The US Presidents Song - Video and Words

If you have been a reader of the Frugal Indy website for more than a year than you might recognize this video - but since President's day is coming up, I thought I would repost it.

This video is of my son singing the names of the Presidents. If you would like to have your kids learn them - it was actually pretty easy and fun! I've included the works at the bottom of the page for you.

The 44 Presidents Song


Washington, Adams, Jefferson, Madison,
Monroe, Adams, Jackson, VanBuren,
William Henry Harrison, Tyler, Polk and Taylor,
Filmore, Pierce, Buchanan.


Lincoln, Johnson, Grant, Hayes,
Garfield, Arthur, Cleveland, Harrison,
Cleveland, McKinley, Teddy Roosevelt,
Taft and Woodrow Wilson.


Harding, Coolidge, Hoover, FDR,
Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy, LBJ,
Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan,
Bush, Clinton, Bush, Obama.


If you would like some free coloring sheets for President's Day check out my posts here and here.

Clowes Memorial Hall School Matinee Series

If you are a school teacher or homeschooler you may be interested in the School Matinee Series that is at Clowes Memorial Hall.

This is an especially good deal for homeschoolers since 1 adult chaperone can go for free with only 1 student. The policy states 1 chaperone for 1 - 15 students.

You can find out more information here.

The current matinee is Click, Clack, Moo. Upcoming Matinees can be found here and are selling out fast!

First Day of School - First Grade

Today we started school for the year- first grade! On the first day of school we usually have a bit of extra fun and make some scrapbook pages.



















You don't need to be a "homeschooler" to have fun with this idea. You could do it when the kids come home after the first day of school! We like to make hand prints with paint and I like to have my little boy write his alphabet and this year he even wrote a few words.




















It was fun to see the progress from the first day of Kindergarten when he wasn't able to write the whole alphabet yet.






































Now that the school year is on - I will be limiting the time I have for Frugal Indy. So- the posts will probably be going to only a few times a week. But you can always check the wonderful lists of blogs in the left-side column for some great deals and reading.

Free Homeschool Resources - This Week's Lineup

I am so excited about Monday's Freebie! For those of you who aren't familiar with G.A. Henty, he wrote historical novels for boys. He lived during the Victorian Era and his stories are filled with all the exciting things boys love!


Monday, April 27 - "One of the 28th" by G. A. Henty (MP3 audio)

A great dramatization of master story-teller G. A. Henty's classic book
of pirates and the War of 1812, "One of the 28th". Follow the adventures
of young Ralph Conway as he becomes the captive of "King of the Sea" Captain Kelly,
aboard the deadly pirate ship "Belle Marie". Great historical action and adventure!


Tuesday, April 28 - Home Management Nuts & Bolts: Schedules and Budgets (video)

An excellent 50 minute audio-visual presentation on managing your schedule
and household finances presented by Marc Carrier of valuesdrivenfamily.com


Wednesday, April 29 - "FIMMology 101" Sampler (PDF ebook)

FIMM (Foot in Mouth Man) is ArtOfEloquence.com's Mascot and resident
MIS-communicator, who sticks his foot in his mouth so often he has Athlete's Tongue!
Your kids can laugh AND learn from his mistakes in this creative and fun communication
studies sampler.


Thursday, April 30 - Helping Your Child Become a Reader (PDF ebook)

This booklet offers pointers on how to build the language skills
of young children, and includes a list of typical language
accomplishments for different age groups, suggestions for books,
and resources for children with reading problems or learning disabilities.


Friday, May 1st - Creatively Simple - How to Make Homemade Yogurt (PDF ebook)

In this newest in the series of Creatively Simple ebooks by Penny Raine
you'll learn how to make your own homemade yogurt, one of the healthiest
and simplest treats you can make for your family. Don't be intimidated -
Penny makes this really very easy, and homemade yogurt is the best
kind there is. Eat healthier and check it out!


You can get each of these resources on their respective days at:

www.homeschoolfreebieoftheday.com

Thrifty Thursday - Free School Curriculum

I found this website that has downloadable curriculum. There are over 100 free items that you can download here.

So if you are a homeschool mom or maybe you just want something to supplement your child's education, or for them to do this summer during vacation you can check it out!

Here are a few examples of the free downloads from the Currclick website:


Go here for "Discoverers and Explorers"

"Looking for a wonderful book to supplement your student's study of Explorers? This FREE E-book is just the answer. A concise and beautifully illustrated book about early discoverers and explorers. A fascinating read! "

Go here for "All About My Family Notebook"






"Have your children create a notebook about the most important people in their lives, their family! Your child could interview individuals from your family to learn more about their heritage, add photos and write biographies of those who have passed on. There are pages for them to add personal information about themselves to pass down to their future children. They might choose to create a family tree on poster board or a wall with all the people they have learned about. Children love to hear stories about their family and this notebook could be a way to collect and keep these stories alive for future generations!"

