Posted in Curriculum or Lack Thereof... on Aug 31st, 2009 9 Comments »
Sorry we’ve been so spotty with the posting lately, but things have been crazy here lately. Good crazy, but crazy nonetheless, so I am glad to finally be getting back to a normal routine. Really good day today for our first official day back to school. The kids are eager to dig in to their [...]
Posted in Random Ramblings on Aug 20th, 2009 22 Comments »
Lets see. I want science supplies over here and math manipulatives over there. No, maybe over there. A little to the left. That’s good. And that stack of books? Move them again, please. I know it’s the fourth time, but please humor me. Oh, and that table, it needs to come out from the wall [...]
Posted in science on Aug 12th, 2009 2 Comments »
Over on my Fieldwork blog I have gathered some resources for writing lab reports at various levels. Although the post was written specifically for those participating in our Marine Biology course, there are some good links there that would apply to any science course your students may be doing. Hop on over and check it [...]
Posted in Random Ramblings on Aug 6th, 2009 3 Comments »
Just a little reminder. If you’d like to participate with us this year in our hands-on marine biology course over at my Fieldwork blog, head on over and check it out. There are now 11 weeks of lesson plans up, tons of great resources linked, and much more. Currently I’m asking for input over there [...]
Posted in Random Ramblings on Aug 3rd, 2009 14 Comments »
I’ve been thinking about some things lately (oh, no. Here she goes again.) The ever-inspiring Karen Edmisten has got me thinking about the purpose of my blog. Does it, or even should it have a single purpose? I’m not sure. As Karen so wisely points out, homeschooling moms tend to be a bit more multifaceted [...]
