Posted in food, high school, science, Superboy's projects on Sep 29th, 2009 20 Comments »
And I documented the entire process. Well, most of it anyhow. See, it’s algae week in marine biology and one of his assignments was to make something edible from seaweed ( He has the wackiest teacher ever, you know). So Superboy decided to learn to make sushi. It’s something he’s been wanting to do for [...]
Posted in science on Sep 27th, 2009 5 Comments »
There’s so much to see… over at the Fieldwork blog! Come take a look!
Posted in Random Ramblings on Sep 25th, 2009 12 Comments »
every single time I see it. Happy Friday to you!
Posted in Curriculum or Lack Thereof..., Random Ramblings on Sep 24th, 2009 10 Comments »
Things just keep on keepin’ on. I’ve been a little under the weather lately, but that doesn’t mean life stops, right? There’s still plenty of productivity going on. Like pyramid building… Fossil digging… Pizza making… Wordsmithing… Taste testing… (mamoncillo) pH testing… fun. You know. The usual.
Posted in montessori, pre-school on Sep 17th, 2009 8 Comments »
Who knew you could learn so much just by preparing a simple snack for your family? Maria Montessori, that’s who. I guess that’s why it is a tradition in Montessori schools for children to prepare snacks for themselves and others. This week JackJack very much enjoyed preparing some peanut-butter-and-banana crackers for our mid-morning snack. Here [...]
Posted in nature study on Sep 16th, 2009 7 Comments »
collecting observing exploring alone and together trying new things (first fins!) Life is pretty good, I’d say. Pictures taken at Library Park beach, Islamorada. A fine place to spend a day.
Posted in nature study on Sep 15th, 2009 13 Comments »
Today we had a lesson on this plant: Oleander (Nerium oleander), one of the most deadly plants in the world. Every part of this plant is extremely toxic and ingesting even a small amount can cause severe illness or death to humans and livestock. I once knew a horse that dropped dead when a few [...]
Posted in living math, montessori, Random Ramblings on Sep 15th, 2009 3 Comments »
It’s good to have powerful friends… because sometimes a girl just needs a little help with her math, you know?
Posted in art on Sep 12th, 2009 5 Comments »
We finally got around to doing an activity I had in mind for a long time: making our own puzzles! We used this book for inspiration: The Underwater Alphabet Book (Jerry Pallotta’s Alphabet Books) It is one of our favorites because of the bright, beautiful illustrations, and the ocean theme. We took a pack of [...]
Posted in art on Sep 10th, 2009 17 Comments »
I know it’s supposed to be “blue” bird of happiness, but isn’t this just the happiest little picture? JBug was playing around with our new brayer (thanks to inspiration from one of my favorite art blogs, Daisy Yellow) and created such a lovely, colorful background! I knew it shouldn’t go to waste, so I suggested [...]
