Poppins Book Nook–Pond Books and Activities

Pond Circle
Beyond the Pond

In the Small, Small Pond
Katie and the Waterlily Pond
Would You Rather Be a Pollywog: All About Pond Life

Turtle Splash!: Countdown at the Pond
In the Pond

Frog Unit (with FREE printables)

Turtle Unit

Fish Unit (with FREE printable pack)

Monet Artist Study

Some fun pond related field trips!

Our backyard pond and Cunningham Falls (Maryland)

HOOMALUHIA BOTANICAL GARDENS (Hawaii, Oahu)

Valley of the Temples (Hawaii, Oahu)

Check out this Frog Life Cycle FREEBIE on Educents

Visit other Poppins Book Nook Blogs:

Enchanted Homeschooling Mom - 3 Dinosaurs - ABC Creative Learning - As We Walk Along the Road - Brain Power Boy - Chestnut Grove Academy - Embracing Destiny - Every Bed of Roses - Farm Fresh Adventures - Growing in God's Grace - Kathys Cluttered Mind - My Bright Firefly - Peakle Pie - Preschool Powol Packets - Pray Species - SAHM I am - Stir The Wonder - Sunny Day Family - Sweet Silly Sara - Teach Beside Me - To the Moon and Back - Tots and Me - Tree Valley Academy - Witty Hoots

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Around the World with Poppins Book Nook and Children Just Like Me

This month the theme for Poppins Book Nook is Countries Around the World.

I am teaching a first grade geography class for co-op this semester, Around the World in 8 days, and Children Just Like Me is the base book I’m using for the course.  This is a great book to teach children about other countries, on their level.  What it’s like to be a kid in another country!

We will be doing lots of other activities, talking about animals, climates, flags, landmarks and more for each country.  We will also read story books that take place in the highlighted country each week.

Our first class is this Thursday and we are headed to CHINA!

We will be talking about Chinese New Year, looking at chinese money, learning to write chinese numbers, coloring the flag and getting stamps in our passports! We will also be reading The Story of Ping.

Visit some of our other Geography related posts:

Using Folk Tales in your Geography Studies

5 Books That Will Put the Whole World in Your Child’s Hands

Continent Box – Europe

Continent Box – Australia

Little Passports – Egypt

Little Passports – France

Little Passports – Japan

Little Passports – Brazil

FREE on Amazon Prime MUSIC!

More GREAT Geography books for kids:

Around the World: A Colorful Atlas for Kids

Around the World Coloring Book (Dover History Coloring Book)

Child's Introduction to the World: Geography, Cultures, and People - From the Grand Canyon to the Great Wall of China

GREAT APPS!

Geo Challenge FREE - Flags, Maps and Geography Learning Game for Kids (iTunes)

Stack the Countries (iTunes)

Unit Studies!

Amanda Bennet has some great unit studies of other countries, here is one we did on the United Kindgom.

Confessions of a Homeschooler – Expedition Earth

Visit other Poppins Book Nook Blogs:

Enchanted Homeschooling Mom - 3 Dinosaurs - ABC Creative Learning - As We Walk Along the Road - Brain Power Boy - Chestnut Grove Academy - Embracing Destiny - Every Bed of Roses - Farm Fresh Adventures - Growing in God's Grace - Kathys Cluttered Mind - My Bright Firefly - Peakle Pie - Preschool Powol Packets - Pray Species - SAHM I am - Stir The Wonder - Sunny Day Family - Sweet Silly Sara - Teach Beside Me - To the Moon and Back - Tots and Me - Tree Valley Academy - Witty Hoots

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Poppins Book Nook–Artist Studies from CGA Round Up!

This Year’s Co-hosts

Enchanted Homeschooling Mom - 3 Dinosaurs - ABC Creative Learning - As We Walk Along the Road - Brain Power Boy - Chestnut Grove Academy - Embracing Destiny - Every Bed of Roses - Farm Fresh Adventures - Growing in God's Grace - Kathys Cluttered Mind - My Bright Firefly - Peakle Pie - Preschool Powol Packets - Pray Species - SAHM I am - Stir The Wonder - Sunny Day Family - Sweet Silly Sara - Teach Beside Me - To the Moon and Back - Tots and Me - Tree Valley Academy - Witty Hoots

Picasso Artist Study

Each post listed above lists art project ideas as well as books we love for each artist! 

Poppins Book Nook–September

I don’t have a post for this month, but please check out all the co-hosts and their great posts!

