This post is a team effort from The Nature Boy aka our oldest son Philip and myself. We have worked on this together from keyword outline to rough draft to final copy. Creation is the basic foundation of our Christian Faith. As Christians without understand creation there is no need for God…Could this explain the […]
Nature Study Tuesday~March 21~Windy Kansas, Spring is blowing in.
March 21, 2011 by Leave a Comment
There are little signs of spring all over. The strawberries are starting to poke through the hay we mulched them with, the alfalfa fields are more green then brown, and the wind is BLOWING. Blowing hard enough that we actually stayed inside today. Why? Because the pollens are high and the need for Benadryl has […]
Homeschool Snips and Tips Wednesday~March 9~Homeschooling through Big and Little Trials
March 9, 2011 by Leave a Comment
There was no time this weekend to prepare for our school week. Nor was it ever really on my mind. However, that doesn’t mean that we are completely taking the week off. I just had my two oldest work on Math drills. We have a wall map of the US on our wall. I have […]
Literacy for Lifelong Learning…
November 9, 2010 by 1 Comment
In our family we try to make learning something that becomes part of our lives. One of our mottos is “We can always learn something new”. When I began homeschooling, I was doing just that, School at home, and it did not go well. As I have become more aware of my children’s interests, and […]
Nature Study Tuesday~Pumpkin Patch~October 26
October 25, 2010 by 1 Comment
This will be the last weekly NST until spring, unless, I have people showing interest to continue it. I am considering it doing it monthly through the winter. I just don’t see myself, or others, really being out in Nature enough to be about to post each week. 😉 This past Friday, we went to […]
Nature Study Tuesday~October 5~Apple Orchard
October 5, 2010 by Leave a Comment
I am sorry I am getting this up late. Our four year old most likely broke his arm Saturday, and I have been running. 😉 He has an ortho appointment tomorrow, so we should know for sure by then. 😉 Friday we went to an Apple Orchard for a field trip. It is a beautiful […]
Vocabulary Fun with Vocabulary Cartoons~Review.
September 29, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Do your children dislike their vocabulary lessons? Do they struggle to remember the meanings of the words learned just two weeks ago? Are you ready for a fun and entertaining vocabulary resource? Vocabulary Cartoons by New Monic Books, may well get rid of all your frustrations and increase your children’s vocabulary. I am sure you […]
Nature Study Tuesday~September 28~ Large Moth
September 28, 2010 by Leave a Comment
This week we were out playing, and our landlord/adopted grandpa drove in with a special package. I guess our love of nature must have rubbed off on him. ;) Anyway, he brought us a large moth. We believe it is a tobacco hornworm moth, but umm, it seems that these big moths all look very […]
Nature Study Tuesday~ September 21~On or Off the Fence…
September 20, 2010 by 2 Comments
Once again our oldest was working with dad near Quivera Wildlife Refuge, when he found three Eastern Fence Lizards. These are the neatest little creatures, and they are really cute in a scaly kind of a way. They are so fun to watch. They bob their heads, race around and the tiny one will crawl […]
Nature Study Tuesday~August 31~Bull Snake, Giant Toad, Mushrooms, and more…
August 30, 2010 by 3 Comments
One of Philip’s goals this summer was to catch a bull snake, and catch a bull snake he did. This was not one of those cuddly snakes, notice the gloves? This thing decided to strike at me as I was walking by. Yeah, umm, I didn’t handle this one. He found it outside of his […]
Homeschooling as a Lifestyle~
August 25, 2010 by 1 Comment
Is homeschooling part of your life, or are you trying to get your life wrapped around your homeschool? In the beginning, I tried to fit our life around homeschool. You know how that worked? Not well. I mean, life happens, and then homeschool didn’t or homeschool happened and life didn’t. Something was always missing. As […]
Nature Study Tuesday~August 24~Healing, teeny Tiny Snake.
August 24, 2010 by Leave a Comment
As I posted yesterday, life is a bit busy here. Getting back to normal school hours, taking care of Stormy and canning are taking priority right now, so, my memes will be up, just maybe not when they have been. Just come link up when you can though. 😉 Stormy our horse who was injured […]
Chore and Behavior Encouragement in the Large Family~Using Money but not an allowance.
August 18, 2010 by 8 Comments
Though this post is one that has been up for awhile, I am using it for this week’s TOS Cruise. In most large families, there are a lot of chores. All of us can become burned out. I have post about our chores before, listing age appropriate chores for our children ages 1-6 and 7-11. […]
Nature Study Tuesday~August 17~WARNING~The one with graphic horse injury pictures.
August 16, 2010 by 8 Comments
Because of the graphic content, I will post a separate post, so that you can link up without having to look at the pictures. PLEASE NOTE THIS POST CONTAINS VERY GRAPHIC PICTURES!! Last week during the night between Tuesday and Wednesday, our mare was injured by another horse. When I went out to feed the […]
Nature Study Tuesday~August 10~The one where it is TOOOOOO HOT !!
August 9, 2010 by 1 Comment
Yes, I did shout that. It has been near or over 100 degrees for days. My green beans are burning up despite watering nearly ever day. It is just plain toooooo HOT. There has been one day in the last week that it hit 113. I have been able to get some beans from our […]
Nature Study Tuesday July 27-Pinkies, Sunflowers and Skies.
July 27, 2010 by 3 Comments
This week we had a lot of fun exploring God’s creation. One of the hay fields that Brad cares for is within a quarter mile of a National Wildlife Refuge. That is where the “pinkies” were found. I posted the other day on Facebook, a picture of them, trying to see if anyone could guess […]
Nature Study Tuesday July 13-Taking a Blog Break due to a back injury.
July 13, 2010 by 1 Comment
This week was a week of bugs, salamanders, and turtles. Tiger Salamanders. These are our State’s (Kansas) Amphibian. Each of these is a different Salamander. Don’t know what this is, but it has a spiny wheel on it’s back. A Spiny soft-shell turtle. I thought I would alert you all, that I am […]
Nature Study Tuesday—July 6-Toads, Birds, and Bugs.
July 5, 2010 by 3 Comments
Here on the prairie, we have had a pretty busy week. We spent a lot of time outside in our yard. We enjoy walking around trying to see and hear God’s creations. I have noticed more this summer the different bird songs. I have even noticed the different croaks of toads and frogs. Then there […]
Nature Study Tuesday June 8
June 8, 2010 by 1 Comment
Well, we have been out in nature, and we have observed a ton of nature. However, I have no pictures. Sorry, no excuses other then a very busy week full of VBS, and packing for our homeschool convention and being there, coming home and such. While at the convention, I found lots of encouragement to […]
Nature Study Tuesday June 1—Nature Walk at Quivera National Wildlife Refuge
May 31, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Last week on a day that was a bit crazy, as in restless children, needing outdoor time, but SUPER muddy yard, we went to our area Wildlife Refuge. We spent about two and a half hours there. When we first got there, we saw this: A Mama deer and her brand new baby. A snake […]
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