Our school year ended this spring with a Nature Study that the kids both loved and talked about all the time. In an effort to keep their interest alive, I thought it would be fun to study Botany for science this year. There have been a lot of big science words this time around, and […]
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CC Friends
Even though our school year doesn’t end until May 17th, we had our last day Classical Conversations today. This was our 4th year in CC and it has been such a blessing. I will never forget how God planted this community and it’s director, Kim Kiser into our lives. And I’ll be forever grateful. Emery, […]
Tricky Little Adjectives
The kids and I have been taking advantage of the warmer spring days by incorporating a Nature Study into our school schedule. We go for walks around the neighborhood or in the backyard. We listen for nature sounds, find interesting insects, and touch things to record textures and descriptions. We draw pictures of our favorite […]
Moonlighting with Oreo’s
Okay, agreed, Pinterest can be a real time waster. BUT… it has given me so many good homeschooling ideas this year! Like this one that we did last week while studying the moon. Using Oreo cookies, we cut the cream centers to look like each phase. How cute (and tasty) is that? When I first […]
The Boy who Cried Wolf
One day last week I got to a point in our homeschool day where the kids didn’t need my help. They had the rest of their work laid out in front of them and I desperately needed a shower. So I left them with the following instructions: “Okay, I’m going upstairs to take a shower. […]