by Emma | Creative Learning, Homeschool & Parenting
And all at once, summer collapsed into fall… ~Oscar Wilde~ This pretty much sums up what I feel right now. How can it already be fall?? It feels like the summer just started. We’re going back to school after Labor Day, but I know most of you start earlier....
by Emma | Creative Learning, Explore Outside, Homeschool & Parenting
Mom, I’m bored… I have nothing to do! Mom… If this is something you hear from your kids at least 500 times a day -this post is for you! I’m just about to give you a list of 101 fun ways to Homeschool this summer. I have also created a bucket...
by Emma | Creative Learning, Science
Sound vibrations This month’s homework packet included a lesson about sound vibrations. Let’s start from the beginning, with the question: What is sound? Sound waves are formed when a vibrating object causes matter around it to vibrate. When...
by Emma | Creative Learning, Math
Why it’s a good idea to sneak math into your child’s day Have you ever wondered if your child is stupid? Why doesn’t he get what you’re teaching? My little boy used to put up a scene and refuse to work with me as soon as I said the word “homework”. He had decided he...
by Emma | Arts & Crafts, Creative Learning
These precious yarn ornaments are one of the most loved crafts from my childhood that I can remember! We used to make them in school. I had almost forgotten about them until my own kids reached the school age. Then -of course- I had to teach them to make these as...
by Emma | Creative Learning, Science
This month my first grader received the science assignment of making a solar system diorama. Guess if he was excited! How to make a pom-pom Solar System For previous assignments we have used foam balls, but this time we were thinking of a different way of making the...