Little known fact: The Great Wall of China is made of play dough. NO really. That's what we learned in our homeschool history lesson this time. It's a little known fact from ancient history. Future Ticia 2019 here, the kids and I are diving into Chinese history this week, so … [Read more...]
Homeschooling Preschool
Last night, when I started writing this post, we had a new mom visiting our homeschool co-op. She's got a four-year-old daughter and wants to start homeschooling her. Homeschooling preschool is fun, and with the benefit of hindsight is fairly easy to do. The first year or two on … [Read more...]
The BEST Animal Report for beginning writers
Almost 10 years ago I started researching the different states here in the United States to see what made each one different as we were studying them. I was amused to discover every state had a state animal, and we started studying the animals. This led to the need for a quick … [Read more...]
How to make a seed sorting activity
Way back when my kids were all in preschool I frequented the Dollar Store section of Target all the time. They had all manner of fun projects in there, and I probably spent more money than I should have. One cool item I bought was a series of miniature terracotta pots that came … [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...]
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