Khan Academy
Creation Ministries
NeoK-12
PBS Nature
Discovery Channel
How Stuff Works
ARKive
BBC Nature
National Geographic
Animal Planet
Nova
History Detectives
Have Fun With History
Eye Witness to History
Biography
Digital History (American)
Voices of WWII (audio only)
History Channel
PBS History
BrainPOP
Answers In Genesis
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Study of Biblical Holidays
In an effort to better understand the Old Testament I'd like to put together videos and information relating to Israel's Holy Days. I am not an expert and am learning as I go. I'd like my children to learn how God instituted the Holy days as a foreshadowing of Jesus and His plan for the church.
Fall Holidays:
How to Celebrate Rosh Hashanah - Jewish New Year-Feast of Trumpets
Road to Sukkot (Feast of Booths/Tabernacles)
Spring Holidays:
Shavuot Feast of 50 (Feast of Weeks or Pentecost)
The Arch of Titus (Arco di Tito) is the oldest triumphal arches in Rome Italy. Dating back to around 81 AD, this victory arch was built by Emperor Dominitian to commemorate the suppression of a Jewish revolt in Palestine. The artwork under the archway depicts the victorious Roman legionnaires enjoying the spoils of their victory. Some 50,000 Jews were brought back to Rome as slaves and were used to helped build this arch.
History - Creation to the Greeks-My Father's World curriculum
We are trying to cover history at a slower pace than Abeka. I ordered the My Father's World curriculum to use in an effort to pull out more detail since my girls see history as just a list of names and dates to be memorized and forgotten. I wanted to put together a page of video links to show the "real life" of history.It is slow go for me so I hope my children will be patient and enjoy the journey of learning together.
(At the time I made this page my children were 12 and 9. I still come back to it often as a refresher and decided to leave it up. Maybe it can be of use to others, too.)
(link to scripture stories in chronological order)(Old & New Testament, also has 2 pages on Mormons)
Story of the World I Video Links - this blog has video links that may be helpful to you
STOW and Netflix Movies List
MFW CtG YouTube playlist
Ancient World History Reading List
Interactive Online Timeline
Online books I found - The All In One Homeschool is a free online curriculum that has lots of resources. On their site are suggested additional readings free online. Ambleside Online also has some. All In One Homeschool Ancient thru Middle Ages can be found here and Ambleside is here. The following books are free to download or read online:
Cat of Bubastes , on audio
Story of Mankind , on audio (some use this as the main history reading. The first few chapters are about evolution.)
The Story of the Greeks
Tales of Troy
What is the Bible?
What is a Testament?
Week 1:
Genesis Song
Creation logic
Creation
Who Do You Trust Song
Dinosaurs
Kent Hovind - Creation vs. Evolution (long but great for me to learn from)
Laminin - Cross shaped protein that holds all things together
Week 2:
Fall of Man
Cain and Abel
Noah
Week 3:
Tower of Babel
Pangea & Plate Tectonics (ignore reference to 'billions of years ago')
Ice Age
Ancient Mesopotamia (Sargon)
Abraham's Journey
Harran
Abraham and Lot
God's promises to Abraham
Ancient Mesopotamia (Sumer & Babylon)
Week 7:
God destroys Sodom and Gamorrah
Week 8:
Abraham offers up Isaac
Look What God Can Do Song
Abraham finds a wife for Isaac
Esau sells his birthright
Jacob tricks Isaac to get the blessing then flees to Harran
Walking The Bible Part I, Part II, Part III
Week 9:
Jacob marries two sisters
Jacob leaves Laban
Jacob reunites with Esau
Joseph sold into slavery
Week 10:
Joseph in prison
Joseph interprets Pharoah's dream
Joseph's brothers come to Egypt
Joseph reveal's himself to his brothers
Ancient Egypt
Mummification Song
Week 11:
Exodus Recap
Exodus Song
Moses in the bulrushes
Week 12 & 13:
Moses at the burning bush
Plagues in Egypt & Exodus
Week 14:
Manna in the Wilderness
Mt. Sinai (actual film begins at 2:23)
10 Commandments Song
Week 15:
The Tabernacle Court
The Tabernacle Furniture & Symbolism
Instructions to build the Tabernacle
Symbolisms in the Tabernacle
Information of High Priest Garments (not a video)
What Is Holy?
