Week Three – Animal Cell Diagram

First, each of my littles sketched out a basic animal cell diagram from a picture I had already drawn for them.  I had my oldest also label his with the names of each part.  While they were working, I talked to them about the jobs of each part of the animal cell.  Next, they took various colors of play-doh and filled in the parts of … [Read more...]

Field Trip – Crystal Cave

I and another mom coordinate four optional field trips a year for our CC community.  We try to find ones that will in some way match up with topics we're learning in our designated cycle and can appeal to a wide range of ages. Today we took our first trip of the year - to Crystal Cave in Kutztown, PA. There was a 15 minute video on … [Read more...]

Tweaking Our Daily Schedule

As we enter our 3rd week of CC at home, we're tweaking our daily schedule a bit to smooth out some rough spots.  Our original schedule is below with changes in bold. 7:00 AM I wake up, work out/shower, coffee/read Bible & pray8:00 AM littles wake up/straighten/brush teeth/get dressed8:30 AM eat breakfast & clean up … [Read more...]

What We're Doing – Week Three Links

As you probably noticed last week, I will add in other activities and ideas as time allows and inspiration strikes, but here is the basic list of links we're planning to use in conjunction with our new grammar for week 3.And if inspiration strikes, I'll be sure to share ideas with you!History - Greek gods information & coloring … [Read more...]

Week Two – Living Thing Eating

Okay, so weird title, I agree.  But, our dinner tonight included (at least) one thing from 4 out of the 5 kingdoms of living things.  Did you guess what we made?PIZZA! Thanks to our Creation Science for Kids: Biology Study Unit, we learned that pizza contains ingredients that are from 4 out of the 5 kingdoms of living things. The … [Read more...]

Week Two – Mummy Making

Mummy making happened today! As previously mentioned, I have 3 boys and 1 baby girl so there are no barbies to speak of yet in our home.  So, we used some random plastic figures we had around the house. The boys picked ones they wouldn't mind saying goodbye to, in case they don't clean up well after the mummification process.  In regard … [Read more...]

Cycle One – Week Two – 7 Wonders & Pyramid Building

I liked this video for giving my littles visuals for the size, scale, and some of the mechanics for the seven wonders of the ancient world.  We only watched about the first 7 minutes.  Let me know if you go further and like what it shares!We played this pyramid builder game yesterday, which they really loved! You make … [Read more...]

Creation Science for Kids Giveaway – Winner Announced!

Thank you to all who entered the giveaway for the Creation Science for Kids:Biology Study Unit by Homeschool Curriculum Resources! I hope you all have checked out the free sample pages found on their site! If you haven't yet, I think you would appreciate what you'll see there.  It's Biblically based, well-written, easy to use, and … [Read more...]

Week Two – Playing with Hieroglyphics

Today we used this jpg file of hieroglyphics to write in our notebooks.  After writing his name, my oldest wanted to continue on with his brother's name.  He was really impressed with his work and enjoyed it too!  Later, he brought his notebook around to Daddy, Mom Mom, and Pop Pop to guess what the hieroglyphics spelled. … [Read more...]