...ing bird, that is!
as we are preparing to move, i am emptying out our freezer. we had a 10 lb turkey hanging around from last Christmas just waiting for a good time to be roasted, and yesterday was the day!
after dinner, tic tac hung around the table, begging scraps of dark meat and watching me clean the meat off the bones. i usually loathe this task, even though it is so necessary to get all the really sweet meat off the bones. but on this night, it turned into school!
we dissected the bones, from legs, to wings, to breast bone and talked about tendons, ligaments and the (ick) veins running through everything. tic tacs favorite find though was the ...
spinal cord!
yep. we found several lengths of the spinal cord sticking out of the vertebrae, and he was entranced by them! we were able to get one segment about 3 inches long out of the neck, and it still had the nerves attached!!!
i thought it was pretty cool, too (must be the RN in me).
daddy...
well, let's just say, he stayed in the other room! he wouldn't come in to take pics for me, either... bummer. my hands were way too greasy to go near the camera!
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Friday, August 27, 2010
Monday, June 21, 2010
tic tac curriculum
here is the planned curriculum for tic tac this school year. he keeps asking if he is in second grade, and i really don't know what to tell him! we have been loosely schooling these past two years, so i don't know if he really qualifies as second grade. in different subjects, he is in different areas, so, i guess we will just go with second year!
Bible: Acts study with CBS
Math: Math-U-See, Beta
Science: FIAR
History: Story of the World Vol 1
Writing: Handwriting Without Tears: Printing Power
Co-Op FIAR as the major focus
Math: Math-U-See, Beta
Science: FIAR
History: Story of the World Vol 1
Writing: Handwriting Without Tears: Printing Power
Co-Op FIAR as the major focus
i don't really have a 'spine' per se... is that going to totally mess me up? i also don't have his schedule nailed down, either. some of the things overlap with his brother, so we will do school together for those subjects. it should be interesting!
Thursday, February 18, 2010
February in Review
ha! i thought once a month would be about right...i do still have a few weeks left for february 2010, and i might actually get another post in, but i am not too optimistic. the farther along i get in my pregnancy, the less i am inclined to school as so many other things seem to be pressing.
for instance...we don't have a car seat yet. let alone any of those newborn diapers. oh, yeah...and where exactly is the little guy gonna sleep??? hmmm..details, shmetails!
anyway. school has been a bit weird around here as of late. daddy has been home from work for the last 3 weeks (the whole job thing is up in the air right now). we don't know how long he will be home for, so we have just been taking full advantage of his presence. i figure we will catch up later, right? we have managed to get some workbook math in , and have done a bit of our FIAR curriculum, but it hasn't been too gung-ho.
know what i mean?
at least Tic Tac is doing his math pages without complaining. finally!
he even completed 3 of them this morning, on his own, without any pleading on my behalf! woot!
tomorrow we have our Read and Share group. the theme is the letter "B" and i have to admit, i just went to the library today to pick out a bunch of books with animals, themes, what-have-you that have something to do with the letter "B."
i came home with a stack of about 6 of them, and sat on the couch with all 3 kiddos and read for quite a while so the boys could each pick one.
Tic Tac's pick was a Paddington Bear book (the title eludes me right now) and there was a major focus on the letter "B." i really didn't know this when i picked up the book, i just liked that the title had a bear and a bee in it.
what was really awesome was when Tic Tac grabbed a sheet of paper and started to write down every word he could find in the book that started with the letter "b" and then those he could think of on his own. Bonobo even joined in! he has been working on the letter "S" and he grabbed his Moncure book ("My S Book") and started copying words out of the book. he was dreadfully disappointed when it was time for bed, and he left it on the table so he could come back to it tomorrow.
thank goodness my kids are teaching themselves right now...i am just not up to the task!
other things we have managed to do this month:
Babar. To Duet or Not to Duet. some FIAR concepts were learned with this book, and we had co-op at a local park where each child brought something that reminded them of the book (Tic Tac brought a star because of Cornelius; Bonobo brought a car because Babar drove a car to avoid practicing piano); we listened to Haydn's Surprise Symphony and then the kids made piano key snacks from graham crackers, frosting, and chocolate chips. it was quite fun. i was able to reinforce the concept of truth and persistence through some go-alongs. we also have some books on ears/hearing we have yet to delve into. i had grand plans to do a lapbook, but that didn't happen.