Leviticus Song
Week 16:
12 spies sent into the Promised Lands
Korah, Dathan & Abriram's error (Numbers 16)
Numbers 20 (Water from the rock at Kadesh)(NIV)
Moses and the Firey Serpents
Moses final instructions
Deuteronomy Song
Migration to the Americas
Mammoth vs. Mastodon
Native Americans of Alaska
Mound Builders
Timeline of Israel from Abraham to Joshua
Pentateuch Song
Historical Books Song
Week 17:
Joshua Song
Joshua crosses the Jordan
Battle of Jericho
Joshua Fought The Battle of Jericho Song
Joshua and the battle at Ai (Joshua 7) - audio
Joshua at Ai (Joshua 8) - audio
The Sun Stands Still (Joshua 10) - audio
Joshua's farewell address (Joshua 23) - audio
Joshua's death (Joshua 24) - audio
Ramses II , Continuation
Akhenaton & Nefertiti
Nefertiti Song
1922 Footage of Carter at tomb of King Tut
Inside King Tut's Tomb
News report on King Tut
King Tut's Treasure
Mummy of Akhenaton found - father of King Tut
King Tut's name change
Death of King Tut (really gross battle wound scene)
King Tut Song
Week 18:
Judges Song
Judges Song-really goofy in places but gives overview of all Judges
Gideon Is Called
Gideon Song
Gideon's 300
Shophar Blasts
Fancy Shophar Soundings
Samson
The Canaanites & Why They Were Destroyed (Mature Content re:sacrifices)
The Hittites
The Philistines Song
Week 19:
Ruth (short story)
Another skit of Ruth (gives lineage to David)
Ruth - A Faithful Woman
Redemption Song
The Call of Samuel
Minoans
Ancient Minoan Song
Knossos Palace Reconstruction in 3D
Knossos Palace Slide Show
Theseus and the Minotaur - Greek myth
Mycenaeans & Troy, Mycenaeans & Dorian Invasion
Week 20:
I Samuel Overview
History of Ancient Greece
Greek City States
The Story of Greece in Song
Week 21:
King Saul
Scythians
Week 22:
Saul and David
Week 23:
King David
II Samuel Song
Phoenicians
Proto Sinaitic Script (precursor to Phoenician Alphabet)
Week 24:
The Wisdom of Solomon
Solomon's temple
Solomon's temple-aerial view of 2nd temple rebuilt by King Herod
Archeologists Uncover wall from Solomon's temple
Week 25:
I Kings Overview
Elijah
Week 26 & 27:
II Kings Song
Elisha
Hair from India, more on Indian hair
Week 28:
Jonah
Isaiah's Gospel
Assyrian Empire
Assyrian Siege of Lachish, Judah
Week 29:
King Hezekiah and Sennacherib skit
Hezekiah's Tunnel (nice maps)
Archeology from the Pool of Siloam
Who was Sennacherib? (graphic images at beginning)
Josiah (First 3:18 shows sacrifice to molech-my little ones won't be watching it! :)
Jeremiah Part I,Part II
Fall of Assyria & The Chaldean (Babylonian) Empire (graphic fight scenes)
Chaldeans of Babylon
I Chronicles Recap
II Chronicles Song (Lists Kings of Judah)
Week 30:
Fall of Judah
God Gave Them Knowledge
Fiery Furnace
Louis Armstrong singing "Shardrach, Meshach and Abednego"
Athens vs. Sparta
Archimedes Screw
Week 31:
Nebuchadnezzar-A Lesson in Humility
Handwriting on the Wall (part1), (part 2)
Belshazzar sung by Johnny Cash
Daniel in the Lion's Den
Persians
Ancient Empires Recap
Week 32:
Esther
Persia/Greece War (oral narration)
Another recap of the Persia/Greece Wars (written narration)
Week 33:
Ezra
Nehemiah
The Acropolis
The Greeks - Golden Age Video Page
Rebuilding Jerusalem's Wall-Video of class taught by a Jew (we listened to a little of it to hear the Hebrew language and see the writing)
Animated Story of Nehemiah
Nehemiah - Bentley Bros Song
Nehemiah's Prayer in Song
Summary of the Books of Ezra & Nehemiah
Week 34:
Alexander the Great
Alexander the Great Part I, Part II
Alexander the Great-Horrible Histories Comedy Clip
(At the time I made this page my children were 12 and 9. I still come back to it often as a refresher and decided to leave it up. Maybe it can be of use to others, too.)
