Posted in games, crafts, vocabulary, plans for the day, Kindergarten, lesson plans, Fun, history, reading, holidays, art, social studies, math on Nov 26th, 2008 4 Comments »
It’s another cozy day at home for us today, which I really enjoy. Here’s some thoughts I had for ways to fill it. Feel free to join in!
1. Silly similes. Teach the kids what similes are (sim-i-lees– comparison words that use “as” or “like,” as opposed to metaphors which say something is […]
Posted in geography, games, vocabulary, nutrition, Kindergarten, plans for the day, Poetry, lesson plans, reading, math, history, social studies, Fun, writing on Nov 20th, 2008 2 Comments »
We had fun doing some of the 10 fun things to do that I posted the other day so I thought I’d brainstorm 10 more.
1. Make up polls and graph the results. We’ve done favorite ice cream flavors and colors in the past. We even graphed the favorite colors one in M&Ms (I bought Easter […]
Posted in Kindergarten, Fun on Nov 17th, 2008 No Comments »
We did circle time this morning since even the big kids enjoy it, and this was an activity I made up for it.
We went around in a circle and each listed something we were thankful for, going down the alphabet, starting with something that started with A and so forth. Each person had to […]
Posted in Kindergarten, plans for the day, Preschool, magical moments, Fun on Nov 15th, 2008 2 Comments »
I’m busy with Saturday stuff so I’m recycling! ;) Here’s a list of 10 ways to make the day magical from one of my old newsletters…
10 Ways to Make Today Magical…..
1. String popcorn and wind the strings around bushes and tree limbs as treats for the birds. You can alternate cranberries, raisins and even […]
Posted in Kindergarten, cool sites, crafts, Fun on Nov 10th, 2008 1 Comment »
Theresa at Lapaz Home Learning has posted the cutest, most creative ideas if you’re in a homeschool rut. The Dr. Seuss tray is my favorite. You must go look. What fun!
Posted in Kindergarten, Jack, nature on Sep 29th, 2008 No Comments »
Yesterday for part of Jack’s kindergarten we harvested potatoes. As far as Jack was concerned we were digging for treasure though!
The kids really had no idea that I had planted two batches of heirloom potatoes in our neglected perennial garden last summer. It was all piled with dead grass and leaves to hill up around […]
Posted in Kindergarten, challenges, nature, art on Sep 11th, 2008 3 Comments »
This month’s theme at Laugh Learn Love is 5 Senses and I decided to try to put together some fun stuff to do with the kids around it today. I decided to tie the activities together around the ocean and came up with some fun activities.
Taste: I found this page about the different ways that […]
Posted in Preschool, Kindergarten, crafts, lesson plans, nature, science on Aug 28th, 2008 2 Comments »
This week’s theme at Unplug Your Kids is Insect. We’re getting ready to start a craft I made up and I needed some basic information for the kids to go along with it. I found these great sites and thought others might like them.
This 4 page PDF file from the Denver Museum of Nature and […]
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 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.