Posted in Preschool, Kindergarten, crafts, lesson plans, nature, science on Aug 28th, 2008 1 Comment »
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 lesson plans, Preschool, nature, social studies, math, science, writing on May 5th, 2008 No Comments »
A mom on one of my homeschool lists asked for help designing a curriculum for her four year old and it got me thinking about what “curriculum” we do here. I thought I’d post it in case it’s helpful for anybody else out there.
The most important thing to remember is that you should not try […]
Posted in Lapbooks, cool sites, lesson plans, science on Mar 19th, 2008 No Comments »
Here’s a wonderful page of physics activities, children’s books, ideas and more. It’s all designed to be used for lapbooking but could also be used on its own. Fun!
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 nature, lesson plans, art, science, math, writing on Mar 13th, 2008 1 Comment »
ARG! I just spent an hour gathering all my links and plans for the week, clicked on publish, and had the site go down as it was sending. When it came back some minutes later, only half of my original draft and the links remained. I’m going to […]
Posted in lesson plans, nature, science on Feb 11th, 2008 No Comments »
We host various science and history themed homeschool events at a local historic site and tomorrow we’re having “Sun, Wind and Weather” Day. I thought I’d post the agenda in case anybody wanted to incorporate some into their own homeschool. We use a lot of supplies like UV beads and electronic gadgets to […]
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.