English Grammar

Here is a site that has daily grammar lessons:

http://www.dailygrammar.com/archive.html

Here is a comprehensive list that they cover:

Lessons 1-5 Lessons 6-10 Lessons 11-15 Lessons 16-20 Lessons 21-25 Lessons 26-30 Lessons 31-35 Lessons 36-40 Lessons 41-45 Lessons 46-50 Lessons 51-55 Lessons 56-60 Lessons 61-65 Lessons 66-70 Lessons 71-75 Lessons 76-80 Lessons 81-85 Lessons 86-90	- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -	Verbs Verbs Verbs Nouns Pronouns Pronouns Adjectives Adjectives Adjectives Adverbs Adverbs Adverbs Adverbs Adverbs Prepositions Conjunctions Conjunctions Review	Lessons 221-225 Lessons 226-230 Lessons 231-235 Lessons 236-240 Lessons 241-245 Lessons 246-250 Lessons 251-255 Lessons 256-260 Lessons 261-265 Lessons 266-270 Lessons 271-275 Lessons 276-280 Lessons 281-285 Lessons 286-290 Lessons 291-295 Lessons 296-300	- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -	Verbals - Participles Verbals - Participles Verbals - Adverb Infinitives Verbals Verbals Compound Sentences Adjective Clauses Adjective Clauses Adverb Clauses Adverb Clauses Noun Clauses Clauses - Review Clauses - Review Sentence Variety Compound and Complex Compound and Complex
			Mechanics
			Lessons 301-305 Lessons 306-310	- -	Capitalization Capitalization
Parts of the Sentence
Lessons 91-95 Lessons 96-100 Lessons 101-105 Lessons 106-110 Lessons 111-115 Lessons 116-120 Lessons 121-125 Lessons 126-130 Lessons 131-135 Lessons 136-140 Lessons 141-145 Lessons 146-150 Lessons 151-155 Lessons 156-160 Lessons 161-165 Lessons 166-170 Lessons 171-175 Lessons 176-180 Lessons 181-185 Lessons 186-190 Lessons 191-195 Lessons 196-200 Lessons 201-205 Lessons 206-210 Lessons 211-215 Lessons 216-220	- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -	Subject/Verb Subject/Verb Predicate Nominative Direct Object S/V, PN, and DO Transitive/Intransitive Transitive/Intransitive Appositives Nouns of Address Pronouns Pronouns Noun/Pronoun Review Adjectives Review Adverbs Adverbs Review Prepositional Phrases Prepositional Phrases Review Indirect Objects Review Conjunctions Verbals Verbals - Gerunds Verbals - Noun Infinitives	Lessons 311-315 Lessons 316-320 Lessons 321-325 Lessons 326-330 Lessons 331-335 Lessons 336-340 Lessons 341-345 Lessons 346-350 Lessons 351-355 Lessons 356-360 Lessons 361-365 Lessons 366-370 Lessons 371-375 Lessons 376-380 Lessons 381-385 Lessons 386-390 Lessons 391-395 Lessons 396-400 Lessons 401-405 Lessons 406-410 Lessons 411-415 Lessons 416-420 Lessons 421-425 Lessons 426-430 Lessons 431-435 Lessons 436-440	- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -	Capitalization Capitalization Capitalization Capitalization End Punctuation Periods Commas Commas Commas Commas Commas Commas Quotation Marks Quotation Marks Semicolons Colons Colons Italics/Underlining Apostrophes Apostrophes Apostrophes Hyphens Hyphens Dashes Parentheses Brackets

History: Some sites to look at

Read these:

All about William the Conqueror
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/MEDwilliam1.htm

Online lessons for KS3 (Year 7, Year 8 and Year 9) / 11-14 year olds
http://www.schoolhistory.co.uk/lessons/index.shtml

Timeline of British History
http://www.britannia.com/history/time1.html

Invaders of Britain
http://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/England-History/Invaders.htm

Who were the Normans? http://www.historyonthenet.com/Normans/whowere.htm

All about Normans  http://www.essentialnormanconquest.com/

Health and Hygiene: Eating a sensible diet - Food Juggling

Read the full original article (by Rachael Anne Hill)  here:  http://uk.lifestyle.yahoo.com/blogs/rachael-anne-hill/lose-stone-month-without-crash-dieting-164931254-35.html

Summary:

Remember to

- JUGGLE your food!  (read all about it below)

- Reduce carbs = more fruit/veg (eat from the rainbow selection!)

