http://thecraftyclassroom.com/blog Sat, 20 Mar 2010 04:26:29 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en We've been slowly fazing in some Rocks, Minerals, and Fossils to our science lessons, and this was one of the activities that we just had to do! So...here is a super simple way for children to make their own fossils. I had no idea that Plaster of Paris could be ... http://thecraftyclassroom.com/blog/2010/03/20/make-your-own-fossils/ Photographic proof that we McClintick's are especially Lucky on St. Patrick's day: It took all of two seconds for the wee one's to find this beauty! (That's a clover right?) Now where did that little green fella' go? Blessings, Valerie http://thecraftyclassroom.com/blog/2010/03/17/four-leaf-clovers/ Our Weekly Update in true Homeschool Style: A is for Adventurous, B is for Boy, C is for Concussion, D is for Doctor, E is for Emergency, F is for Family, G is for God, H is for Hospital, I is for Insurance, J is for Jargon, K is for "Kids do this all the time" L is ... http://thecraftyclassroom.com/blog/2010/03/11/the-dreaded-c-word/ You know, I rarely post about the Pro's and Con's of Homeschooling... I have no excuse really. Guess I'm just not the recuitment type. But today I'd thought I'd share one of the bennies' of being your child's teacher, by giving you a little sneak peak, behind the scenes glance at one of ... http://thecraftyclassroom.com/blog/2010/03/06/a-note-to-the-teacher/ Are you sick of owl crafts yet? Me too. Almost. Here are a couple more owl books and owl crafts to go along with your Owl Unit Studies. Don't worry if you're not learning about owls at the moment. Just bookmark and save :) http://thecraftyclassroom.com/blog/2010/02/26/cute-baby-owl-barn-owl-craft/ Do you homeschool in the car? I do....and apparently I'm not the only one. Apparently, there is an entire book devoted to homeschooling in the car..... CarSchooling by Diane Flynn Keith. (I don't have this book...but I do love herClickSchooling website!) We do quite a bit of school in the car. My opinion is that ... http://thecraftyclassroom.com/blog/2010/02/25/handy-car-clipboards/ I have been dreaming this up for weeks! Okay, probably months, but I hesitate to let you know what a slacker I am. SO LOOK! Freaking Awesome right? Besides looking so colorful and linguistic (which of course appeases ever nerve in my homeschool body) these actually make up a fun educational game as well: Total ... http://thecraftyclassroom.com/blog/2010/02/24/word-ending-block-game/ How can we learn about owls without dissecting some Owl puke? I know right....we'd be kicked out of the Homeschool Co-op if we tried to pull a stunt like that! (snicker) Actually, we didn't dissect "real" owl puke, we used the synthetic stuff. We learned just as much about the dietary needs of owls, ... http://thecraftyclassroom.com/blog/2010/02/19/owl-pellet-activity/ Recently my 4 year old son (Bubba) has been showing interest and readiness to learn at a higher level then I've been presenting to him. I'm really excited to see the changes over the past few months: He will sit for extended periods of time He can hold a pencil the ... http://thecraftyclassroom.com/blog/2010/02/15/new-family-math-art-geography-science-curriculum/ Okay, so I'm not really sure what category these little guys are going to fall under, because we made them with rose petals in the shape of hearts...and they look like Spring trees, but Valentine's Day is not exactly in Spring per-se' .....so for now we're just calling them Valentine ... http://thecraftyclassroom.com/blog/2010/02/14/valentine-trees-or-spring-trees/