Previously, I shared our picks for 3rd grade curriculum, and today, I wanted to share our choices for 1st grade. HomeEd Expert’s recommendations were a tremendous help but I also had some curriculum tucked away from when Lira was in 1st grade. About my 1st grader ~ If Franc were in publish school, he would [...]
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Celestron Handheld Digital Microscope Giveaway
Before Christmas, Celestron very generously sent me a Handheld Digital Microscope to use with my children. Unfortunately, the first thing I noticed is that the microscope is best suited for teenagers. So, I had a dilemma… I could hang on to the microscope for several years or pass it along to a lucky reader. Guess [...]
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DuneCraft Butterfly Glamour Garden Review (& Giveaway)
I fell in love with DuneCraft when we first played with the Curious George Silly Squares. The fun we had was so tremendous that I contacted DuneCraft after the rest of their products and they very generously sent us a box full! I could have been selfish and kept them all to myself… I really [...]
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Our 3rd Grade Homeschool Curriculum Choices 2012-2013
I love this time of year! I have prayed over our curriculum choices, made it past the purchases, and the boxes have arrived! I can hardly wait to dive into the new books. There is just something about those fresh pages… new subjects… It is like Christmas. I relied heavily on the HomeEd Expert’s recommendations [...]
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Science with Curious George Silly Squares
Looking for an easy science project? Dunecraft has an amazing assortment of science products that your kids will love. (No, this is not a sponsored post. I just happened to get a few kits from Totsy, loved them, and wanted to share them with you.) I needed something to help explain non-vascular plants to the [...]
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Educational Gift Ideas
If you are looking at the calendar and watching Christmas creep closer while wondering what to purchase for the child in your life, please consider these ideas for products we own and love. For your mathmetician ~ If it is time for a board game, Qwirkle is always a first choice because it combines everything: [...]
Pumpkins! Unit Study ~ Final Day (At Last)
“All right, children. Wipe your noses. We have a pumpkin to cut open.” The crowd went wild! Our poor pumpkin has awaited his morbid fate date with destiny for so many days, looking down upon us from the top of the refrigerator like a round, orange prince. Yesterday, we finally got to finish our pumpkin [...]
Pumpkins! Unit Study ~ Day Two
The sniffles are settling in. Bill was very sick over the weekend and I think he might have brought a bug home from the high school. Still, Day Two of our Pumpkins Unit Study was fun. Glue Line Pumpkins The glue line paintings were so much fun. They probably would have been prettier with regular, [...]
Pumpkin Estimation and Dissection Guide
So, today is our big pumpkin estimation and dissection exercise. I wanted to write out my plan so I would not leave anything out and I also wanted the children to have a fun foldable to place in their lapbooks. So, tada! I made one up and will share it with you! There was one [...]
More Fun for Your Little Pumpkins
I am very happy with the Pumpkin Unit Lesson Plan I finalized last night, but I wanted to give you a few more ideas so you can personalize the plan to meet your family’s needs. These great pumpkin-themed ideas are picked from my Fall (Learning) board on Pinterest. Just click the image to go visit [...]
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