It's funny. It's putty. It's Funny Putty! This is our most favorite stretchy, rubbery, bouncy concoction from the The Ultimate Book of Kid Concoctions! And this is what we did for science today! We made this for a preschool project for Malachi a…

We are on lesson 8 of Flying Creatures of the Fifth Day and today, we learned about Pterosaurs! "Pterosaur" comes from the Greek words meaning "winged lizard." We read that a paleontologist studies fossils to learn about extinct creatures…

“When upon life’s billow you are tempest tossed, When you are discouraged thinking all is lost; Count your many blessings, name them one by one, And it will surprise you what the Lord hath done!” We read this song in a book that we read for school today. It …

Today, we finished reading Race for the Record , a Trailblazer book, by Dave and Neta Jackson. We read about the struggles of missionary families getting the message of God translated into the tribal languages of the Palawanos people in the Philippines. The b…

This morning we made made an automobile lapbook for a study of automobiles. What is a lapbook? "A Lapbook is a proven method of enhancing, creating and displaying a summary of what a student is learning and has accomplished during a particular unit of s…

Today we visited "the land of the rising sun," or Nippon, as the Japanese call their country. The boys colored the flag of Japan, which has a red circle, or "rising sun" on a white background. They also worked on their Geography songs for…

I've been tagged by my friend, Meg . She is such an inspiration to me! She is a wonderful mum (that is what they say Canada, eh?) and a wonderful, witty knitter! I dream of being as good as she is. So, here it how it goes: 1. Link to the person who tagged…

Our assignment today was to make bread from scratch! Here the boys are taking turns grinding wheat berries into fresh flour. We are using the Country Living Grain Mill and it serves our family well! We are using a whole wheat bread recipe from the Urban Hom…