There is a lot more for free. It looks like item for all ages from preschool and up! If you find a good item let us know!

Homeschool Freebie of the Day 3/30/09

Finding Time To Do It All: Homeschool Moms Share their Time Management Woes and Solutions (PDF ebook) - In today’s resource, we went right to the source and surveyed over 400 homeschool moms to discover what Time Management concerns, secrets and suggestions they might offer if they could share their experiences with other families. The “real life” insights, frustrations, tips, and ideas that they share here address the unique time management issues that homeschool families face. Discover what Time Management solutions have worked for others, and apply them to your own household!

Click here to download today’s resource!

Here's the items for the rest of the week:

Tuesday, March 31:  Calming The Chaotic Life:
         How to Get Your Time Under Control

Wednesday, April 1:  97 Motivators to Help You Get Things Done

Thursday, April 2:  77 Time Saving Tips for Busy Parents and Families

Friday, April 3:  Great Time Management Tips & Ideas FOR YOUR KIDS!

If you would like to sign up for the Homeschool Freebie Of the Day go here.

To go to the "Homeschool Freebie of the Day"  Website go here.

100 Books Every Child Should Hear Before Kindergarten

I ran across this article some time ago and have been wanting to share it. It is a list of 100 Books Every Child Should HEAR Before Kindergarten.

There are several books included that I like a lot like:

The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carl

Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown

also a few by children's authors I like such as:

Virginia Burton and

Byron Barton.

Although we've started Kindergarten, we think that this is still a great list of read-aloud books!

What is your favorite read-aloud book? Leave a comment and let us know.

Happy President's Day - a President's Day Song for You.

My son has worked very hard to learn the names of all 44 U.S. Presidents. I promised to put him on mom's web page if he could learn them all. He is 5 and a big ham so that was incentive enough for him to learn this little song.

So I hope you will enjoy this little video and if you would like to learn the names of the Presidents, I've included the words.

The 44 Presidents Song


Washington, Adams, Jefferson, Madison,
Monroe, Adams, Jackson, VanBuren,
William Henry Harrison, Tyler, Polk and Taylor,
Filmore, Pierce, Buchanan.


Lincoln, Johnson, Grant, Hayes,
Garfield, Arthur, Cleveland, Harrison,
Cleveland, McKinley, Teddy Roosevelt,
Taft and Woodrow Wilson.


Harding, Coolidge, Hoover, FDR,
Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy, LBJ,
Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan,
Bush, Clinton, Bush, Obama.


If you would like some free coloring sheets for President's Day check out my posts here and here.

Happy 200th Birthday President Lincoln!

Today we are celebrating the 200th birthday of President Abraham Lincoln.  If you would like a coloring picture of President Abraham Lincoln, here are a few good sites to check.

Crayola coloring page   - this is a very nice picture of Lincoln!

Lincoln and Log Cabin

More Lincoln Sheets:  Here,  here,   here and here.

Lincoln pages with various scenes from Lincoln's life here.

Some Civil War coloring pictures are here.

Lots of great coloring pages here including the Lincoln Memorial.

Are you getting ready for President's Day next week?

Here are some good President's Day Coloring sheets and activities.

Here is a coloring book you can print with the first 43 presidents.

Here is a coloring picture of President Obama you can add to the book.

My 5  year old son has been working on learning the names of the Presidents and I promised him that if he would learn them all I would post a video of him singing them for you.   He has worked hard to learn this and so here it is for you!

If you would like to learn the names of the 44 Presidents, here are the words to the song.

The 44 Presidents Song

Washington, Adams, Jefferson, Madison,

Monroe, Adams, Jackson, VanBuren,

William Henry Harrison, Tyler, Polk and Taylor,

Filmore, Pierce, Buchanan.

Lincoln, Johnson, Grant, Hayes,

Garfield, Arthur, Cleveland, Harrison,

Cleveland, McKinley, Teddy Roosevelt,

Taft and Woodrow Wilson.

Harding, Coolidge, Hoover, FDR,

Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy, LBJ,

Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan,

Bush, Clinton, Bush, Obama.

It works pretty well if you sing it in a peppy way.  My son like to shout it out when he gets to "William Henry Harrison" and also at "FDR" and "LBJ".  To make the last line work you have to add an extra beat.  It works if you slow the last line down a lot and start on the same note you ended with on "Reagan".  

I think for the first time in my life I can say the Presidents.  I'm actually surprised how easily we learned them this way!

If you know any good resources for President's Day, share them with us in the comments below.