- EAT LESS = TRICK YOURSELF (smaller portions/plates)

- Increase water, herbal teas

- RESTRICT treats to once a week (Small helping)

- Eat LESS - more OFTEN

- Dont SKIP meals

- Regular exercise with short energetic bursts.

Start Food juggling

Juggle ingredients of your favourite meals = REDUCE carbs (carbohydrate content) slightly + increase the amount of fruit & vegetables.

Reduces calories + controls your blood sugars.

2x your nutrients.

Eg:  Change your spaghetti bolognaise from  a large plate of spaghetti topped with fried mince & onions + tomato based sauce= approx. 600 calories.

Now try JUGGLE THE INGREDIENTS
- use half the spaghetti & meat.  Then add real vegetables eg:  mushrooms , sweetcorn, tomatoes, grated carrot.  These dissolve and mingle during cooking.  RESULT:   A fabulous sauce - tastier, healthier & a more filling meal.  VIP:  Calories are halved -  300 per serving.

Practice FOOD JUGGLING with all your favourite meals - watch your waist reappear.

Drinks carry a LOT of calories
The calories of drinks add up without you noticing because its not FOOD.  Don't drink Fizzy drinks, juices, wine, beer, latte more than ones a week as a treat and only have a glass.

DO drink lots of  water, herbal or green teas instead. 

SAVE 500+ calories a day  and  you will be more hydrated too = real bonus.

What we know from RESEARCH:  Even the slightest level of dehydration causes the brain to confuse thirst with hunger and then you will overeat!!

CUT YOUR CARBS
Carbohydrates are VIP for energy BUT not all carbs are good. 

ANY refined carbohydrates such as cakes, biscuits, most breads, pastas and cereals are lacking in nutrients and send blood sugars skyhigh = INCREASED appetite, cravings and lethargy.  AVOID them and treat a small portion 1 x week at most.

FOCUS on unrefined, lower GI alternatives AND keep servings sizes small.

EXAMPLES:
- eat rye or stone ground, whole meal breads INSTEAD OF refined white bread 
-  Swop your  plain pasta to whole meal,
- Use brown rice instead of white rice.

- ADD:   more beans, pulses & oats to your meals and snacks.

- BULK  your meals + snacks with extra fruit or vegetables *VIP - They contain carbohydrates but digest at a slower rate which helps.

Move IT

Exercise is VIP to loose weight!

AND exercise increases the chances weight STAYING OFF.  


AEROBIC excercise INCREASES your metabolic rate and burn calories.


Do some walking, running, dancing, cycling, skipping, skating and swimming for approx  30 min/day.


ALSO 5 minutes before and after exercising =warm up/cool down time.  


Push yourself so that you start breathing heavily but are still able to chat if you need to.

Try INTERVAL TRAINING = short 30 to 60 second bursts of high intensity exercise every 4 to 5 minutes. 

This will burn up to 30% more calories per session!

EXAMPLE:

- When jogging, walking, cycling or swimming INCREASE your pace for 30 to 60 seconds

- if exercising in a gym, increase the speed or the resistance you are working at. 

Calorie Curfew 

Don't SKIP meals.  Eat smaller portions and add in snacks and drinks.

If you SKIP breakfast and eating little or no lunch = tired + lethargic throughout the day. 

When supper arrives you will probably overeat.  


EAT a good sized breakfast.  Then a, followed by  MEDIUM  lunch and a LIGHT evening meal.  


Add in a small mid meal snacks (fruit, low fat yogurt /small handful of mixed nuts /seeds or dried fruits.

EAT LESS / DOWNSIZE at mealtimes!!
Try eating off a smaller plate  - trick yourself to avoid feeling hungry or deprived . 

When you treat yourself with icecream etc use a very small portion.

If you use a large plate you will eat most of it even if you are full.

TRY ordering child or starter sized portions in restaurants.

TRICK yourself into eating less.  The more often you do it the easier it will be!

Get FUSSY with FATS

Avoid all high fat foods i.e cream, chocolate, takeways, crisps, chips, puddings, cakes, biscuits and cheese. 

DON'T avoid the right sorts of fats - oily fish, small amounts of olive, sunflower or flaxseed oil, avocados, nuts /seeds + reduced fat dairy.

ESSENTIAL fatty acids — vital for a strong immune system /overall good health.  

ESSENTIAL fatty acids — help to curb appetite and prevent over eating.

Good luck!

Some links

On line history lessons: http://www.schoolhistory.co.uk/lessons/

History for kids (BBC) http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/forkids/

KS3 BBC http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks3bitesize/

KS2 BBC http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/