Posted in Home ec, vocabulary, Victoria, math on May 18th, 2008 1 Comment »
Victoria asked permission to run her own lemonade stand tomorrow and I told her okay. She’s been planning it for a few days now and today we walked downtown to the grocery store for her to buy her supplies.
Things learned so far….
Math: She kept a running total of how much she had spent in the […]
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 Goals, vocabulary, Daily log, art, reading, history, math on Jan 25th, 2008 No Comments »
We’ve been busy the last couple of days. Some of what the kids have been up to….
Math: Victoria did many pages in an algebra workbook. She has decided she loves algebra and geometry. Anna did an online math game. Jack asked me to get him a “learning book about math” […]
Posted in vocabulary, challenges, Goals, art, history, math on Jan 23rd, 2008 No Comments »
I’d like to work on the same sorts of things as yesterday (SOTW, math worksheets, Valentines, etc.) and make sure we do dance and exercise today. Here’s today’s challenges for the kids to choose from:
Research a year and make a card for the Gorgeous family timeline.
Make a poster to teach people the eights times tables.
Look […]
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.