Here is a mini-lesson plan to go with the free music file: Pause & Play ‘Summer’, featuring three pieces of ‘Early Music’. First is a song with instrumental accompaniment (Sumer is icumen in), second is a solo piece for viol (Estampie) and last is a madrigal (for several voices). ‘Pause & Play’ Music Appreciation mini-lessons are made for elementary-age students and their teachers or parents. Download the free basic file here:https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12556504

Here is a mini-lesson plan to go with the free music file: Pause & Play ‘Together’, featuring a solo singer (with drum and rattle), a Cree Round Dance, and a group of Mohawk Women (The Sweetgrass Singers). ‘Pause & Play’ Music Appreciation mini-lessons are made for elementary-age students and their teachers or parents. Download the free basic file here:https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12556504

Here is a mini-lesson plan to go with the free music file: Pause & Play ‘Moon’, featuring performance by a Chinese erhu and orchestra, and a Chinese song entitled ‘The Moon Represents My Heart’ sung by Teresa Teng. ‘Pause & Play’ Music Appreciation mini-lessons are made for elementary-age students and their teachers or parents. Download the free basic file here:https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12556504

Here is a mini-lesson plan to go with the free music file: Pause & Play ‘Wood’, featuring an Acadian mouth-reeling song, an Acadian folk melody with wooden flute, and a fiddle tune with stomping feet (and other instruments). ‘Pause & Play’ Music Appreciation mini-lessons are made for elementary-age students and their teachers or parents. Download the free basic file here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12556504

Here is a mini-lesson plan to go with the free music file: Pause & Play ‘Journey’, featuring an Indian children’s song about a Train, a modern piece of music for sitar (and other instruments) performed by Anoushka Shankar, and a short selection for tabla and voice. ‘Pause & Play’ Music Appreciation mini-lessons are made for elementary-age students and their teachers or parents. Download the free basic file here:https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12556504

Here is a mini-lesson plan to go with the free music file: Pause & Play ‘Running’, featuring a concerto movement by Brescianello and a piano sonata by Scarlatti. ‘Pause & Play’ Music Appreciation mini-lessons are made for elementary-age students and their teachers or parents. Download the free basic file here:https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12556504

Here is a mini-lesson plan to go with the free music file: Pause & Play ‘Dinner’, featuring two jazz tracks by Paul Desmond: Take Five and Unknown. ‘Pause & Play’ Music Appreciation mini-lessons are made for elementary-age students and their teachers or parents. Download the free basic file here:https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12556504

Many parents wonder how to include music in their day, especially when children are very young – too young to get much out of playing an instrument or group music-making such as singing in a choir. With young families in mind (though teachers could also easily use these resources in a classroom or daycare setting!), we have put together a collection of short music compilations, found for free on Youtube (link included in file). Each one is themed according to style, country, genre, and/or mood, with a simple title such as ‘Moon’. Just pick a title that strikes your imagination (such as ‘Cake’ or ‘Together’) and listen! Each file is no more than 12 minutes long. The selections include a wide variety of performances. You may listen to them in any order, and at any time during the day. Just take a moment to ‘pause and play!’ Please see the file for further suggestions for how to make the most of this ‘music appreciation’ resource. NOTE: New selections will be added regularly!

Explore different styles and forms while reading poems and literary excerpts on a variety of topics; practise your writing with assignments that encourage creative and thoughtful effort! In each Fantastic Fragments Collection there are 20 printable reading and writing assignments. Complement your main curriculum with short age-appropriate texts, each matched with a unique writing assignment. This Collection is especially suited to sensitive students aged 11, or in Grade 6. It may also be used for older students, as teachers see fit. There is no limit to the number of selections you can use. You may work through them in order or choose a topic or assignment to suit the moment. Full instructions are included. For each piece of writing, there are: · A brief introduction to the author and the excerpt · A short ‘As You Read’ guide · Two questions to be answered in writing or in discussion · One writing assignment, specific to the excerpt We used these selections for our daughter as a significant part of her curriculum, and they were an excellent way to prepare her for advanced classical learning-style assignments. Most importantly, they focus on a genuine love of reading and writing, inviting students to notice and appreciate literary form and style without immediately labeling or categorizing elements of good writing. The selections in Level Two are slightly more challenging than those in ‘Sundry Snippets’ Level One.

