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In addition to building a basic circuit with a switch and a light bulb, another fun thing to do with electricity is to make an electromagnet! You can use an electrical current to turn a large nail into a magnet. The electrical current causes the electrons in the nail to . . . → Read More: Make an Electromagnet Spring fever, anyone? The end of the school year definitely calls for some high-interest activities to keep kids (and mom!) on board with the whole homeschooling thing! I announced to the boys last week that we were going to study electricity and magnetism, and they were thrilled! Before I had kids, I taught science . . . → Read More: Electricity Experiments for Kids A year ago, I posted about our favorite chapter books for boys in two parts. (You can find those posts here and here.) Now that Aidan is a year older and has read many more books, I thought I’d post some more titles that we recommend! Last week, Jonathan had a doctor’s appointment, and . . . → Read More: More Favorite Chapter Books for Boys I bought these knit winter hats at Target this past weekend – on clearance for 50 cents in the boys socks/underwear department!! We added a little felt (based on an idea that I saw in Family Fun Magazine) and made some fun hats! Gresham wanted to have a monster hat. He had . . . → Read More: Make a Monster Knit Hat Here is an idea for a unit study notebook that can be customized for any topic! We had planned to take some time off of homeschooling after our new baby was born (he’s almost 3 weeks already! I can’t believe it!), but as it turns out, a lot of “down time” just doesn’t work . . . → Read More: American History Unit Study Notebook |
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