We started our block on Ancient measurement by using an antique scale I had around the house (great buy at an antique shop years ago for $1!) I had the girls use beans, rice and flour in different sized measuring cups. They spent time playing in the different mediums and ... Continue Reading »
The Many Decisions we make each day.... In this fast-paced culture where more and more opportunities are becoming available to us (and our children) brings more decisions that we must make. Unconsciously, you are doing this. Think about it. Paper or plastic? Organic or ... Continue Reading »
We started baking bread each week back in September when I realized 1) The cost of the organic bread was way more than what we could make at home. 2) I wanted to bring more bread baking to our weekly rhythm. I found a lovely bread tutorial (see this post for details) that has now become ... Continue Reading »
We did our Main Lesson Block on Noah's Ark last week and I was excited to really get into it with the girls. I wasn't sure how they would react to the flood story and destruction of life, but again as I have previously experienced, they just took it as a story. Using the Jakob Streit ... Continue Reading »
Our winter garden is growing by leaps and bounds but was in jeopardy of being frozen this week by an artic blast of VERY chilly nighttime temps. We decided to cover with some plastic and pvc pipe (we had a greenhouse years ago and kept this stored away) We spent a wonderful New Years Day ... Continue Reading »
