This week, I will somehow manage to get school done by Thursday. We didn't take any time off and now we will get ALL of Friday off. I am kind of excited!!
With that being said, I must get the children out of bed and started on school, so we can be done by 4 today in order to take Megan to dance class!
Now to make some fun plans for tomorrow!
Thursday, February 28, 2013
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Cookies Anyone?
Tomorrow in science we are learning about how matter can change from gas to liquid to solid and so forth. There are so many different examples we could go over and it seems a little overwhelming.
I had a great idea tonight- let's just make coookies and talk about all the different stages of matter and how they change. That will work, right?? We are in need of cookies anyway. :)
I love when we get to eat our science experiments!
Today we did an experiment called "Dancing Raisins." We filled a glass up with pop (sprite) and put in 5-10 raisins. We watched the raisins being carried to the top by the carbon dioxide bubbles and when the bubbles popped, they would fall down to the bottom again, and then raise up to the top and fall again. They did this many times. But guess the best part besides learning about carbon dixoide and pop? Drinking the pop at the end! The girls thought it was great!
You should really hear our dinner table discussions lately about all of this!! Let' see, tonight we talked about ultimate zero, where energy really comes from, can everything really be in all three stages of matter, etc. It really reminds me of taking Chemistry in high school!
I had a great idea tonight- let's just make coookies and talk about all the different stages of matter and how they change. That will work, right?? We are in need of cookies anyway. :)
I love when we get to eat our science experiments!
Today we did an experiment called "Dancing Raisins." We filled a glass up with pop (sprite) and put in 5-10 raisins. We watched the raisins being carried to the top by the carbon dioxide bubbles and when the bubbles popped, they would fall down to the bottom again, and then raise up to the top and fall again. They did this many times. But guess the best part besides learning about carbon dixoide and pop? Drinking the pop at the end! The girls thought it was great!
You should really hear our dinner table discussions lately about all of this!! Let' see, tonight we talked about ultimate zero, where energy really comes from, can everything really be in all three stages of matter, etc. It really reminds me of taking Chemistry in high school!
Monday, February 25, 2013
What do you mean??
I had downloaded 233 pictures off my camera the other day onto the laptop in our kitchen. I had Matt move them to their correct spot on the servers so I could access them from my computer in my bedroom.
Last night I asked him why I couldn't access them like I should have been able to. He came over and looked around on my computer and couldn't find them. He them went to the laptop to see where they were.
About 5 minutes later, he came back upstairs and said, "Um, I don't really know where your pictures are..."
"What do you mean??" I asked him.
He said, "I looked in all the different places that I thought they would've been and I can't find them
anywhere. Sorry."
I was kind of upset, 233 pictures! I asked him if he looked everywhere TWICE and he said he did. I begged him to go look at third time and he said, "I'll think about it." Hopefully he has thought about it enough and remembers where he put my pictures!
Last night I asked him why I couldn't access them like I should have been able to. He came over and looked around on my computer and couldn't find them. He them went to the laptop to see where they were.
About 5 minutes later, he came back upstairs and said, "Um, I don't really know where your pictures are..."
"What do you mean??" I asked him.
He said, "I looked in all the different places that I thought they would've been and I can't find them
anywhere. Sorry."
I was kind of upset, 233 pictures! I asked him if he looked everywhere TWICE and he said he did. I begged him to go look at third time and he said, "I'll think about it." Hopefully he has thought about it enough and remembers where he put my pictures!
Sunday, February 24, 2013
Weekly Tradition
I have my kids addicted to "The Amazing Race." It is by far my favorite TV show as of late and my girls love to watch it with me! We count down all day on Sundays until it is 7 pm and then we all settle into the living room to watch it! Even Christian loves it!
Tonight they were in Bora, Bora and I didn't know where that was, so I pulled down my globe and found that Bora, Bora is in the middle of the Pacific Ocean! Next week they are going to be in New Zealand!
I love seeing other parts of the world and it is a great geography lessons for the kids. Courtney already has her team picked out that she wants to win and you can hear her cheering for them as the show goes along.
I love our weekly tradition, it really gives us something to look forward to on a Sunday night!
Tonight they were in Bora, Bora and I didn't know where that was, so I pulled down my globe and found that Bora, Bora is in the middle of the Pacific Ocean! Next week they are going to be in New Zealand!
I love seeing other parts of the world and it is a great geography lessons for the kids. Courtney already has her team picked out that she wants to win and you can hear her cheering for them as the show goes along.
I love our weekly tradition, it really gives us something to look forward to on a Sunday night!
