Posted in Lapbooks, Anna, nature on May 31st, 2008 1 Comment »
Here’s pics of Anna’s finished lapbook. I think it’s beautiful! We learned a ton too. She taught the family lots about roses and presented it to us this afternoon, too.
Posted in Uncategorized on May 31st, 2008 No Comments »
Parade magazine is showing its ignorance when it comes to HSing, featuring a poll that asks if parents should be required to have teaching credentials to homeschool their children.
They also include a quote saying that the California case “pits those who believe parental rights are paramount against those who place a premium on well-educated citizens.”
Oh, […]
Posted in Lapbooks, Anna, deep thoughts on May 31st, 2008 No Comments »
Anna and I are taking a break from her lapbook. She is having an ice cream bar outside and I’m having caffeine upstairs! Daddy took the other kids to the lake to give us some one-on-one time.
The lapbook is turning into a really neat project. We’ve talked lots about everything […]
Posted in Lapbooks, Anna, nature on May 31st, 2008 No Comments »
Anna chose roses for the theme for her new lapbook so I’ve been printing her out information and handouts.
If anybody is looking for neat stuff to include in their own rose lapbooks, here’s some of what we used…
I cut and pasted info from this page and put it in a fancy font to glue various […]
Posted in Victoria, deep thoughts, Field trips & tours, magical moments, cool sites, pictures, science, history, social studies, Fun, reading on May 30th, 2008 2 Comments »
Here’s Victoria’s answers for the best list.
Best books read: Molly Moon series
Best math game or activity: Running the lemonade stand
Best reading/spelling/grammar game or activity: Blogging and emailing (with spell check)
Best field trip: Maine
Best science experiment: The mold comparison experiment
Best science activity: Collecting different kinds of seaweed at the ocean, pouring seawater on the acorn barnacles […]
Posted in deep thoughts on May 29th, 2008 No Comments »
As this “school year” winds down, I’m getting ready to put together the kids’ HS scrapbooks and I’m thinking about what did and did not work well for us.
I made up this list of various subjects and am going to ask the kids what the best activities were that we used to learn them. I’ll […]
Posted in Preschool, pictures, crafts, Fun on May 28th, 2008 No Comments »
Here’s an easy way to make puppets for the kids and use up some of the millions of cheap stuffed animals that may have accumulated at your house.
Take a small, unwanted stuffed animal and cut a slit across the back. Pull out most of the stuffing (you may want to leave the head and a […]
Posted in plans for the day on May 28th, 2008 No Comments »
We spent yesterday running errands and buying too many scrapbook/lapbook/altered book supplies, so today will be a nice day home. Victoria and I stayed up till midnight working on her latest lapbook so she got a late start this morning!
Plans for the day…
I promised Anna that we’d make an applesauce cake together
Help Jack finish his […]
Posted in Victoria, writing on May 27th, 2008 No Comments »
Victoria happily brought this poem up to show me last night. Thought I’d share it here (the original was very multi-colored too).
Summer
I wake up. It’s today!
Summer’s here! Hip hooray!
Summer means lots of fun!
Swimming under the summer sun!
Splash in the pool! Catch that ball!
Roller skate! Don’t fall!
Be happy! […]
Posted in magical moments, Field trips & tours, pictures, nature, Daily log on May 26th, 2008 1 Comment »
We had a wonderful day at a nearby state park with some homeschool friends yesterday!
We started out walking on a causeway to Loon Island (misnamed by the locals years ago when they thought the nesting cormorants were loons). Daryl dropped me and the kids off and went bird watching, since he has (as Jack […]
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.