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The Poetry of Words

Words. Writing begins with words. Enacting poetry is a great way to get excited about words. Rainy days were bittersweet when I was in elementary school. While the playground was sorely missed, watching the rain run like a...

Science Project, History Reports With Display Boards

It was afternoon quiet time on a Tuesday. My daughter pulled… them… all… out. She set them up for display. All of them. The room full of projects started to draw a crowd. The science fair projects and history...

DIY Pom-poms!

Pom-poms! Oh, I remember making tons of little funny animals and things using pom-poms! While I remember it being easy, I had to Google how to make them again, but it was as I remembered, super easy! And a great project for...

Birdwatching

One of our favorite cool-weather pastimes is watching birds. We’re definitely not “birdwatchers” by dictionary standards….but I sometimes think I could stand by our windows and watch them eat, play, hunt, fly, hop on...

Project-Based Learning

In my January article, I focused on how I prepare unit studies in our homeschool. I wrote very briefly about using projects at the end of the unit for evaluation. In this article, I’d like to explain further why I believe...

Valentine’s Day Card Project

Making Valentine’s Day cards is one of those activities that are practically universal. Here is yet another idea for card-making with your kids. It involves glue. Be brave. Supplies: Craft Glue Tissue Paper Card...

Easy Valentine Fudge

What is Valentine’s Day without chocolate? In our house we keep things simple and homemade. Here is the easiest recipe for fudge. It’s made in the microwave in five minutes. Not only that, it is every bit as delicious as the...

Ice Skating Craft

We just entered the Netherlands in our Expedition Earth Geography curriculum and seeing as how it is January, and we finally have snow on the ground, it was perfect timing to do a Netherlands Ice Skating Craft! Plus it was fun,...

Dreaming of Snow: Snow Globes and Snowflakes

Here are a few fun (and easy) winter-themed projects to do with your kids. Snow Globes What you need: a glass jar with a tight fitting lid super glue glitter (we had white and gold on hand, so that’s what we...

$Math Games$

Math Games

As much of a living math person as I prefer to be in our homeschool, sometimes kids just have to muscle out the math facts. We all know how much of a drudge that can be when your student doesn’t want to play along. So, as most...