More Favorite Chapter Books for Boys

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

Math Activities: Comparisons

Our computer is back!  Hooray!  Not much time for writing at the moment, but I wanted to post a couple of quick math ideas for the kindergarten/first grade crowd.

Gresham and I worked on comparisons today:

Gresham made cube “towers” for the ages of our family members.  This picture shows Dad (33), . . . → Read More: Math Activities: Comparisons

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

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