Posted in cool sites on Aug 24th, 2012 1 Comment »
Just a heads up that I created a homeschool-related Facebook page, A Magical Homeschool. I kept coming across neat little educational cartoons, activities, pictures, crafts, articles, etc. that I wanted to share, and the page seemed like a good way to do that. Feel free to join me. I’ll keep posting here (and there and [...]
Posted in cool sites on Aug 24th, 2011 No Comments »
Here’s a few sites that I’ve bookmarked lately… 52 Days to Explore Outdoors features a new nature study idea (general) with links about once a week. Recent topics include stargazing, exploring tidepools, dragonflies and rocks. This would make a great site for weekly nature study ideas and resources. Painting on Salt: I’ve had this craft [...]
Posted in cool sites on Aug 4th, 2011 No Comments »
Are you on Pinterest yet? I’m still having fun pinning pages that appeal to me with neat recipes, crafts and homeschooling ideas. Here’s a peek at some things that sparked my HS interest lately… Here’s my homeschool pins on Pinterest if you want to take a look. If you’re on Pinterest and haven’t left [...]
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 cool sites, freebies, nature, science on May 18th, 2011 No Comments »
Sorry for being quiet for so long! Life has been busy here and I’m slowly getting my energy back in the 5th month and am anxious to catch up on everything that fell by the wayside while I was so sick. We’re also super busy with garden planting and other spring activities. Here’s a few [...]
Posted in cool sites, Photography, Victoria on Apr 22nd, 2011 2 Comments »
Victoria has started a new blog to show off kid photographers. There are 14 photographers right now and it’s only a day old! And it’s already had 500 page views! Check it out here…. Opossum Sauce She has it limited to kids she knows right now. She’s also featuring weekly challenges. This week’s is: Snow [...]
Posted in Book Recommendations, cool sites, freebies, Frugal living, Lapbooks on Mar 20th, 2011 3 Comments »
Here’s all sorts of cool things online that have caught my eye lately… Get a Free Seasons Lapbook from CurrClick right now. This looks like about the kindergarten level, depending on the child. Make Magazine has an intriguing article asking Is It Time to Rebuild & Retool Public Libraries and Make “TechShops”? Cool concept! Scholastic [...]
Posted in cool sites, geography, Home ec on Jan 27th, 2011 2 Comments »
I’m off to have some virtual woman tear up my calf again, but first I thought I’d share a few nifties that are on my mind here… Do professional photographers really make any money? That’s the question this professional photographer takes on. While this article is being widely applauded by photographers, her numbers don’t necessarily [...]
Posted in cool sites, In the news, Links, science on Jan 21st, 2011 3 Comments »
Here’s a few science-related nifties to share…. Researchers aim to resurrect mammoth in five years “Japanese researchers will launch a project this year to resurrect the long-extinct mammoth by using cloning technology to bring the ancient pachyderm back to life in around five years time.…” Wow! Jurassic Park for real, folks! What do you think? [...]
