I distinctly remember in 6th grade sitting across from my reading teacher and working on editing a paper. She told me I had too many “to be words” and I needed to get rid of them. My solution was to delete all of them from the paper. In case you are wondering, she did not think … [Read more...]
How to write a research paper
Recently I assigned my kids a very simple research paper. One that still allowed them plenty of imagination. But, the concept behind this early elementary research paper is still sound. Then I set about teaching how to write a research paper. Update from Future Ticia, my kids … [Read more...]
How to Train Your Dragon movie night
I was warned when I told people we were reading How to Train Your Dragon it is nothing like the movie. I would always reply, they rarely are like the movie. Of course, it’s true, the How to Train Your Dragon book is barely like the movie, but since I watched the movie first I … [Read more...]
What happened to the Hindenburg?
All right, we all know what happened to the Hindenburg. I know as a young kid I was fascinated to learn about the Hindenubrg disaster, and it's certainly a topic brought up in books and movies all the time. However, my kids are being chrono-journalists thanks to their Byline … [Read more...]
Leaf Men come forth to rescue us!
With spring arriving and all the new leaves unfurling, it's time to revisit a darling book we read way back when the kids were in preschool/kindergarten. We read this as part of our botany study for My Father's World (leaf and apple theme). Of course this book is a bit more … [Read more...]
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