Posted in Curriculum or Lack Thereof..., history on Mar 11th, 2007 8 Comments »
We had a little extra energy around here friday, so we decided to put it to good use! Put a little bit of heavy whipping cream in a jar, add a couple of clean marbles to speed the process along… Shake it with all of the enthusiasm and energy three children can provide… And in [...]
Posted in Curriculum or Lack Thereof..., history, Superboy's projects on Feb 18th, 2007 7 Comments »
Well…sort of! Superboy has been busy in his Living History Corner lately. Here are a few of the things he has made: After reading Little House In the Big Woods, Superboy wanted to make some Johnny cakes seasoned with pork cracklins. No problem. He followed a recipe in My Little House Cookbook for Buttermilk Cornbread [...]
Posted in Curriculum or Lack Thereof..., geography, history, nature study on Feb 4th, 2007 17 Comments »
I have been meaning for awhile to get around to posting about how I plan school around here. I’d like to start with Superboy, since I have been writing alot about the littles lately. If you saw my earlier post about our new learning stations, then you know how things are set up around here. [...]
Posted in Curriculum or Lack Thereof..., history, Superboy's projects on Feb 3rd, 2007 8 Comments »
It’s been awhile since I posted any samples of Superboy’s writing. But this one is pretty good, I thought, so I’d like to share it here. As part of his American History studies, we read some and watched a movie about Benedict Arnold and what a fascinating man he was. Then I assigned Superboy this [...]
