How We Make Stuff {Tuesday's Treasures}

It's been a busy week and this blog is looking a little neglected.  One positive is I found this amazing book at our local library.  It's called How We Make Stuff - The Story Behind our Everyday Things.

• Format:  Hardback
• Number of Pages:18 pages
• ISBN 10: 1848777213
• ISBN 13: 9781848777217
• Author Christiane Dorian,
• IllustratorBeverley Yong

This book is the winner of The English Association 2013 Prize for Non Fiction 7-11 years and it's easy to see why. It is amazing I am so impressed with it.  It is twaddle free and choc full of information. It's a pop up book with tabs to pull and learn and lots of lift up flaps and booklets. Each double page spread answers a question about the way we use the earths natural resources to make things.

It answers the following questions

1. Who invented Factories ?
2. Where do Burgers come from ?
3. Does Chocolate grow on trees ?
4. Where do clothes come from ?
5. How do we turn trees into paper ?
6. What are rubber ducks made of ?
7. What is the link between gorillas and mobile phones ?
8. What does disposable mean ?
9. What can we learn from other creatures ?

Definitely add this one to your bookshelves your children will spend hours and hours looking through it and learning all sorts of wonderful things.

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 and Resources out there out there hiding on shelves and somewhere on the internet.

I invite you to blog about

• a book on your shelf, one you're reading or one you found at the library,
•  a great homeschool item you have found and
•  any new resources you are enjoying. 

Grab the button for your post and add a link to your post below. I would love to read about your treasures. 

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Folk Tales - The Little Red Hen {Poppins Book Nook}

This months theme for the Poppins Book Nook is Folk Tales.  My first thought was what is a folk tale ? It took a little bit of searching but I finally discovered the answer.  I really liked the definition over at wiseGEEK: "A folktale is a type of traditional story that tries to explain something, or which is meant to help people behave well in the world. Such stories usually are fiction-based with magical or supernatural elements, and they often are woven around talking animals, royalty, peasants or mythical creatures. Initially passed down through oral tradition, they were a major means of educating and entertaining prior to the development of printed materials and modern technologies, and they remain instrumental in preserving aspects of the culture in which they develop."

I also discovered a wonderful folk tale resource called World of Tales which shares a multitude of tales but my favorite page is all the Folktales arranged by country.

• Over at Enchanted Learning there is a FREE printable and a little more information about Folktales.
• Bank Street Library definition of Fairy Tales, Folktales and Folklore.
• Blessed Beyond a Doubt shares a list of 70 Folktales and Fables from Around the World arranged by Continent
• The Enchanted Homeschooling Mom has an Amazon Store listing Folktales

 With this in mind I went looking for some books and settled on The Little Red Hen.

From the Library
We took out a variety of versions to read and enjoy.

• The Little Red Hen Ladybird tales.
• The Little Red Hen First Reading book by Usborne. This book included a CD.
• The Little Red Hen by Penny Dolan and Beccy Blake
• The Little Red Hen and the Grains of Wheat (Chinese) by L.R.Hen (This is a dual language book.  Interesting to see a different language in print)
• The Little Red Hen by Mary Finch, Kate Slater and Debra Messing. This book included a CD and a recipe to bake your own bread.
• Cool Quick Breads Easy Recipes for Kids to Bake by Pam Price

 On the www

• The Little Red is a a very old folk tale likely of Russian origin.
• Printables on Sparkle Box
• Speakaboo Comprehension questions.
• ESL Printables has a page of Worksheets.
• Pinterest
• FREE Little Red Hen Pack from 3 Dinosaurs.
• Little Red Hen Split-Pin Characters on Early Learning HQ You can choose to print these in colour or black and white so your students can colour them.
• Story Plan Student Worksheet over at Joy with Teaching blog.

On YouTube we found

• Stella as the Little Red Hen - Barnie.
• The Little Red Hen from Speakaboos - 
• The Wise Little Hen This is the very first cartoon with Donald Duck.
• The Little Red Hen - an adaptation of a Russian folk tale
• The Little Red Hen - Comicolor
• The Little Red Hen
• Cute Benedict Cumberbatch- little red hen Happy Birthday

History of Bread

• Part 1 The process of baking Wonder Bread.
• Part 2 This episode shows from farm and gives a detailed break down of wheat. Milling wheat etc.
• Part 3 Baking Traditions and unique breads. Famous San Fransico sour dough is from 1846!
• Part 4 Corn the specialty bread. Wafer bread making.
• Part 5 Flat and unleavened bread. Pita bread. Kosher breads. Jewish Breads.
• Part 6 Bread in space, tortilla breads. Bagel. 

Bread on YouTube

• The History of Bread - The Chemistry of Baking Soda and Yeast.
• How is Bread Made - The Science 
• The Story of Bread from Heaven
• Jamie's Homecooking Skills - Garlic and Rosemary focaccia
• BBQ flat Bread Jamie Oliver
• HOW TO: Bake Easy Bread At Home hosted by a Preschooler 
• (Recipe) How To - Bake bread by hand  

