Since Viddler has started charging for their services, I had to switch to youtube for my videos.  I finished uploading most of the videos.  ...

I've used these for years and had them on another blog, but realized I hadn't put them on here.  I also uploaded them to my Scribd p...

This is just an idea of what I'm aiming for this year, but I doubt we will stick to this entirely as I have a baby coming by the end of ...

This list will consist of the books K has read in 3rd grade in her morning, independent, assigned reading time, which is 30 minutes daily (M...

It has been a fight to finish 2nd grade after many setbacks with this pregnancy but we are nearing the end!  We finished up Saxon Math 2 las...

Since I found out I was pregnant, we decided to forgo our plan to start 3rd grade in January 2013 and go ahead and start it as soon as possi...

My mom sent K 2 Easter eggs that had "fun dough" in them.  I thought it was just play-doh, but it is actually better than play-doh...

Read Usborne's First Internet-Linked Encyclopedia of Our World - pgs.52-61 Fossil Fuels Experiments/Projects/Crafts None planned ...

Read Usborne's First Internet-Linked Encyclopedia of Our World - pgs. 48-51 DK Arctic and Antarctica Polar Lands The Best Book of P...

 

K loves doing these!  I helped her cut out the pieces but she did the answers and glued the lapbook pieces together.      

My daughter loves doing mosaics, she completed the mosaics castle a few months ago, and this past week completed another one - a butterfly....

My life has changed the past few weeks with finding out that I'm pregnant with our 2nd child!  We have waited for this day for years and...

Here are K's dioramas from " Instant Habitat Dioramas " of a cave and a mountain:

Here is K's exploding volcano from " Lift and Look: Science Mini-Books and Manipulatives ":

We purchased the deluxe molecular model set from home science tools and K already loves it!  She is a kinesthetic learner and needs somethi...

I know I'm not the only homeschool mom who gets ecstatic over ordering and receiving new curriculum!  We got our 45 pound box this past ...

*You can add in the Arctic Tundra to this week along with the other habitats, but we are saving it to do with our study of ice and glaciers....

*We already covered oceans a few months ago, you can find an index of resources here . Read Usborne's First Internet-Linked Encyclop...

We are learning about ponds this week along with rivers, floods, etc.  We decided to take a trip to a pond nearby and the birds were ready f...

 

We are trying out something new with our schedule and its really a trial to see how it goes.  At the end of the school day when it's tim...

Read Usborne's First Internet-Linked Encyclopedia of Our World - pgs.38-41;30-31 Early Bird Earth Science: Caves - Walker Caves: Mys...

If you have any suggestions, please leave a comment!  Here are the apps we have so far that are homeschool-related: Free 50 States Aweso...

K did the Smithsonian Rock and Gem Dig and it was well worth the money!  She loved it and still has some more to excavate for another day.  ...