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Most popular science post #1-Microscopic Blood Model
Most popular science post #2-Easy Volcano Experiment
Most popular science post #3-Constellation Art
Reading & Charlotte’s Web
Make Lily’s Purple Plastic Purse
Snack-cup Jellyfish Craft
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Firefly, he’s 8.
The Queen Bee, she’s 6.
Love Bug, he’s 3.
Monthly Archives: February 2012
Farewell Google Friend Connect
Google Friend Connect is going away. Google has decided to retire the service as of March 1, 2012 on all non-Blogger sites. Since mine is a WordPress blog, I’m highlighting the other ways in which my Google Friend Connect followers … Continue reading
Posted in blogging
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Why You Should Use and Follow Collaborative Pinterest Boards
Hold onto your socks. I am going to attempt to write a post that is both directed at blogging and non-blogging readers. I am talking about readers who use Pinterest, readers who are hopelessly addicted to Pinterest (me), readers who want … Continue reading
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Posted in blogging, hands-on history, literature-based learning, science
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Just Daddy and Me
The Queen Bee doesn’t often get Daddy all to herself, but last weekend they got to make a bird feeder together. She was so happy to do a project, just her and Daddy. She proudly tells everyone from her dance … Continue reading
Posted in life, love, Parenting
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Two Ways to Make a Comet
We’re learning about comets this week in our Astronomy curriculum so I thought it would be fun to make some. These are really two separate projects. Do one or the other, or both. Project #1: Make a model of a … Continue reading
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Posted in Early Elementary Years, homeschooling, kindergarten, science
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Resources for Learning About Ancient Greece
We are gearing up to learn about ancient Greece over the next several weeks. I’ll be posting about the activities that we do, but thought that first I’d share the books and resources that we will be using. First, we … Continue reading
Pin ItEasy Volcano Experiment
We made the easiest, fastest, most fun volcano experiment in our kitchen today. It was so easy, we made many volcanoes, again and again. Now by easy and fast, I am not referring to the volcano experiment we did earlier … Continue reading
Pin ItKindergarten Science: Changing Solids to Liquids
We’ve been talking about states of matter around here, me and my 5 year old. To help her begin to understand the difference between a liquid and a solid, we did a few fun experiments. First we used wax. It … Continue reading
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Posted in kindergarten, science
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Creekside Astronomy: Satellites
We use human-made satellites in every day life, even though we may not think about it very much. How do satellites stay in orbit? How do they communicate information? Here are some ways we explored satellites recently. Satellite Experiments Satellites … Continue reading
Pin ItHey, Girl
First, there were the hilarious Hey, Girl craft photos. Then Dori at Cleveland Homeschooler started making the homeschool Hey, Girl series. Even funnier. Then Jenae, at I Can Teach My Child, came up with a contest. Submit a photo of … Continue reading
Posted in homeschooling, humor
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Learning With Literature: The Mitten
The Mitten , by Jan Brett, provided us with wonderful learning opportunities and fun. First, we printed out big paper mittens and animals from Jan Brett’s website. We colored the front and back of the mittens, then hole punched around … Continue reading
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