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11 Feb

As part of the science component in our study of the book Very Last First Time, we decided to look at some of the properties of salt water.  Our first experiment was to look at how evaporation would separate salt water. Salt Water Evaporation Experiment This super simple salt water evaporation experiment is a very basic experiment, but I wanted to introduce the Scientific Method right from the beginning.  We started very basically; I figured it was probably age-appropriate to cut out the research step.  I did a short search but didn’t come up with exactly what I was looking for, so I created my own form:  “My...

06:00 / Five in a Row / Homeschool
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10 Feb

I saw this great statistic the other day circulating among homeschoolers on Facebook.  It compared the amount of time public schooled children spend on their studies as compared to homeschooled children. The logic was that children attending public school spend 180 days in school for 12 years of their life. This is equivalent to 2160 days or 5.9 years of school.  Homeschoolers, on the other hand, are in their learning environment every day, all year round.  The message was RELAX!  We’ve got 18 years to accomplish 5.9 years of school! Don’t you love that?  I am acutely aware that I am still tied to the public school way...

06:00 / Our Best Life / Travel
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02 Feb

We are reading Very Last First Time for our Five in a Row study. The story takes place in an Inuit village in northern Canada. As we read the story Clark and Luci became fascinated with igloos and wanted to build one. This tends to very difficult when you live in Texas and the temperatures are a ridiculously warm 75° in January! So, very logically, we decided that we would figure out how to build an igloo with marshmallows.  I didn’t get much objection from Clark and Luci either. What You’ll Need: I suggest using whatever is around your...

06:00 / Craft Projects / Five in a Row / Homeschool
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30 Jan

We are currently reading the book Very Last First Time for our Five in a Row curriculum.  The story is about an Inuit girl who faces an incredible challenge alone for the first time.  The story takes place in Ungava Bay, Canada, so we have been learning about Northern Canada.  Clark and Luci have been especially interested in the Inuit people and their culture.  As we have learned about it, we found an Inuit girl craft with coffee filters that looked like it would be fun to make. What You’ll Need Clark noticed that in practically all of the pictures and videos that we...

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28 Jan

I did mention that we would be spending a lot of time outdoors, didn’t I?  Well, it’s January and it’s 75° out, so we are outside! The weather has been unbelievable this week and we have been taking full advantage of it! Yesterday we spent the entire afternoon with our Co-op group at the park. We joined a Homeschooling Co-op back in September and have not been very active in it, despite the best of intentions.  We’re trying to get more involved. Clark and Luci were hesitant at first, but eventually met some new friends to play with and had...

06:00 / Nature / Our Best Life
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21 Jan

We have been very busy cramming in some park time, spending as much time outdoors as we can!  We’re very fortunate that we still have nice enough weather in our part of the country to be playing outside, but I don’t expect this to last long.  We often have a week of warm weather in January, which is just enough to cause us shock when the cold February, rainy season arrives.  Then we’re back indoors again, dreaming of warmer weather. We packed some snacks and went for a hike at a our favorite local nature preserve.  Clark and Luci were “too tired...

06:00 / Nature / Our Best Life
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