While our preschool and elementary kids have lots of fun ideas for holidays, our middle school kids, while they won't admit it, still like the fun of special days. Valentine's Day for Middle School looks a little different than elementary school. You're not making cute crafts, … [Read more...]
Exploring History in a World War 2 sub
Over the past two decades we've watched a changing of the guard. For forty years, our government was run by people who lived through and fought in World War 2. They could point to their service and say, "This is what I gave up for my country." It's a bit sad to see that changing … [Read more...]
Marble Physics, a law of momentum lesson
After teaching Sunday School for years, I save and squirrel away all sorts of strange objects. One of those is empty toilet paper rolls. They come in handy for all sorts of crafts, and who knows how many projects. This time they came in handy for a science lesson as we learned in … [Read more...]
Quick and Easy Native American Report
In college, as a history minor, I was required to take Texas history. The class was only offered on Tuesday/Thursday from 4:30 to 6:30. As a sophomore, I signed up to take the class and made it through precisely one class before dropping it. The professor was particularly … [Read more...]
January 2019 Homeschooling Month in Review
It's January 31 as I'm writing this, and I think I actually managed to mostly keep up with my notes. Now life, that not so much. I'm frantically trying to get ready for next month. I've got a big project planned for them to work on, and I'm pretty sure I'm going to get pushback … [Read more...]
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