(link to scripture stories in chronological order)(Old & New Testament, also has 2 pages on Mormons)
Story of the World I Video Links - this blog has video links that may be helpful to you
STOW and Netflix Movies List
MFW CtG YouTube playlist
Ancient World History Reading List
Interactive Online Timeline
Online books I found - The All In One Homeschool is a free online curriculum that has lots of resources. On their site are suggested additional readings free online. Ambleside Online also has some. All In One Homeschool Ancient thru Middle Ages can be found here and Ambleside is here. The following books are free to download or read online:
Cat of Bubastes , on audio
Story of Mankind , on audio (some use this as the main history reading. The first few chapters are about evolution.)
The Story of the Greeks
Tales of Troy
What is the Bible?
What is a Testament?
Week 1:
Genesis Song
Creation logic
Creation
Who Do You Trust Song
Dinosaurs
Kent Hovind - Creation vs. Evolution (long but great for me to learn from)
Laminin - Cross shaped protein that holds all things together
Week 2:
Fall of Man
Cain and Abel
Noah
Week 3:
Tower of Babel
Pangea & Plate Tectonics (ignore reference to 'billions of years ago')
Ice Age
Ancient Mesopotamia (Sargon)
Week 6:
Abraham's Journey
Harran
Abraham and Lot
God's promises to Abraham
Ancient Mesopotamia (Sumer & Babylon)
Week 7:
God destroys Sodom and Gamorrah
Week 8:
Abraham offers up Isaac
Look What God Can Do Song
Abraham finds a wife for Isaac
Esau sells his birthright
Jacob tricks Isaac to get the blessing then flees to Harran
Walking The Bible Part I, Part II, Part III
Week 9:
Jacob marries two sisters
Jacob leaves Laban
Jacob reunites with Esau
Joseph sold into slavery
Week 10:
Joseph in prison
Joseph interprets Pharoah's dream
Joseph's brothers come to Egypt
Joseph reveal's himself to his brothers
Ancient Egypt
Mummification Song
Week 11:
Exodus Recap
Exodus Song
Moses in the bulrushes
Week 12 & 13:
Moses at the burning bush
Plagues in Egypt & Exodus
Week 14:
Manna in the Wilderness
Mt. Sinai (actual film begins at 2:23)
10 Commandments Song
Week 15:
The Tabernacle Court
The Tabernacle Furniture & Symbolism
Instructions to build the Tabernacle
Symbolisms in the Tabernacle
Information of High Priest Garments (not a video)
What Is Holy?
