Posted in nature study on Nov 30th, 2006 8 Comments »
Today we finally got around to looking at the mess of seeds we collected on a walk a couple of weeks ago. The topic: seed dispersal. After discussing the WHY of seed dispersal (to avoid overcrowding, competition for sunlight and nutrients, avoid inbreeding, etc), we then focused on the HOW. We looked at all the [...]
Posted in JBug, montessori on Nov 30th, 2006 2 Comments »
at our house… Fresh squeezed orange juice, courtesy of JBug! This Montessori moment brought to you by Lapaz Farm Home Learning. Where the opportunities for meaningful work never end !LOL!
Posted in Curriculum or Lack Thereof... on Nov 29th, 2006 11 Comments »
Today we got to work on our little advent wreath. We got this idea from Dawn, who always has such clever craft ideas, and her guest post on Mary Ellen’s wonderful Advent/Christmas blog “O Night Divine”. Of course we modified it a bit, but it is mostly her ideas we used. First we got a [...]
Posted in Curriculum or Lack Thereof... on Nov 27th, 2006 12 Comments »
No, really! Stop laughing! It’s true! I am teaching myself to knit. Heading to Florida and knowing I had a REALLY LONG car trip ahead of me and feeling like perhaps I could use the time somehow productively, on the way out of town I picked up an instruction booklet, some yarn, and some needles, [...]
Posted in nature study on Nov 26th, 2006 8 Comments »
Black friday. The malls are packed with holiday shoppers looking for a bargain. We are in South Florida, where conspicuous consumption is a way of life. What should the Lapazfarm gang do? How about getting away from it all in a fun little outing on the intercoastal waterway and the Loxahatchee River? Yea, we think [...]
Posted in Random Ramblings on Nov 22nd, 2006 No Comments »
What American Accent do you have? Here are my results: The West: Your accent is the lowest common denominator of American speech. Unless you’re a SoCal surfer, no one thinks you have an accent. And really, you may not even be from the West at all, you could easily be from Florida or one of [...]
Posted in Random Ramblings on Nov 21st, 2006 12 Comments »
Today is our last day of school before heading off this evening to FL for Thanksgiving. Given such a short time we are cramming as much as we possibly can into the day! We were going to make a Thanksgiving lapbook, but Superboy decided instead he would rather add to his history notebook and timeline. [...]
Posted in Curriculum or Lack Thereof..., Superboy's projects on Nov 20th, 2006 9 Comments »
This is Superboy’s version of the Pumpkin Petri Dish experiment that we heard about from the evr-inspiring Dawn. It was pretty interesting. He did the experiment and wrote it up in his science journal. Here is what Superboy wrote: Purpose:I was doing an experiment on mold growth. I wanted to find out what was the [...]
Posted in Random Ramblings on Nov 17th, 2006 8 Comments »
Today went very well! We got so much done (everything on our plans except the spoon saint) and learned alot about this wonderful saint! First we started the breadmaking, and in between steps we worked on our lapbooks. I’ll show you Superboy’s first: On the cover is a rose and loaf of bread : Open [...]
Posted in Curriculum or Lack Thereof... on Nov 17th, 2006 7 Comments »
I decided a while back that we were not doing enough of incorporating our beautiful Catholic faith into our day. I want our family to start living the liturgical year in a more earnest way and the children rspond so well to the rich traditions that I have no real excuse. Except my own ignorance, [...]
