Kei loves Science.† We do lots of Science, but I really want to do more experiments.† I found this online.† It is very simple but she LOVED it!!† She was amazed.
Materials we used:
etalWe just made sure that the metal touched the – of the battery and the metal base of the bulb.† The bulb had to touch the + of the battery.
It was so cool!
I love homeschooling so much!
<3
K/K
BEFORE AND AFTER THE CONNECTION IS MADE:
Today was a stay-at-home day.
We worked on Kei’s† “Mythological Creatures” Lapbook.† We are both loving it!† Afterwards Kei put on a play with her Webkinz about some of the Myths we had read.
Then we watched “The Blue Planet” about Oceans.† It was unbelievably fantastic!† Kei is fascinated by the oceans and the fact that only 1% of them have been explored.† We saw some of the coolest ocean animals.† It is almost hard to believe they are real!† The series is hosted by BBC so all measurements were in meters; as in “We are now 300 meters under the surface”† I told Kei I wished I knew meters and centimeters better.† Her answer was, “It’s ok Mom, you can’t help it, you went to Public School!” LOL
The deep-sea “Dumbo” octopus got its nickname from obvious places, it is equipped with large fins (which may resemble mammalian ears) to help it swim.
Kei spent the rest of the day sewing clothes for her American Girls.† She loves sewing so much.† This is one of the many reasons I love homeschooling.† It seems like children today are so slammed with ‘activities’ they don’t get enough time to be little.† Creative play is so awesome!
I missed my Mother a lot today.† I would be just going about my day and I would have the urgent thought, “I NEED to talk to my Mom”.† <sighs>† I miss you Momma..
Happy Weekend,
<3
K/K
We had a wonderful day yesterday for a trip to Helen Keller’s birthplace.
Ivy Green was beautiful and I could imagine how serene it was during Helen’s era.† Kei was so excited even though some of the things the guide told us was not exactly how it happened. :)† It was so cool to see the very key that Helen had locked Anne Sullivan in her room with.
After Ivy Green we headed to Spring Park.† What a great place!† I had been wanting to go here for over a year and it was worth the wait.† I enjoyed catching up with my HS moms who I have missed so much during the long, cold winter.
Kei was in 7th heaven running and playing and train-riding and roller coastering and merry-go-rounding and duck feeding and jumping and giggling.
What a lovely day…
<3
K/K
We are learning about Ancient Greek and Rome.
K decided to put on a play.† She was up in her room for over an hour ‘getting ready’.† Finally she said she was ready and proceeded to bring down 25 Webkinz.† She divided them on the floor into 2 sides.† Each side had a Royal Family, soldiers and townspeople.
She said they were about to start fighting and I was thinking to myself, “This is the first time I have ever seen her pretend a fight”
There was discussions about battle strategy, there were meetings, the turtle, who was the messenger, [go figure] ran back and forth between kingdoms, finally the Kings from each side met in the middle and it was decided that “peace was a better option, that we can accomplish more if we work together”
Ahhh….what would this world be like if women ran it??
<3
K/K
Otherwise known as Dr. Seuss!
Our public library had a Dr. Seuss Day and invited the kids in DreamWeavers to come sing.† It was so great! K loved it.
As you can see, this is a picture of some of them with The Grinch, obviously AFTER his heart grew 3 sizes!
Thank you Dr. Seuss, for all your wonderful, magical stories that inspire children each and every day.
Now….off to watch The Bachelor!† The Finale!† Duh. …..
<3
K/K
Good grief!
I haven’t updated this blog in 6 months!
6 months!!
I will do better, I will do better.
I can’t began to cram 6 months into one post so lets just say we have been loving homeschooling, loving our wonderful homeschooling friends, loving life for the most part.
Times are hard, money isn’t flowing like a stream, but life is good.
We went to the Inauguration [as you can see in the picture ;)], K got Johnny Depp’s autograph, [her future husband], and K built a robot named G.I.A. [Girls in Action]† Unfortunately it doesn’t clean her room!
I am going to try to be better about updating. What!?? I am…really!
<3
K/K
We started school Monday. We first did a short study on the Ancient Olympics. KB dressed up and read “Hour of the Olympics” from the Magic TreeHouse. She loved it but was so angry that not only were girls not allowed to participate in the games but were not even allowed to watch!! I love my little champion of injustice.
We also read the cutest book called “You Wouldn’t Want to Be a Greek Athlete!” by Michael Ford. It was funny and full of information.
Next are going to do a short study on China and then a Unit Study on the Olympics.
We were both thrilled to start back to school, even though we have done things all summer.
Welcome back to school!
Yesterday we went to Camp Down Low for Solar Fun Day.
Esther, homeschooling mother extraordinaire, always has the coolest things for the kids to do.
They made solar cookers for hot dogs [chicken hot dogs that wouldn’t kill them if they didn’t get completely done, they put sun screen on a Paper Man to see how well it worked, they made ‘coolers’ to see how long an ice cube could last, they watched a colored ice cube melt on the concrete.
They also ran and played and did a talent show of sorts, played bounty hunter and played with trains and sang and laughed. I love this lifestyle I have been blessed with. I love these wonderful mothers that I have met.
I left a thermometer in my car, parked in the sun, to see how hot it got. 160 degrees! Fahrenheit! And to think parents [and I use that term loosely] leave their children in the car to ‘run in’ and get a few things or leave their pets! It makes me want to scream!
That aside, it was a lovely day. Enjoy the Sun! With Your Sunscreen of course. 😉
I can hardly believe it is July.
I know the old adage, “Time flies when you’re having fun” but fun isn’t exactly what the last few months have been.
Although it has had its moments.
Yesterday was one of them. We got together with our HS group and had a swim party. [Thanks Regina!] The kids loved it! The moms and dads loved it. Fun was had by all.
There were about 50 people there! We ate, talked, kissed boo-boo’s, sprayed suntan lotion, watched water tricks, blew up floating devices, exchanged advice, doctored bee stings, discussed summer plans, laughed and throughly enjoyed each other’s company.
What a wonderful way to celebrate the 1st day of July!
KB loves, didImention, LOVES, science.
We are always doing some sort of experiment here.
Did you know, that if you immerse a raw egg into vinegar and leave it for a few days, the shell disappears. It is just sitting there with nothing but the membrane holding it. You can see the yolk inside. After KB showed it to everyone in the neighborhood, she pricked it and it cracked just like a…well a raw egg!
Today she is experimenting with Newton’s laws. She is dropping balloons off the balcony. She is filling up balloons with 2 liter bottles. She is milking a cow with an old glove [Yeah well…we are city girls!] We just put a raw egg into a balloon and filled it with water. She wants to drop it off the balcony to see if it will break. LATE BREAKING UPDATE- It broke! She said it wouldn’t have if she could have made sure the egg was surrounded on all sides by the water!
She is making all these connections….membrane holding the yolk in, fluid protecting our brains, fluid keeping a baby safe. I tell ya…the kids’ gonna be an Einstein!
Blessings,
K