This Week's Freebies 2/09/09

Chick-fil-a Free Breakfast Entree - Southport Rd. Chick-fil-a -  2/11/09

FREE BREAKFAST WEDNESDAYS!  

Southport Road Chick-fil-a

 

Every Wednesday Through February (No Purchase Required)

One entree per person in the dining room, and one entree per car in the drive-thru between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.

There's only a few more free breakfast Wednesdays left!!! Don't miss out on this yummy freebie!

If you need directions to the Chick-fil-a, or if you would like to find the address of a Chick-fil-a near you, check here.

Note: Not all Chick-fil-a's are participating in this promotion.  So, if you don't live near the Southport, Rd Chick-fil-a, call your local Chick-fil-a before you go!

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FREEBIE OF THE DAY

This Week's - Homeschool Freebie of the Day:

Monday, Feb 9th: What Really Happened in the Middle Ages (PDF ebook)

The COMPLETE $12.95 ebook from Bramley Books & KnowledgeQuestMaps.com
- a great collection of historical biographies of ordinary people
who accomplished extraordinary deeds during the Middle Ages,
including Joan of Arc, Good King Wenceslas, St. Patrick and others.
These wonderful stories truly make the Middle Ages come to life for
young readers (and listeners)!

Tuesday, Feb 10th: Let's Make Homemade Candy! (PDF ebook)

The folks from "Seasons At Home" Magazine share four of their
favorite home-made candy recipes: lollipops, molasses twists,
gum drops and even homemade marshmallows in this simple, easy to
follow, photo-filled candy making guide! Make a treat and
make a memory!


Wednesday, Feb 11th: The Jolly Book of Playcraft (PDF ebook)

Gather up some boxes, buttons and some household odds and ends,
and you'll have the makings of all sorts of classic homemade games to
play, and toys to make. This vintage book shows you dozens of fun
projects to create and enjoy!


Thursday, Feb 12th: Abraham Lincoln's 200th Birthday! (MP3 Audio)

Join us on this Bicentennial celebration day for a great
"Living Books for the Ears" audio story about the life of our
16th President, Abraham Lincoln!


Friday, Feb 13th: "High School Transcripts 9-1-1 with Malia Russell"

In this audio presentation, Malia Russell of www.homemaking911.com
details how home educators can easily prepare and create a
Transcript for College Admission for their college-bound students!
A "must" if your kids plan to go to college.


You can get all of these on their respective days at
http://www.HomeschoolFreebieOfTheDay.com

Freshwater Fred's Lending Library

Have you heard about Freshwater Fred's Lending Library?  This is a great resource for educators, including home educators!  Here is some information from their website:

Freshwater Fred's Lending Library includes approximately 1,100 educational videos, software programs and curriculum - and the collection is always growing. Explore topics such as biology, zoology, anatomy, physics, math, history, geography, the arts and environmental science.

There is no charge for Lending Library materials. Freshwater Fred's Lending Library is brought to you by Hoosier Energy and its Environmental Education Center, located at the Turtle Creek Reservoir in Sullivan County, Ind.

Materials are available to educators in Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio and Wisconsin for 30-day intervals. Renewals are subject to demand. Educators are limited to 10 items at any one time.

We have found this a great resource for fun educational computer games!  You can check it out here.

There is no charge to use the items.  They even send you a prepaid mailer to return the materials when you are done!  It's super easy.  Our favorites are the Reader Rabbit games.

If you have used this library let us know what you liked!

Snowed In? Listen to a Book.

So what do your children like to do on a snowy day - after they've been outside to play and are good and worn out?  How about listening to a good book while playing inside?  If I put on a new,  good book, my son will play quietly while building with his Legos or Blocks for an amazing amount of time.  This can be a real sanity saver on a snowed in day!

There are a lot of sites that offer books in MP3 format.  It is not hard to find a good one to listen to.  We have really enjoyed listening to Heidi which we found here.

There are other great books available at this site including:

The King James Bible 

Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan 

Treasure Island  by  R. L. Stevenson

White Fang by Jack London

Emma by Jane Austen 

The Wind in the Willows  by Kenneth Grahame

The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett 

Here are a few sites that have free Audio Books that you can listen to:  

Free Classic Audio Books

LibriVox

Audio Books For Free

One of my son's favorite sites is TumbleBooks

TumbleBooks has some great online books for kids.  I would let you know, however, that some of the books are for older kids or deal with subjects I did not want my son to read about, so I selected the ones I liked and added them very easily to "Favorites"  and that way he can look at any books in the "Favorites".  He enjoys that site a lot.

To use TumbleBooks go here and you will see the TumbleBooks logo about half way down the library's  webpage.  You can just click on it and have fun!

Do you know of any good sites that offer free Audio Books? Let us know!  Leave a comment.

I think we might just listen to a good book and make a batch of cookies today!  Sounds like a nice snowy day to me.

