Sometimes life happens and we need to take a slow day or a play day for school. Recently, our favorite chicken died. This made for a hard couple of days where we just needed to take school a little slower because no one was in the mood. Luckily, homeschooling makes our learning flexible. These days were the perfect time to use games and toys as a way to learn and get them interested in alternative ways of learning. Sometimes kids don't realize they are learning as they are playing.Using … [Read more...]
Science Kits: Fun Hands on Learning
Last year when we started homeschooling I knew I was going to need to find some fun, hands on things to keep my kids engaged and interested in learning. We ended up being sent two science kits from Yellow Scope that were so perfect! We learned about DNA traits including learning about DNA codes to help us make silly monsters and capturing the DNA from a strawberry! We also learned about colors and chromatography.My daughter had just finished learning about DNA in her high school Biology … [Read more...]
