Shannon Gunter

June 2, 2016 Do you have a young child who loves art? Use this fun, hands-on lesson or “play date” activity to explore the world of pottery! I created this “lesson” to do as a two hour “play date” with my young children and some of their friends. Use this fun lesson with your…

June 2, 2016 Take a peek at my homeschool bookshelf. Actually, all the books are piled across my dining room table right now, but you can peek there too! Ahh, the daunting task of picking out the BEST homeschool curriculum! There are so many great options from which to choose! I have searched through…

Jun 1, 2016 Looking for fun worksheets, books, YouTube clips, DVD’s, timelines, and recipe ideas for teaching and/or learning about the US Presidents? Whether you’re a school teacher, homeschooling parent, involved parent, librarian, lifelong learner, or a student searching for ideas and books on the Presidents, look no further! This is a work in…

Jun 1, 2016 Image credit: http://festalcelebrations.files.wordpress.com/2008/10/constellationornament.jpg Christmas Jesse Tree Activity This is a hands-on Christmas lesson I created for a two week unit on Christmas. In this lesson the children will make salt dough Jess Tree ornaments as they listen to the significance of each one. This lesson is the first of two co-op…

Jun 1, 2016 Image credit: http://www.kidsconfidential.co.uk/Health-and-Beauty/Police-unveil-new-toddler-uniform Looking for a fun way to help preschoolers learn about obedience and laws? Create and eat edible 10 Commandments, play Cops and Robbers after reading about police officers, act of the fall of Adam and Eve, and more in this fun lesson or “play date” activity! I created…

May 31, 2016 Image credit: http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-HOmi3XSp1Ig/T-kYpjRfKPI/AAAAAAAABK0/74H_cTsuB3E/s1600/GirlStudyingConfused2.jpg Need some help with your American History lessons? Take a peek at state standardized test cram sheet. I go over this overhead to my students just before they begin their state standardized test on American History. Here’s my story: My first year teaching I was dying to see…

June 1, 2016Image credit: http://www.graphicshunt.com/wallpapers/images/leaning_tower_of_pisa-1108.htm Do you want to know more about Italy? Are you a lover of travel, geography teacher, homeschooling or involved parent, student, or life-long learner? In an effort to make world geography more meaningful and memorable, I’ve compiled all you will need to locate Italy on a map, cook an…

May 31, 2016 Image credit: http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-TMYynIt09Do/T9EDIw1q1qI/AAAAAAAAAKY/_-BOLaEPsXs/s1600/Christopher+Columbus.JPG These are the directions for our culminating project we did following our 5 part hands-on unit study on Explorers. The children brought “authentic” food, sang, dressed up as their assigned explorer, and made presentations on their explorers. After their presentations, we enjoyed a meal of dishes from the…

May 31, 2016 Columbus: Downtown Columbus, Ohio Statehouse Capitol Square, University Hall, Short North, Nationwide Arena, and Santa Maria replica Are you looking for fun worksheets, books, video clips, and activity ideas for teaching and/or learning about Ohio? Included are links to wonderful worksheets, book suggestions for children, YouTube videos, and more— all related…

May 31, 2016 Black Mountains of North Carolina Ready for great children’s books, YouTube video clips, and free worksheets and lapbooks for teaching and/or learning about North Carolina? Here you will find my favorite picks we used while studying the individual fifty states of America. Whether you’re planning a trip to North Carolina, learning…