Posted in Daily log, freebies, Links, math, science on May 5th, 2013 2 Comments »
We made it through another birthday week here. Jack turned 10, Victoria turned 15, and Alex turned 6. I made a lot of cakes and cupcakes. Here’s a quick round-up of ten fun ways we played and learned during birthday week…. Victoria chose books for birthday presents, and picked out an awesome assortment at Barnes [...]
Posted in freebies, Funnies, Links, plans for the day, science, Teens and high school on Oct 25th, 2012 No Comments »
Happy Thursday! We woke today to find some of that pretty white stuff all over. I’m not sure I’m ready for winter but at least it waited until after September. On the agenda today: Have Victoria take her online CAT. Do algebra with Victoria. Start poetry lessons with Anna. Have the boys do math on [...]
Posted in Fun, games, Goals, Links, math, nature, science on Aug 1st, 2012 No Comments »
Happy August! Here’s a round-up of ideas I’ve written for ways to work some hands-on, educational fun (and just plain old fun!) into homeschooling this time of year… Living math ideas for August Water balloon math, tracking and graphing temperatures, comparing apples and oranges, nature angles… Sunflower sun dials to campfire science: Science and nature [...]
Posted in freebies, Links on Apr 22nd, 2012 1 Comment »
Have you been to Teachers Pay Teachers yet? They have some great freebies and some great lesson plans, printables and more for low cost too. Here’s a couple of the current freebies that I especially loved. Hunger Games creative writing unit Facebook timeline template Also, I’ve been pinning oodles of cool homeschool pages on Pinterest [...]
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 Frugal living, geography, Green, history, In the news, Japanese, Links, nature, science on May 9th, 2011 2 Comments »
There’s some news stories and web pages that have caught my interest lately. Here’s a few of them… Who Stole Homeschooling? This article talks about the history of the homeschooling movement in the US and how some groups have claimed ownership, made exclusionary rules and changed the spirit of the movement over the years. I [...]
Posted in Attachment Parenting, Daily log, freebies, Green, Links, personal, science on Apr 16th, 2011 1 Comment »
Well, spring was nice. Apparently it’s over though. We woke to snow on the lawn today and it’s been dreary and cold for a week. The weather forecast is more of the same as far into the future as they’ll tell us. Sigh. I’m still in a bit of a pregnant fog. The morning sickness [...]
Posted in Fun, holidays, lesson plans, Links, math on Mar 13th, 2011 3 Comments »
Don’t forget that Monday is Pi Day — 3/14. In honor of the day, here’s oodles of fun ways to work it into your homeschool. Celebrate Pi Day with fun games and activities Crafts, songs, links, lesson plans and a video to help celebrate Pi Day (from yours truly). Let Them Eat Pie! Beth has posted [...]
Posted in Links, personal on Mar 7th, 2011 4 Comments »
Daryl always says that March comes in like a wildebeest and goes out like an entirely different wildebeest. I believe it’s a misquote from an old Saturday Night Live sketch. In any case, March is totally acting like a wildebeest for me this year. For one thing, winter seems to be never-ending. I kind of [...]
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? [...]