Explore different styles and forms while reading poems and literary excerpts on a variety of topics; practise your writing with assignments that encourage creative and thoughtful effort! In each Fantastic Fragments Collection there are 20 printable reading and writing assignments. Complement your main curriculum with short age-appropriate texts, each matched with a unique writing assignment. This Collection is especially suited to sensitive students aged 11, or in Grade 6. It may also be used for older students, as teachers see fit. There is no limit to the number of selections you can use. You may work through them in order or choose a topic or assignment to suit the moment. Full instructions are included. For each piece of writing, there are: · A brief introduction to the author and the excerpt · A short ‘As You Read’ guide · Two questions to be answered in writing or in discussion · One writing assignment, specific to the excerpt We used these selections for our daughter as a significant part of her curriculum, and they were an excellent way to prepare her for advanced classical learning-style assignments. Most importantly, they focus on a genuine love of reading and writing, inviting students to notice and appreciate literary form and style without immediately labeling or categorizing elements of good writing.

Here is a nice way to re-use brightly-coloured thin cardboard from common household packaging! Included are: Detailed instructions with visuals Tips Four small and four large ‘autumn leaves’ templates Four small and four large ‘hearts’ templates Four small and four large ‘snowflakes’ templates samples of completed mosaics Make your empty Kleenex boxes into a pretty craft! Larger cardboard mosaics can be completed by younger children, and smaller ones by older children, teens or adults. Use your completed mosaic to decorate the cover of a notebook, make a card, as a wall hanging, or give it as a gift! Cardboard Mosaics and other similar crafts (such as cut and paste puzzles) are excellent tools for developing fine motor skills. This in turn can improve a student’s ability to play a musical instrument, write neatly, give attention to detail, show patience, and concentrate for longer periods of time. Go slowly and be generous with your praise – fine work takes practise and perseverance!

Here is the complete, original novella. Download for free to accompany ‘Reading Comprehension: The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson’ from Canadian Winter Homeschool Materials.

Here is the complete, original novel. Download for free to accompany ‘Reading Comprehension: Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson’ from Canadian Winter Homeschool Materials.

Here is the complete, original novel. Download for free to accompany ‘Reading Comprehension: Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen’ from Canadian Winter Homeschool Materials.

This test is based on the information on pages 23-29 of ‘Western Civilization, A Brief History’ by Jackson Spielvogel, 4th Edition, used in Advanced Placement High School History classes. You may use some or all of the contents, according to your own study schedule. Contents 51 Multiple Choice Questions 5 Bonus Multiple Choice Questions 1 Long Answer Question Answer Key

This test is based on the information on pages 12-21 of ‘Western Civilization, A Brief History’ by Jackson Spielvogel, 4th Edition, used in Advanced Placement High School History classes. You may use some or all of the contents, according to your own study schedule. Contents 52 Multiple Choice Questions 9 Bonus Multiple Choice Questions 1 Long Answer Question Answer Key

'A life lived in fear is a life half-lived.’ Each ‘At The Movies’ selection is a movie that is both enjoyable to watch, and a good starting-place to explore important topics. High school students can expand on their analytical and writing skills by answering questions, writing plot summaries and character descriptions, and pondering upon important, far-reaching themes in discussion or essay-writing assignments. About the movie: Strictly Ballroom Scott is a ballroom dance champion, but to the horror of his teachers, parents and friends, he has recently taken to dancing his own steps – steps not approved by the dance federation. Fran is only a beginner, but her passion for dance, rooted in her Spanish family’s tradition of flamenco music and rhythm, runs deeper than many around her would imagine. When chance and their own drive to ‘dance from the heart’ bring them together, everything Scott and Fran have taken for granted is turned upside down. Should they disobey the rules of the establishment, or is there too much at stake? Their decision will affect those around them in ways they could not have imagined. Rating: PG (kidsinmind.com) / Date of release: 1993 / Language: English / Subtitles: no / Country: Australia / Purchase: Amazon, Etc. Note: The movie must be procured separately.

