Posted in social studies, Worksheets & printables on Mar 22nd, 2013 2 Comments »
I love this free printable from Layers of Learning. She writes: Using a copy of the Constitution go through the “Three Branches by the Constitution” worksheet. Each of the powers granted to the Federal Government are written in the boxes on the worksheet. Color code each box to show which entity of the government has [...]
Posted in geography, In the news, science, social studies on Feb 27th, 2013 No Comments »
Have you heard this exciting news? National Geographic reports: Evidence of a drowned “microcontinent” has been found in sand grains from the beaches of a small Indian Ocean island, scientists say. A well-known tourist destination, Mauritius (map) is located about 1,200 miles (2,000 kilometers) off the coast of Africa, east of Madagascar. Scientists think the [...]
Posted in math, social studies on Feb 17th, 2013 3 Comments »
Wow. This is kind of staggering… (Original source unknown)
Posted in Egypt, geography, history, lesson plans, social studies on Feb 28th, 2012 4 Comments »
Anna has decided she wants to learn lots more about ancient Egypt. She took these photos at the Egyptian display at the Science Museum of Minnesota and she got even more hooked on that fascinating time and culture. So it looks like we’re diving into some Egyptian fun! Here’s a bit of stuff I’ve [...]
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 geography, In the news, social studies on Jan 16th, 2011 1 Comment »
Current events time, folks. CNN has a great summary article up today: What’s Going On In Tunisia? It explains what happened, what’s happening now, why it matters and even where Tunisia happens to be. Academic Kids has all sorts of facts and background info in case you even want to do a lapbook or something. [...]
Posted in Fun, geography, math, plans for the day, science, social studies on Dec 2nd, 2010 2 Comments »
(Annalee reporting the news at the Lincoln Children’s Museum, age 6) It’s been a while since I posted one of these lists so here goes…. 1. Play “Where’s it from?”. Grab some pantry staples and put them in a box. Gather the kids and ask them, game-show style, to guess where various items are from. [...]
Posted in crafts, Fun, Grammar, Preschool, science, social studies on Oct 29th, 2010 No Comments »
Here’s a bit of what’s clogging up my browser today… Fear The Pumpkin: In Ukraine, It’s The Big Kiss-Off Think jack-o’-lanterns are frightening? Try being a man in Ukraine. Then you’ll truly understand what it’s like to fear a pumpkin. For centuries in the Eastern European nation, a pumpkin meant one thing: No, I won’t [...]
Posted in In the news, science, social studies, TV and DVDs on Oct 19th, 2010 2 Comments »
And no, not about his birth certificate. Rueters says: Obama’s appearance on the popular Discovery Channel show is part of a White House effort to highlight the importance of science, math and engineering as experts warn that low interest in these subjects among U.S. students could hurt the economy… I especially liked this part: “I [...]
Posted in geography, lesson plans, Links, social studies on Jul 1st, 2010 1 Comment »
Susan at Stitching Life has come up with a really fun sounding plan. She’s going “around the world” with her 3 kiddos in homeschool, starting August 9 — complete with an altered composition book log of the journey. She says, “Our journey will last 36 weeks and take us through six continents and twelve countries.” [...]
