We finished learning about sound this week.  As with the color and light part of the unit, lots of hands-on experiments and demonstrations made for fun learning.  Below are some of our activities, although I didn’t get as many pictures this week for some reason.
And, finally, here’s the resource list that’s been in the sidebar.  [...]

Last week we completed lots of activities to learn about and better understand light and color.  The color part of the unit was a super time to integrate art/artist study into the theme.  Here’s a glimpse into the unit activities.

This week we’re focusing on sound.  A post of those activities will follow soon, along with [...]

Too many people think I have this homeschooling thing all together.  Ha!  Remember when I promised you a copy of the test at the end of our simple machines unit?  Well, not only did I never create or give a test, I also decided to ditch a couple of the planned lessons.  Why?  Because life [...]

We started our short and sweet simple machines study yesterday. As an introduction to simple machines and for self-discovery of how machines work, I set up some little centers. The kiddos had to visit each center and complete a few thought-provoking questions about what they learned. Afterward, we talked about each machine [...]

I can’t believe we’ve knocked another unit out!  I was somewhat dreading this unit because the topic seemed rather dry and dull, but I was in for a pleasant surprise once we dove in!!
The A Journey Through Learning lapbook was an outstanding spine.  I had never used one of their lapbooks before, but it won’t [...]