I got a rice center set up for the kids on Friday night. It was actually the first thing I did when we came in from the store — even before I put the cold stuff in the fridge! My friend, Susan has one and the kids play in it every time we go over there. Brian said that the… View Post
Weekly Wrap-Up
We successfully survived our first full week with a new “student,” my niece, Nim. That really makes me sound a lot more courageous (or patient or saintly or whatever word you want to throw in there that people might use to positively describe a homeschool mom who is doing more than what they think they could do) than I really… View Post
How to Build a Model of a Roman Road
In our study of Ancient Rome, Josh and Megan enjoyed learning how to build a model of a Roman road. Brianna was in charge of the salt dough map, so I let Josh and Megan take charge of the road model. To build a road, the Ancient Romans first dug a ditch. Then, they filled the ditch with sand, followed… View Post
How to Make a Salt Dough Map
Easy and fun to make, salt dough maps are a great visual aid for learning the geography of a country and a fun, hands-on tool for making history come alive. We like to make our maps on pizza boxes. They’re sturdy, easily accessible (most pizza places are happy to give you one if you just ask) and the perfect size…. View Post
Around the World Day 2007
Our homeschool group had our 4th Annual Around the World Day last Friday. It was fantastic!! We had 15 displays including: Japan (ours), Romania, Brazil, New Zealand, France, Ireland, Israel, the Philippines, Italy, Panama, Great Britain, Australia, Greenland, Mexico and Peru. Everyone’s displays were fabulous! Before I go any further, I just have to brag on Josh. We’d discussed, before… View Post