New Week
Have you ever told your kids they can go play video games because you KNOW it will occupy them and then you can get some things done??? Yes, me too! (I rarely do this, but I really want to get school planned for the week!)
Ok, we are on week 23 of school, 13 left to go, and this week in science we are learning about atoms and molecules. How do you explain atoms and molecules to a 3rd and kindergartener?? You be very basic! Our book has a very basic explanation of each of these and then I think we are going to make some of our own atoms and put them together to form molecules. If I was a great teacher, I would go to the store and get gumdrops and attach gumdrops with toothpicks. Actually, I might have candy that will work OR I may just have the kids draw models on a piece of paper. (Remember Courtney only wanted to do activities that involved cutting, pasting, and coloring!) The following website has examples that we can make. I might pick out the molecules that they have heard of and do those.
http://www.chemistryforkids.net/help/molecules
We are going to talk about solids, liquids, and gases on Tuesday and then on Wedneday, we are going to talk about how materials change, such as from gas to a liquid to a solid. We are also going to talk about mixing materials, such as sand, cement, and water and it turns into concrete and about chemical reactions. This week sounds fun!!
I like this section of science because we can actually do experiments! I loved everything we have done this far, but this is actually science!
As for history, we are learning about the United States Constitution, I really have a girl after my own heart. Every day, Megan begs to start with history! Gotta love it!!
Megan is also going to be starting her chapter in her English book on adjectives and adverbs and Courtney is still plugging away on Phonics. Her reading has came a long ways and it will only continue to improve!
Ok, we are on week 23 of school, 13 left to go, and this week in science we are learning about atoms and molecules. How do you explain atoms and molecules to a 3rd and kindergartener?? You be very basic! Our book has a very basic explanation of each of these and then I think we are going to make some of our own atoms and put them together to form molecules. If I was a great teacher, I would go to the store and get gumdrops and attach gumdrops with toothpicks. Actually, I might have candy that will work OR I may just have the kids draw models on a piece of paper. (Remember Courtney only wanted to do activities that involved cutting, pasting, and coloring!) The following website has examples that we can make. I might pick out the molecules that they have heard of and do those.
http://www.chemistryforkids.net/help/molecules
We are going to talk about solids, liquids, and gases on Tuesday and then on Wedneday, we are going to talk about how materials change, such as from gas to a liquid to a solid. We are also going to talk about mixing materials, such as sand, cement, and water and it turns into concrete and about chemical reactions. This week sounds fun!!
I like this section of science because we can actually do experiments! I loved everything we have done this far, but this is actually science!
As for history, we are learning about the United States Constitution, I really have a girl after my own heart. Every day, Megan begs to start with history! Gotta love it!!
Megan is also going to be starting her chapter in her English book on adjectives and adverbs and Courtney is still plugging away on Phonics. Her reading has came a long ways and it will only continue to improve!
Saturday, February 23, 2013
What is it with Saturdays??
6 am. I hear a huge thunk and then Christian crying. He had fallen off of his bed.
He went back to sleep for about an hour and was back in my room by 7:15.
This seems to happen every Saturday, why can't the boy sleep in like he does during the week???
He went back to sleep for about an hour and was back in my room by 7:15.
This seems to happen every Saturday, why can't the boy sleep in like he does during the week???
Friday, February 22, 2013
Snow Days?
In case you are wondering, no, my children do not get snow days.
We get one day off of school every week. They shouldn't complain! (and they don't.)
We had some friends over Monday afternoon and we did errands Wednesday afternoon. Sorry, that was your day off.
Even though I would prefer to take Fridays off, it doesn't always work out that way.
Now it's Friday and I kind of feel like taking the day off. But no, we need to finish school for the week.
I like homeschooling because it is flexible and as long as I am done with 4 days worth of work by Friday at 5, I think we are good!
Trust me, when the sun comes out, we may be trying to get school done even faster, so we can get outside to play!!! (Or we will sit outside and have school...I can't wait to be practicing spelling with sidewalk chalk again!)
We get one day off of school every week. They shouldn't complain! (and they don't.)
We had some friends over Monday afternoon and we did errands Wednesday afternoon. Sorry, that was your day off.
Even though I would prefer to take Fridays off, it doesn't always work out that way.
Now it's Friday and I kind of feel like taking the day off. But no, we need to finish school for the week.
I like homeschooling because it is flexible and as long as I am done with 4 days worth of work by Friday at 5, I think we are good!
Trust me, when the sun comes out, we may be trying to get school done even faster, so we can get outside to play!!! (Or we will sit outside and have school...I can't wait to be practicing spelling with sidewalk chalk again!)
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