Saturday, August 20, 2011

A Homeschool Geography...er...Science Series

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We started a new series, this week, as a family read aloud, with Lisa M. Cottrell-Bentley's Wright on Time, Arizona (click the link to ...
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Thursday, August 18, 2011

Chocolate Chip Cookie Geography

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Just when I think we can't possibly get anymore educational value out of a chocolate chip cookie, I come across a book like Susan E. G...
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Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Pointillist Sugar Cookies

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I realized, after we started pencil stamping, yesterday , that Carol Sabbeth's Monet and the Impressionists for Kids , also has a poin...
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Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Pencil Stamp Pointillism

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We've been reading generally about impressionism, and specifically about pointillism, this week. The younger girls decided to tr...
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Monday, August 15, 2011

Paper Plate Weaving - Flowers

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C (age 5), came home from Sunday school yesterday, with a partially completed craft, she was calling a flower. She was happy, with the hel...
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Saturday, August 13, 2011

Fizzing Sidewalk Chalk Shooting Stars

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Our family read-a-loud, this week, transitioned us from space, back to simple chemistry. Phineas L. MacGuire erupts! by Frances O'Ro...
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Friday, August 12, 2011

Language Arts - An Eight Planet, Solar System, Mnemonic

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While we really like the "My Excellent Mother Just Served Us Nine Pizzas" mnemonic, for remembering the order of the planets in ...
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