Last night my family made up a fun geography game. All you need is a map of the United States and at least 3 people to play. You can assign one person to be the judge and use the map to check the others’ answers. Or, if you are playing with someone who is fairly…
Book Club Meeting
Once again this year we have been participating in a home school book club. We call it a book club, but it probably would be better named a book report club. Each month there is a different topic. I posted about this year’s schedule at this post. Each child reads a book that fits the…
Cougar vs Deer Population Experiment
Disclosure: This post contains an affiliate link. If you purchase from the link, I will receive a small commission. We are using Apologia’s Elementary Zoology Book 3 for science this year. It is the study of land animals. We just finished chapter 4 and completed an interesting demonstration of the relationship between populations of predator and…
Spears Art Studio Review – K-8 Christian Art Curriculum
Spears Art Studio has produced a wonderful art curriculum for K-8 students. The author is Dr. Diane S. Spears, an artist who also has an Ed.D. in Christian Education. The curriculum was specifically developed to teach children art from a Biblical World View. It is available on a convenient CD-ROM. The CD contains 35 weekly…
Paper Mache Greek Bowl
My daughter has completed her latest TOG craft project. She chose to make a bowl out of paper mache. Overall, it was a good experience and she did a nice job. There are a few changes that I would make if we were to do it again. The first step was to chose a bowl.…
Studying Mythology
There is a lot of disagreement among homeschoolers concerning the value of studying mythology. Some, especially strict Classical homeschoolers or Latin-centered homeschoolers, place great attention on mythology in the early years. The article Why Pagans? by Cheryl Lowe of Memoria Press is a short defense on the value of studying the Greek and Roman culture.…
Paper Making
This week our TOG studies have brought us to Ancient China. Frankly, one week is not really enough time to go into much detail, so we’ve down a broad overview. Our favorite activity (so far) has been papermaking. We made recycled paper. (Meaning, we made paper out of paper.) Step 1: Rip 1 sheet of…
Weaving
My 8 year old daughter completed weaving a small doll blanket using a 14 inch cardboard square for a loom. We made the loom by making a small mark every 1/4 inch along 2 opposite sides of the cardboard. Then I cut a 3/4 inch slit with scissors to line up with each mark. Here’s…
Tapestry of Grace Unit Celebration – Year 1, Unit 1
Last week we completed Unit 1 of Tapestry of Grace Year 1. What an amazing unit! We spent the first 3 weeks studying Egypt, the second 3 weeks included Creation, the Flood, and the Patriarchs, as well as Mesopotamia. The final 3 weeks focused on Moses, the Law, and the Tabernacle. To celebrate the end of…
Math Woes
We use Singapore Math for our math curriculum. We have always used Singapore math for our math curriculum. I really love Singapore Math. Really, I do. But, it is lacking in drill. I knew that going in. Homeschoolmath, Well-Trained Mind, and Time4learning all say basically that. OK, so we’ll drill. But I found…