This Week's Homeschool Freebies - 1/26/09

FREEBIE OF THE DAY

 

Here is the list of FREE resources you can get from the Homeschool Freebie of the Day.  

You can go daily to download each resource.  If you would like to be on their Email list to get and advanced notice of Freebies and exclusive offers go here.

I think the Friday resource looks like fun!

This information is taken directly from the email notification:

To download the Freebie of the Day, go Here.

Monday, Jan 26th: MONEY SAVING MEATS (PDF ebook)
Trim the fat from your family budget by following the
money-saving tips and advice in this excellent ebook
from LivingOnADime.com

Tuesday, Jan 27th: AUDIO SEMINAR by Cindy Rushton:
"Quiet Times for the Busy, Stressed, Distracted, Dry Gals"
In Part One of this great audio seminar especially for moms,
Cindy shares about How to fill your cup up... Spiritual Disciplines
that make you strong... Tips for time with God... and more.

** In addition, today we will feature a SECOND great resource,
to accompany this - what is it? Stop by and see!


Wednesday, Jan 28th: AUDIO SEMINAR by Cindy Rushton:
"Quiet Times for the Busy, Stressed, Distracted, Dry Gals"
The concluding hour of Cindy's presentation... PLUS

** Once again, we'll have yet ANOTHER extra resource to
go along with this that you won't want to miss!


Thursday, Jan 29th: TANGRAMS!
Mini-book on the origins of the ancient Chinese manipulative puzzles
"Tangrams", plus links to online puzzles, how to make your own,
and a program to play with these online!


Friday, Jan 30th: LIGHT EXPERIMENTS FOR BOYS (PDF ebook)
Classic 1920 book of experiments and science lessons about light,
and how it works. Tons of neat activities and projects that will
keep young scientists busy for weeks.

Freebie of the Day

Did you stop by and get yourHomeschool Freebie of the Day?  Today it is a fun little book about the Goops.  It teaches manners and the kids can color it. There is also an audio book of the same story!

If you would like to get on the weekly mailing list of Homeschool Freebies go here.

You can also get a copy of a Homeschool Radio Program called "Plain Mr. President" here.  Courtesy of www.homeschoolradioshows.com

Here is some information about the program from their website:

PLAIN MR. PRESIDENT  

It is a beautiful April day in 1789, and the four million citizens of the United States of America are preparing for their very first national holiday. These brand new citizens of a brand new nation are lined up along the great "Post Road" from Mount Vernon to New York, gathered in cheerful, excited groups... winding garlands of flowers on bridges and lampposts, toasting the future, and eagerly waiting to see General George Washington pass by in his carriage on his way to be inaugurated the first president of the United States of America.

Amidst all the cheers and rejoicing, only one figure seems glum and thoughtful, with the whole weight of the world resting on his shoulders... and that is Washington himself. A lot can go through a man's mind as he travels on a date with destiny. Listen to this great story of that first Inaugural Day, as originally presented on The Cavalcade of America, in 1941.

Free President's Day Coloring Sheets

I've been planning to study the Presidents during our school time.  With both the Inauguration and President's Day coming up, now is the perfect time.  I just with I would have started awhile ago so we could read about 1 President a day and finish on President's Day. 

I found some nice and free printable coloring sheets online.  The first one gives you pictures of all the Presidents that you can print out as a book.  The second one you must print as individual sheets.

White House Kids - Presidents Coloring Book

Lil' Fingers Storybooks - Presidents Coloring Sheets

If you know any good President's Day or Inauguration Day crafts,  I would love to know some! Leave a comment and let me know. 

If you would like some Inauguration Pictures to color go here.  or here

Free Classic Audio Books

Did you know that you can download free audio books in mp3 and m4b (iPod) format?  If you go to here you can find several that your children will like. 

I downloaded Heidi yesterday and "Davy Crockett" listened very happily while he played in the living room for several hours.  He loves to listen to stories and I was happy to find a free source for some classic books.

There are other great books available including:

The King James Bible 

Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan 

Treasure Island  by  R. L. Stevenson

White Fang by Jack London

Emma by Jane Austen 

The Wind in the Willows  by Kenneth Grahame

The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett 

You can download the chapters individually or you can choose to download the complete book.  

LibriVox also has free audio books.  You can check them out here.

Tumblebooks has some great online books for kids.  I would let you know, however, that some of the books are for older kids or deal with subjects I did not want my son to read about, so I selected the ones I liked and added them very easily to "Favorites"  and then he could look at any books in the "Favorites".  He enjoys that site a lot.

To use Tumblebooks go here and you will see the Tumblebooks logo about half way down the webpage.  You can just click on it and have fun!

If you know of a free source of downloadable books let us know!