Posted in Uncategorized on Jun 29th, 2009 6 Comments »
I’ve been rather lazy about blogging lately. Part of it is that we’ve been so busy. Part is that it was so hot. And part is that I’ve just been out of the mood. I’m patient, though. I figure the mood will come back. But in the meantime, here’s a little catch up about what’s [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jun 28th, 2009 2 Comments »
Here’s a page where you can find more natural ways to repel ants (and a few other pests). I do not recommend using borax around kids, however. It is natural, but it is a poison and an irritant. Victoria had so much fun with the chalk ant maze that I wonder if we could dream [...]
Posted in lesson plans, math, nature, PE, plans for the day, science on Jun 28th, 2009 1 Comment »
It’s not usually hard to find fun ways to homeschool in the summer time, but here’s a few ideas I had for spicing things up around here. 1. Have a trivia obstacle course. Set up an assortment of balance beams, hula hoops, kiddie pools and other props in some sort of fun way and get [...]
Posted in lesson plans, recipes, science on Jun 26th, 2009 No Comments »
Beta mentioned getting ready to start an earth science unit the other day when I posted the geology cartoon. Here’s another fun way to introduce the unit. Make meteorite candy! This activity has been designed as a comfortable introduction to describing meteorites. It helps students become better observers by making a connection between the familiar [...]
Posted in science on Jun 25th, 2009 1 Comment »
Here’s a good way to start a rock study unit. (source)
Posted in In the news on Jun 25th, 2009 No Comments »
Common sense is apparently not completely dead in our judicial system. The Supreme Court ruled that the AZ school that searched a 13 year-old girl down to (and including) her bra and underwear while looking for the equivalent of two Advils violated her rights. Two lower courts had found in favor of the school. “Wilson’s [...]
Posted in nature, science, Victoria, video on Jun 25th, 2009 1 Comment »
The other day I posted about telling the kids that ants supposedly won’t cross a chalk line and how Victoria wanted to make up ant mazes to try it. Well, yesterday she did! Here’s the video result. Apologies in advance– I am very loud and she is very quiet! My video camera is not exactly [...]
Posted in crafts, nature on Jun 24th, 2009 2 Comments »
I love this project from Hillbilly Jillies. My kids would love it too, not to mention the garden! Like we needed one more thing to do, though…….
Posted in cool sites, games, nature, science on Jun 22nd, 2009 2 Comments »
This interactive game is lots of fun! Drag the characteristics to the right animal group and if once it’s full a little animal will appear above it. The game will keep track of how many you get wrong and you can retake it if you like until you get 100%. If your kids think they [...]
Posted in nature, science on Jun 22nd, 2009 1 Comment »
We’ve had a sudden influx of ants at our house, which someone informed me is related to the wet weather (they’ve been flooded out of their homes and are moving to higher/drier ground). Victoria was a little bothered by our little visitors and I told her that I’d read that ants won’t cross a chalk [...]