This Year’s Co-hosts

Enchanted Homeschooling Mom - 3 Dinosaurs - ABC Creative Learning - As We Walk Along the Road - Brain Power Boy - Chestnut Grove Academy - Embracing Destiny - Every Bed of Roses - Farm Fresh Adventures - Growing in God's Grace - Kathys Cluttered Mind - My Bright Firefly - Peakle Pie - Preschool Powol Packets - Pray Species - SAHM I am - Stir The Wonder - Sunny Day Family - Sweet Silly Sara - Teach Beside Me - To the Moon and Back - Tots and Me - Tree Valley Academy - Witty Hoots

Poppins Book Nook: August Giveaway

August completely got away from me and a week after I was suppose to post my monthly post, I realize that I completely forgot to post! 
So sorry, no post from me for August, but I want to make sure you get a chance to enter the monthly giveaway!

This Year’s Co-hosts

Enchanted Homeschooling Mom - 3 Dinosaurs - ABC Creative Learning - As We Walk Along the Road - Brain Power Boy - Chestnut Grove Academy - Embracing Destiny - Every Bed of Roses - Farm Fresh Adventures - Growing in God's Grace - Kathys Cluttered Mind - My Bright Firefly - Peakle Pie - Preschool Powol Packets - Pray Species - SAHM I am - Stir The Wonder - Sunny Day Family - Sweet Silly Sara - Teach Beside Me - To the Moon and Back - Tots and Me - Tree Valley Academy - Witty Hoots

Books That Were Turned Into Movies Bundle Giveaway! Hollywood glitz and glamour means nothing without a good story. Some of the places that these block buster movies come from is straight from the pages of our favorite books. This month one lucky entrant will win the Books That Were Turned Into Movies Bundle Giveaway. The winner will receive one copy of each of these storybooks that were turned into movies: The Complete Tales of Winnie-the-Pooh, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Charlotte's Web, and The Gruffalo. So pop some popcorn, jump in your comfy chair, and get ready to enjoy books that were turned into movies this month with the Poppins Book Nook!

Entrants must be 18 years or older and reside in a country that receives U.S. Postal mail. This giveaway is brought to you by the company Enchanted Homeschooling Mom who is owner and founder of the Poppins Book Nook. By entering this giveaway you are also acknowledging that you have read and agree to all of the PromoSimple terms & conditions as well as Enchanted Homeschooling Mom's disclosures found here {http://enchantedhomeschoolingmom.org/disclosures/}.  Just enter the PromoSimple below to win:

Musical Field Trips and Unit Studies to Learn about Composers (31 Days of Field Trips Series) and Poppins Book Nook #Giveaway

Field Trips

For a complete list of Symphony Orchestras by State click HERE and Youth Orchestras by State click HERE
New York - Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts – Meet the Artist School Series

Wisconsin – Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra Youth Concert Series
Wisconsin Center for Music Education

California - LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC AT WALT DISNEY CONCERT HALL Symphonies for Schools program
Lynn Kleiner’s Music Rhapsody
Minnesota – Junior Composers Programs
Colorado – Philomusica – A Musical Playground
Massachusetts – Boston Symphony Orchestra Youth Concerts
Texas – Dallas Symphony Orchestra, DSO Kids
Oregon – Oregon Symphony
Florida – Florida Youth Orchestra
Missouri – University Concert Series
Virginia – Richmond Symphony Family Concerts
Virginia Symphony Orchestra
New York – Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra Music for Youth Concert Series
Maryland – Maryland Symphony Orchestra Youth Concerts
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Mid Week Concerts
Arizona – Musical Instrument Museum
Illinois – Old Town School of Folk Music
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Iowa – Waterloo Cedar Falls Symphony Youth Concerts
Michigan – Ann Arbor Symphony Kinder Concerts
Ohio – Columbus Symphony
South Carolina – Charleston Symphony Orchestra Young People’s Concerts and Instrument Petting Zoos
These are just a FEW of the many Symphonies in the United States, check the full list of Symphonies for an education program near you!
Famous Composers Virtual Field Trip
20 Awesome Trips for you Musical Class

Auditory/Visual Resources for at Home or in the Car:

A CD favorite of ours Beethoven's Wig: Sing Along Symphonies – There are 3, number 1 is our favorite!
Classical Kids Series
Classical Kids iOS app edition
Classics for Kids Podcasts

