As I was considering which chapter books would work best as readers for my daughter this school year, I decided to go a different direction. There are so many great picture books that are designed to be read aloud by an adult that would work just as well. I went…
Welcome to the second round of our cooking competition! We would love to have you vote on the best looking item. Earlier this school year we finished up our baking competition that we started back in 2013. We have now embarked on a cooking around the world competition. This time…
When my son was in first grade we spent some time learning about the human body. That year we came up with a fun project while we were learning about the skin. Now my son is in 5th grade and he is spending his school year on microbiology. He has…
The voting in our Greek entree competition has closed and we now have a winner. This was the first round in our cooking competition. I use the word competition loosely. While my kids enjoy coming in first place, they also vote for a sibling’s dish if they feel it was…
While no day is typical, I kept track of one frigid day this winter when we were home all day. We have a general flow to our day, but the subjects we do each day are different. This school year I have a 7th grader, 5th grader, and 1st grader.…
My two boys are using Art of Problem Solving math curriculum. My oldest started with Art of Problem Solving Pre-Algebra and now he is using Art of Problem Solving Introduction to Algebra. My younger son started Art of Problem Solving Pre-Algebra this school year, but he only spends time on…
This school year my 7th grader, 5th grader, and 1st grader are exploring countries in Africa. We’ve been enjoying unit studies for North America, Asia, Europe and the Middle East over the past seven years and this is our first time in Africa. Morocco was the first stop in our…
My son is exploring different kinds of cells as part of his microbiology unit study. He loves making things out of food, so he wanted to make models of the different kinds of cells in the kitchen. First he drew a picture of the cell model and then he had…
The first time I was exposed to Shakespeare was in a high school classroom. The one and only play we read and discussed was MacBeth. Even though we spent a long time reading and discussing the play, the archaic language made the story line quite difficult to follow. As a…
My 10 year old son discovered Blender this past summer. He loves computers and art and has an interest in a future with computers. He had spent many years on Scratch and was looking for something more. When he discovered Blender, he knew that he had to learn it. He…