Leviticus Song
Week 16:
12 spies sent into the Promised Lands
Korah, Dathan & Abriram's error (Numbers 16)
Numbers 20 (Water from the rock at Kadesh)(NIV)
Moses and the Firey Serpents
Moses final instructions
Deuteronomy Song
Migration to the Americas
Mammoth vs. Mastodon
Native Americans of Alaska
Mound Builders
Timeline of Israel from Abraham to Joshua
Pentateuch Song
Historical Books Song
Week 17:
Joshua Song
Joshua crosses the Jordan
Battle of Jericho
Joshua Fought The Battle of Jericho Song
Joshua and the battle at Ai (Joshua 7) - audio
Joshua at Ai (Joshua 8) - audio
The Sun Stands Still (Joshua 10) - audio
Joshua's farewell address (Joshua 23) - audio
Joshua's death (Joshua 24) - audio
Ramses II , Continuation
Akhenaton & Nefertiti
Nefertiti Song
1922 Footage of Carter at tomb of King Tut
Inside King Tut's Tomb
News report on King Tut
King Tut's Treasure
Mummy of Akhenaton found - father of King Tut
King Tut's name change
Death of King Tut (really gross battle wound scene)
King Tut Song
Week 18:
Judges Song
Judges Song-really goofy in places but gives overview of all Judges
Gideon Is Called
Gideon Song
Gideon's 300
Shophar Blasts
Fancy Shophar Soundings
Samson
The Canaanites & Why They Were Destroyed (Mature Content re:sacrifices)
The Hittites
The Philistines Song
Week 19:
Ruth (short story)
Another skit of Ruth (gives lineage to David)
Ruth - A Faithful Woman
Redemption Song
The Call of Samuel
Minoans
Ancient Minoan Song
Knossos Palace Reconstruction in 3D
Knossos Palace Slide Show
Theseus and the Minotaur - Greek myth
Mycenaeans & Troy, Mycenaeans & Dorian Invasion
Extra Info-long with lots of detail:
Aegean Civilization Part I ,Part II ,Part III , Part IV- Search for the lost cities of Atlantis, Troy, & Mycenae
Aegean Civilization Part I ,Part II ,Part III , Part IV- Search for the lost cities of Atlantis, Troy, & Mycenae
Week 20:
I Samuel Overview
History of Ancient Greece
Greek City States
The Story of Greece in Song
King Saul
Scythians
Week 22:
Saul and David
Week 23:
King David
II Samuel Song
Phoenicians
Proto Sinaitic Script (precursor to Phoenician Alphabet)
Week 24:
The Wisdom of Solomon
Solomon's temple
Solomon's temple-aerial view of 2nd temple rebuilt by King Herod
Archeologists Uncover wall from Solomon's temple
Week 25:
I Kings Overview
Elijah
Week 26 & 27:
II Kings Song
Elisha
Hair from India, more on Indian hair
Week 28:
Jonah
Isaiah's Gospel
Assyrian Empire
Assyrian Siege of Lachish, Judah
Week 29:
King Hezekiah and Sennacherib skit
Hezekiah's Tunnel (nice maps)
Archeology from the Pool of Siloam
Who was Sennacherib? (graphic images at beginning)
Josiah (First 3:18 shows sacrifice to molech-my little ones won't be watching it! :)
Jeremiah Part I,Part II
Fall of Assyria & The Chaldean (Babylonian) Empire (graphic fight scenes)
Chaldeans of Babylon
I Chronicles Recap
II Chronicles Song (Lists Kings of Judah)
Week 30:
Fall of Judah
God Gave Them Knowledge
Fiery Furnace
Louis Armstrong singing "Shardrach, Meshach and Abednego"
Athens vs. Sparta
Archimedes Screw
Week 31:
Nebuchadnezzar-A Lesson in Humility
Handwriting on the Wall (part1), (part 2)
Belshazzar sung by Johnny Cash
Daniel in the Lion's Den
Persians
Ancient Empires Recap
Week 32:
Esther
Persia/Greece War (oral narration)
Another recap of the Persia/Greece Wars (written narration)
Week 33:
Ezra
Nehemiah
The Acropolis
The Greeks - Golden Age Video Page
Rebuilding Jerusalem's Wall-Video of class taught by a Jew (we listened to a little of it to hear the Hebrew language and see the writing)
Animated Story of Nehemiah
Nehemiah - Bentley Bros Song
Nehemiah's Prayer in Song
Summary of the Books of Ezra & Nehemiah
Week 34:
Alexander the Great
Alexander the Great Part I, Part II
Alexander the Great-Horrible Histories Comedy Clip
Monday, January 16, 2012
4th grade Abeka Science - ch 9 Astronomy
Our Solar System
Stars
Constellations
The Mazzaroth
The Sun
The Planets explained
Earth, Sun & Moon Animation
Earth (mentions "made from leftovers" & global warming)
Why we have seasons
Our Moon (it is not luminous, able to make it's own light. It reflects the light of the sun)
Moon facts
President Kennedy sets goal of man on the moon
Apollo 8 - Genesis read from space
Actual footage of moon landing
More moon landing footage-reading of plaque
Apollo 11 crew broadcast from space (6:25 reference to Psalm)
Apollo 11 splash down
Milky Way (mentions old-earth & big bang) (great pics)
Overview of the Universe (mentions big-bang)
How big is big?
