mardi 28 avril 2009

A small unit on asteroids

I only need to find a museum to visit now.

Asteroids

Books:

Comets, Asteroids and Meteorites (Cynthia Nicolson, ISBN: 1550745786)
The Magic School Bus Out of this World: A Book About Space Rock (Joanna Cole, ISBN: 0590921568)
Asteroids and Meteorites: Catastrophic Collisions with Earth (Timothy Kusky, ISBN: 0816064695)

DVD:

Asteroids; Deadly Impact (dvd, National Geographic)

Unit on chocolate

I have finally sat down long enough to put this one together. I hope you are going to enjoy it as much as we will.

Chocolate

Computer games:

Chocolatier: Decadence by Design (download on www.playfirst.com)
The Great Chocolate Chase (download on www.playfirst.com)
Chocolatier (download on ww.playfirst.com) *
Chocolatier 2 (download on www.playfirst.com)

Books:

From Cocoa Bean to Chocolate (Robin Nelson, ISBN: 0822546655)
Smart About Chocolate, a Sweet History (Sandra Markle, ISBN: 0448434806)
The Story of Chocolate (Usborne, ISBN: 0746080549)
Chocolate: Riches from the Rain Forest (Robert Burleigh ISBN: 0810957345)
Chocolate by Hershey (Betty Burford ISBN: 0876148305)
Hershey's Kisses Substraction Book (Jerry Pallotta ISBN: 0439337798)
Hershey's Kisses Addition Book (Jerry Pallotta ISBN: 0439241731)
Hershey's Milk Chocolate Multiplication Book (Jerry Pallotta ISBN: 0439254124)
Hershey's Weights and Measures (Jerry Pallotta ISBN: 0439388767)
Hershey's Fraction Book (Jerry Pallotta ISBN: 0439135192)
The Chocolate Lovers: A Children's Story & Cookbook (Van Loon & Gate, ISBN: 1552852334)
Hershey's Classic Recipes (ISBN: 0785337288)*
Company's Coming, Chocolate Everything (ISBN: 1895455669)*
Chocolate Fever (Robert Smith, ISBN: 0142405957)
Chocolate Mousse for Greedy Goose (Julia Donaldson, ISBN: 140502190X)
The Chocolate Train (Amber Jones ISBN: 1425977731)
The Chocolate Train (Joanne Kornfeld ISBN: 097046293x)
Percy's Chocolate Crunch (Random House ISBN: 0375813926)
Curious George Goes to a Chocolate Factory (A.H. Ray ISBN: 0395912148)
Chocolate Island (Karen Dolby ISBN: 0746088191)
Triple Chocolate Brownie Genius (Deborah Sherman ISBN: 1554455351)
Chocolate Cat (Su Stainton ISBN: 0060572450)
Chocolate Touch (Patrick S. Catling ISBN: 0688161332)
The Chocolate-Covered-Cookie Tantrum (Deborah Blumenthal ISBN: 0395700280)

DVD:

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Toys:

Smart Snacks: Hide 'n Peek Chocolates (Learning Resources)
Chocolate Fix (Think Fun)
Chocolate Puzzle (Great American Puzzle Factory)
Chocolate-Opoly (Late for the Sky)

Make your own Chocolate Kit (Verve, Inc)

mercredi 1 avril 2009

New additions to our homeschool room

with birthday gifts.

Zachary's birthday was on Monday and besides lots of Lego Pirates, we offered him some really nice gifts that would make him learn things.

This dvd boxset is amazing. I was sure I would not like it but I am glued to the television as much as the kids are. Did you know that some people use insects to make jewels? Beautiful jewels too. I cannot recommand this boxset enough and you can be sure that I will be buying the second one as soon as I find it.

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He also got two games, one of logic and one of fun, but that makes the kids count and think of strategy to win:

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Finally, he got a really nice M&D puzzle, 100 pieces. A floor puzzle, which is always nice. The kids love them.

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William's birthday is coming up, wonder which game I will find for him. Like Zachary, I will find games that go with his birthday theme. I know, I am particular, lol.