This weeks Heart of the Matter Meme is about Balancing your role as Mom and Teacher. Although I may separate
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Feeding time at the Zoo
If you’ve never seen a video clip of a gecko eating a (fatty) wax worm, you’ve come to the right
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Tortoise Husbandry
This is “Lady” our Red-Footed Tortoise. She is about 3 months old. Red Footed Tortoises are hardy, active and very
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Our next project
I’m sort of breaking my rule and I’m posting something we have NOT done, but hope to do. This has
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Mealworms in my closet
One of the life cycles we have planned for the year are mealworms—-or rather, darkling beetles. I had to order
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Life cyle of Plant: Part I
We are beginning our study on the life cycle of a plant. We are using a variety of resources including:Plants
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You know you are a homeschool mom when…
1.) You find out that another mom has a Moth that laid eggs and you are envious. 2.) You have
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Getting Crafty
This year I plan to draw a lot of our Art Lessons from the book, “Teaching Art with Books Kids
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Our Family Rules
One of the morning devotionals we use is, Our 24 Family Ways (Whole Heart Ministries, 2004) which is a wonderful
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Monarch Project
Join us in the Monarch Butterfly Migration Project from Journey North. You can watch the butterfly migration virtually or participate
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Yes, I’m that kind of mother
I was recently summoned out of my warm shower to “hurry up and come look in the pool!”So of course
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Turtle Tot Science Class
One of the things I love about homeschooling in Florida is the ability to participate in educational programs at local
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Free Trial: BrainPop
BrainPOP Jr. – Lesson Plans for K-3 Teachers A friend of mine recently sent me a link to BrainPop Junior.
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Bear is now a published artist
Logan AKA “Bear” recently submitted his envelope art to Practical Homeschooling Magazine. Well, the latest issue arrived with his work
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I am Official
Periodically it is suggested that homeschoolers: Have a name for their homeschool Have an ID card for their homeschool (parent/teacher,
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One Potato, Two Potato…CLOCK!
****updated post****We saw this Potato Clock kit in Home Science Tools Catalog and I couldn’t resist trying it out. We
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