I survived my week and of course it wasn’t nearly as bad as I feared it would be. My son tied for 3rd in our local homeschool group spelling bee. I was so happy for him. He says he wants to try again next year. I think he’ll be inspired to study harder. I obtained…
Tacoma Narrows Bridge Collapse
We’ve learned about sound this week and today we went over resonance. I can’t hear the word resonance without thinking of resonance frequencies and this famous bridge collapse. I figured surely it was on youtube and sure enough, it was easy to find. It is amazing to watch. For some reason, I can’t…
Sod House
We are starting a study of pioneers in history. Today I read Sod Houses on the Great Plains by Glen Rounds to the kids. Then we built a sod house from brownies. That project idea came from Projects About Westward Expansion by Marian Broida. A similar project can also be found in Great Pioneer Projects…
Gingerbread Houses
I am really behind on my posting, but I wanted to shared these pictures anyway. Over our Christmas holiday we went to the Grove Park Inn in Asheville, NC (we didn’t stay there!) and looked at gingerbread houses that were on display for a contest. These houses were absolutely incredible. We couldn’t believe some of…
Gingerbread Houses
I am really behind on my posting, but I wanted to shared these pictures anyway. Over our Christmas holiday we went to the Grove Park Inn in Asheville, NC (we didn’t stay there!) and looked at gingerbread houses that were on display for a contest. These houses were absolutely incredible. We couldn’t believe some of…
Inventor Lapbook
Here are the pictures of my ds lapbook on inventors. He’s 9-1/2 years old. My daughter made one too, but they’re similar so I’m not posting pictures of hers. By Kristen H.
Mrs. Hanes Moravian Cookie Company
We went on a field trip Monday to Mrs. Hanes Moravian Cookie Company. There were several homeschool families from our church that went together. It was very interesting and we got to sample all 6 flavors of cookies. The cookies are all still hand rolled and cut. This is the mixer that they use to…
Botany notebook pages
This is a page from my daughter’s botany notebook on roots. It’s kind of hard to read because she writes in pencil, but I was really pleased with her work. By Kristen H.
Civil War Resources for Elementary Students
We just completed our study of the Civil War. We used all the following books and websites to study the Civil War and create our lap books. Across Five Aprils This was a read-aloud. It provided a good overview of the war from a child’s perspective. It gave some detail about various battles (as much…
Civil War Lapbook Pictures
Here are our Civil War lapbook pictures. The first set is my 9-1/2 year old son’s. The second set is my 7-1/2 year old daughter. By Kristen H.