Posted in Poetry, holidays, lesson plans on Mar 21st, 2010 2 Comments »
I always find out these things once the day has already started and I have no advance prep time. In case you want to take part and haven’t prepped either, I threw together a bunch of poetry ideas here (in every subject!).
I figure poetry is too fun to relegate to one day so [...]
Posted in crafts, holidays, lesson plans, science on Nov 22nd, 2009 No Comments »
I thought some of you might be interested in the Thanksgiving themed articles I wrote for the Examiner this week…
Thanksgiving Science Fun is full of T-day facts, easy science experiments and cool info (know how turkey pop-up timers work? it’s really cool and you can reuse them).
How Should We Teach Kids About Thanksgiving? talks about [...]
Posted in Toddlers, cool sites, history, holidays, lesson plans, nature, recipes, science, social studies on Nov 11th, 2009 1 Comment »
I’m so behind in housework and homeschooling and laundry and writing (and getting out of pajamas, if we’re going to be perfectly honest!) but had to share a few good things with y’all…
1. Thirteen “extinct” animal species that were found alive (in pictures). Check out the little marsupial who was thought to be extinct for [...]
Posted in freebies, lesson plans, nature, science, social studies on Aug 27th, 2009 1 Comment »
Moody Gardens offers some really great curricula for educators on all sorts of subjects from whales and dolphins to the Grand Canyon to bugs to The Titanic. I checked out the bones file and was really impressed with the information and lesson plans. They’re in PDF format and the one I viewed was 70 pages [...]
Posted in Curriculum, Jack, cool sites, lesson plans, math on Jul 16th, 2009 No Comments »
This teacher-run first grade site is so thorough and full of neat stuff that I’m planning on using it whenever I have a sudden urge for something schooly with Jack next year. The math program works for grades K-5 so I may use it with the girls too. This is a great resource!
Posted in PE, lesson plans, math, nature, plans for the day, science on Jun 28th, 2009 1 Comment »
It’s not usually hard to find fun ways to homeschool in the summer time, but here’s a few ideas I had for spicing things up around here.
1. Have a trivia obstacle course. Set up an assortment of balance beams, hula hoops, kiddie pools and other props in some sort of fun way and get a [...]
Posted in lesson plans, recipes, science on Jun 26th, 2009 No Comments »
Beta mentioned getting ready to start an earth science unit the other day when I posted the geology cartoon. Here’s another fun way to introduce the unit. Make meteorite candy!
This activity has been designed as a comfortable introduction to describing meteorites. It helps students become better observers by making a connection between the familiar (candy [...]
Posted in cool sites, history, lesson plans, social studies on Jan 22nd, 2009 1 Comment »
Scholastic has a great page of myths about the Underground Railroad. Were you taught any of these as facts? I know I’ve heard most of them. Click on the links at the top of the page for a multi-media lesson about the Underground Railroad where you can get a feeling for life as a slave, [...]
Posted in Anna, holidays, lesson plans, plans for the day, social studies on Jan 19th, 2009 No Comments »
Today is Annalee’s 9th birthday and I am deep in cakes (Mary Engelbreit’s white buttermilk and a 1-2-3-4 cake) and frostings (Mary’s lucious cream cheese frosting and “Quick and almost professional buttercream icing”) and presents and packing and preparations and cleaning of vans and….
And I will not be much good for blogging for a bit! [...]
Posted in Fun, Kindergarten, art, crafts, games, history, holidays, lesson plans, math, plans for the day, reading, social studies, vocabulary 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 [...]
