Posted in geography, games on Aug 20th, 2008 No Comments »
Here’s an addictive little online game where your kids can test their geography knowledge. You can pick a country or do the whole world, including neat things like landmarks. The better you do, the higher up the levels you move. It’s quite fun! Victoria played this afternoon and loved the sarcastic comments it came up […]
Posted in pictures, Clubs & Classes, games, lesson plans, art, Fun, holidays on Mar 19th, 2008 No Comments »
Jack’s Head Start teacher asked me to host a family fun night for the local Head Start families in our town and the next. I picked March 17, with the themes of St. Patrick’s Day, Spring and green. We had the program on Monday and it was lots of […]
Posted in cool sites, games, math on Mar 12th, 2008 No Comments »
This game is maddening and fun, and happens to rely on addition facts. Careful, it’s addictive!
Posted in Gold Rush, geography, games, history on Mar 2nd, 2008 No Comments »
There was a lot about the Gold Rush that I apparently didn’t know, and one thing is that many people made the trek to California via ship.
Daryl made a game up for the kids based on this fascinating voyage that many people made, and I asked him to put it online so I […]
Posted in cool sites, games, math on Feb 2nd, 2008 1 Comment »
I discovered a list of great math blogs today and on one of them I found this little math game. I’m going to print some out and try it with the kids. I don’t think it will work well for us as a competition but as a group effort it could be pretty cool. I […]
Posted in cool sites, geography, games, history on Jan 30th, 2008 No Comments »
Daryl has been discussing the Gold Rush with the kids and he asked me to find a Gold Rush game online for them to find. I love the internet! After about two minutes I found this free printable game, complete with a map and 100 things that can happen to players on their […]
Posted in cool sites, games, math on Jan 13th, 2008 2 Comments »
We’re hooked on this fun little multiplication concentration game. What a great way to learn your math facts.
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.