Recently, I’ve been reading Don’t Bother Me Mom, I’m Learning by Marc Prensky. It’s been eye opening. Obviously I recognize the importance and value of games and computers to learning. …
BigBoy rocks the schoolhouse!
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We said, “Don’t try this at home!”
Ok, Adam & Jamie. We heard you. “Don’t try this at home.” But this was one Myth that we just had to try on our own! We set up the …
He’ll never forget the Parts of Speech now.
Check this out!! What you may not be able to see, is that each definition is on a separate piece of poster board, approx. 2 1/2 inches tall. They are …
GeekBoy vs the Volcano
So, volcanoes are always a topic of interest around here, probably stemming from the time we spent living on the side of one. Not that any of our children are …
Where do you Homeschool?
Here: Yup. Well, ok, we don’t actually travel the globe, though that would be awesome. But since “learning” isn’t confined to a table or a desk, anywhere we go …
He’s getting the hang of it!
So, Aunt Nani sent GeekBoy some games. We’ve been playing Roller Coaster Tycoon for the last few days. It’s really alot of fun. So far, GeekBoy has learned that bathrooms …
Learning never stops… even if the blogging of it does
It’s been a rough week. Giants won the Super Bowl! Plus my Carpal Tunnel flared up. Badly. Like I didn’t want to see a computer by the time last Thursday …
Mythbuster
We just watched the Mythbusters episode where they investigate a 22,000 foot fall. The myth was busted, but all the “don’t try this at home” PSAs were not enough to …
Just like that…
My “first grader” has passed into 3rd grade math. He completed his 2nd grade Math workbook last night. I found these worksheets online to serve as a test. He doesn’t …