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Nature In Your Notebook Printables
Published on 2012-02-06 00:00:23
Some of my blogging friends and I would like to make sure the winter hum-drums don’t have you down for the count! One of the best ways to perk up the school year during February (the month known for the onset of homeschooling blues) is to get outside. Yes, you heard right – get outside! [...]
Nature Study in the Winter
Published on 2012-02-03 11:26:10
Brrrr – it’s cold outside! Winter is in full swing. This might seem like a silly time to suggest taking a nature walk, but creation doesn’t stop singing just because the temperatures are cold! In fact, winter is an awesome time for viewing things that we might miss other times of the year. Besides studying [...]
Candy Heart Valentine’s Day Math Printables
Published on 2012-01-23 00:00:39
A year or two ago, I created a couple of Valentine’s Day printables for you to enjoy with your children. I thought I’d remind you about them since V-Day is just around the corner. Simply click on the graphics to download. The Measure of a Heart uses candy hearts to practice measuring perimeter and area. [...]
Positive Negative Symmetry Art
Published on 2012-01-19 04:00:10
An art lesson that promotes mathematical thinking – oh joy. With the main focus being on the art concept of positive and negative space, throwing symmetry into the mix gave a nice extra punch to the lesson. Positive space is the area on a piece of art which the subject occupies, while negative space is [...]
Armor of God Object Lesson
Published on 2012-01-16 04:01:44
On Fridays, I attempt to plan a simple object lesson to go along with Bible study. Since we have been studying knights of the Middle Ages lately, I thought a lesson on the Armor of God made a nice tie-in. The lesson is quick, but powerful. Materials: two oranges a glass bowl large enough for [...]
Notebooking Success Review
Published on 2012-01-12 04:48:58
Jimmie of Jimmie’s Collage and Notebooking Fairy has just released her first e-book and I had the pleasure of reviewing it for her!! What a gem it is! Clear. Concise. Full of practical ideas. Easy to implement. Very motivating! Those are phrases that perfectly describe Notebooking Success by my blogging friend, Jimmie. I’m not new [...]
Winter News from Shining Dawn Books
Published on 2012-01-09 04:00:15
I just sent out the quarterly Shining Dawn Books newsletter. I thought some of you who aren’t on my contact list might like to see the latest news and specials, too. What’s Up at Shining Dawn Books? NEW! Homeschooling Gifted and Advanced Learners My first book with Prufrock Press was released Nov 2011!! Anyone who [...]
Petition to Cover Up Cosmo
Published on 2012-01-07 09:03:13
Remember my local efforts to clean up the magazine racks? I started by taking the offending magazines up to the customer service desk, then got in trouble for trying to protect my children so I answered back with a letter to the editor and a meeting with the manager of my local Walmart. Changes were [...]
Ellen McHenry’s Basement Workshop
Published on 2012-01-06 15:44:12
Pinterest has opened my little online world so much! I’ve come across some seriously wonderful treasures, and Ellen McHenry’s Basement Workshop is one of those treasures! You will find fun, free, printable games and lessons that reach deep into real learning on all sorts of subjects. I literally pinned and downloaded almost everything on the [...]
Bean Classification
Published on 2012-01-03 13:09:44
Remember the candy classification post from a couple months ago? My logic classes at co-op did a similar activity with 15-bean soup mix. Before jumping into the activity, we talked about plant and animal classification. I showed them a pictorial example of how animals are classified and then further classified until each animal is eventually [...]