5 Days 90 Bloggers = 450 Articles

 Starting next Monday

5 August at 6AM  USA EST (for my Aussie friends that will be 8 pm Australian EST).

The Schoolhouse Review Crew will be bringing you a 5 day blog hop covering all things Home school.

TT - A Country Far Away

A Country Far Away

• Format: Paper back
• Number of Pages:32 
• Publisher: Fontaine Press 
• Publication Date: 
• ISBN 10:0980876028 
• ISBN 13:9780980876024
• Author: Nigel Gray 
• Illustrator: Philippe Dupasquier 

This book is an incredibly clever book.  It is one story which illustrates a first and third world country at the same time. Each page is divided into two. The top half illustrates a third world country and the bottom half illustrates a first world country and running through the center is the story.  Its the story of a typical family and what they do every day but the pictures show how it is done.  The Book Depository says "A remarkable and delightful book that shows how children are alike the world over, while at the same time celebrating the rich and interesting diversity of their ordinary lives." and I must agree. This book is well worth having on your shelf.

Blessings
Chareen

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 Welcome to Tuesdays Treasures.  I started these posts as a way of sharing great books in honour of my friend in New Zealand who would arrive with the treasures she had unearthed at her weekly trip to the library!

There are so many wonderful books out there hiding on shelves so I invite you to blog about a book on your shelf, one you're reading or one you found at the library. Grab the button for your post and add a link to your post below. I would love to read about your treasures. 

Tomorrow is the Homeschool Chicks Facebook Party

The Virtual Refrigerator {Claude Monet Inspired Art}

Welcome to the Virtual Fridge a weekly art meme where we can hang our children's art on a virtual fridge. This meme was started by Jennifer over at A Glimpse of our Life who kindly invited three other bloggers to take turns hosting this weekly meme.

Your hosts are

• Jennifer at A Glimpse of our Life - 1 August
• Kym at Homeschool Coffee Break - 8 August
• Nikki at Angels of Heart - 15 August
• Chareen over here - 22 August

Thank you to Heather over at Only Passionate Curiosity for creating some new graphics / grab it buttons for our meme.

We recently spent a month studying the life and work of Claude Monet.  We used a lot of FREE resources on the web and books from the library.


On YouTube I found this great tutorial to Paint like Monet: A Beginners Guide


This is the result of Sir N's effort

"I am following Nature without being able to grasp her. I perhaps owe having become a painter to flowers." Claude Monet

I invite you to take some photo's of your children's artistic pursuits put them in a post and link up with me I would love to come over and see the wonderful art your children have enjoyed doing. 

Blessings
Chareen
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TT - Children from Australia to Zimbabwe

Children from Australia to Zimbabwe

• Format: Paper back / Hardback
• Number of Pages:64 pages
• Vendor: 
• Publication Date: 
• ISBN 10:1570914788 
• ISBN 13:9781570914782 
• Author  Maya Ajmera & Anna Rhesa Versola
• Illustrator: 

This book is beautifully illustrated with photographs from all over the world.  Each country is featured on a double page spread featuring a map of the country, photographs of children and families in traditional dress, photographs of everyday life, the flag, general facts and the names of other countries with that letter of the alphabet. This is a beautiful book and lovely to read and look at.

Blessings
Chareen

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 Welcome to Tuesdays Treasures.  I started these posts as a way of sharing great books in honour of my friend in New Zealand who would arrive with the treasures she had unearthed at her weekly trip to the library!

There are so many wonderful books out there hiding on shelves so I invite you to blog about a book on your shelf, one you're reading or one you found at the library. Grab the button for your post and add a link to your post below. I would love to read about your treasures. 

TT - A Child's Introduction to The World

A Child's Introduction to The World

 
• Format: Hardback
• Number of Pages: 96 
• Publisher:Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers Inc 
• Publication Date: 
• ISBN 10: 1579128327 
• ISBN 13: 9781579128326  
• Author: Heather Alexander
• Illustrator: Meredith Hamilton 

This book is an interesting addition to your geography learning resources.  The inside cover contains a paper globe and stickers which are referred to throughout the book.  The first thirteen chapters deal with geographical information in narrative format.  From here you go to part two of the book which is a mini introduction to the seven continents and the countries and it's people.

Blessings
Chareen

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 Welcome to Tuesdays Treasures.  I started these posts as a way of sharing great books in honour of my friend in New Zealand who would arrive with the treasures she had unearthed at her weekly trip to the library!

