Posted by Cindy on November 13, 2009
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 be the last one! It was put together in a very organized, simple to implement way – refreshing!!
We also completed some of our own inventions using ideas from the Teacher Created Materials Inventions book. (You can find links to the books I’m mentioning below.) The kids LOVED creating their own inventions. I’ve put together a little slideshow of our lapbooks and inventions….
Below is the list of resources that have been in the sidebar. We read a few more great books from the library, too…Lights Out
,So You Want to Be An Inventor?
, I Is for Idea: An Inventions Alphabet, The Berenstain Bears Fly-It! Up, Up, and Away!
Inventors and Inventions
Lesson Idea Links from The Homeschool Mom
Lots of Links from About.com
Next stop, Simple Machines! You can find the resources for that unit in the sidebar very soon.
Posted by Cindy on November 2, 2009
Our study on magnets only took a week – but a fun, hands-on week it was!
Magnets
Lots of Free Lessons
Even More Free Lessons
Posted by Cindy on July 13, 2009
Welcome to the July issue of the Hands-On Homeschool Carnival! I’ve been suprised by the number of wonderful submissions in the middle of the summer. How exciting – especially as our family is getting geared up to start again.
Since we’re all so busy with summer fun, I’ve made the post descriptions short and sweet! Enjoy!
- Even though we haven’t been doing “official” school, our summer has been filled with lots of hands-on learning as we work in the garden and harvest the veggies, take extra field trips, play board games in the shade of the porch on a hot afternoon, and spend many lazy hours reading good books. Here’s a peak into our very hands-on VBS…A Trip to Rome!
Thanks for visiting! I hope you’re making wonderful summer memories!! You can submit to the next Hands-On Homeschool Carnival (in August) by clicking here.
Posted by Cindy on April 18, 2009
This was our last official project of the 2008-09 school year. Besides finishing up some math and grammar, we’re done! WooHoo!! We’re taking the next couple of weeks to tie up the loose ends, write report cards and pack up our work. Of course, around here the learning never stops, it’s just less official. (And I get a lot more done around the house!)
Besides nature study, our science topic for the year was chemistry. After finishing the lessons from Christian Kids Explore Chemistry
, I wanted to be sure they fully understand the concepts we covered. So, a project week was assigned! I wanted them to research, plan, organize, and present a project that came almost completely from them. As usual, they went all out and did a super job!
Here was the assignment:
On Friday, you will be presenting a Chemistry Show. You are expected to work together and be fully prepared for the presentation. During the show, you are to present (and explain) experiments or models to show you understand the following chemistry concepts:
- mixtures
- separating mixtures
- solutions
- solvents and solutes
- reactions
- matter – solids, liquids and gases
- acids and bases
- atoms
- molecules
I handed them a small pile of science experiment books and the assignment paper and they took over!
Here are some random pictures from the “Crafty Chemistry Show”. Their shirts are “lab coats” and they rustled up some latex gloves and safety glasses for more authenticity. 
