Taught the little girls how to play Settlers of Catan this week. They were on a “team” together, which helped save some of the normal frustrations and jealousies. [Greg won, in case anyone is wondering.] We’ve been doing the social distancing since last Thursday and so far, it’s been going great. We’ve had lots of […]
Category: Homeschooling
Math
I am so thankful to have found a math curriculum with lots of visuals and manipulatives for my visual/spatial learner. It is a completely new way of looking at math, both in the doing and the teaching of it. But it also makes a lot of sense and does a good job explaining the WHYS […]
Museum Field Trip
Our homeschool co-op had a field trip to our local science museum. It included an IMAX movie, Turtle Odyssey, which was in 3D. We also went to the “Science Behind Pixar” exhibit, which was really cool! Not only was there fun photo ops with favorite characters, but there was information on all different parts of […]
Makerspace
Bree attended a beginner coding class at a nearby makerspace and was happy to learn that the makerspace was having Open Hours directly after. She saw a little heart-shaped wooden box and wanted to make one herself, so with some help, we were able to print the pieces with a laser printer. She then put […]
High School Choir
Adrianna is in her homeschool co-op’s high school choir this year. This was their first performance of the year and it was great! I missed recording the first song (mainly because I couldn’t spot Adrianna from my seat) so I quickly moved to the very back where I could stand up and see her (and […]
Glass-Blowing
Adrianna had recently mentioned to me that she would be interested in watching a glass-blowing demonstration. So when I saw a post in a homeschooling group where homeschooled teens could have the opportunity to attend and *do* some glass-blowing themselves, I immediately signed her up! And she got to keep the ornament she made, too! […]
Fashion Show
One of the art classes that the girls take at their homeschool electives program contains creative art projects. This week, Bree and Cate brought home “Fashion boards” that contained a study on the human form. The girls made a “Fashion Show” on the table, that included additional art, pencils and markers stood up on end […]
Christmas Party
Today was our homeschool electives school’s annual elementary Christmas party. They have it at the local rec center every year, much to my girls’ delight, because that means swimming! Adrianna was hoping some of her middle and high school friends who also have younger siblings would be in attendance, but sadly, they were not. But […]
Aquarium
We love to visit the Aquarium when they are having a homeschool day (mainly because the prices are cheaper!) We also got to see the Angler Fish right after they were fed. The volunteer put live crickets on the branch above their tank. Watch the fish swim around below and shoot streams of water at […]
Botanic Gardens
Monday was Homeschool Day at the Botanic Gardens, and since their activity was to make bird feeders out of recycled materials, I thought the girls would enjoy going. (Given their fascination with all-things birds these days.) They were all very creative with their designs. After their maker-space time, we spent some time in the indoor […]