Last year we finished off Apologia Zoology I curriculum. I'm just including a bunch of ideas we did alongside each chapter, rather than doing a post for each chapter. Books for Apologia Zoology I These were the books we used: These are the actual text book and note book. They are very comprehensive and the…
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Boats and Ships STEM Activities
We have just finished a huge Edwardian Era study covering lots of different subjects. Last term our focus was on the Wright Brothers and flight; this term it has been the Polar Explorers (who sailed to the Antarctic in ships) and the Sinking of the Titanic (which, of course was a ship!). Handily, this led…
1900-1910: The Brownie Camera
The Brownie camera was introduced in 1900 as the first ever portable camera, by Eastman Kodak. Made of cardboard with a simple meniscus lens, it was marketed for children and sold for $1. The Brownie No.2 was an improved model, which came onto the market in 1901. These cameras were used to promote personal photography,…
Homeschooling with the Curiosity Box
Abigail was given two science subscriptions for her Christmas present this year. The first was for MEL Chemistry, the other was for the Curiosity Box. Fortunately, these have been a great addition to her studies. She really enjoys Homeschooling Science and Engineering with Curiosity Box. I do the MEL Chemistry with her, and intend to…
Nothing Much Changes…
My younger girls have been doing some science experiments lately. We bought Abigail a subscription to two science boxes for Christmas. Each month she will receive one box from Curiosity Box and another from MEL Science. The Curiosity Box contains about four experiments in it, with instructions and everything one needs to carry them out.…
Be-you-tiful Science: How to Make Your Own Lip Balm
A couple of weekends ago, my four girls and I cooked up a beauty storm in the kitchen! Oh. my. goodness. What a mess! I had kind of decided that we had most of the ingredients for a rather nice lip balm. I'm guessing my beauty range is as ad hoc as my cooking. It…
Star Toaster {TOS Review}
When we were asked to review Orphs of the Woodlands at Tangletree from Star Toaster I knew the perfect time for my seven year old to try it out. Each night, I tuck both B5 and A7 to bed at the same time. Each night A7 struggles to get to sleep because she simply does not need…
Review of Essential Skills Advantage
Over the past few weeks, A7 and B5 have had the pleasure of using the Complete Home Learning Suite from Essential Skills Advantage. A supplementary curriculum for elementary children, Essential Skills Advantage offers over 14,000 online lessons. Each lesson is carefully crafted to build the child's skill in that area. The Complete Learning Suite offers lessons in five…
EdTechLens’ Rainforest Journey: One of the Best Educational Programs Ever!
Over the past few weeks my littlest two girls and I have been blessed to review the kindergarten and grade three level of Rainforest Journey from EdTechLens: I practically begged to be given a chance to review this product because the little girls and I (with help from Granny next door) spent last summer learning…