There are so many wonderful books out there hiding on shelves so I invite you to blog about a book on your shelf, one you're reading or one you found at the library. Grab the button for your post and add a link to your post below. I would love to read about your treasures. 

A new Aussie Homeschool blogger for you to meet

I recently discovered Suzie an Australian Homeschooler who has newly joined the blog world. I would like to encourage you to pop on over and say hello and join her GFC list. 

Suzie share's some wonderful ideas, creates some excellent freebies and shares her adventures regularly.  Her enthusiasm shines through on each post.

Here are some catagories to look over

1.  Learning in the Kitchen
2. Science Experiments
3. Magnetic Units
4. Australian Studies
5. Weather Units
6. Alphabet Learning Units
7. And her ever growing FREE printable list

I hope you enjoy meeting Suzie as much as I have

Blessings
Chareen

If you are an Australian Blogger don't forget to add your blog to these blog lists

•  My Blog Friends Page
• The Paper Maid
• Our World Wide Classroom

TT - The Geography Book

The Geography Book
Activities for exploring, mapping and enjoying your world

• Format: Paper back / Hardback
• Number of Pages: 112 
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc 
• Publication Date: 
• ISBN 10: 0471412368 
• ISBN 13: 9780471412366  
• Author: Caroline Arnold 
• Illustrator: 

I am very impressed with this book.  It is neatly organized and well presented with plenty of hands on activity to help students practically understand what they are learning. It's a great read aloud and the lessons build upon one another. The book has an extensive index and glossary following it's 38 lessons.

Blessings
Chareen

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 Welcome to Tuesdays Treasures.  I started these posts as a way of sharing great books in honour of my friend in New Zealand who would arrive with the treasures she had unearthed at her weekly trip to the library!

There are so many wonderful books out there hiding on shelves so I invite you to blog about a book on your shelf, one you're reading or one you found at the library. Grab the button for your post and add a link to your post below. I would love to read about your treasures. 

A Simpson Desert Adventure

Today marks the beginning of a dream come true for me. A few years ago my extended family embarked on a journey of discovery.  They traveled to the Simpson Desert in South Australia. In the photo above you can see two of the party on top of Big Red.

Oh how I longed to go and see all the beautifully wild areas in Australia.  The Lord heard my hearts cry and has blessed me and Sir N. Today that dream is being fulfilled.

Sir N and I will be accompanying my Dad for the trip of a lifetime where we shall spend the next three weeks traveling over 6 500 km in the outback and exploring the rugged beauty of Australia.

We will be going to see The Dig Tree which is an intimate part of Australian history (The Burke and Wills Expedition). In preparation for this journey we are taking along with us an audio book: The Dig Tree by Sarah Murgatroyd.

Please keep us in your prayers.  I am looking forward to photographing this adventure and sharing our journey with you when I return in August.

Blessings
Chareen and Sir N

TT - Charlotte Mason's Elementary Geography

Charlotte Mason's Elementary Geography

• Format: Paper back / eBook
• Number of Pages: 68
• Vendor: Queen Homeschool Supplies
• Publication Date: 2008
• ISBN: 
• Author:  Charlotte Mason
• Revised by: Sandi Queen
• Illustrator: 

Last year I decided to search out for Charlotte Mason geography resources and discovered that Charlotte Mason had written a geography book.  On my travels to search out this book I discovered it online and then to my delight found the Queen Homeschool Supplies had revised it and they were now publishing the book.  Unfortunately I could not purchase it here in Australia. I recently discovered that it is now being offered as an eBook. 

The book contains 41 lessons and are written in narrative form.  There are illustrations, poems and some lessons are complete with mapping assignments.

Blessings
Chareen

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 Welcome to Tuesdays Treasures.  I started these posts as a way of sharing great books in honour of my friend in New Zealand who would arrive with the treasures she had unearthed at her weekly trip to the library!

There are so many wonderful books out there hiding on shelves so I invite you to blog about a book on your shelf, one you're reading or one you found at the library. Grab the button for your post and add a link to your post below. I would love to read about your treasures. 

Schoolhouse Planner Giveaway

Last week I shared with you about the Schoolhouse Planners which are now available from Schoolhouse Teachers for purchase.

They have donated a copy of the main Schoolhouse Planner valued at $39 and the choice of one of the student planners to a reader on my blog.

Please enter using the Raffelcopter form below

Blessings
Chareen
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