Willow Ptarmigan
Pheasant
Fine tuned universe (for older students)
How Great Thou Art Music Video
Thursday, January 12, 2012
America Facts
Not sure yet where to put these or if I'll need them. Wanted to keep them just in case.
Electing the US President in plain english
Wakko's 50 states & capitals
President's Song
Mt. St. Helens & More of Mt. St. Helens
Electing the US President in plain english
Wakko's 50 states & capitals
President's Song
Mt. St. Helens & More of Mt. St. Helens
7th grade ABeka - ch 7 - Mammals
Characteristics of mammals
Giraffe (super cool!)
Carnivores, Herbivores & Omnivores (Herbivores song has slang)
Southern armadillo slideshow & info
Armadillo & baby (ad at beginning)
Bats
Bat colony leaving cave
Flying Fox (largest bat) video
Another flying fox video - shows upclose. (ad at beginning)
Kitti's hog-nosed bat video (smallest mammal) (ad at beginning)
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| Tarsier: The only animals that are capable of turning their heads 180 degrees |
Gibbons
Orangutan moving through the trees
Flying lemur (farthest gliding mammal)
Momma black bear prepares for winter lethargy (ad at beginning)
Grizzly bear in winter den ( hope to show with these clips that bears do not hibernate as we think of "hibernation" -being asleep not able to wake. Because their body temp doesn't drop close to freezing, they are able to awaken & defend themselves.)
Blue Whale (largest mammal) video page
Numbat video & info page (have the most teeth of all land mammals)
Kangaroo facts & pics
Baby gliding squirrel in pouch
Platypus page
Elephant
All about dogs video page
Sweet song about God and dog
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
4th grade Abeka Science- ch 8 Oceanography
Video explaining ocean currents
Video showing how sunlight affects currents
Humboldt current video
Picture showing basics of ocean floor layout
Brown Pelican Info & Videos
Brown Pelican eating
Life cycle of a salmon(documentary)
Life cycle of a salmon (song)
Hawaiian islands forming
Whale Shark(largest fish)
White Shark (most dangerous fish) has ad at beginning.(fish are baited with meat;no actual hunting)
Scuba divers-good look at gear (may be ad at beginning)
Nene bird video page
Blue Whale (largest animal) pic & videos
Video showing use of baleen plates (has ad at beginning)
Octopus video
Octopus going through small plastic pipes
Night swimming with squid
Video of song "Ocean Floor"
Videos for my girls
My girls are in 4th and 7th grade and want to use ABeka science. In an attempt to make it more interesting I am trying to find and post videos that relate to the chapters they choose to study. To make their tests less stressful I ordered the test packets from Christian Liberty Press and will make it a point to post videos relating to what is covered on the tests. I'll also post anything else I find interesting on other material in the chapter. I hope my kids enjoy!
In our study of history we have always used Abeka. This worked well for elementary but as we began 7th grade, covering all of history in one year seemed overwhelming. I ordered My Father's World for history and we've gone really slow aiming to put fun back into the study of history. I want my girls to always be aware of God's hand throughout history. I want them to be excited by it.
Somehow along the way science and history have become the least favorite subjects of my children. I hope this will change. I can not teach them everything about science and history but I hope to give them a love for learning it on thier own. I pray this love for learning about the things of God lasts their whole life through.
In our study of history we have always used Abeka. This worked well for elementary but as we began 7th grade, covering all of history in one year seemed overwhelming. I ordered My Father's World for history and we've gone really slow aiming to put fun back into the study of history. I want my girls to always be aware of God's hand throughout history. I want them to be excited by it.
Somehow along the way science and history have become the least favorite subjects of my children. I hope this will change. I can not teach them everything about science and history but I hope to give them a love for learning it on thier own. I pray this love for learning about the things of God lasts their whole life through.
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