Jacque | September 18, 2009
In the Hands of a Child Project Pack: Plants is a 79-page, complete hands-on unit study for grades 4-8. It is ready to assemble and includes a 14-page Research Guide and 25 hands-on activities. A Project Pack, as described in the book, is “simply a file folder refolded into a shutter-style book.” Another term for [...]
Category: Homeschooling- Lessons, Ideas and Tips, Reviews |
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Tags: biology, classification, curriculum, education, home schooling, Homeschool, lapbooking, Living Learning Moments, nature, plants, projects, school, science
Jacque | August 5, 2009
A favourite summer treat of our goats – much to our delight!
Do you know what it is? It’s not just a bunch of leaves, and if you touched it, you would be very sorry, but the goats eat it with no troubles. You better be able to identify it if you are out in an [...]
Category: Carnivals and Memes, Heart and Home, Just For Fun |
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Tags: bucks for sale, goats, Indiana, nature, nubians, Our Animals, photos, summer, wildflowers and weeds, Wordless Wednesday
Jacque | December 8, 2008
Isaac has always been nicknamed Einstein around here. Not really because he is a genius (though sometimes we wonder), but rather because he is always deep in thought and knows things. He listens and remembers and can tell you things you wouldn’t expect him to know.
It was no surprise last week when I looked out [...]
Category: Are you Wondering If You Should Homeschool, Heart and Home, Living Learning Moments, A Dixon Home Education |
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Tags: A Dixon Home Education, child-directed, delight-directed, education, experiments, family photos, home schooling, HOME!, Isaac, Learning, Living Learning Moments, mud, nature, Our Children, science, water
Jacque | April 16, 2008
This week I am writing for the Homeschool Blog Awards site. I have compiled a small list of some of the almost 6000 yahoo groups listed under Homeschooling. There is something for everybody. DeEtta left a comment saying that they move often, and online homeschool groups have provided the bulk of support for her.
Memo Monday: [...]
Category: Carnivals and Memes, Homeschool Announcements |
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Tags: a beka, Blog awards, blog carnival, charlotte mason, christian, education, groups, Homeschool, Homeschool groups, nature, online, outdoors, Resources, secular, text books, unschooling
Jacque | April 13, 2006
Thursday, April 13, 2006 – Our Stress – Buster Science Project
Some days School can be a chore and some days are the glue that holds our sanity together!! Today, I needed a break from real life, not school! So, what did we do? A science project! – Well, that’s what it is if [...]
Category: Gardening, Heart and Home, Living Learning Moments, A Dixon Home Education |
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Tags: Eric, family photos, Hannah, Just For Fun, Learning, Living Learning Moments, nature, planting, projects, science