Week 7: “That’s One Small Step for Man…”

I had tons of pictures from this week. Pictures of the boys working on their Apollo 11 crafts and lapbooks. Pictures of the boys making the ‘Snack of the Week’ (S’mores). Pictures of the boys interacting with their DVD lessons. But on Friday, in my attempt to free up some space on my SD card, [...]

Week 5: Johnny Appleseed Unit Study – Part I

Our fifth week of school was a lot of fun.  On Monday, we started a unit study on Johnny Appleseed.  This was in addition to our regular curriculum.  We started our unit study by reading, The Story of Johnny Appleseed, by Aliki.  We then started our Johnny Appleseed notebook.  This is just a 3-ring notebook [...]

Learning About The Fourth of July

I thought it would be fun for the boys to learn about the history of the Fourth of July, so we decided to create a lapbook as a fun way to learn. Our local library was all out of any age-appropriate Fourth of July books, so I ended up buying two from BAM.  I purchased, [...]

Our First Lapbook Experiement

When I first read about lapbooks, I was a little overwhelmed with the idea.  I thought it would be too much for the boys to do.  How wrong I was! First, I found a site that has some great, FREE, ideas:  http://www.homeschoolshare.com/Lapbooks_at_HSS.php I also registered with an amazing site called Lapbooklessons.com.  They had the best [...]