Posted in Field trips & tours, pictures, nature, Fun, history on Aug 10th, 2008 No Comments »
We just got back from a short family vacation to a nearby city to take part in an annual free campout that combines flint-knapping, a historic rendesvous and other cool stuff.
Fifteen fun things we did and cool things we learned…
We bought handfuls of beautiful polished agates, fossils, crystals and other gorgeous rocks.
We listened […]
Posted in magical moments, nature, Fun on Aug 4th, 2008 No Comments »
Magical Mud Pies: 10 fun, free things to do outside today…
1. Cut an old sheet into large wings, have the kids color it with markers, and pin or stitch it to an old shirt. Have the kids run around as butterflies.
2. Designate a corner of the yard as theirs […]
Posted in pictures, nature, science on Jul 8th, 2008 No Comments »
Want to sneak in some science and enjoy the summer weather? Here’s ten favorite easy summer science activities here…
Have a weed growing contest. Repot some weeds that are around the same size and see who can pamper and produce the best specimen by the end of the month. Encourage the kids […]
Posted in Victoria, nature on Jul 1st, 2008 No Comments »
Oh my.
Daryl and the girls just got back from play rehearsal and Victoria is quite upset. It seems that Daddy knocked down a hornets’ nest from the set and put it in a jar. He had the grand idea to have it be a bit of a science experiment and watch to see […]
Posted in Daily log, nature, PE, magical moments, social studies, art, math, reading, science, writing on Jun 23rd, 2008 No Comments »
Three random ways the kids learned in each subject the past few days….
Math
Jack was answering addition and subtraction questions for goldfish crackers in Guy and Val’s hotel room this morning.
Victoria did some math pages to earn extra computer time.
The kids’ computer is hooked up to the net now in the living room and Anna instant […]
Posted in magical moments, pictures, nature on Jun 20th, 2008 1 Comment »
When we go on errands, we try to incorporate stops for the kids on the way there or the way back. Yesterday we had to go to a nearby city for groceries so we had the kids bring bathing suits and buckets for a stop at the lake on the way.
We were there for […]
Posted in Jack, Anna, Victoria, nature, reading, Daily log, math on Jun 13th, 2008 1 Comment »
We’re not officially doing school at the moment (do we ever? LOL) but it sneaks in anyway. Here’s a few ways the kids have managed to learn despite the (mostly) wonderful weather.
Jack announced yesterday that he could count to 400 by fifties. He did it for me and later counted all the way to 950 […]
Posted in pictures, nature, Daily log on Jun 9th, 2008 No Comments »
Here’s a bit of what’s been going on here lately.
We’ve been taking lots of walks….
Playing outside…
Playing with puddles…
and pink hair spray…
Doing some lapbooks…
Doing some yard work…
Playing at various lakes…
And generally enjoying June. May and June are my favorite months of the year. We get to immerse ourselves in gardening and enjoying the outdoors […]
Posted in Lapbooks, deep thoughts, Victoria, nature on Jun 6th, 2008 No Comments »
I was thinking today that our type of homeschooling works a bit like a virus!
Two days ago, Daryl took the kids down to a local lake and they saw carp thrashing about. They made such a scene that the kids were delighted and stayed to watch.
When we got home, we had to look up […]
Posted in Victoria, nature, science on Jun 2nd, 2008 No Comments »
Victoria discovered this mutated dandelion in our lawn last week.
It’s hard to see from the picture, but the stems have grown together, so they are sort of conjoined twins. The stems are separate down near the ground but they are one thick stem up by the flowers.
She has informed Daddy that he is not allowed […]
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.