Book club took an interesting turn this month – a really BIG turn. A Biltmore-sized turn. We read The Mystery of Biltmore House was lots of fun to study, and through our meeting, we examined natural science, architecture, art, and history. I love when books provide so many natural avenues for learning! What are your… Continue reading Book Club: “Mystery of Biltmore House”
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Field Work Friday – The Got to Be NC Festival
We’ve been studying the state of NC this year, and so when we heard about the Got to Be NC Festival in Raleigh, we knew it was something we had to check out. Set up similarly to the State Fair, this event is smaller and most exhibits are free. We started off by visiting the… Continue reading Field Work Friday – The Got to Be NC Festival
Studying Bees at the Bayer CropScience Bee Research Center
My Big Helper is a new beekeeper, and although our bee class was incredibly detailed, we’re finding that there is still much to learn. We decided to take a field trip to the Bayer CropScience Bee Research Center in RTP to find out more about what’s new in the world of bees. Bayer’s bee communication… Continue reading Studying Bees at the Bayer CropScience Bee Research Center
Book Club: “The Lemonade War” Boys vs. Girls
This month we broke all the book club rules and declared war: The Lemonade War by Jacqueline Davies, in which a brother and sister make a bet about who can earn the most money by holding lemonade stands during a five-day period. We took up the challenge. The girls went first. They met in the… Continue reading Book Club: “The Lemonade War” Boys vs. Girls
Become a Published Author with Lulu
Taking school on the road is one of the great perks about homeschooling. Nothing can match being out in the real world, learning about something from an expert who lives and breathes the subject. We’ve met some pretty great ones through the years, but last week we met a bunch of them all at… Continue reading Become a Published Author with Lulu
Book Club, Boys’ Edition: “The Sixty-Eight Rooms”
When we first started this boys’ book club, I wondered if it would be hard to to get them to discuss a book in depth. Now I know: it’s not – as long as you’re talking about a good book. Apparently, The Sixty-Eight Rooms by Marianne Malone is a great book. The boys talked about… Continue reading Book Club, Boys’ Edition: “The Sixty-Eight Rooms”
The Beginning of Beekeeping
A few weeks ago I shared some fun ways to learn without a textbook. At the time, My Big Helper was in the midst of bee school, a hardcore, 10 week-plus-two-field-trips class offered by the Orange County Bee Association. This class was much more intense than I anticipated, but she worked her way through it… Continue reading The Beginning of Beekeeping
Birthday School: Extreme Cakes
Last week was my Big Helper’s birthday. She was super excited about that until about two weeks ago, when her enthusiasm level shot through the roof. She started talking about a ‘secret project’ and hid in her room to work on it at every opportunity. She recruited her daddy to help her drill wood and… Continue reading Birthday School: Extreme Cakes
Book Club, Boys’ Edition: “Callie’s Contest of Courage”
You know a kid likes something when he asks for more of it. That’s how this month’s book club came about. My Little Man watched the girls have fun with Callie’s Contest of Courage works well for boys. Callie may be a girl, but with a brother, boy cousins, and a good male friend in… Continue reading Book Club, Boys’ Edition: “Callie’s Contest of Courage”
Making Holiday Cards with Illuminated Lettering
We make a lot of cards around here. Seriously – a lot. We send them out for most major holidays and even the ones that aren’t really major but are fun, like St. Patrick’s Day. I use these card-making projects to teach art, and so we try not to make cards the same way too… Continue reading Making Holiday Cards with Illuminated Lettering
