Our older kids have had limited exposure to art. So much so that they think art is some odd form of torture. I’ve been trying to incorporate an art lesson into every week that exposes them to a variety of art mediums. This week we painted our clay sculptures and explored oil pastels.
The fun thing about having a 15 passenger van is that there is always for friends. Since our Friday friends are also part of our CC Community, we made mini-bows together. The shot Q-tip arrows and were really fun!
We learned a lot of cool things on our tour of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing.
In addition to the specific resources for this week, we are also listening to Story of the World (SOTW) on CD, watching selected episodes of Drive Thru History, and keeping a cummulative timeline of things we learn in history. I am planning appropriate activities for Mia that are a little less complicated than last year...
The thing I love about blogging (that I wasn’t expecting when I got into it) is the virtual community. I’ve found bloggers to be gracious, encouraging, and inviting even when our opinions differ. It’s fun and refreshing. Here’s where our blog’s been out and about this week. I returned to Mom Colored Glasses as a guest...
In addition to the specific resources for this week, we are also listening to Story of the World (SOTW) on CD, watching selected episodes of Drive Thru History, and keeping a cummulative timeline of things we learn in history. I am planning appropriate activities for Mia that are a little less complicated than last year...
In addition to the specific resources for this week, we are also listening to Story of the World (SOTW) on CD, watching selected episodes of Drive Thru History, and keeping a cummulative timeline of things we learn in history. I am planning appropriate activities for Mia that are a little less complicated than last year...
Weather permitting, PJ’s participating in his first spelling bee tomorrow morning. He used Spelling City to do some review. I’ve been given a Premium Membership to VocabularySpellingCity.com for a candid, personal, online review. VocabularySpellingCity helps students study word lists using 25 different learning activities such as Sentence Unscramble, Handwriting Practice,WordSearch, and FlashCards. Parents can create their own spelling lists,...