friday findings

Tutorial: Using Stumble-Upon - Stumble-Upon is what I use to find most of my links. It’s quite addicting and lots of fun.

My Child Will Embarrass You in the Bathroom - I have children and can definitely relate.

Paper Flower Tutorial - I liked the simplicity of these flowers.

LibriVox - books in mp3 format. What could be better than that? Oh. They’re free.

I was playing around on deli.cio.us and found out that I can subscribe to tags. So, I decided to see how it works. I subscribed to the tags of sewing and knitting.

This is soooo much easier finding sites about sewing or knitting. Today I want to share with you some of the things I would like to sew at some time. Speaking of which, I really ought to check out Hancock Fabrics’s web site to see what they have on sale this week.

How to whip stich - This is for Best Friend. She knows how to sew but doesn’t know how to whip stitch. Me, when I needed to sew something it was always using a whip stitch because that’s all I knew.

Ironing Board Cover - My ironing board cover is about to bite the dust.

Machine Quilting 101 - I’m thinking about making a quilt for my bed and these instructions are wonderful. I think I might actually be able to do this.

Reversible Patchwork Bag - I think this bag would be excellent to make before I start on my quilt. This would give me practice and a chance to see if I really have the patience to see the quilt from start to finish.

My kiddos have to practice math facts for 10 minutes a day as part of their homework. I get tired of having to fire problems off the top of my head and using flashcards so I spent some time looking for online help. I needed ideas on how to mix it up and not be doing the same thing day after day.

The following links are what I have been doing this week. Enjoy!

The Teachers’ Cafe - Not just for math! I used the math portion of it but will be returning to this site for other subjects.
Fact Family Addition and Subtraction - There is more to this site but I just used the addition game. I will eventually have my son play the telling time game but for now my focus is math.
Drill Sheets for Math - I like having simple drill sheets. I don’t really time the kiddos but it’s nice to know how many problems they can get done in 10 minutes.
Study Booklet - I loved this site! I got so many ideas of things to do with my son who is new to addition. Not only do I love the study book but I loved the touch points.
Math Magician Games - I have used this web site for about a year for reviewing math facts. It’s one site I keep coming back to over and over again.

Math Magician Games - This has been great in helping the kids learn their math facts. It’s fun to let them practice on the computer instead of doing flashcards all the time.
Handwriting worksheets - These are great to print out whenever you need to brush up on your handwriting skills. My 7yo has difficulty writing so these are fun to print out every once in awhile for practice. It’s also fun for my 3yo who is wanting to do homework with her brothers.
Fact Monster - So far I’ve only played some of the math games but I find this site interesting.
Shirley’s Preschool Activities - Sometimes I can’t think of activities to do with my daughter. Plus, there are worksheets I can print off so she can do homework with her brothers.

This is just a little bit of the interesting things I found this week:

xkcd–Google Maps
She Does Hair
Felt Crayon Roll
Math Learning Disabilities
Sewable fabric from plastic bags