Well friends, looks like I'm behind again, but I will now be dropping lots of pictures on you to try to catch up with some of our fun adventures in home school. Yes, in case any of you missed it before, I am officially home schooling the plus 3. It is now two months in and we are actually, for the most part I think, having a great time. I love, love, love the Montessori method and materials! Before we came over here, I had the privilege to teach in a Montessori school. My children started school there and then we moved here and our options were very slim, as in one. We were grateful for that option, as it allowed me to do some full-time language study, but now it just feels good to be able to be teaching again and watch my children take things in, oh and I'm learning a ton too. =)
This just makes me think of Alice in Wonderland...
What a beautiful gift, this green space! Here Imp is drawing a picture of a plant, the cherry tree to be specific.
This activity is an exercise in mixing the primary colors to (hopefully) create the secondary and tertiary colors...and lots of brown too. =)
Eldest daughter drawing and recording information about plant roots.
The absorption color wheel--this was the coolest experiment! It took two weeks of trying to get this result, but it was well worth it. I'm including the link for any of you interested in trying it for yourselves.
chasingcheerios.blogspot.com/2012/08/absorption-color-wheel.html
How Imp proposed she eat her breakfast, tower o' cereal--seeing how it would be well above her head and mouth, I suggested I take a picture to remember it by and then she could take the top bowl to enjoy. =)
Ahem, well you know, self-explanatory. =)
But for those of you who enjoy a little more explanation this is a grammar exercise to help eldest daughter and son to be able to find and symbolize certain grammar elements (article, adjective, noun in this phrase). And I do try to be kind. =)
It's a hard knock life...
Imp asked to do this work, just in case anyone was wondering.
Our leaf collection, which we dried and made into animal shapes, fun, fun!
This one may be hard to see, please forgive my lack of picture taking know-how, but it is a work with some of the major constellations. The jar is what I call "the star jar," inside the glass jar is cardboard (with aluminum on one side--think take out lids for aluminum pans) that I punched some constellation patterns into.
It's a little hard to see, but here Eldest son is in a dark room lighting the glass jar containing the star patterns to try to find certain constellations. Here's the link if any of you are interested.
http://www.designmom.com/2012/05/diy-constellation-jar/
One final shot of Eldest daughter, hard at work. It has really been such fun teaching the plus 3, exhausting at moments, but exciting and energizing as well. Hope to show you more of our adventures soon!
What a beautiful gift, this green space! Here Imp is drawing a picture of a plant, the cherry tree to be specific.
chasingcheerios.blogspot.com/2012/08/absorption-color-wheel.html
How Imp proposed she eat her breakfast, tower o' cereal--seeing how it would be well above her head and mouth, I suggested I take a picture to remember it by and then she could take the top bowl to enjoy. =)
But for those of you who enjoy a little more explanation this is a grammar exercise to help eldest daughter and son to be able to find and symbolize certain grammar elements (article, adjective, noun in this phrase). And I do try to be kind. =)
Imp asked to do this work, just in case anyone was wondering.
http://www.designmom.com/2012/05/diy-constellation-jar/
One final shot of Eldest daughter, hard at work. It has really been such fun teaching the plus 3, exhausting at moments, but exciting and energizing as well. Hope to show you more of our adventures soon!
