I would like to share with you Free Topics of the Week August 4 – 10 which I will be looking into this year when Charlie goes back to school. As I was adding these resources to my spreadsheet I thought you might like to check out these Homeschooling resources as well.
A sea otter pops to the ocean surface along the Pacific coast, surrounded by strands of giant seaweed called kelp. The otter floats on its back as it grasps a spiny sea urchin–one of the otter’s favorite foods.
When Sam Clemens was 21 someone told him that the coca plant had amazing powers, so he took a steamboat from St. Louis to New Orleans. He was going to continue to Brazil, but he never made it to South America. However, the steamboat journey reminded him of a childhood dream to be a riverboat pilot, and he persuaded a current boat captain to teach him.
Until about 1930, most presidents did not work long days. Theodore Roosevelt got a lot done as president. But he worked only in the morning, exercised all afternoon, and read at night.
