This summer, we are studying about bats. We are reading about them, drawing them, solving bat crossword puzzles and are planning a trip to view them! Here are some of our favorite resources that we have used so far: We posted once before on a really great website to learn more about bats – The [...]
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Create Your own Homeschool Unit Studies
Posted by ginac on January 28th, 2008
Creating your own Unit Studies is rather time-consuming, but if you start with a topic your children are deeply interested in, you will find that the kids will enjoy learning and the time spent creating the unit will be time well spent. Here are some ideas and resources to help you get started. Websites We [...]
Tags: The International Crane Foundation
Posted by ginac on January 24th, 2008
A friend recently shared the International Crane Foundation website with me and I think it is worth sharing. The International Crane Foundation (ICF) is a charitable organization created to protect cranes and their wetland ecosystems. The website has some nice educational materials that can be used in a unit study or just in a lesson [...]
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Comments OffWe call it Space Camp
Posted by ginac on January 9th, 2008
Just for extra fun, we gave a really cool name to our space unit study — Space Camp. We kicked it off a few months ago by visiting Kennedy Space Center in Titusville, Fl. Owned and operated by NASA, the visitor complex and Astronaut Hall of Fame were fabulous. We plan to visit again in [...]
