The nineteenth century was a fascinating time for scientific theory and new discoveries, from Russian, Dmitri Mendeleev's Periodic Table, (which arranged all the known elements according to their atomic weight), to Louis Pasteur's discovery that microscopic organisms caused disease, exciting progress was being made in all areas of science. Perhaps the most well known, not to mention…
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The Magic School Bus: In the Rain Forest {Chocolate Production}
This whole lesson was focused on all things chocolate. I knew this would appeal hugely to the masses so I bribed encouraged them to work hard with the promise of fun times to come. And they did. Work hard, that is, although it was not without the presence of much checking when the promised treat time…
Dare to Dream: Having the Courage to Let Your Homeschooler Dream Big
Each year we toddle off to Northern Ireland for our annual holiday. Gary and I use this time to think, pray and discuss changes we might like to see in our family and home school. More often than not I go away with questions, worries and issues that I have determined to pray about, with…
Around the World with FIAR: Henry the Castaway
Geographical Theme for Term: South America We read through this book again: Henry the Castaway is a story about a boy who imagines going for an adventure on the Orinoco River. This river runs through Venezuela and Colombia: As we had already covered Columbia in a past study, we focused primarily on Venezuela this week.…
Sew Simple Sewing School: Lesson One {Threading, Knotting, Straight Stitch}
The first lesson goal was simple: teach my girls to thread a needle, double knot the thread and to stitch in a straight line. As I was working with a five-year old who had done very little sewing in the past I opted to use Binca material (traditionally used for cross stitch). I wanted to…
Victorian Steam Punk: Week Two
This week we got out all the clothes and started playing about with them, trying different combinations on until we had a vague idea of what we wanted: Steam Punk Sketches I sketched some outfits (which I have to admit, don't look in the slightest bit steam punkish on paper) B5's Steam Punk Costume: B5…
Reader Question: How do you budget for your school, especially your home library?
Blair asked, 'My question is- how do you budget for your school, particularly your home library and projects? That seems to be my hardest spending to manage. I am looking for some budget savvy tips! There are just so many wonderful things to try' This is a great question, and if anyone has an answer…