I just found this cool site called 3D Papercraft by Creative Park. You should see some of the creatures and crafts they have created just from paper! They cover many different categories too like: Toys Originally posted 2008-07-08 03:07:36. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
I received two review copies of Nature Friend Magazine a couple of months ago, so I am going to share my review with you today. I knew Nature Friend Magazine had been around for a while, but didn’t realize that they have been in existence for 27 years! Don’t let that amount of years lead [...]
Here’s a great site you and your children will enjoy. There are some fun quizzes you can take that tell you how much (or little) you know about geography. This site covers earth structure, atmosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere, BGC cycles, and climates. Send your children an email with this site and tell them to take a [...]
Here’s my moon sand review. My son has been wanting Moon Sand for a very long time. I finally broke down and let him get some. He got the Moon Sand Castle Play although we debated getting the Moon Sand Adventure Island. It’s fun to touch and squeeze and I must say that they have [...]
Have you ever tried putting drops of water on a piece of wax paper? Boy, this was a real hit at my house for all my children from teens on down. We put drops of water on wax paper and tried to make them come together, then we separated them and put them together again. [...]
I just found this cool online tour of the Ben and Jerry’s Ice Cream Factory. This first week of summer always makes me think of ice cream. Watching this virtual tour will definitely make you want some ice cream. You can even look up where you can find a Ben and Jerry’s Scoop Shop or [...]
On this first day of summer, you may be thinking that it is too late to put in a garden if you haven’t already. Truth is, there is still lots of time to plant a garden. You might even get some great deals on plants at your local nursery or garden center. You can plant [...]
I have found more picture books to use for Homeschool Science, so I thought I would share them with you. So many moms think they have to teach a ton of Science or get a curriculum to be able to teach effectively. For the younger grades, I believe Originally posted 2009-03-19 13:24:53. Republished by Blog [...]
With the beginning of summer and talk of the Summer Solstice, it gives you a good opportunity to talk about the moon. Here’s a great website with pictures and simple explanations about the moon and it’s features.http://www.nineplanets.org/luna.html Moon dot to dot – http://www.coloring.ws/t.asp?b=m&t=http://www.coloring.ws/ctd/cdmoon.gif Originally posted 2008-06-30 14:02:38. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
Someone sent me this Virtual Owl Pellet Dissection. It’s pretty cool! You take apart an owl pellet and then it tells you the names of the bones and where it fits for reconstruction. This is a lot better than me trying to figure out what part it is and where it fits. I’m going to [...]
As part of the TOS homeschool crew, I was able to review the book Beehive Reader. We loved the All About Spelling program, so I figured I was getting another high quality product. Little did I know Originally posted 2010-02-24 23:04:32. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
Have you seen this movie yet? It is AWESOME! I thought I would take today to give you a How Great is Our God DVD review. We watched it at church last Sunday. I’ve heard a lot about this movie. One Sunday School teacher showed it this past summer in his class. Many people bought [...]
Recently I had the opportunity to become familiar with Super Star Speech. If my children had speech problems, I would strongly consider getting it because I love to be able to do things at home on my own. Originally posted 2010-04-23 13:59:03. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
I received several books from Bright Ideas Press. Some of them I have seen before and some I had not. You can tell that they work hard at providing quality materials for students. The first book (set of books) that I want to mention is The Mystery of History Originally posted 2009-11-06 01:07:22. Republished by [...]
For the elementary grades I always recommend using picture books for homeschool Science. You can use boring textbooks if you want, Originally posted 2009-03-16 23:20:27. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
I found a great site that lists lots of virtual field trips. I didn’t know that there was one site that had so many of these! It looks like a lot of fun. They have everything from geysers, volcanoes, how products are made, and lots more. I emailed this site to my children to look [...]
I received several review copies of ebooks published by Guardian Angel Publishing. The titles I reviewed were Rainbow Sheep, Hamster Holidays, Earthquake, Gifts from God and No Bones About It. These were engaging books that can be viewed on your computer or printed off. They are mainly for ages 0-12. I printed off Originally posted [...]
Did you know that Journey Through Learning provides lapbook resources for those of us that are just not creative enough to put together a lapbook? I have always loved the thought of lapbooks, but wouldn’t even know where to begin to put one together. That’s where Journey Through Learning comes in. Originally posted 2009-09-28 23:41:31. [...]
I’m going to spend this week of posts giving you some great Thanksgiving resources. My favorite Thanksgiving resource is the children’s book Cranberry Thanksgiving. My children and I have enjoyed this book so much. We read it Originally posted 2008-11-17 16:23:39. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
I came across a wonderful Science resource called Growing Healthy Homes that I was able to review this last month. The book I received is called Nutrition 101: Choose Life. If you are looking for a great Science curriculum, wanting to eat more healthy, or just get some good healthy eating information for yourself or [...]
Did you know that scientists can tell what kind of rock you send to them? Follow this site and find out how you can send a rock to a scientist. They will test the rock with the same technology they use on the mars exploration rover and then tell you what the rock is made [...]
If you’re planning on doing a science fair project or just want to do a science project each week, then this is the site for you. They have Science fair ideas, Science news, resources and teacher resources. There is a step by step guide on how to do a Science fair project along with all [...]
I found yet another website that I had not discovered before called Lesson Planet. I received a free membership for a couple of months for review and boy was I surprised….
Here’s a website that could get your children excited (or even more excited) about Science. It’s Robert Krampf’s Science Website. He has free Science videos, an experiment of the week and live science demonstrations. If you’re like me and always mess up those Science experiments or just want a scientist to perform your experiments for [...]
I have looked at and used many homeschool Science books and materials, but none compare with Apologia Science. When my daughters were younger we used Originally posted 2008-12-30 14:44:40. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
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