Adventures with Twins, Cystic Fibrosis + a Food Allergy
Outdoors is where we want to be any time of the year, but especially in the spring. Now is the time to take advantage of the warming weather, animals waking up or migrating back, and plants blooming. Head outside and make the most of your …
Great Britain is one of our around the world units for fourth grade. There are a lot of reasons for this, including the wide amount of global history that was impacted by Great Britain expansion, but my kids are part English and that was my …
Energy is a fun, rich topic to explore in Science with fourth graders. We did a lot of hands on explorations, read some books and even went on a field trip to learn more about energy. affiliate links may be included below. Energy Unit 1. …
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 …