - EnglandMany customs from old England made it to the United States, but there are some other customs such as Christmas Eve Bells. You and your child can read about these customs, and even make your own Christmas Eve Bells!
New Years - Steamed Pudding from EnglandIn England Steamed Pudding is a favorite holiday tradition (even with some surprises for children inside). Coins used to be mixed with the pudding giving good luck to the lucky child who discovers them. (Be careful!) Here is a super-easy recipe for the favorite Steamed Pudding!
Holiday Season in Sweden - And Disney Specials?!?Yup it's true. It's a tradition in Sweden. At three o'clock in the afternoon all the children stop to watch the Disney special "From All Of Us To All Of You." Dinner and presents must sometimes wait until after Kalle Anka (Donald Duck). Read about this and other interesting tidbits.
Swedish St. Lucia BunsTry this easy Swedish holiday recipe with your children! To be done properly, the children serve these buns to the parents in bed. (Wishful thinking huh!)
New Years - Then and NowRead about how New Years was celebrated from 4,000 years ago, to the 1800's with the birth of Auld Lang Syne (the good old days) and today. Your child can also play with a New Year's Word Search Puzzle!
Szczesliwego Nowego RokuOkay it's Polish. How about Kenourios Chronos. I know, it's Greek to me too (literally!). No matter how you say it, it's Happy New Year. Now your child can learn how to say Happy New Year in about, oh 50 different languages. Okay, that's ambitious, how about a few different languages. Take your pick, they are all here!

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Curriculum Add Ons

Math
Addition Funsheets (10-99) No CarryingAdd and subtract two numbers from 10 to 99. The best part is that you can hit refresh, and you get a whole new worksheet. Create an unlimited supply!

Magic Trick Of The Week - The Magic RopeHolding a piece of rope, the magician places the ends of the rope into his hands and closes his fingers around the ends. The magician shakes the rope slightly, says a magic word, blows on his hands and drops one end of the rope. Magic! The end has a knot!

Aunty's Birthday Money Math ChallengeThis is a fun story with a math challenge for your child. It is presented in a delightful story you and your child can read together. It is designed to get your child to think about how to solve problems. There is a complete Parent Guide to help you too!
Science
Free Model Kit For The Week - Zero Aerodynamics!The Apollo Lunar Module. Absolutely no aerodynamic qualities whatsoever! Didn't need them, flew in space. No air. This is a more advanced model.

Wonders of the World DatabankUse this site to search the Wonders of the World Databank. If you have a local wonder, submit it and have it added to the databank! Play this interactive online game and have fun (be careful you don't learn something at the same time!)

Find out what's cool about being an engineer.Meet 10 people who do and find out why they enjoy BUILDING BIG Print out this fun challenge and start building with stuff around the house!

The Pressure! Can your dam hold?How great is the water pressure? Can your dam hold? Print out this fun challenge and start building with stuff around the house!

Your own ocean wave!Do you remember those ocean wave simulators in a bottle. When you shift the bottle, the a blue wave inside the bottle rolls to one side, then the other. Now you can make your own!

Roller Coaster Day - Why not design your own roller coaster!Now you can create your own roller coaster. Add loops, curves and more. Then you can see how it rates based on physics, and the Fear-O-Meter! Then click Back To Main to read about the history and science of roller coasters!

Social Studies
Community Building Scavenger HuntThis scavenger hunt was designed to help build awareness of community and citizenship. It can be a one-time competition, or an ongoing game you play with your child as you go about daily chores.

Ben's Guide to the U.S. Government Let Ben Franklin introduce your child to the U.S. Government. There are different levels depending on your child's age. Plus you can learn a lot about Ben too!

Explore The StatesCheck out this greate multimedia presentation on the different states presented by the Library Of Congress! Music, stories and more!

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