Concept of the Day: Measuring

It hasn’t really worked to take time off from school while we adjust to life with a new baby, but we do need our school routine to be more simple than usual.  My latest idea (we’ll see how well this works) is to choose a math or science “concept of the day” . . . → Read More: Concept of the Day: Measuring

American History Unit Study Notebook

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

Blow up a Balloon with Baking Soda and Vinegar

We seem to be on a science kick this week!  The reason is that Gresham’s science has corresponded with several activities that I did when I taught science (before my kids were born).

Here is a simple chemistry experiment that you can do with everyone’s favorite baking soda and vinegar reaction!  Making a volcano . . . → Read More: Blow up a Balloon with Baking Soda and Vinegar

Detective Science: Fingerprinting

Gresham and I were reading about police officers and detectives today in Things People Do (a great book for preschoolers about all types of careers), and Gresham was wondering what fingerprinting was.  We did a quick fingerprinting activity that I did years ago with my students when I taught science.  It’s been about 10 . . . → Read More: Detective Science: Fingerprinting

Science Experiment: Solids, Liquids, and Polymers!

Gresham and I learned about the states of matter today in his science book.  We’re doing The Berenstein Bear’s Big Book of Science and Nature as part of Sonlight Core Pre-K 4/5.  This link is to my amazon affiliate account – the book is out of print, which is why the price for a . . . → Read More: Science Experiment: Solids, Liquids, and Polymers!

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