Archive for the tag 'homeschool project'

September 6 2008

Pit Crew School

Homeschoolers NEVER get a day off! Due to the Hurricane Gustav evacuation, Benjy had a couple of unscheduled days off from work, and he made good use of them by catching up on some automobile maintenance. McKenzie and I were happy to invoke our favorite homeschooling rule … if Dad is off work, WE are [...]

August 19 2007

How to Grow a Butterfly – Homeschool Science Project

I’m not a bug lover, or even an animal lover to be perfectly honest, so I’ve never had one of those jars with leaves and grass and some sort of insect growing inside. But I was visiting my nature-loving friend a couple weeks ago, and I noticed a beautiful purple flower in her yard. True [...]