A few months ago (yes my posts are that far behind what we’re actually doing) we went to the Austin Aquarium with my sister-in-law and my nephew. It was a really fun field trip, and a great experience for the kids. For my kids the biggest bonus of the Austin Aquarium is … [Read more...]
How to introduce your kids to Shakespeare
A few months ago I guest posted over at Enchanted Homeschooling Mom about introducing your kids to live Shakespeare, and I forgot to tell everyone. Actually, it’s more like, my life was so busy getting school started it just slipped off my to do list. So, if you click on the … [Read more...]
Science Sunday: Squirrels
We’re chugging along in our study of Land Animals, and we reached the Rodents chapter. Apologia decided to split Rodents into 3 parts, and they flew through mice, and settled onto squirrel like rodents. Or maybe that’s just what we did. First I … [Read more...]
Why you should go to children’s museums
This past week we went to our local children’s museum. As the kids had fun going from exhibit to exhibit I was struck by the benefits of museums to kids. Then I decided to turn this into a Science Sunday post to incorporate into our science lessons. Future Ticia here, I'm … [Read more...]
Science Sunday: Inner Space Caverns
Last week right before I got sick during our WEEK of FIELD TRIPS! I kid you not, it was insane, three in one week. The first one was to Inner Space Caverns. We’ve gone once before, but then the kids were a little young to absorb much scientifically, and they also were too … [Read more...]