Posted in cool sites, math on Mar 31st, 2008 No Comments »
Here’s a wonderful little printable store kit for kids that I found online. There’s a cover, receipts, coupons, price tags and more. Neat! I’m printing it out now for Jack and Anna, who have been making money and selling things all morning. I also printed out this money from Donna Young. The million dollar bills […]
Posted in Lapbooks, Victoria, nature on Mar 31st, 2008 9 Comments »
Here’s pictures of Victoria’s first fully completed lapbook.
I think she did such a wonderful job.
Cover:
First pages inside:
Closer view (flower poem, flower quote):
Right side, parts of a flower, leaf, plant:
Flip of front page (worm poem written by Victoria, flower quote, poetry stickers that say sweet sentences, mini book of pictures […]
Posted in Grammar on Mar 31st, 2008 No Comments »
Daryl bought Victoria a packet of Pirate Grammar on ebay and she’s been zipping through it. Anna tried it and announced that she wanted “No more 4th grade pirate grammar!”.
After further discussion, it was determined that she’d appreciate either pioneer girl grammar or princess grammar.
Daryl, being a sweet man, made up a whole […]
Posted in um... not much!, Grammar on Mar 30th, 2008 1 Comment »
I’m finally over my killer virus. The good news is that Victoria was only sick for about an hour (literally!), Annalee was sick for a day but only threw up once and had a headache for a short time, Alex barely registered an illness at all and Jack avoided it completely.
I am a huge […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Mar 29th, 2008 No Comments »
Sorry for the quiet. I’ve been wretchedly ill and will be out of commission for a while yet.
Posted in um... not much! on Mar 26th, 2008 No Comments »
We’re supposed to get 6-10″ of snow tonight and tomorrow so we’re off to civilization to stock up on supplies before we get buried.
Isn’t this supposed to be spring? Harumph.
Anyway, we’ll be off galavanting. The kids are bringing books and workbooks for the car so it’ll be a carschool day. Everybody is out cleaning up […]
Posted in Jack on Mar 26th, 2008 2 Comments »
Last night I told Daryl that I was so impressed with Jack. I said…
Jack came up to me while I was cooking dinner and said “Mom, 6 + 6 + 6 is 18.” I told him that was right and asked how he knew and he said “Because on ‘Dancing With the Stars’ they added […]
Posted in Jack, Anna, Lapbooks, Victoria, Daily log, science, art, social studies, writing on Mar 25th, 2008 No Comments »
Well, the lapbook thing has taken over around here. Victoria is still working on her Amelia Earhart book and gardening book, but we’re all working on one about the Freedom Quilt debate and she’s doing much of the work on that one. She’s writing up a pro and con section for it right […]
Posted in Lapbooks, social studies, art, history on Mar 24th, 2008 3 Comments »
“…We have to conclude that there was no special role quilts played in the Underground Railroad. While no one can prove a negative, it seems unlikely that quilts were used as a […]
Posted in Jack, Victoria, Anna, vocabulary, Lapbooks, Daily log, social studies, math, reading, history, art, writing on Mar 23rd, 2008 No Comments »
Just logging for our records….
Victoria~
Has been doing 10 minute math book pages for fun
Started researching freedom quilts and the underground railroad with Daddy
Still working on Amelia Earhardt lapbook (vocabulary, timeline, more)
Japanese class
Made paper quilts in traditional styles from construction paper shapes
Dyed eggs with a variety of dye techniques
Reading a variety of children’s magazines
Preparing interview […]
I'm a frazzled AP mom to 4 fabulous kids in rural Minnesota. Homeschooling here tends to be child-led and focused on fun. We do lots of crafts, reading and exploring. I'm madly in love with my brilliant, goofy lug of a husband and I don't get nearly enough sleep.