Thursday, September 27, 2012

Videos/Animations about the Heart & Lungs

Videos & Animated resources for demonstrating how the heart works. Ventricles, valves, blood flow, and lungs are the stars of these presentations. These would be appropriate for upper elementary students.




http://www.neok12.com/php/watch.php?v=zX0a0c66477f4a72445c0e63&t=Circulatory-System (Technical, but very good cross-cut animation. The first part is great. The end is too technical getting into how pacemakers work.)

http://www.neok12.com/php/watch.php?v=zX7a08025104407275797477&t=Circulatory-System (Decent animation with a guy in a doctor’s uniform explaining the animation.)

http://www.neok12.com/php/watch.php?v=zX06707e06626a48527c7145&t=Circulatory-System (Shows the “route” of a single red blood cell demonstrating how it goes from the left to the right through the body & back again.)

I just discovered "Magic Box Abirami" on YouTube
Sooo cute! GREAT animations & narrations for young children about every part of the body.


HEART
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxUNxvsG7lc (adorable heart animation with Indian narrator – explains why hearts beat faster sometimes, and shows the importance of exercise, eating healthy foods, etc.)

BLOOD

Friday, September 21, 2012

Pronoun Worksheet

I've been using Shurley English for years and found the pronoun chants a little confusing (since they all sound exactly the same). I created the first chart to help with a little distinction visually. The charts are not set up in the same order as the chants, but they are set-up according to a regular verb conjugation in any other language. There are three pronoun charts on one page: "7 Subject Pronouns," "7 Possessive Pronouns," and "7 Object Pronouns." The students can fill these in for a grade, or fill them in as reference before a test.

Now that we're well into our first year of Latin (using "Latin for Children: Primer A" by Larsen & Perrin), I've adapted the chart to include the noun cases from Latin. I truly believe one learns more about the English language while studying foreign languages than one ever does in English class.

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So, if you're studying Latin (or Greek), this chart will help you explain the concepts of Genitive, Dative, Accusative and Ablative to your children while reinforcing the Shurley English chants & labels. Enjoy!

With Parts of Speech & Noun Case Labels:


Without Labels:


Completed: