I entered a contest to try and win the hottest toy out there right now, Zhu Zhu Pet! My daughter would love to find this under the tree!
The Giveaway Garden
Thursday, December 10, 2009
Contest!
Saturday, November 21, 2009
Happy Thanksgiving!
Thanksgiving resources (including Snook's Thanksgiving)
Virtual Jamestown
The First Thanksgiving
A very merry Low-carb Thanksgiving
What to do with all the leftovers!
Friday, October 9, 2009
Thursday, October 1, 2009
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Happy Johnny Appleseed Day! (9/26)
I am posting this early so you can be prepared ahead of time if you are looking for some fun ideas for the day. I vividly remember being apart of a Johnny Appleseed play in grade school. I was his teacher. He is a fun figure to learn about no matter how much of the story is true or not.
Sunday, September 13, 2009
Cute Idea
Stumbled across this site today with a cute idea...time capsules in a tube.
Matter of fact, the whole site is a great find!
Let's Explore
Thursday, September 10, 2009
Lunch Ideas
Tired of the same old lunches? Need new ideas? Large Family Logistics has a great lunch menu including a grocery list. This would be great for large families, but it could be used for multiple meals as well.
Enjoy!
Thursday, September 3, 2009
Science
If you are like me, science in the Elementary years is not always at the top of the list. Thankfully, God made "science" all around us! On the days that we never get to the actual science book, my kids are still finding ways to enjoy and learn about "science".
I think nature is a favorite subject around here. This year we are using Apologia's Zoology 1 about flying creatures.
We did get to our lesson today and the kids did a nature scavenger hunt in the backyard. We plan to take our list to the park tomorrow to find more things that are on the list.
Some things we enjoy doing anytime, not just "school time" is reading Christian Liberty Nature Readers. They are very intersting stories about insects and animals in nature.
Another favorite is anything written by Thornton W. Burgess. Wonderful, fun stories that teach children about birds and animals.
My kids keep a nature notebook and draw pictures of things they find in nature. We have had a guest living next door to us eating apples from the apple tree. We live in the city, so it is very funny see this right in the next yard.
We can't decide if it is a groundhog or a woodchuck. When we see things like this, we get the notebook out and The Handbook of Nature Study and draw what we see.
Well, I guess my eight year old decided what she thought it was. :)
Did you know that those noisy bugs that you hear in the trees in the late summer are called cicada bugs? Did you know that those yucky shells on the trees are theirs? Did you know that they spend 17 years in the ground before they climb up and shed their skin on the tree? I didn't know that! I was always told that they were locust shells.
Btw, I love their summer sound!
Links for more nature fun!
Handbook of nature Study~Looking for ways to use the book? Check this blog out!
**ignore the dates in the photos. My camera is wacky.
Saturday, August 29, 2009
Laptop Giveaway!
Do you know how much better my life would be if I won a laptop?! It would be awesome. Check out these giveaways from some great blogs!
Friday, August 28, 2009
Week 1
It was a great first week! So far, I am enjoying the new stuff and the kids seem to enjoy it too. Had all my lessons planned out. Let's see how long it lasts. That is my goal this year, to plan! I know that it will make things run smoother and we will get more done.
How was your week?
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