Space Man

A friend of mine shared this idea with me (thanks, Amy!), and I thought we'd give it a try. It's a space man! Yes, he looks like a little astronaut, but he's also used for spacing words so a child's writing doesn't run together intoonebiglongwordlikethis. :-) After each word, the space man lays down on the page and the next word is written on the other side of him. He is made from a clothes pin, aluminum foil, a cotton ball and glue. We also used markers to draw his face on.

Caterpillar in the Kitchen

G made another culinary creation for lunch today. This time it was a caterpillar! :-)

Sewing

G found 3 stuffed animals this morning that needed to be repaired. They each had a little hole in one of the seams, and he was in a "can-do", independent mood and insisted on sewing them up himself. Now, being that he is only five, my first thought was to tell him "no", and to do it myself, but I thought I'd let him give it a try, and you know what? He did a great job! Really, we don't give kids enough credit.

A Wonderful Science Blog

Here's a wonderful blog that documents the lessons and activities that go with Elemental Science, a science curriculum with a classical bent that was put together by a homeschooling mom. We'll be using Vol.1, Biology for this coming school year and I'm so excited about it!!

History Printable Materials

I just found this yahoogroup that offers printable materials to go along with Story of the World history studies! There are pictures to go on your timeline, memorization cards, and a wonderful additional reading list (listed by chapter in SOTW) to take to the library! They even have a weekly lesson plan guide with a list of materials needed! What a gem!! Have a look for yourself and click here.

This Woman Read My Mind!!

Here's a great article highlighting some of the many reasons we and many others have chosen the homeschooling option, and it is written by a woman who chooses public school for her own children, no less. Thanks to JoAnn at Homeschool Distractions for passing this on!

Lunch!

As we read through G's Clubhouse Jr. magazine yesterday, we saw some fun snack ideas that G just HAD to try. So he got to play chef for lunch today and made these butterflies for lunch!