Like most boys I know, Emery is a huge fan of dinosaurs. I’ve been reading him books about dinosaurs since he was old enough to crawl over to the book basket and choose one for himself. But something changed this year. He learned to read. Oh, that’s great, you say. And it is. He’s a [...]
Category Archives: School
Oakhurst Community Garden
April 23, 2011 – 8:37 pm
Yesterday we went with our homeschool group to Oakhurst Community Garden in Decatur. I didn’t know what to expect really. The fieldtrip description mentioned dirt and worms, and that’s all I needed to know. My kids were gonna love it! I ended up pleasantly surprised. While there were in fact plenty of dirt and worms, [...]
Hillcrest Apple Orchard
October 8, 2010 – 10:50 pm
Our homeschool group took a field trip to Hillcrest Apple Orchard in Elijay today. We could not have asked for a more beautiful afternoon! There was so much here to do other than pick apples. Which, come to think of it, we didn’t even do. But we did get to milk Buttercup, the cow. Be [...]
Butterfly Garden
September 13, 2010 – 9:13 am
Our first school project arrived in the mail last month. Live Butterfly Garden sent us 10 caterpillars along with all the food they would need to survive. After only 7 days, all of them had crawled to the top of the cups and made their chrysalis’. We then attached them to the inside of the [...]
The Book Tree
January 11, 2010 – 11:09 pm
This book was recommended by another mom in my homeschool group and I’m so glad I got a copy for myself. The Book Tree ,very simply put, is a Christian reference for children’s literature. As a child I really disliked reading. Really, really disliked it. I don’t know why, but I would have rather done [...]
