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• Rainy Day Fun and I Need Your Advice

  
  Meanwhile, back at the ranch... — Authority: 430
  Good grief have we had some rain today.  Last night too.  We won’t be setting foot in the mud pit back yard for a few days. My littles and I had lots of fun putting together puzzles this morning.  Word to the wise, money spent on Ravensburger puzzles is money well spent. This cute ducky puzzle was fun for ...
  5 days ago

• Homeschooling with Co-Ops

  
  Heart of the Matter Online — Authority: 560
  One of the greatest misconceptions that people have when they hear the term “homeschooling” is that children who are homeschooled do not have the same opportunities for social interaction as children who attend school. In reality, homeschooled children have many resources and opportunities to lead a social life, ...
  6 days ago

• Simple Machine Stations

  
  Our Journey Westward — Authority: 418
  We started our short and sweet simple machines study yesterday. As an introduction to simple machines and for self-discovery of how machines work, I set up some little centers. The kiddos had to visit each center and complete a few thought-provoking questions about what they learned. Afterward, we talked about each ...
  1 week ago

• How I’m Teaching My Third Grader With A Newborn In The House

  
  TheJoyfulChaos — Authority: 422
  For this busy season of homeschooling several olders with a newborn in tow I’ve mainly been using worksheets to cover the basics.  I’m a unit study/lapbooking kind of girl, but while I was sick with the pregnancy and now that funds, time, and (honestly) patience are low we’re doing more worksheet kind of ...
  1 week ago

• Inventors/Inventions Unit Study

  
  Our Journey Westward — Authority: 418
  I can’t believe we’ve knocked another unit out!  I was somewhat dreading this unit because the topic seemed rather dry and dull, but I was in for a pleasant surprise once we dove in!! The A Journey Through Learning lapbook was an outstanding spine.  I had never used one of their lapbooks before, but it won’t ...
  1 week ago

• The Star of Bethlehem

  
  Heart of the Matter Online — Authority: 560
  Explore the science and the history behind the Biblical event that signaled the Messiah’s birth It is easy to relegate it to an afterthought in a nativity scene or as just another tradition when it is placed atop the tree, but law professor Rick Larson wants everyone to take another look at the star that ...
  2 weeks ago

• Project-Based Learning

  
  Our Journey Westward — Authority: 418
  I’ve had lots of questions about the projects we complete as part of our homeschool life.  I’ve even presented a workshop specifically concerning this topic, as well as including it as a topic in my most popular workshop “Creative Homeschooling”. I’ve been wanting to write a blog post about incorporating ...
  2 weeks ago

• Fire Safety

  
  Celebrate Every Day — Authority: 128
  This week at preschool and at home we talked about fire fighters, fire trucks, and fire safety! #1 has learned to dial 911, to crawl low if theres smoke, to feel a door to see if its hot, where to go if the smoke alarm goes off, and to stop, drop and roll if his clothes are on fire! This morning we went to the ...
  2 weeks ago

• Magnet Unit Study

  
  Our Journey Westward — Authority: 418
  Our study on magnets only took a week - but a fun, hands-on week it was! Magnets Lots of Free Lessons Even More Free Lessons
  3 weeks ago

• Yummy Apples

  
  Song of My Heart — Authority: 119
  You cant do a unit on apples without whipping up something in the kitchen. There are so many possibilities...apple turnovers, apple cider donuts, apple-dapple cake, caramel apples - yum! We settled on apple sauce and a pie, but finishing up our apple study will not prevent us from attempting the other recipes at some ...
  3 weeks ago

• Our Curriculum by Age

  
  Celebrate Every Day — Authority: 128
  2 Years Old- We focus on development in the following areas: gross motor skills fine motor skills creative artistic expression hand-eye coordination language development prereading skills social skills problem solving listening skills music appreciation 3 Years Old- We focus on development in ...
  4 weeks ago

• How to Make an Apple Pie and See the World

  
  Song of My Heart — Authority: 119
  For the last two weeks weve been learning all about Apples! Our spine book for this unit was an old favorite of ours... What a fun story this is! Its about a young girl who heads to the market to buy the ingredients for an apple pie, and ends up taking a trip around the world instead. We used several of the ...
  4 weeks ago

• Presidents of the United States Unit

  
  Our Journey Westward — Authority: 418
  Another unit bites the dust!  :)  We’ve been motorin’ on the schedule so far and it makes me smile! This unit took only two weeks.  We simply read a book everyday about past presidents, being the president, the White House and Washington D.C.  Each kiddo had to choose five presidents to research and complete ...
  4 weeks ago

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