Posted in Fun, science on Jun 24th, 2011 3 Comments »
We’re following along with Friendly Chemistry this summer so I can review it for the Examiner. One of the projects we did recently was such a hit I had to share it. We’re studying elements and the kids are memorizing element names and symbols, plus learning a little bit about them. One activity that the [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jun 19th, 2011 No Comments »
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Posted in Daily log, Frugal living, Home ec, pictures, plans for the day on Jun 11th, 2011 3 Comments »
Life has been busy here lately! Here’s a bit of how we’ve been learning and playing… Playing element bingo (Anna won the prize — wacky glasses!) Visiting the railroad museum Getting Victoria back from visiting friends in the Cities Experimenting with our new telegraph machine Gardening Hanging out with fun friends Finishing testing for the [...]
Posted in cool sites on Jun 8th, 2011 1 Comment »
Okay, it turns out I’m quickly getting addicted to Pinterest. I joined the other day and have been having a great time “pinning” web sites to the categories I’ve created (homeschooling, crafts, all natural recipes, organic gardening, attachment parenting and green so far) and also have been having fun looking through other people’s pins. I [...]
Posted in Attachment Parenting, Book Recommendations, Children's health, College and College Prep, cooking/home ec, cool sites, Daily log, freebies, Frugal living, Gardening, geography, Green, In the news, Links, Montessori, nature, nutrition, personal, recipes, science, social studies, support, Teens and high school on Jun 5th, 2011 1 Comment »
Here’s a round-up of stuff I’ve been meaning to share… Fairy Tales, Folktales, Fables, and Folklore This great web site contains hundreds of stories from mythologies around the world. From Finnish folk tales to Anderson fairy tales to parables of Buddhism, there’s something for everyone. This would be great to combine with studies of countries [...]
Posted in deep thoughts, reading on Jun 4th, 2011 9 Comments »
It’s summer time and summer reading program are springing up in every library, book store and web site. And my response is… meh. I have never been a fan of summer reading programs and my kids are pretty lackluster about them too. Some of the reasons: My kids love reading for the pure sake of [...]