Unit Study Resources

Composer Study Product Page by Enrichment Studies, The Handel Study is FREE! 
Instruments of the Orchestra Activity Pack

Confessions of a Homeschooler – World’s Greatest Composers Vol 1 and Vol 2
Homeschool Share – Classical Composers
Homeschool in the Woods – Composers
FREE Monthly Composer Studies
FREE Download Studies of Great Composers
Charlotte Mason Style Composer Study

Books

Getting to Know the World's Greatest Composers

Poppins Book Nook

This Year’s Co-hosts

Enchanted Homeschooling Mom - 3 Dinosaurs - ABC Creative Learning - As We Walk Along the Road - Brain Power Boy - Chestnut Grove Academy - Embracing Destiny - Every Bed of Roses - Farm Fresh Adventures - Growing in God's Grace - Kathys Cluttered Mind - My Bright Firefly - Peakle Pie - Preschool Powol Packets - Pray Species - SAHM I am - Stir The Wonder - Sunny Day Family - Sweet Silly Sara - Teach Beside Me - To the Moon and Back - Tots and Me - Tree Valley Academy - Witty Hoots

Note the Score with your Favorite Composer Giveaway! Composer are important to music because they write the music the musician play in their orchestras, bands, and groups. This month the Poppins Book Nook is bringing Composer themed storybooks to life with fun activities and more! Every month this group will be offering readers a chance to win a brand new storybook or product that ties in with our theme for the month. This month one lucky entrant will win the Note the Score with your Favorite Composer Giveaway. The winner will receive one copy of The Story of the Orchestra by Robert Levine. So let’s all get our instruments ready and bring composer themed storybooks to life in this month with the Poppins Book Nook!
Entrants must be 18 years or older and reside in a country that receives U.S. Postal mail. This giveaway is brought to you by the company Enchanted Homeschooling Mom who is owner and founder of the Poppins Book Nook. By entering this giveaway you are also acknowledging that you have read and agree to all of the PromoSimple terms & conditions as well as Enchanted Homeschooling Mom's disclosures found here {http://enchantedhomeschoolingmom.org/disclosures/}.  Just enter the PromoSimple below to win:

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Poppins Book Nook–Forests for Tots (ages 18mos-3yo) Link Up and #Giveaway

Forest Themed Board Books

Our Cozy Forest (Hook-And-Loop Pictures)
Who's in the Forest?
Baby Animals In the Forest
In the Noisy Forest (Talking Flaps)
Forest Animals (Touch & Feel (AZ Books))
Forest Animals (My First Library) This one uses REAL LIFE pictures with sounds!
The Mitten
Living Book of the Forest Another REAL LIFE picture book with sounds!
Who Lives in the Forest? (Funny Animals)
Peek-Through Forest (Little Snappers)
Lamaze Cloth Book, Peek-A-Boo Forest Cloth book for the littlest ones!

Forest Themed Toys

Forest Themed Activities

A fun activity for The Mitten

Forest Themed Sensory Bins
      
        


Forest Animal Unit for Toddlers Part 1 and Part 2 has lots of cute hands on activities!
Toddler Curriculum – Forest Animals from adaycare.com
Squirrel Themed Activities
More Squirrel Themed Activities

Some younger activities, but also older kids as well!

Follow Jen @ Chestnut Grove Academy's board Forest on Pinterest.

Giveaway

Enter the Woods with The Gruffalo Bundle Giveaway! Get ready for some fun in the woods with this month’s Gruffalo Bundle Giveaway! The Gruffalo is a fun children’s book set in the woods and has a very funny, yet easy to follow story. This month the Poppins Book Nook group has partnered with NCircle Entertainment to offer readers a chance to win a brand new copy of The Gruffalo storybook, The Gruffalo DVD, and the Gruffalo’s Child DVD. This month’s lucky winner will enjoy all this woods themed family storybook and DVD fun with their family compliments of NCircle Entertainment and the Poppins Book Nook cohosts.
Entrants must be 18 years or older and reside in a country that receives U.S. Postal mail. This giveaway is brought to you by the company NCircle Entertainment in connection with Enchanted Homeschooling Mom who is owner and founder of the Poppins Book Nook. By entering this giveaway you are also acknowledging that you have read and agree to all of the PromoSimple terms & conditions as well as Enchanted Homeschooling Mom's disclosures found here {http://enchantedhomeschoolingmom.org/disclosures/}.  Just enter the PromoSimple below to win:

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