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  

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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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Victorian Police Museum {Field Trip}

When I first started blogging one of my goals was to record our trips.  I have been looking over my blog and realised that it's been a long time since I have done this.  I have decided to join in on Field Trip Friday and start recording our trips again.

This past Monday we took a field trip into Melbourne to the Victorian Police Museum. They are open Monday to Friday and entry is via gold coin donation. The Museum is located on the Mezzanine Level of the World Trade Centre.

You are allowed to take photographs inside this museum as long as it's without a flash.
 

The sky was a beautiful deep autumn blue, it was wonderfully warm and we got to see a lot of the old architecture in the city. My Mom joined us for the trip.

They had two of the armour shields the Ned Kelly gang used on display.  The piece of metal that Sir N is touching is an example of mould board.  This piece weights nine kilograms.  The armour Ned Kelly wore weighed a total of 45 kg.

Women in the Victoria Police
Top L - Hat with badge for women Bottom
Left Madge O'Conner one of the first police women.
Right Christine Nixon First Police

• About the hat and badge: "When Alma Aldersea joined the Police Force in March 1945 women were issued special 'PW' badge numbers rather than the unique individual numbers given to male officers. These numbers could be re-issued to other females when the original owner left the Force as was routinely expected. Alma's badge, PW9, can be seen on this cap. After Alma married and resigned her badge was issued to three more policewomen - the last in 1975." Interestingly if a woman got married she had to resign from the police Force.
• Madge O'Conner joined the Victoria Police as an agent in 1917 and became a fully sworn in police officer in 1924. It took her seven years.
• Christine Nixon became the first woman to be appointed as the Chief Commissioner in Victoria.
• Women had been in the police force since 1917 but it was only in 19743 that the first one was promoted one rank.

Each of the glass cases contain different uniforms and interesting documentation and information about the Police Force over the decades.

 Here Sir N takes a look at 'ERIC'.  He was built in 1989 and became the first bomb disposal robot used by the Victorian Police.  He spent 18 years serving the force and went into honourable retirement in 2007.

In the rear of the museum there is an area dedicated to the history of fighting crime in Australia.

• The first detectives were introduced into the police force in 1844. They wore plain clothes, and operated independently of any uniformed police.
• Detectives were issued an identification medallion on a  fob-chain.
• In 1925 three detectives were charged and found guilty of asking for money in exchange for protection.  The presiding judge in handing down his verdict expressed great shock that "a guilty person can buy the silence of the guardians of the law."
• From the Victorian Police Manual: "A good detective should know the suspects in particular classes of crime, their haunts and associates, especially their intimate male and female associates."
• "Science is the most efficient and most effective member of the Victorian Police Force ... the one unimpeachable witness." - John Morris, The Argus Weekend Magazine 11 May 1940
• The Australian Police were slow to adopt forensic investigation. It was pioneered by individual detectives.  Today it is standard practice.
• You can read all about DNA proofing, fingerprinting, ballistics, etc along the walls.
• The identification kit called Photo-FIT was developed by Jacques Penry.

Last but not least we were able to try on a police uniform.

It was a lovely day out building memories and exploring together.  I hope to revisit this museum with Sir N when he is in high school so that he can better enjoy all the displays and reading all the interesting historical information.

Blessings
Chareen