After spending the better part of the last month alternately researching curriculum ideas, and procrastinating, I’ve finally finalized… well, mostly finalized our school year. Math is going to be Math …
Category: Capt 740
“I lived it!”
Yesterday was an off day for me. I started off the day declaring it would be “Mental Health Day” all week. Then I pulled a muscle in my chest. Yup, …
Gaming, FTW
In today’s history lesson we talked about the makings of a successful settlement. We compared the maps of Jamestown and Plymouth. Discussed the need to readily available water and food, …
What happened to the Lost Colony?
Today we discussed the Lost Colony of Roanoke. I knew this one would be a big hit because GeekBoy loves a good mystery. So we read the short little bit …
Venus & Amerigo.
Week one went pretty ok. Yea, we had a few bumps…but over all it was fun. It generally takes about 2 hours to teach 3 different grade levels. Wednesday we …
Tempers and technique.
I knew today was going to be rough when BigBoy woke up with a very croupy cough. Luckily I saw this coming last night, and had his cool mist vaporizer …
First Official Day of School
Day one done, & nobody got hurt. I’d call that a success. Actually, it wasn’t that bad. Math-U-See is a big hit. The kids love the blocks, and the video. …
Gearing up for a new “school” year.
So… yea. It’s that time of year again. I’ve decided to start our “school” year off on Aug 31. This has everything to do with Daddy getting home from a …
Lessons at the dinner table
We had an impromptu Music Appreciation class last night at dinner. I had music on in the back ground, and Skillet’s Comatose came on. GeekBoy said it sounded like it …
Trip to the Air & Space Museum
It’s been raining here since last Thursday (March 5th) Today was the first day it hadn’t rained!!! But, yesterday we escaped the house and visited the Air & Space Museum …