‘Uncle Mordecai, does not your own heart long to see our people restored to glory?’ Each ‘At The Movies’ selection is a movie that is both enjoyable to watch, and a good starting-place to explore important topics. High school students can expand on their analytical and writing skills by answering questions, writing plot summaries and character descriptions, and pondering upon important, far-reaching themes in discussion or essay-writing assignments. About the movie: One Night with the King Hadassah is a young woman who lives with her benevolent uncle in ancient Susa, capital of the Persian Empire. They are Jews, and they are aware that they are not in favour with the reigning powers. When the Queen disobeys her husband and is dethroned, King Xerxes must choose a new wife. According to tradition of the time, women are gathered together by his guards and imprisoned in the palace for a year’s preparatory beauty treatments. When the time is up, the King will choose a new Queen from among them, after they spend a single night together. Hadassah is one of those captured, but rather than dreading the trial, she continues to better herself with reading and maintaining a cheerful and sensible attitude. Circumstances evolve so that she finds herself in the King’s presence long before her ‘one night’, and they begin to forge a deep understanding. He chooses her as Queen, not knowing that she is a Jew, for she has taken the Babylonian name ‘Esther’ at her uncle’s urging. As the plot develops, an ancient feud inspires an evil Agagite to plot for the death of all Jews. Only by revealing her true identity can Hadassah hope to undo the deadly chain of events he has set in motion. She chooses courage and honesty, and along with her Uncle Mordecai, earns a place in the Persian Kingdom for both herself and her people. Rating: PG (imbd.com) / Date of release: 2007 / Language: English / Subtitles: no / Country: U.S.A. / Purchase: watch free on Youtube (link included)

‘These are not God-loving people, these are God-fearing people.’ Each ‘At The Movies’ selection is a movie that is both enjoyable to watch, and a good starting-place to explore important topics. High school students can expand on their analytical and writing skills by answering questions, writing plot summaries and character descriptions, and pondering upon important, far-reaching themes in discussion or essay-writing assignments. About the movie: OMG Kanji is a family man who owns a shop selling religious idols. Despite his trade he is not a spiritual man, and contrary to everyone around him, he considers religion to be a sham. One day he disrupts a religious celebration and only a few hours later, his shop collapses in an earthquake. Is it a coincidence? The insurance company refuses to pay damages for an ‘Act of God’, which is how the earthquake is classified on the contract Kanji signed. Facing the loss of everything he has, Kanji decides to sue the institutions representing God: temples and churches. A remarkable battle of wills, logic and faith follows, with religion’s elite on one side, and Kanji on the other. He is helped by a dishonoured Muslim lawyer and a mysterious house guest who calls himself Krishna (a Hindu deity). Some people think he is crazy, others are impressed, and many decide that their religious institutions owe them something too. Kanji faces everything bravely and ultimately makes a discovery that can only be called a gift. Rating: No rating / Date of release: 2012 / Language: Hindi/English / Subtitles: Yes / Country: India / Purchase: rent or buy from Youtube. Note: The movie must be procured separately.

‘Dignity. Always dignity.’ Each ‘At The Movies’ selection is a movie that is both enjoyable to watch, and a good starting-place to explore important topics. High school students can expand on their analytical and writing skills by answering questions, writing plot summaries and character descriptions, and pondering upon important, far-reaching themes in discussion or essay-writing assignments. About the movie: Singin’ In The Rain Don Lockwood is a successful movie star, and Kathy Selden is just starting out. They meet when he flees a crowd and ends up hitching a ride with her. Sparks fly, and it seems that their first impressions will never be overcome. As both of them navigate the ups and downs of show business, they continue to bump into each other. Don’s best friend Cosmo Brown, a composer, and Lina Lamont, the star everyone thinks Don is in love with but whom he can’t stand, are also never far from trouble. Movies are just about to change from silent pictures to ‘talkies’ and not everyone’s career will stand the shift. Will Don and Kathy stay true to each other amidst the chaos, or will the demands of show business overwhelm their personal values and friendships? Rating: G (imdb.com) / Date of release: 1952 / Language: English / Subtitles: no / Country: U. S. A. / Purchase: Youtube, Amazon, Etc. Note: The movie must be procured separately.