Posted in challenges, cooking/home ec, nature, science, spelling on Mar 12th, 2013 No Comments »
Here’s a few assorted links I’ve found lately that I thought were worth keeping. I’m posting these here in case they help others and also so I can find the sites later when I need them! I’d pin them but in most cases, they don’t have pinnable images. 4th Grade Spelling lists… We don’t [...]
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 nature, nutrition, science on Jun 14th, 2012 4 Comments »
I saw an intriguing picture on Facebook this week. It was of a plate with butter, margarine and reduced fat margarine on it. It was covered with ants, all of whom were happily devouring the butter and staying well away from those evil margarine products. The lesson? Well, ants are far smarter when it comes [...]
Posted in Daily log, Fun, nature, pictures, plays on Jul 25th, 2011 3 Comments »
Oh what a long time it’s been since I blogged! We had massive heat and I had massive contractions and several of us were sick, plus the pageant was going on…. In any case, I finally had a minute to post and thought I’d do a little update. Here’s some ways we’ve been learning and [...]
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 cool sites, freebies, nature, science on May 18th, 2011 No Comments »
Sorry for being quiet for so long! Life has been busy here and I’m slowly getting my energy back in the 5th month and am anxious to catch up on everything that fell by the wayside while I was so sick. We’re also super busy with garden planting and other spring activities. Here’s a few [...]
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 Alex, Anna, cooking/home ec, Daily log, Frugal living, games, Jack, math, nature, nutrition, personal, pictures, Victoria on May 4th, 2011 2 Comments »
Oh what a busy week! Jack is now 8, Victoria is now 13, Alex is now 4 and I am now really tired! Here’s a few ways we’ve been learning and playing lately… 1. We had a joint birthday party for the boys in Mankato. The kids were in charge of most of the cake [...]
Posted in Attachment Parenting, games, Gardening, nature, personal, plans for the day on Apr 26th, 2011 6 Comments »
On my agenda for the next week: Plan Jack, Alex and Victoria’s birthdays (Saturday, Sunday, Tuesday), throw one party, host one soiree, make three cakes, buy presents, survive. Take the kids to see the CSI director, who’s in our little town again, and perhaps fight with him again. Last time, he told me I shouldn’t [...]
Posted in Daily log, Field trips & tours, magical moments, nature, pictures, science, video on Apr 18th, 2011 2 Comments »
We took a trip to a nearby state park last week and it was so nice! We had snow and dreary weather forecast for the foreseeable future, so we figured we should take advantage of the last nice day and really make the most of it. The kids explored the woods, climbed trees, skipped [...]
