Adventures with Twins, Cystic Fibrosis + a Food Allergy
Shapes are all around us. Learning through adventure is a HUGE part of my philosophy of educating little ones. My book LITTLE WALKS BIG ADVENTURES is framed around taking ideas, interests, sparks and learning about them through activities and adventures. It has been a while …
Christmas is a magical time of year. I am a bit Christmas obsessed. Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays so I never jump ahead, BUT the moment Thanksgiving is over we dive head first into Christmas. Therefore, with homeschooling my Fourth Graders, Christmas is …
Germany is one of the countries that we choose to learn more about this year in our homeschool. Each month we looked more closely at some of the food, cultures, films, traditions, geography and more for different countries and cultures. In an ideal world we …
Germany is one of the countries we are learning about this year and I am in full planning mode. There are so many amazing resources out there about German food and traditions and history and architecture. Below are Germany Unit ideas for ALL ages. If …
Election season is right around the corner. Whatever your feelings might be about the election, it is a great opportunity to explore government and elections with your kids. Below are a range of ideas for elementary schoolers of all ages. We used many of these …
Apple picking season is upon us! We headed to nearby Vulcan Apple Farm in Julian CA early in the morning for some homeschool U-Pick awesomeness, Covid style. Apple picking is a yearly expedition for us. We’ve gone every year with our twins since they were …
Dinosaur skeletons were towering on either side of me as I fast walked through the Natural History Museum trying to keep up with my twins. I was starting to sweat, my shoulder felt like it was going to have a permanent strap mark from the weight …
Photography is my favorite hobby. I read and write for my job otherwise I’d name those first, but photography is something I do purely for fun. I love taking photos. I love playing with editing photos. I love sharing photos and I love looking back …
Harry Potter has been an obsession in our house for over a year. My twins hit that golden age where their attention span and interests seemed to align perfectly with the Harry Potter series. Whenever we take a long drive in the car I love …
Rocks, Sedimentary Rocks in particular, are one of the parts of the Fourth Grade Science Curriculum in California. As part of their study of Earth and Space Science, fourth graders are supposed to learn about landscapes, how the earth forms and changes, and use sedimentary …