January 2012 - Layers of Learning

Cityscape Art

As part of our art studies I like to teach the kids about the different kinds of pieces that artists make – still life, portraits, landscapes – you get the idea. One that seems to be often overlooked is the … Continue reading →...

Published Tue, Jan 31 2012 2:11 PM by Layers of Learning

Filed under: Lesson Plans, Explorations, Art Explorations

DNA Extractions

Nathan extracted DNA from peas this past week. The stringy, white, snot-like stuff is the DNA. The DNA looks remarkably like . . . snot. That would be because both DNA and snot are made of similar proteins. It’s a …...

Published Mon, Jan 30 2012 7:04 AM by Layers of Learning

Filed under: Lesson Plans, Science Experiments and Explorations, Biology

A Trip To The Ocean

This week we’re heading out on a family camping trip to the Pacific Ocean. We’ve been doing all sorts of things to get ready. We’ve mapped out a plan of our trip and where we want to go, made lists … Continue reading → Read...

Published Fri, Jan 27 2012 4:30 AM by Layers of Learning

Filed under: Lesson Plans, Vacations and Outings, Expeditions

Thumbprint Autobiography

Pinterest is a new love of mine. Check out this cool art project I just pinned: Source: google.com via Karen on Pinterest It’s a thumprint self-portraint! Brilliant, eh? If you like this project, come check out my homeschooling...

Published Thu, Jan 26 2012 11:37 AM by Layers of Learning

Filed under: Lesson Plans, Explorations, Art Explorations

The Story of Stilts

A stilt walker fixing wires Stilts were invented centuries ago, not for play, but for work and for transportation. In Belgium they were a necessity for the citizens of Namur, a city situated by 2 rivers that frequently flooded. The … Continue reading...

Published Wed, Jan 25 2012 11:06 AM by Layers of Learning

Filed under: Lesson Plans, Explorations, History Explorations, Modern History and Government

Germany

Color a map of Germany. Trace the rivers, label the cities, write in the seas, and don’t forget the Black Forest and the Bavarian Alps. The Saar River of Germany Also remember to find Germany on a world map or … Continue reading →...

Published Tue, Jan 24 2012 7:00 AM by Layers of Learning

Filed under: Lesson Plans, Explorations, Printables, Geography Printables, Country Studies, Printable World and Country Maps, Geography Explorations

The Lion-Makers, a Story From the Panchatantra

The Panchatantra is a collection of ancient stories from India that were written down more than two thousand years ago, though the stories themselves are much older than that. They are the first fables ever told in the world. They’re … Continue...

Published Mon, Jan 23 2012 5:00 AM by Layers of Learning

Filed under: Lesson Plans, Explorations, Writer's Workshop

A Grammar Sequence Checklist

Karen gives her kids mini-grammar/language/literature lessons nearly every day as a routine part of school. She does this just out of the blue and out of her head as she notices problems with her kids writing or feels they’re ready …...

Published Tue, Jan 17 2012 11:00 AM by Layers of Learning

Filed under: Lesson Plans, Printables, Writer's Workshop, Language Arts Printables, Explanations

Nesting Cans

Teaching the concept of your city is in your state…is in your country…is in your continent…is in the world can be such a tough topic for youngsters. My kids still get mixed up on cities, states, and countries sometimes. Mandy...

Published Mon, Jan 16 2012 10:48 AM by Layers of Learning

Filed under: Lesson Plans, Explorations, Geography Explorations, General Geography, Reviews, Featured Sites

Edward III’s Coat of Arms

Edward III was monarch of England during the early years of the Hundred Years War. He changed his coat of arms from the three lions of King Richard I to the lions quartered with the fleurs-de-lis of France. He did … Continue reading → Read...

Published Fri, Jan 13 2012 5:04 AM by Layers of Learning

Filed under: Lesson Plans, Medieval History, Explorations, History Explorations, Printables, Medieval History Printables, History Printables

Seusstastic

Muslim Mosaics or Cool Random Art Project…You Pick

We originally did this art project to go along with a study of the way Muslims traditionally made mosaics. Unlike the Christian mosaics which included people and landscapes, Muslim artwork focused on geometry of shapes and patterns. People...

Published Tue, Jan 10 2012 5:23 AM by Layers of Learning

Filed under: Lesson Plans, Explorations, Art Explorations

Canterbury Tales for Kids

The Canterbury Tales were written by Geoffrey Chaucer in England toward the end of the 1300′s. Less than fifty years earlier the Black Death had swept through Europe, killing perhaps a third of the population, the peasants of England had …...

Published Mon, Jan 09 2012 12:00 PM by Layers of Learning

Filed under: Lesson Plans, Book Projects, Medieval History, Explorations, History Explorations, Printables, Medieval History Printables, History Printables

Dichotomous Key

To help in identifying objects like rocks, plants, animals, sea shells or other stuff, knowledgeable people create dichotomous keys. When using these keys you answer questions about the object always beginning with number one and following the directions...

Published Fri, Jan 06 2012 12:00 PM by Layers of Learning

Filed under: Lesson Plans, Printables, Science Experiments and Explorations, Biology, Biology Printables, Science Printables

Worldview

If you were an ancient Greek you thought the world looked like this: This is a view of the world first drawn by Ptolemy in about 150 AD. Europeans were using this map of the world with few variations until … Continue reading → Read More.....

Published Wed, Jan 04 2012 11:48 PM by Layers of Learning

Filed under: Lesson Plans, Explorations, Geography Explorations

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Cityscape Art

DNA Extractions

A Trip To The Ocean

Thumbprint Autobiography

The Story of Stilts

Germany

The Lion-Makers, a Story From the Panchatantra

A Grammar Sequence Checklist

Nesting Cans

Edward III’s Coat of Arms

Seusstastic

Muslim Mosaics or Cool Random Art Project…You Pick

Canterbury Tales for Kids

Dichotomous Key

Worldview