My son used Exploring Creation with Physical Science during the year 2000-2001. The images on this page show what we did with experiment 9.1. If you want to read more about experiment 9.1, please see … [Read more...]
Exploring Creation with Physical Science Ex. 3.2
My son used Exploring Creation with Physical Science during his 8th grade year (2000-2001) and we all enjoyed the experiments from that book. Recently I went through some old photographs and came … [Read more...]
A Tree Study
Choose a tree or two to observe. If the tree is deciduous, make an accurate drawing of the branch pattern. What does the bark look like? Can you make a drawing or rubbing of the bark? Can you locate … [Read more...]
The Journalist’s Creed
I first came across The Journalist's Creed January 28, 2005. It left an impression on me. The Journalist's Creed was written by Walter Williams (July 2, 1864 - July 29, 1935), the founder of the … [Read more...]
Beaded Icicle Ornaments
Beaded Icicle Ornaments We have been making these beaded icicles for a long time. Last night Holly and I set up an assembly line and made 51. They can be harder to make than they look like they … [Read more...]
Candy Cane Ornaments
Candy Cane Ornaments from Pipe Cleaners I have one precious pipe cleaner candy cane mixed in with all of my other old Christmas ornaments. My son, when he was six, made one. It is not quite like the … [Read more...]
(The Doom) of a Homeschool Schedule
Duck Soup is giving away a book! If you are a homeschooler, visit her blog to find out details. The deadline is soon: 9:00 P.M. eastern time on Thursday, November 15th. The Story It was our final … [Read more...]
Lollipop Tree Ornaments
My mother made some of these many years ago. She gave some that she made to me and gave me supplies to make more. They look cute hanging on the tree and are very easy to make. Chapstick man is … [Read more...]
Art: Drawing from Life
Drawing real objects is an important learning technique for budding artists. My daughter typically draws from her imagination and while that is okay, drawing imaginary subjects does not add to her … [Read more...]
Timed Writing
When my children were younger, I had them do something that I called timed writing. I'm not sure what I can say about it to recommend it except to say generically -- It helped them. They started out … [Read more...]
Fire Prevention Week
Next week, October 7-13 is Fire Prevention Week. The theme of this year's Fire Prevention Week is to make and practice a fire escape plan. Below is a link to get you … [Read more...]
Easy Grammar
Easy Grammar series by Wanda Phillips uses the prepositional approach to evaluating sentences. I used Easy Grammar for my children's grammar lessons during the early to middle years, and I found it … [Read more...]
Homeschooling – How’s it going?
Some of us have been homeschooling for several weeks now. How is it going? I hope at least it's been good. Homeschooling is rarely perfect; it's more like a roller coaster. At our house, we were … [Read more...]
Natural Speller
This entry is in reference to Natural Speller by Kathryn Stout. If you have used Natural Speller and want to comment about the book, please do so below. My introductory comments from Natural … [Read more...]
Parallelism in Writing
This is a small portion of the article, please go to my website to read the entire article at: Parallelism in Writing As a rule, two or more sentence-elements that have the same logical office … [Read more...]
