Homemade Valentine's Day cards for your Superman! Source: littlebitfunky.com via In Lieu on Pinterest ... read more
Studying Volcanoes
The next few weeks we are studying volcanoes in science for Classical Conversations (weeks 16 and 17). My daughter has been waiting for this for a while so we plan to have some fun. She is very interested in volcanoes and is excited to study them. (You gotta take advantage of the times they are actually interested in something, right?) Here’s some of the things we are doing to study volcanoes over the next two weeks: Discovery Streaming – We are watching some volcano videos on Discovery ... read more
Tuesday’s Dish – Italian Beef Roast
This week Tuesday's Dish features one of my favorite cooking methods - the crock pot. I love crock pot recipes and am always looking for new ways to mix things up in the crockpot. Thanks for Econobusters and Molly Green for this great and easy (and frugal) recipe. Italian Beef Roast (serves 6) Ingredients: 3 pounds beef roast 1 cup Italian dressing 6 medium potatoes, quartered 1 pound baby carrots Directions: Place roast in slow cooker. Arrange potatoes and carrots around ... read more
52 Homeschool Tips for Every Homeschooler – #4 Get Up and Move
Tip #4 in our series of homeschool tips is “Get Up and Move.” This is a tip that every homeschool should take to heart. How you interpret it and put it into action is up to you. As homeschoolers, we can find ourselves stuck in the house all day on those days we don’t have co-op or extracurricular activities. Therefore, it is important to remember to get up and move. This can mean incorporating full-blown Physical Education into your week or it can be as simple as making a point to ... read more
52 Homeschool Tips for Every Homeschooler – #3 Do a Mid-Year Evaluation
One of the things that most experienced homeschoolers will recommend is doing a mid-year evaluation. But what should you evaluate and how? There are many ways. It doesn’t have to be fancy or formal if you don’t want to but it is good to evaluate a few things mid-year so you don’t get too far off track. Preschoolers There are many online sources for analyzing preschool skills. If you are doing a preschool program, it is likely there is a mid-year or year-end evaluation available. However, ... read more
Pinterest Find of the Week – Sponge Blocks
Fun way to make quiet block for quiet time or travel. (Thanks to Inner Child Fun.) Source: innerchildfun.com via In Lieu on Pinterest // ... read more
Pinterest Find of the Week – Homemade Chalk Paint
We did this last week in Classical Conversation for our art study. Making homemade chalk paint is great. And what a great way to use those left over, broken pieces of sidewalk chalk. (Thanks to Learn to Play at Home .com.) Source: learnwithplayathome.com via In Lieu on Pinterest ... read more
52 Homeschool Tips for Every Homeschooler – #2 Take a Break
Taking a break can be very important to a successful homeschool. I do not mean that you need to take a lengthy summer or Christmas break several times a year and I don’t mean that schooling year-round is bad. I mean, that you need to recognize when your kids, and YOU, need a break. There are many ways to take a break so you can recharge and be ready to get back into the swing of things and your normal schedule. Have an UNSCHOOL DAY – If you are a traditional homeschooler, and not an ... read more
Studying the 3 Kinds of Rocks for Classical Conversations
This week in Classical Conversations Science we are studying the three primary types of rocks – sedimentary metamorphic, and igneous. Here’s what we are doing for this simple study of rocks this week. Classical Acts and Facts Science Cards – We are using the Classical Acts and Facts Science Cards from Classical Conversation to read about the basic definitions of the rock types as well as pictures and a description of the rocks. Types of Rocks song – We listened to a rock cycle song on You ... read more
Heading to the Library – A Winter Reading List
We are heading out to the library today to get some fun winter books to read. If you are looking for a great list of some fun winter books to your preschooler or elementary age children, you may find some of these a good addition to your reading list. For your preschooler: The Hat by Jan Brett The Mitten by Jim Aylesworth Time to Sleep by Denise Fleming Bear Snores On by Karma Wilson The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats The Snowman by Raymond Briggs Snowballs by Lois ... read more
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