The Pond View
Last Friday, we took a trip to the Lost Bridge State Recreation Area. We arrived around 5:00 p.m. The sun was beginning to set. We took a flashlight just in case it got dark before we returned to...
View ArticleBlinded Me with Science – Quantum Mechanics
Those who are children of the 80s probably remember the song “She blinded me with Science” (follow the url for the video). Lately I have been looking curriculum and resources related to science....
View ArticleGiveaway: Visual Latin
Visual Latin | GrammarThe study of Latin is an important part of classical education. Nate and I have been searching long and hard for a Latin curriculum that suits our family’s needs. Song School...
View ArticleFun and Learning: Meet the Elements
We are always looking for resources to further our children’s education. We found a band named They Might be Giants and their album “Here comes science.” Today I am sharing the video called Meet the...
View ArticleLevi – First day of Kindergarten – Math-U-See
Monday was Levi’s first day of Kindergarten. There was a lot of setup involved. The first part of it was setting up decimal street for our Math-U-See Alpha level math curriculum. It covers...
View ArticleGeorge Washington vs. Washington Street
On Independence Day we watched the musical 1776 from the 1970s. Levi was in and out of the room while we watched the movie. I really didn’t concern myself with how much he watched. It wasn’t on for...
View ArticleThe Mesopotamians and Gilgamesh
Levi likes watching They Might be Giants videos. We are doing Mesopotamian history this week. As a fun introduction we played “The Mesopotamians” video. Then Levi watched The Epic of Gilgamesh...
View ArticleFree Resource: Handwriting Worksheets Generator
Today, I worked with Levi to learn to write numbers. We did one set of numbers and he wanted to do letters instead. Well, I thought, at least it is writing and not on the wall. I tried a couple of...
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