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"The lesson plans on this site were written by educators and have been tested in the classroom. Together, they address all of the U.S. National Geography Standards, the five geography skills, and the main geographic perspectives.
Serving a variety of needs, the plans include a wide range of teaching strategies. The assessment component of each lesson focuses on the knowledge and skills that students will use to answer a guiding geographic question as they address real-world issues."
Corn Husk Doll
"Corn Husk Dolls
Everyone makes their corn husk dolls a little differently. So do not get discouraged by reading all the various instructions available online and in books. Just read through what you can, dry yourself some corn husks, and sit down at the table one day and make some dolls without following anyone's exact instructions.
Items Needed:
String
Dried Corn Husks
Large bowl filled with warm water
Scissors
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Candlemas or Brigids day- Make your own modeling wax « Our Little Nature Nest
"Modeling Beeswax
Approx 1 cup of beeswax
2 tbsp olive oil
2 tsp lanolin [do not use if you are allergic to lanolin]
Melt the beeswax in a double boiler, [add grated crayon for colour]
Mix the lanolin and the olive oil together and add to the beeswax.
Once all is melted – remove from heat and keep stirring and pour into a walled [and lined] cookie tray. Cut into pieces and leave to cool
To check consistency, warm a piece in your hand and check its pliability. If it is to hard, add lanolin or oil. If to soft add beeswax."
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Modeling Beeswax
Approx 1 cup of beeswax
2 tbsp olive oil
2 tsp lanolin [do not use if you are allergic to lanolin]Melt the beeswax in a double boiler, [add grated crayon for colour]
Mix the lanolin and the olive oil together and add to the beeswax.
Once all is melted – remove from heat and keep stirring and pour into a walled [and lined] cookie tray. Cut into pieces and leave to cool
To check consistency, warm a piece in your hand and check its pliability. If it is to hard, add lanolin or oil. If to soft add beeswax.
Making modeling beeswax
"Modeling Wax I
1/2 pound 129/139 paraffin wax
1 pound beeswax
Modeling Wax II
2 pounds beeswax
3 ounces petroleum jelly (you can make this without mineral oil for an "un"petroleum jelly that is all natural)
Modeling Wax III
1 pound beeswax
1 pound micro crystalline wax (M-205 from "Barker Enterprises")
Her instructions state to melt the waxes in a heat proof container in the oven on 200 degrees. Cool to 170 degrees and pour them onto a clean smooth surface. A no-stick cookie sheets works, or otherwise use a wax-release agent on the surface before pouring the wax. Pour the wax about 1/8 inch thick - a 12x18 inch cookie sheet holds 3/4 to 1lb of wax.
Use the modeling wax while it's still warm, or let it cool slightly and break into small pieces to be heated and used at your leisure. "
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Modeling Wax I
1/2 pound 129/139 paraffin wax
1 pound beeswax
Modeling Wax II
2 pounds beeswax
3 ounces petroleum jelly (you can make this without mineral oil for an "un"petroleum jelly that is all natural)
Modeling Wax III
1 pound beeswax
1 pound micro crystalline wax (M-205 from "Barker Enterprises")
<!-- END TEMPLATE: bbcode_quote -->Her instructions state to melt the waxes in a heat proof container in the oven on 200 degrees. Cool to 170 degrees and pour them onto a clean smooth surface. A no-stick cookie sheets works, or otherwise use a wax-release agent on the surface before pouring the wax. Pour the wax about 1/8 inch thick - a 12x18 inch cookie sheet holds 3/4 to 1lb of wax.
Use the modeling wax while it's still warm, or let it cool slightly and break into small pieces to be heated and used at your leisure.
Where Do The Children Play? Documentary
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Where Do the Children Play? is a one-hour documentary for public television that examines how restrictive patterns of sprawl, congestion, and endless suburban development across America are impacting children's mental and physical health and development.
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