Well, another unit bites the dust!  We had a great time learning about energy, with a main focus on heat and electricity.  This slide show gives you just a glimpse into some of our hands on experiments. What turned out to be THE BEST of all the curriculum we used was the Electric Kitbook.  In [...]

We’ve had a wonderful month of nature study! I don’t know whether the fruits and nuts were abundant enough to make our nature studies such a success or the weather was so picture perfect that anything would’ve been a success. Either way, we had fun!  We’re off to study ponds in October! Here are the [...]

We have LOVED our time spent with Rousseau, but now it’s time to move on to French sculptor, Auguste Rodin. Henri Rousseau Olga’s Gallery Landscape with Cattle View of Bridge Sevres The Football Players Monkeys in a Jungle Lesson Ideas Princeton Online – Several Ideas KinderArt – Fantasy Jungle Lesson Plan Page – Stained Glass [...]

Here are the resources that have been in my sidebar for our month spent with Chopin.  Vivaldi is in the sidebar through September. Frederic Chopin Classics for Kids Listen Book We’ll Read

Here are the resources that have been in my sidebar for our August artist study.  Henri Rousseau is in the sidebar for September Paul Cezanne Olga’s Gallery The Mount Sainte-Victoire Still-life with Apples House and Trees Boy in a Red Waistcoat Lesson Ideas Cezanne Still-life Another Still-life Idea Math Lesson for Older Students Cubism Lesson [...]