You might want to have a basic English grammar text around for additional review and explanation for this lesson, but the basics are covered and suggested activities provided. Enjoy Get the Parts of Speech Lesson View All of our Free Language Arts Lessons
Archive for August, 2008
U.S. Math & Science Scores Lacking: Homeschoolers Not Exempt
Posted by ginac on August 28th, 2008
The TIMSS (Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study) is conducted every four years and compares 4th and 8th grade math and science scores for dozens of participating nations around the world. Surprisingly (or not), the U.S. scores are not great. Depending on how you look at the scores, they are either lackluster or terrible. [...]
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Comments OffIntegrated Visual Arts Makes Learning Fun!
Posted by ginac on August 26th, 2008
We believe that visual arts are an important part of an education and we add an art component to just about every topic. So, even when we study about carbon, we pull out the oil pastels! We love to experiment with different media, too, and have used chalk pastels, water color pastels, termpura paint, paper [...]
Free Language Arts Lesson: Word Fun
Posted by ginac on August 23rd, 2008
Metaphors, similes, onomatopoeia, oh my! Word fun is a 5 day lesson covering synonyms, antonyms, metaphors, similes and onomatopoeia using favorite toys as inspiration. Check out Word Fun and let us know what we can add or change to make it even better! View All of our Free Language Arts Lessons
New Feature: Free Weekly Language Arts Lessons
Posted by ginac on August 17th, 2008
We are adding a new feature to spottybanana.com. Starting today, we will be offering a free, weekly language arts lesson (roughly 4th – 5th grade level) that we put together for our own use. We are sharing our hard work with everyone and ask only that you link back to us if you republish on [...]
The Olympics, World History and America
Posted by ginac on August 13th, 2008
Looking back, I wonder about the reason American history was taught exclusively in my elementary years. To me, world history provides essential context for understanding and appreciating the significantly more ‘recent’ history of the United States of America. With the Olympics in Beijing in full swing, I am reminded of the amazing diversity of our [...]
Free Homeschool Unit Studies at Homeschool Share
Posted by ginac on August 4th, 2008
Another free Resource! Homeschool Share has a nice collection of unit studies grouped by age appropriateness and type. Each unit study provides a book list and a good deal of detail about how to use the lessons. Some of the lessons can very easily be extended or abbreviated. Also, if you have a unit study [...]
