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29 May

It took seventeen days for all of our butterflies to emerge from their chrysalides.  No matter how many times you see this transformation, it remains fascinating and magical.  Although I would have liked to keep our butterflies for a couple of days, but they were somewhat lethargic, so I was worried that they needed to be set free into their natural environment. Clark and Luci were SO excited to let them fly free.   The moment we took our butterflies outside, they started flitting and flying around in a frenzy.  I am quite sure they were telling us that they were...

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22 May

Yesterday was Clark's preschool graduation. Preschool gets out a little earlier than the elementary and high schools, thank-goodness!  I've been so excited for this day!  We started at this school as a Mother's Day Out so Clark could have some fun playing with other kids. I was trying to work full-time night shift and somehow manage a newborn. We ended up staying with them because Clark loved it so much. Now here we are on our last day, and then preschool is out forever! My Cameras Have Failed Me My camera has died.  I can't find...

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14 May

Our caterpillar and butterfly unit study has so far consisted mainly of watching caterpillars turn into butterflies in our Insect Lore Butterfly Garden.  You can follow along with our day to day observations and you can see our release of the butterflies.    We did, however, add on a few activities and some reading to supplement and direct our observations.  Much of my internet research can be found on my Nature Study Pinterest Board, which you are welcome to browse and follow. Caterpillar and Butterfly Activities I printed out a "Life Cycle of a Butterfly" chart by Preschool Mom, along with some sequencing cards...

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13 May

Clark and Luci have both been interested in caterpillars and butterflies for some time. One thing I have learned so far in our homeschool journey is that there is never a better time to learn more about something than when the kids are interested in it. I would also venture a guess that there probably isn't a better way to learn about how caterpillars become butterflies than to watch them grow in your home. We ordered the kit and caterpillars online from Insect Lore.  I do not intend to go very in-depth with this study, as we...

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12 May

Math is not Clark's favorite subject.  It wasn't mine either, so I get it. It's always a bit of a struggle to stay focused.  Clark has a very creative brain and, like me, he needs a creative outlet.  Math is just the wrong side of the brain for that!  So in order for him to get engaged in his math lesson we've got to find ways incorporate creativity into the math. Simply put, we've got to learn how to have fun with math! The other day, our math lesson involved money.  Clark had been asking me if we could play...

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28 Apr

Mondays are a killer for me.  I work full-time nights. That's 12 hours every Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Then I come home on Monday and try to manage my young children until my husband comes home from work. He will then take over so that I can sleep. Somehow I have to stay awake and functional until he gets home. So far, this is the only way we've figured out how to manage working full time and young children. A couple of years ago, we had an incident that convinced us that we did...

06:00 / Homeschool / Our Best Life
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