Posted in crafts on Aug 27th, 2008 1 Comment »
Here’s a simple craft we made up yesterday to decorate the windows.
Needed:
Coffee filters (can use white paper towels, tissue paper or another absorbant paper)
Washable markers in fall colors (we used red, yellow, orange and brown)
A spray bottle of water or a medicine dropper and bowl of water
1. Either lay out lots of newspaper or do […]
Posted in Goals on Aug 26th, 2008 6 Comments »
I’m still bemoaning the end of summer, but my kids are impatient to get back to homeschool. Weird little people.
Jack has been pushing me to do kindergarten every day with him, and he wants way more than what he’s getting. Last night I explained again that we would officially start […]
Posted in Kindergarten, Field trips & tours, Jack on Aug 25th, 2008 1 Comment »
Jack continues to push me to do kindergarten every day as much as possible. I’ve told him that we’ll officially start school next week and so we only have to do a little bit of school for now, just to appease him. He’s a demanding little guy!
A few things we’ve done the past couple of […]
Posted in deep thoughts on Aug 24th, 2008 3 Comments »
HW at I’m Just Sayin’ has posted a list of questions for homeschoolers. I think it’s great when people ask questions instead of making assumptions. You know how I love to yap so I just had to answer it. Here’s my answers…
1. What was your motivation for homeschooling? […]
Posted in cool sites, Fun, math on Aug 24th, 2008 1 Comment »
What fun! Mathbits.com has developed an online treasure hunt of math problems, geocaching style.
In the spirit of geocaching, we have created activities called “MathCaching” which use the internet to find hidden boxes to reveal clues to the continuation of the games. Your success at “MathCaching” is dependent upon your skills at solving mathematical problems.
The MathCaching […]
Posted in crafts, art on Aug 23rd, 2008 No Comments »
Here’s what we did for art yesterday. It was quick, easy and fun!
We also did it through stencils and tried planning patterns with it. If you don’t have any good paint, tint corn syrup or condensed milk with food coloring for a similar craft. Corn syrup dries sticky though and will attract ants! It’s definitely […]
Posted in Fun on Aug 23rd, 2008 No Comments »
Daryl took the kids out to visit our friend Nancy and her boys yesterday.
Nancy has a big garden. Nancy also has peacocks. Look what the kids brought home!
Posted in In the news on Aug 23rd, 2008 No Comments »
PARIS - France’s broadcast authority has banned French channels from marketing TV shows to children under three years of age, to shield them from developmental risks it says television viewing poses at that age.
The ruling also ordered warning messages for parents on foreign baby channels that are broadcast in France - such as […]
Posted in freebies, geography, Curriculum, history on Aug 22nd, 2008 3 Comments »
Bringing Up Learners is offering a comprehensive world history curriculum free to download. I checked it out and it looks thorough, diverse, interesting and fun. There are fun read-aloud books, poems to memorize, maps, activities, world religions, myths and several history books that are used as spines.
You can even choose whether to download the one […]
Posted in Field trips & tours, Kindergarten, pictures, nature, Daily log, science on Aug 21st, 2008 1 Comment »
…that we’ve done, seen, learned recently:
1. The Penny Experiment
We put 10 dirty pennies in 10 cups of various liquids and left them for 2 days. We talked about acidity and how Coke is supposed to eat the rust off of things because of how acidic it is. We had cups of things like homemade pickle […]
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.