Lately we’ve been having lots of read aloud time in the afternoons. I’ve been trying to give my children things to keep their hands busy – paints, knitting, Lego pieces and nature notebooking pages or simple activities. So many of the NaturExplorers notebooking pages and activities can be used on the spur of the moment…
We won’t be doing a Thanksgiving unit this year, but several books will be in books baskets and book nooks around the house. Here are some of my favorites. Here are a few internet resources that have been useful in the past. Cindy Downes’ Pilgrim Unit The Homeschool Mom’s Links LaCelle Family Unit Study Eclectic…
Fine Arts Tuesday was another hit this week. I don’t think any of us are going to get tired of it anytime soon! Early morning nature study was a simple summer scavenger hunt. Art and classical music were combined this week. In a simple activity, you play a piece of classical music and let the…
Books! We love books around here! Here’s a sampling of the Thanksgiving books sitting on our shelf this year. Anyone who’s ever used Five In A Row just has to be a fan of Cranberry Thanksgiving! We read it every year, along with other informational books and historical fiction stories. Here’s my poor attempt at a…
Here’s the newest summer center at our house – Birds! The box of books on the right includes nonfiction books about all sorts of birds – everything from birds we see around here to penguins to toucans. I’ve also included some really good children’s literature that have birds as characters – Make Way for Ducklings…