One of my goals this year is for the kids to understand state geography a little better than before. To that end, we requested Draw the USA: an Easy Step by Step Approach by Kristen J Draeger from Timberdoodle. They gave us the hook up in exchange for this review. What is Draw the USA?…
Here’s how we created our model atom of Sodium: Materials: 3mm aluminum wire Duck tape styrofoam balls (we used 2″ for the protons and neutrons, 1″ for the electrons) wire cutters fishing line Tempera paint Sharpie hot glue gun First it’s helpful to have a basic understanding of the Bohr model of an atom. Here’s…
Sometimes if you want something done right, you have to do it yourself. It follows, after not finding anything but states of matter cards that exclude plasma, I made my own sorting activity for all four states of matter: plasma included! Poor plasma always getting left out. Plasma is awesome. Plasma is all around us,…
Elements are the ingredients that make up everything. Do you know where those elements come from? Explaining a concept like nuclear fusion and the creation of all the ingredients of the cosmos might sound a little daunting for a homeschool parent (let alone for the elementary child). However I’m here to tell you it’s not…
Do you have students interested in the periodic table of the elements? Need a simple way to guide child-led research? So did I, so I spent the last week creating an easy to use research guide for my kids! I am super proud of it. There’s even a cover page to print and decorate so…
Whenever someone asks me how to begin homeschooling an elementary-aged child in the Montessori pedagogy, I tell them it all starts with the Great Lessons. What are the Great Lessons, who are they for, and how do you implement them? Why do they matter so much? Consider this a crash course into the five impressionistic…
Look for a new layers of the Earth puzzle to hit the Etsy shop soon. I also plan on a “soft relaunch” and redesign of several products including the clock of eras and taxonomy classification puzzles. When? Soon very soon. I’m also currently learning Illustrator, so I can better bring my ideas to life via…
When I was a kid, I spent most of my free time drawing. Actually, I spent most of my class time doodling too. So I’m not surprised that my middle daughter (10) has an artistic streak. Girl loves to draw, so I am following my dear child and preparing our environment to help that avocation…
My nine-year-old painted a gorgeous Monet reproduction this morning. Can you tell how she was beaming with pride? Beautiful! Check out this excellent Paint-by-Number kit we received from Timberdoodle Co to review. The set includes everything you need and has easy to follow instructions my kid had no problem whatsoever figuring out on her own….
Packing up my shelves this week as we transition from our units on geological eras and prehistoric life towards ancient civilization. I wanted to share some books before they go back on our “library shelf” (which currently is just an avalanche of books waiting to happen. Organization fairy, please come rescue me from my good…
