Every homeschool Mom is afraid of their child having gaps. What if my child doesn't know X? One thing I hadn't realized until recently is test-taking is a skill. You have to teach your child how to take a test. I knew that from teaching. I mean half of the 3rd grade in Texas is … [Read more...]
Where is the baby plant in the peanut?
I wanted to do something for peanuts with Georgia because I remembered that Georgia is one of the largest peanut producing states in our country and since one of my goals for our geography lessons is to teach the kids what the states are known for. I thought for a little bit, … [Read more...]
Teaching kids how to identify leaves
A few years ago I joked in a blogging group, “It’s December and the leaves finally fell off the trees here in Texas, should I make a fall leaves post?” We all laughed, or I should say I got lots of laugh emoticons on the post, but it’s true. By the time we get falling leaves here … [Read more...]
Encouraging your child’s Dream STEM career
This post is about programming for middle school This past year I have given each child an independent project. For two of my children it was easy to find good materials, and ways to guide them, for my third, my engineering child I floundered. There are a lot of STEM projects, … [Read more...]
I finally found the perfect middle school science curriculum
In high school I had the most amazing physics teacher. He was funny, he gave us great challenges to solve, and he made physics fun. It’s because of him that I have such great memories of physics and how much I enjoyed those science lessons. I’ve been looking forward to teaching … [Read more...]
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