As we enter this season where we focus especially on thankfulness, we thought we’d share our favorite books, treats, and activities for making memories as a family. First, download these Thanksgiving Gratitude Printables! Favorite Thanksgiving books The Pilgrims of Plimoth (Aladdin Picture Books). I love the early colonial language used in this account, which also […]
Nature Study: Ewww!!! Evergreen Bagworms!
It has no eyes. It has no legs. It cannot eat. Its sole purpose is to become a mummy for its offspring. It is the Evergreen Bagworm. So began Stephen’s first 4-H speech… Quite enthralling. Have you ever seen one of these thingiemajiggers? It’s not part of the tree. There’s a gross […]
From a different perspective
What happens when a little boy gets hold of the camera. …if only I, too, would open my eyes to see and appreciate all the little things. Yes, I just posted a picture of the toilet. Sorry y’all. Those boys convince me to do crazy stuff. Even really embarrass myself. Photo Credits: David, Age 6, […]
Mutant Mummy Hotdogs – A Perfect Pinterest Flop
The original pin: a cute and simple recipe to celebrate our study of mummies and King Tut. Only three ingredients? Now THIS is my kind of cooking project! …or so I thought… My mummies did not look so cute. They lost their eyeballs and were coming out of their wrappings – something akin to a genuine […]
Free Grammarland Unit Study
When I printed out Grammar Land: Or Grammar In Fun for the Children of Schoolroom-Shire, by M. L. Nesbitt, I didn’t realize how passionately my 2nd grader would tackle it. It is advanced for a 2nd grader (he reads at about a 6th grade level), but he really enjoyed reading it and found it humorous even though […]
Tabletop Geography
With the purchase of a clear vinyl tablecloth – and the printing, cutting and taping of a few of National Geographic’s Tabletop Maps – we now enjoy extended geography lessons at the dinner table. I think we are finally able to identify all the countries in Africa now, which is great for having this in […]
The Ship that Won the War
Three excited boys prepare to tour the LST-325 in the Cumberland River, Clarksville, TN. The LST-325 – a Landing Ship Tank, or amphibious vessel (I knew we’d get our memory work in there somehow! Ha!). This is the largest ship ever designed to place tanks, troops and cargo onto a hostile beach and then retract […]
Paper Models
For those who remember our days of putting together little bitty paper toys related to world history studies and more days of putting together little bitty paper toys (to build America City)… and more and more days of putting together little bitty paper toys (to make Bethlehem Village for Christmas and the empty tomb for Easter), […]
Mom-of-the-year… NOT!!!
My apologies to those who follow on Facebook… But some things just have to be said more than once. Like that whole story about how I’m not a perfect mom… A mom that does NOT strive to win the gourmet-cook-of-the-year award. It is TRUE. FOR REAL. So… this week, I recount a few of my best BE […]