Posted in Victoria, science on Jun 11th, 2008 1 Comment »
Victoria has wanted to be a doctor since she was two years old and has always been fascinated by the human body. When the “Body Worlds” exhibit (a traveling exhibit of preserved human bodies) came to our area a couple of years ago, she really wanted to see it. We were unable to […]
Posted in Lapbooks, Jack, science on Jun 2nd, 2008 3 Comments »
It was Jack’s turn to do a lapbook so I asked him today what he’d like to do next. Since he’s working on a broad theme (”the universe and everything in it”), he’s pretty open to suggestions. He finally decided on giraffes.
I did some net searches and printed out an assortment of cool facts, basic […]
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 […]
Posted in Victoria, deep thoughts, Field trips & tours, magical moments, cool sites, pictures, science, history, social studies, Fun, reading on May 30th, 2008 2 Comments »
Here’s Victoria’s answers for the best list.
Best books read: Molly Moon series
Best math game or activity: Running the lemonade stand
Best reading/spelling/grammar game or activity: Blogging and emailing (with spell check)
Best field trip: Maine
Best science experiment: The mold comparison experiment
Best science activity: Collecting different kinds of seaweed at the ocean, pouring seawater on the acorn barnacles […]
Posted in Lapbooks, Jack, science on May 13th, 2008 1 Comment »
Jack came up to me a few minutes ago and announced that for his next lapbook he wants to do one on “everything in the universe, including the universe.”
Wow. We’d better get started soon. That’s going to take a lot of paper!
He’s settled on doing one about the earth first. I’m printing out […]
Posted in cool sites, science on May 7th, 2008 No Comments »
Victoria and I are searching for cell photos for her new lapbook and we stumbled upon this site– The Biomedical Image Awards for 2006. The photographs really have to be seen to be believed. Victoria says it’s gorgeous, amazing, glorious! ;) Wonder if there’s one for 2007 and 2008…..
Posted in freebies, science, reading on May 7th, 2008 No Comments »
The EPA is giving away copies of The Magic School Bus Gets Cleaned Up!
Click here to find out how to order. No strings attached!
Incidentally, the EPA is a good place to search for free resources to round out studies about climate, pollution, water and other science topics. Just do a search and use key words […]
Posted in Daily log, Goals, PE, plays, social studies, art, math, reading, science, history, writing on May 6th, 2008 No Comments »
I haven’t posted a HS log lately so I thought I’d jot down some of what we’ve been doing. All the birthdays took up most of last week but a lot of neat stuff has gone on…
Science:
We’ve seen “our” beaver several more times since that first visit and now we slow down the […]
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 Fun, science on Apr 12th, 2008 No Comments »
We did the egg in a bottle experiment today. It was tricky finding the right sized bottle– just a little more narrow on top than the egg. We finally settled on a glass jar from organic garlic and figured if it was too narrow then we could go from there.
It did suck the egg into […]
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.