President's Day. we read a couple of books that explained the holiday, and then read some go-alongs that were specific to Abraham Lincoln and George Washington to introduce the kids to these two historic figures.
Luke Bible Study. Tic Tac has been pretty faithful to do his study, esp with daddy around to help him. nothing warms my heart more than to see the two of them together bent over the Bible and taking in God's Word. Truly.
so i guess the month hasn't been totally wasted :)
for instance...we don't have a car seat yet. let alone any of those newborn diapers. oh, yeah...and where exactly is the little guy gonna sleep??? hmmm..details, shmetails!
anyway. school has been a bit weird around here as of late. daddy has been home from work for the last 3 weeks (the whole job thing is up in the air right now). we don't know how long he will be home for, so we have just been taking full advantage of his presence. i figure we will catch up later, right? we have managed to get some workbook math in , and have done a bit of our FIAR curriculum, but it hasn't been too gung-ho.
know what i mean?
at least Tic Tac is doing his math pages without complaining. finally!
he even completed 3 of them this morning, on his own, without any pleading on my behalf! woot!
tomorrow we have our Read and Share group. the theme is the letter "B" and i have to admit, i just went to the library today to pick out a bunch of books with animals, themes, what-have-you that have something to do with the letter "B."
i came home with a stack of about 6 of them, and sat on the couch with all 3 kiddos and read for quite a while so the boys could each pick one.
Tic Tac's pick was a Paddington Bear book (the title eludes me right now) and there was a major focus on the letter "B." i really didn't know this when i picked up the book, i just liked that the title had a bear and a bee in it.
what was really awesome was when Tic Tac grabbed a sheet of paper and started to write down every word he could find in the book that started with the letter "b" and then those he could think of on his own. Bonobo even joined in! he has been working on the letter "S" and he grabbed his Moncure book ("My S Book") and started copying words out of the book. he was dreadfully disappointed when it was time for bed, and he left it on the table so he could come back to it tomorrow.
thank goodness my kids are teaching themselves right now...i am just not up to the task!
other things we have managed to do this month:
Babar. To Duet or Not to Duet. some FIAR concepts were learned with this book, and we had co-op at a local park where each child brought something that reminded them of the book (Tic Tac brought a star because of Cornelius; Bonobo brought a car because Babar drove a car to avoid practicing piano); we listened to Haydn's Surprise Symphony and then the kids made piano key snacks from graham crackers, frosting, and chocolate chips. it was quite fun. i was able to reinforce the concept of truth and persistence through some go-alongs. we also have some books on ears/hearing we have yet to delve into. i had grand plans to do a lapbook, but that didn't happen.
President's Day. we read a couple of books that explained the holiday, and then read some go-alongs that were specific to Abraham Lincoln and George Washington to introduce the kids to these two historic figures.
Luke Bible Study. Tic Tac has been pretty faithful to do his study, esp with daddy around to help him. nothing warms my heart more than to see the two of them together bent over the Bible and taking in God's Word. Truly.
so i guess the month hasn't been totally wasted :)
Saturday, August 8, 2009
Week 1 :)
we schooled 3 full days this week. here is the breakdown :
tic-tac
- read Egyptians and Deserts this week, vocabulary words in line with each
- finished the Handwriting Without Tears workbook from last semester
- worked on several pages of our Horizons Math workbook
- memorized Genesis 1:1 and Matthew 22:37; copywork of verses
- 30 minutes of private reading time daily
- science: learned about lightning, thunder, and rainbows
bonobo
tic-tac also participated in the reading of Ping throughout the week and learned right along with bonobo.
each of the boys really enjoyed their week! next week i hope to incorporate crafts and a field trip. next week we will also go four days instead of 3. i think we will stick with a four-day week so that fridays can be used for errands, playdates, etc.
i think.
that is the fun of home-schooling, right?
flexibility, baby!
