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Monday, August 16, 2010

Bird Related Activities

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So aside from learning about the birds in our area (which are all new to the kids), I also selected a number of general bird and chicken act...
Saturday, August 14, 2010

Endless Paper at the Craft Table

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Today Daddy took the kids out to the playground leaving me with an hour or so to myself. I managed to clear stuff off of our craft/science ...

Common Five-Lined Skink

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We have lots and lots of empty boxes out on the porch. Today it was time to break down lots of them and we found this seven-inch lizard in...
Friday, August 13, 2010

Dance Camp

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The kids have really enjoyed their summer activities. Just a five minute drive from the house is a really nice gym.  LD has b...
Wednesday, August 11, 2010

Reading, resting, eating and more...

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Life indoors still isn't quite as tranquil as it is outdoors.  Still, I have various parts of the house that are really coming together....

Nature Journals

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"This is the best day of my life!"  That's what LD had to say about the nature journaling we started a couple of days ago.  He...
Tuesday, August 10, 2010

Exploring the Woods

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We are thoroughly enjoying our new environment. It is completely different than the Outback, but has so much to offer in its own beautiful ...

Nature, the Best Teacher!

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I am being challenged to learn about our surroundings just as much as the kids.  Every time I turn around, there's something else to loo...
Saturday, July 31, 2010

Making a Home

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This is what life is really like at the moment!! Can anyone else relate?!  I shared a few pictures of the activities we di...
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Getting Settled into our Home and into a Routine

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 A few days ago we got all of our stuff from Australia. There are boxes everywhere and then there's all the stuff that's out of the...

Handwriting Practice

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LD is working in the Handwriting Without Tears cursive workbook. DD is using sandpaper letters. She also wanted a workbook to practi...

Geography

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This week reviewed the seven continents (and sang the continent song).  We used a different map than the one pictured here and moved magne...
Friday, July 30, 2010

Exploring the Woods

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A very small creek runs behind the house.  The kids have spent hours hunting for frogs, salamanders and water bugs. We co...
Friday, July 23, 2010

Settling into our New Home - Look at those Mushrooms!

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We made it to our new state last Wednesday and settled on our new home on Monday. Yay!!! It's been extremely busy unpacking and sorting ...
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Saturday, July 17, 2010

Planning and Preparation for the New Year

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We've pretty much resorted to 'natural learning' these past two months as we travel from state to state making our way to our ne...
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Monday, July 12, 2010

Bad Bugs, Good Bugs

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Earlier today LD, DD and I went out to collect some fossils for some cyber-friends. As LD reached under a rock he got stung by something pr...
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Delicate Looking Fossil Impressions

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We walk Boomer around Grams and Gramps' neighborhood several times a day. Now that we know there are fossils around we keep our eye out...