When possible, I like to give my children opportunities to observe nature up-close. We’ve brought worms, butterflies, frogs and fish in our home to observe. Recently my 14yr. old found a package of Triops at our local craft store asked if she could raise them. Being the awesome homeschool mom that I am, I gladly […]
Gregor Mendel, Genetics and Spudoodles
Sometimes when I look ahead at the biology module titles, I start to sweat. Will I be able to help my high schooler understand this when I don’t even remember what it is? Now I do have a basic (very basic) understanding of genetics, but my sleep-deprived brain (due to my sweet little newborn) had […]
TeenCoder: JAVA and Android Curriculum
My 13yr. old son has been very interested in learning computer programming. I knew there was no way I could teach him anything on this topic, so when I came across Homeschool Programming computer courses for kids and teens, I was intrigued. This could work to deepen his knowledge and make things easy for me! […]
High School Biology Update
This year my daughter and her friend have been using Apologia Biology. I can’t believe we are finished with the first semester already! Here are some of the highlights: 1. Using a quality microscope. This has made a huge difference in our studies! We personally own a kid-quality microscope–meaning it is more of a toy […]
Observing Flowers and Leaves
I am so glad that fall is here! Finally cooler weather and more opportunities to get out and about. Last week we had such nice weather that I took some of my kids for a nature walk at our favorite walking place, Minnetrista. The first thing we spotted was a butterfly. My younger girls were […]
