Art Activity: Impressionist Paintings

After listening to Debussy’s Clair de Lune the other week during Lunch with the Composers, I have been in the mood to do some Impressionist style painting with the boys.

First, we googled “Impressionism”  and looked at some paintings by Monet and other French artists.  The boys especially liked Van Gogh’s “Starry Night” (which . . . → Read More: Art Activity: Impressionist Paintings

Pretend Store Game for Multiple Age Levels

Now that I’m homeschooling two boys and also have a baby and an almost 3-year-old, it has become obvious that I will not be able to survive without multi-tasking!  There just isn’t enough time to teach each subject separately to each child and still have meals on the table and clean clothes . . . → Read More: Pretend Store Game for Multiple Age Levels

Easter Egg Word Match-up Game

Here’s an idea for a quick and easy game for kids who are learning to read!  I cut out Easter egg shapes from construction paper, and then cut them in half to look like broken eggs.  I wrote parts of words on the egg pieces, and Gresham had to match them up . . . → Read More: Easter Egg Word Match-up Game

Make an Electromagnet

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

Electricity Experiments for Kids

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

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