The Good Scholar's Easy Lessons in Arithmetic (PDF ebook) -  A great vintage primary text with little math lessons for early primary students, with lots of manipulative and application problems and examples. It suggests you use blocks of wood or other small manipulatives to help students think concretely about the problems presented. Progresses from basic counting up to basic multiplication and division. Lots of neat old time illustrations too!

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The History of Rome in Easy Lessons (PDF ebook) – Simple, short lessons on the history of Ancient Rome, adapted for children from 6 to 10 years of
age… but a good primer for any age reader. Great classic text for young students from way, WAY back in 1826!

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A Goldmine of Art & Craft Project Lesson Plans from Dick Blick! (PDFs & streaming video lessons)-  Art supply company Dick Blick has a wonderful free site that contains over two dozen detailed PDF & Video lesson plan guides for all sorts of neat craft and art projects. Each of these has a detailed PDF lesson plan, and many also have video "how to" tutorials as well. Check it out and get crafty this school year!

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TACK'S CARTOONING TIPS for Aspiring Cartoonists (PDF ebook) – In 1923, cartoonist B. Knight, working under the monicker of "Tack", compiled a small collection of cartoon tips and examples for aspiring cartoonists in a small booklet called "Tack’s Cartoon Tips". This is a GREAT little book for your budding cartoonists to practice creating their own drawings, and would make an excellent series of simple cartoon art lessons. I know that several cartooning teachers have used this in the past to teach their students the basics of cartoon construction.

Note: We left out Plate 9, which was how to draw ethnic stereotype characters, not "PC" today, though that was a typical mainstay of cartooning in the early to mid 20th century. You'll still run across one or two innocuous examples of stereotype ethnic cartoon characters in the book as it is, so if that bothers you just take them as a reflection of the times when these were drawn.

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Just a quick "Heads Up" for the many folks who have been awaiting the word on these: We now have the great "Easy Homeschooling" books by Lorraine Curry
available again… both in paperback AND in new downloadable PDF volumes too!

You can see them all here.

FREEBIE NOTICE: If you haven't done so already, Be sure to check out the 94 page PDF SAMPLER preview of EASY HOMESCHOOLING TECHNIQUES on that page — it will make your day.

These books would be GREAT reading for these last short weeks before getting back into the homeschool swing of things. They offer a breath of fresh air, inspiration & motivation that can make things go a LOT smoother and easier in your household this coming school year. Don't miss them!

The Easy Homeschooling Library

WE HOLD THESE TRUTHS (MP3 Audio) – One of the most famous radio programs of the WW2 era, by Norman Corwin – On the 150th anniversary of the
Constitution, this program relates the meaning of the Bill of Rights through history as well as through the eyes of average Americans… and how it affects us all. The Bill of Rights is the name by which the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution are known. They were introduced by James Madison to the First United States Congress in 1789 as a series of articles, and came into effect on December 15, 1791, when they had been ratified by three-fourths of the States. An agreement to create the Bill of Rights helped to secure ratification of the Constitution itself

A stirring, thought-provoking audio program, especially good for older students who care about United States history – excellent!

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Bonus Resource time!

What kind of a baby boomer would I be without including one of our all-time favorite Saturday morning songs as part of our "Constitution" resource series? If you want your kids to memorize the preamble of the Constitution, look no further than this classic "Schoolhouse Rock" clip. Enjoy!

EASY LESSONS ON THE CONSTITUTION (PDF ebook) – A classic teacher's guide that presents 25 excellent  lesson plans to study the US Constitution, perfect
for homeschool use! A complete and very well done vintage curriculum – Highly Recommended!

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THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA & Amendments (MP3 Audio Reading + PDF ebook) – Today we bring you this excellent word-for-word audio reading of the Constitution and Amendments, plus a complete transcription of the  Constitution in PDF format. Let your kids actually see and hear the exact words that make up this foundational document in our nation's history!

Please take a moment today to tell your homeschooling friends about this resource, as well as all this week's Constitution resources… they will only be available for a few days!

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