- Five in a Row book: The Story About Ping
- Get Ready for the Code :letter 'f'
- memorized Genesis 1:1 and Matthew 22:37
- reading time with mommy
- science: reflections
- art: composition and water
tic-tac also participated in the reading of Ping throughout the week and learned right along with bonobo.
each of the boys really enjoyed their week! next week i hope to incorporate crafts and a field trip. next week we will also go four days instead of 3. i think we will stick with a four-day week so that fridays can be used for errands, playdates, etc.
i think.
that is the fun of home-schooling, right?
flexibility, baby!
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
tic-tac's library pick of the week...
we spend a lot of time picking out books at the library.
quite a bit, actually.
i am always looking for new books to read that my kids will be interested in. it never fails that the ones we read over and over are the silliest out there. sometimes i don't get the humor. like why my husband actually likes the old Monte Python series...but i digress...sorry...
since i am always looking, i thought i would share our library pics of the week for tic-tac (boy, age 6) and bonobo (boy, age 4). i am highlighting tic-tac's since bonobo hasn't settled on anything thus far.
tic-tac's read of the week is (drum roll, please...)
Shel Silverstein's Runny Babbit, A Billy Sook
as the title implies, it is indeed a very silly book. it is incredibly difficult to read aloud for my overly trained adult brain (not to say i am super smart, but our minds get used to seeing words in the right order, the right spelling, etc, and to see them jangled a little with only switching out the first sounds of a few words in a sentence, well, the mind plays tricks on you and you try to read it right, not in Runny Babbit fashion).
my children all laugh and giggle uncontrollably at phrases like "sea poup" (pea soup) and "his taws are sticky, poo" (his paws are sticky, too). imagine a book full of poems that are written in this fashion! so much fun to read and try to puzzle out, especially for early readers.
it is written in classic silverstein fashion, and the illustrations are right in line with other silverstein books. he worked on this book for over 20 years, and his family published it after his death. it is a must-read, and even a must-have on your bookshelf.
and here is a poem from the book to whet your appetite:
see what i mean? spell check is really irritated with me right now!
have a great wednesday!!
quite a bit, actually.
i am always looking for new books to read that my kids will be interested in. it never fails that the ones we read over and over are the silliest out there. sometimes i don't get the humor. like why my husband actually likes the old Monte Python series...but i digress...sorry...
since i am always looking, i thought i would share our library pics of the week for tic-tac (boy, age 6) and bonobo (boy, age 4). i am highlighting tic-tac's since bonobo hasn't settled on anything thus far.
tic-tac's read of the week is (drum roll, please...)
Shel Silverstein's Runny Babbit, A Billy Sook
as the title implies, it is indeed a very silly book. it is incredibly difficult to read aloud for my overly trained adult brain (not to say i am super smart, but our minds get used to seeing words in the right order, the right spelling, etc, and to see them jangled a little with only switching out the first sounds of a few words in a sentence, well, the mind plays tricks on you and you try to read it right, not in Runny Babbit fashion).
my children all laugh and giggle uncontrollably at phrases like "sea poup" (pea soup) and "his taws are sticky, poo" (his paws are sticky, too). imagine a book full of poems that are written in this fashion! so much fun to read and try to puzzle out, especially for early readers.
it is written in classic silverstein fashion, and the illustrations are right in line with other silverstein books. he worked on this book for over 20 years, and his family published it after his death. it is a must-read, and even a must-have on your bookshelf.
and here is a poem from the book to whet your appetite:
Runny Heeds Fimself
When Ramma Mabbit started teachin'
Runny how to eat,
He ficked his pood up with his ears,
He wasn't nery veat.
The sood all flipped, the drilk all mipped.
"That's pot nolite," said Maw.
"Never use your ears, my dear-
That's why Pod gave us gaws."
When Ramma Mabbit started teachin'
Runny how to eat,
He ficked his pood up with his ears,
He wasn't nery veat.
The sood all flipped, the drilk all mipped.
"That's pot nolite," said Maw.
"Never use your ears, my dear-
That's why Pod gave us gaws."
see what i mean? spell check is really irritated with me right now!
have a great wednesday!!
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