"Explorer Spirit…Servant Heart…"
Posted in HOMESCHOOL on Feb 17th, 2010
We just returned from a fun day in the city! The King Tut Exhibit at the De Young Museum is only around for one more month, so we decided to go with my friend Jodi (homeschool mom who lives at our apartment), her kids, and her friend, Nancy, (homeschool mom, visiting from Oregon), and her kids. […]
Posted in HOMESCHOOL on Feb 17th, 2010
Today’s lesson focused on how planes are made and how they are able to fly. Our activity involved making paper gliders. Here is a little video on the boys taking their gliders out for a spin…
Posted in HOMESCHOOL on Feb 12th, 2010
The boys did their version of Paul Klee’s, "Cat and Bird", 1928 The original version: ‘A’s version: ‘R’s version:
Posted in HOMESCHOOL on Feb 6th, 2010
Our homeschool group recently held a fun Valentine’s party at church. There were about 60 kids, all ready for games and treats! The party began with an entertaining and educational drama… the kids.. Who says you need a classroom for a cheesy class photo? QT boys… This was a game where the kids raced […]
Posted in HOMESCHOOL on Jan 29th, 2010
If you ever find yourself in Reno with a couple of boys, definitely visit the National Automobile Musem. It contains many cars from the private collection of Bill Harrah, the casino mogul. An avid collector of cars, Mr. Harrah was embarrassed to discover that while at a car show, he learned that one of his […]
Posted in HOMESCHOOL on Jan 21st, 2010
We had fun exploring how things fizz! For our first experiment, we poured a clear soda into a glass jar and added raisins. The bubbles surrounded the raisins and lifted them up to the top, then the bubbles popped causing them to sink, only to rise again by the bubbles! For our second experiment, we […]
Posted in HOMESCHOOL on Jan 21st, 2010
This art lesson focuses on the historical Minoan Art. We learned that the Minoans on the island of Crete decorated their walls and floors with art depicting enjoyable activities. The subjects were outlined with a strong black line and many pieces had decorative borders. The boys did their own version of Minoan art, using a […]
Posted in HOMESCHOOL on Jan 21st, 2010
OK, major homeschool mom points for me…we did a project that was supposed to be a decorative bowl. The kids were to take a ball of self drying clay and shape a bowl over a paper bowl. After it dries, we were supposed to rip the paper bowl away from the clay bowl. Well…the clay […]
Posted in HOMESCHOOL on Jan 21st, 2010
We performed quite a few experiments revolving around the sense of taste. For this experiment, we took a satsuma and broke open the fruit "cells", releasing juice. We compared the flavor with an unsqueezed vs. a squeezed piece. We learned that all the flavor is held in the juice. For this experiment, the boys learned […]
Posted in HOMESCHOOL on Jan 1st, 2010
We were so happy to spend the day with our friends, K and N. We spent part of the day doing school, part of the day running errands, and part of the day running around the house. Here is a picture of the kids working on their ‘Explode the Code’ phonics books… We also learned […]