Biology and Thanksgiving dinner, all wrapped up in a flesh-colored package. Yup. We turned the turkey into a biology lesson. GeekBoy wanted to check out the turkey’s neck. So after …
Category: Capt 740
no such thing as a sick day
We’ve actually done more “school” today then we have in several weeks. Yet the fact that we are all sick, some sicker then others, has not slowed us down today! …
NASA Rocks.
Last Saturday (and yes, I’m just now finding time to blog it!) we checked out a rare NASA Open House. Took a “journey into Tomorrow” where Geekboy got to play …
It’s all strategic.
Thursday we learned about eyeballs. We read about the part of an eye, filled in a diagram. Discussed what an Optometrist is and what he does. It was a strategic …
Star-gazing indoors
We inherited a big box of glowy type stuff from Aunt Nani while we were out visiting for Aunt MomoT’s wedding. It took us a few days to clean off …
the Snowspeeder dance, a lost art.
GeekBoy is taking dance class with thePinkDiva. I know. Threw the teacher for a loop too. Although, I doubt his motives, still, it’s movement, it’s fun time, it’s social time, …
an Assessment
Geekboy. He’s the kind of kid you hated to have in your class. You know, the guy who could sit in the back of the classroom and sleep all day, …
Lego, an electrifying experience.
Yesterday we had yet another Lego League meeting. But this one was different. You see, BigGuy (the oldest kid on our 3 boy team) has decided he thinks it would …
the Cotton Gin
Thursday (and I’m just now getting around to blogging this… how sad is that?) we went on a field trip with members of our local co-op to a Cotton Gin. …
Snack Time Math Lesson
Ten cookies, five family members, how many per each? “Umm… 2!” wow! you just divided! Because 10 divided by 5 equals 2. Because 5 x 2 = 10. Because …