Saturday, December 1, 2007
Christmas Potpourri: Holiday Etexts
Some of the links to Black Mask are not working because Black Mask has been resurrected as Munseys.
Friday, November 30, 2007
Cavalcade of America - Audio Learning
Cavalcade of America was a weekly radio program featuring dramatized American history during the 1950's. Internet Archives has these shows in public domain for download. I also noticed that McGuffey readers were listed in the audio archive.
Click here.
Click here.
Thursday, November 29, 2007
Ray's Arithmetic/Google Books
Primary Lessons for Young Learners(book one)
Ray's arithmetic: intellectual arithmetic(book two)
Ray's Practical Arithmetic(book three)
Key to Ray's new arithmetics: intellectual and practical
Ray's new test examples in arithmetic
Ray's New higher arithmetic
Key to Ray's New higher arithmetic
Ray's Algebra Part First
Ray's Algebra, Part Second
Ray's Treatise on Geometry and Trigonometry
Ray's arithmetic: intellectual arithmetic(book two)
Ray's Practical Arithmetic(book three)
Key to Ray's new arithmetics: intellectual and practical
Ray's new test examples in arithmetic
Ray's New higher arithmetic
Key to Ray's New higher arithmetic
Ray's Algebra Part First
Ray's Algebra, Part Second
Ray's Treatise on Geometry and Trigonometry
Mott Media has reprinted this series.
Here is a review and explanation of comparable grade levels for these books.
There were more Ray's Arithmetic books, but I believe they were alternate editions of the books listed above. I'm not familiar with this curriculum, so if you see something missing, check Google Books. I did the best I could before I became dizzy with all the listings for Ray's!
Wednesday, November 28, 2007
A History of the United States and Its People/Google Books
This is the third book in Eggleston's American History series. Click here. Ages 12 and up. A little more about this book at Lost Classics Books. They have republished this book series.
The other book in the series is Stories of Great Americans for Little People.
The other book in the series is Stories of Great Americans for Little People.
Thorndike Mathematics/Google Books
A very nice elementary school math book with mostly word problems and drills. Wonderful everyday examples. Click here.
Tuesday, November 27, 2007
Sunday, November 25, 2007
Audio Books/Internet Archive
There are 1,794 audiobooks listed here for download. Unfortunately they are not categorized, so you'll need to use the search engine to find specific books, or browse through all of them.
These are MP3 downoads which can be burned onto a regular CD with Microsoft's Windows Media 11(free). I've downloaded a few to CD, and they played fine on my regular CD player in the car.
I'm working on a collection of vintage old time radio historical MP3's for children. They are wonderful to listen to while in the car.
These are MP3 downoads which can be burned onto a regular CD with Microsoft's Windows Media 11(free). I've downloaded a few to CD, and they played fine on my regular CD player in the car.
I'm working on a collection of vintage old time radio historical MP3's for children. They are wonderful to listen to while in the car.
Friday, November 23, 2007
The Silver-Burdett Arithmetics Series/Google Books
I've linked to the table of contents for each of these books.
Book 1
Book 2
Book 3
Complete Book - looks like a review(remedial?) with consumer math.
First Arithmetic(Mathematics) Book/Google Book Search
First arithmetic book covers counting, addition, subtraction, simple multiplication, measurements, simple factions and more. Click here. I've linked to the table of contents. There are some nice illustrations as well, and simple word problems.
Tuesday, November 20, 2007
Historical Plays of Colonial Days, for Fifth Year Pupils/Google Book Search
I've link to the table of contents in HTML mode so that the hyperlinks are on the table of contents. Click here. There are a few Pilgrim and Indian stories which would be nice for Thanksgiving.
Monday, November 19, 2007
Early Elementary Science and Nature Studies/Google Book Search
This is a science text with comprehension questions for early elementary. There are even some poems. I really like this text for young children - easy to understand and thorough. Here is a sample for the first page:
LAND AND WATER. When we go out of the house, upon what do we walk ? Do we always walk upon the ground ? How does the ground feel under our feet? Why do we not sink into it? Do we ever come to something on the ground which is not hard or solid, and upon which we cannot walk? What makes these puddles of water on the ground? We often call the ground land. Wherever we go we shall be either upon the land or upon the water. We can walk upon the land because it is solid. If we should try to walk upon the water, we would sink down into it. Then, if we could not swim, we might be drowned. Copy the following sentences, and fill the blank spaces ....
Click here.
LAND AND WATER. When we go out of the house, upon what do we walk ? Do we always walk upon the ground ? How does the ground feel under our feet? Why do we not sink into it? Do we ever come to something on the ground which is not hard or solid, and upon which we cannot walk? What makes these puddles of water on the ground? We often call the ground land. Wherever we go we shall be either upon the land or upon the water. We can walk upon the land because it is solid. If we should try to walk upon the water, we would sink down into it. Then, if we could not swim, we might be drowned. Copy the following sentences, and fill the blank spaces ....
Click here.
Our American Neighbors, Studies of North and South America/Google Book Search
This elementary level social studies text explores Canada, Mexico, Central America, and South America. Click here.
Our American Neighbors: Canada
American History for Elementary/Google Book Search
Hero Stories of American History. According to the appendix, this book is to be read first or along with a formal history text. Here's a nice one by Channing: A Short History of the United States.
A few recommended in the appendix: The Beginner's American History, McMaster's Primary History of the United States , Tappan's Our Country's Story, Eggleston's First Book in American History and Thorpe's Junior History of the United States.
I liked a First Book in American History so much that I bought a vintage edition online. I'll post my reviews after we've completed this book. This book has been reprinted by Lost Classics Books.
A few recommended in the appendix: The Beginner's American History, McMaster's Primary History of the United States , Tappan's Our Country's Story, Eggleston's First Book in American History and Thorpe's Junior History of the United States.
I liked a First Book in American History so much that I bought a vintage edition online. I'll post my reviews after we've completed this book. This book has been reprinted by Lost Classics Books.
Saturday, November 17, 2007
Google Books Download Helps and Google Library
Google Books has improved their free online book service. You can now switch to plain text to copy and paste, or highlight all(select all) in order to copy and save text to your computer. I'm fairly certain the plain text option was not available during the summer. You can also switch to HTML(bottom right margin) which means you can save the pages and pictures to your computer, copy pages, and see hyper-links on the table of contents.
Once you switch to HTML mode, just right click on the image of the page in order to save or print. Most of the links I post here are already in HTML mode. The default mode at Google Books is standard mode which does not allow right clicks on the images of the page.
Another new option is the Google Library. This is so helpful! I have added over a hundred books from Google Books to my library for later viewing. Click here to take a peak. I'll being reviewing these books, and adding them here if they are helpful to homeschooling.
Once you switch to HTML mode, just right click on the image of the page in order to save or print. Most of the links I post here are already in HTML mode. The default mode at Google Books is standard mode which does not allow right clicks on the images of the page.
Another new option is the Google Library. This is so helpful! I have added over a hundred books from Google Books to my library for later viewing. Click here to take a peak. I'll being reviewing these books, and adding them here if they are helpful to homeschooling.
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