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 Lapbooks, pictures, geography, social studies on Apr 20th, 2008 5 Comments »
We’re finally finished! Victoria did most of the work, with a little help from me and and a few touches by Anna. I love the finished lapbook! There are multiple cardstock pages inserted with sections on art, history, maps, school, food and fun. We even included the slip of paper from the owner of the […]
Posted in geography, social studies on Apr 20th, 2008 No Comments »
We went to a local Ethiopian restaurant on Friday and it led to a wonderful unit study on Ethiopia!
Even though we live in a very rural area, we are lucky to have a diverse group of cultures nearby. A neighboring tiny town has a large Hmong population, another has a high Laotian population, and […]
Posted in Jack, Anna, Lapbooks, Victoria, Daily log, science, art, social studies, writing on Mar 25th, 2008 No Comments »
Well, the lapbook thing has taken over around here. Victoria is still working on her Amelia Earhart book and gardening book, but we’re all working on one about the Freedom Quilt debate and she’s doing much of the work on that one. She’s writing up a pro and con section for it right […]
Posted in Lapbooks, social studies, art, history on Mar 24th, 2008 3 Comments »
“…We have to conclude that there was no special role quilts played in the Underground Railroad. While no one can prove a negative, it seems unlikely that quilts were used as a […]
Posted in Jack, Victoria, Anna, vocabulary, Lapbooks, Daily log, social studies, math, reading, history, art, writing on Mar 23rd, 2008 No Comments »
Just logging for our records….
Victoria~
Has been doing 10 minute math book pages for fun
Started researching freedom quilts and the underground railroad with Daddy
Still working on Amelia Earhardt lapbook (vocabulary, timeline, more)
Japanese class
Made paper quilts in traditional styles from construction paper shapes
Dyed eggs with a variety of dye techniques
Reading a variety of children’s magazines
Preparing interview […]
Posted in Victoria, cool sites, geography, Jack, Anna, Japanese, PE, Daily log, social studies, math, writing, reading, science, art, history, Uncategorized on Mar 16th, 2008 No Comments »
Here’s a bit of what we’ve been up to lately in various subjects….
Literature–
Reading “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” together
Reading classic poetry to Jack and Anna at bedtime
Victoria just finished a novel (can’t remember which one) and has been reading old magazines.
We’ve been reading lots of books to Jack.
Daryl is reading another Sadie Rose novel to Anna.
Anna […]
Posted in PE, Anna, Daily log, Fun, social studies on Mar 6th, 2008 No Comments »
I just finished spending a chunk of time outside with Annalee. In a fairly short time we accomplished:
Played kickball.
Went on a walk.
Discussed different forms of government and her opinions on whether governments should have a right make laws for the “good of the people” that individuals didn’t agree with (like limiting births, mandating […]
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.