Your Poppins Book Nook Co-hosts

Enchanted Homeschooling Mom ~ 3 Dinosaurs ~ To the Moon and Back ~ Planet Smarty Pants ~ Farm Fresh Adventures ~ Growing in God's Grace ~ Chestnut Grove Academy ~ Learning and Growing the Piwi Way ~ The Usual Mayhem~ Preschool Powol Packets ~ Monsters Ed Homeschool Academy ~ Adventures in Mommydom ~ Teach Beside Me ~ Life with Moore Babies ~ Kathy's Cluttered Mind ~ Are We There Yet? ~ Our Crafts N Things ~ Hopkins Homeschool ~ ABC Creative Learning ~ Joy Focused Learning ~ P is for Preschooler ~ Laugh and Learn ~ A Mommy's Adventures ~ Inspiring 2 New Hampshire Children ~ World for Learning ~ Ever After in the Woods ~ Golden Grasses ~ Our Simple Kinda Life ~ A glimpse of our life ~ Journey to Excellence ~ Happy Little Homemaker ~ Little Homeschool Blessings ~ Simplicity Breeds Happiness ~ Raventhreads ~ Water on the Floor ~ Learning Fundamentals ~ Tots and Me ~ As We Walk Along The Road ~ Stir the Wonder ~ For This Season ~ Where Imagination Grows ~ Lextin Academy ~ The Canadian Homeschooler ~ School Time Snippets ~ Peakle Pie ~ Mom's Heart ~ A Moment in our World ~ Finchnwren ~ At Home Where Life Happens ~ Suncoast Momma ~ The Library Adventure ~ Embracing Destiny ~ Day by Day in our World ~ Our Homeschool Studio ~ A "Peace" of Mind ~ Thou Shall Not Whine ~ SAHM I am ~ eLeMeNo-P Kids ~ Simple Living Mama

Poppins Book Nook Clip Art by Melon Headz

Connect with the Poppins Book Nook at

1. Enchanted Homeschooling
2. Facebook
3. Pinterest

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A Photographic Week with the Masters {HSMJ}

In my life this week…

I have started back into my photography class.  This weeks assignment is hard I have to work on spot metering ... Any tips would be greatly appreciated.

I feel so very blessed too.  On Tuesday evening I had the opportunity to join a Canon Masters Workshop here in Melbourne courtesy of the Canon Collective.  Be sure to sign up if there is a Collective near you as they arrange many opportunities throughout the year to learn more about different types of photography.  In June they are playing with science in Melbourne.  

There were two classes held. We explored wedding photography without the use of flash or touching up in any way.

The first session was hosted by Canon Master Yervant. You can view more photo's from this session on my Facebook.

The second session was hosted by Canon Master Jonas Peterson. You can view more photo's from this session on my Facebook.

In our home school this week…

• Sir N has been really sick this week.  As a result we have done very little written work but still learned a lot.
• We are loving Veritas History.  Some days we watch two or three classes.
• We attempted to draw a kitten.

Helpful homeschooling tips or advice to share…

• Stop comparing your children to another Mom's children who home educate.  If God wanted your kids to be the same a hers and doing the same as hers He would have put them in her family and not yours!
• Over at Simple Homeschool here is some insight from Homeschool Graduates.
• If you're looking for history resources be sure to check out Highhill Education.  This week JMommyMom shares Book Binding and Illumination Activity for Kids
• It's that time of the year again when my US friends are looking at possible curriculum for the new school year.  Susan shares FREE printables for you to help you decided what you need Find You Homeschool Vision! FREE Printables 
•  SONLIGHT BOOKS ARRANGED BY THE WELL-TRAINED MIND 4-YEAR CYCLES 
• A Booklist for Young Scientists 
• Art for Kids on YouTube  
• Over at Homeschooling Hearts and Minds Susan shares 46 FREE Online Math Resources

Places we’re going and people we’re seeing…

• We went on an excursion to visit The Victoria Police Museum.

 My favourite thing this week was…

• Listening to this beautiful rendition of Glorious Day recording by three young adults for their mother.  The thing that made it special is that one of them is hearing impaired ...
• Get your tissues when you read this.  So beautiful  Nothing Else Could Save This Baby's Life, That's When Her Big Brother Performed a Miracle.
• I have a confession to make.  Prayer.  I really struggle in this area of my walk with the Lord.  Today I was deeply encouraged when I read Beth's insights and honest reflections  On Not-Praying 
• Most of Them Were Left Out of Their High School Proms… But Wait Until You See What God Had in Mind!  I love reading positive stories like this.  So lovely.

Things I’m working on…

• We continued with our Graham Braddock DVD art class and this week attempted to draw a kitten.

In Bloggy world I’m reading…

• I want to almost say I'm shocked by this but in truth it's just another thing in a trend already Middle School Girls Forced to Ask Classmates for ‘Lesbian Kiss’ During Anti-Bullying Presentation
• I finally succumbed and watched the viral video of a cat saving a little boy from a dog attack and this interview after the attack.
• Enjoyed watching The Man behind The Mountain. Leonard Knight {1931-2014} has been making this work of art for about 20 years.  
• Last year sometime I read about Ian & Larissa.  I just discovered that she is writing a book about their journey and Ian is walking.  He had surgery this week.  Their love story is deep.
• Please pray for this lady that the Lord would make a way for her to be saved Confirmed: American's Pregnant Wife Faces Sudan Death Penalty for Not Renouncing Christian Faith
• Disgraceful and sad 15-Year-Old Pregnant Girl Held in Abortion Clinic Against Her Will Rescued by Police
•   A feature length documentary that will unite women across the globe to love their bodies! I love her heart. I was a little shocked at some of the responses of some of the woman in her clip. The saddest part is that this is the way we view ourselves and it's so wrong.

On Pinterest I found...

• Strawberry Black Forest Trifle {THM - S}

I’m grateful for…

• Encouraging articles like this one: The Problem With Stay-At-Home Moms

A photo, video, link, or quote to share…

Met a new member of the Werribee Open Range Zoo today.  Her name is Kulinda.

Blessings

Chareen

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