tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29116203214169582832024-03-04T22:47:11.605-08:00Our Adventures in EducationCome along on our family's adventures of learning & fun!Cassie, Jase and Kirstenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12555024075322756046noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2911620321416958283.post-91624225924975760522015-01-05T19:52:00.002-08:002015-01-05T19:52:41.247-08:00My Favorite Animal: Dogs<a href="http://www.tomoson.com/?code=TOP2ea9c437ca3247944124b6c6019ab90e" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://www.tomoson.com/images/front/pixel.png" style="display: none;" /></a><br />
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Recently, we had the opportunity to read and review My Favorite Animal: Dogs by Victoria Marcos. Having a 5 and 8 year old, they fit perfectly into the suggested 4-8 age range. Although my 8 year old was able to follow along perfectly, this book is quite advanced for a 5 year old. I really feel like the suggested age range should be more like 7-12. Even though there is a glossary in the back of the book, we had to stop every few words to explain what they meant - which made my little ones eyes gloss over quite quickly!<br />
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The photography is the book is adorable - I'm pretty sure that's what my 5 year old enjoyed the most! I loved being prompted every few pages to ask reading comprehension questions - which often led to us discussing even more about what we just read.<br />
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In all, it's a great summary of some general aspects about dogs, I just would definitely recommend adjusting the age range a tad!<a href="http://www.tomoson.com/?code=BOTTOM2ea9c437ca3247944124b6c6019ab90e" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://www.tomoson.com/images/front/pixel.png" style="display: none;" /></a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03320654598111569811noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2911620321416958283.post-13364731021748143462013-06-04T11:52:00.000-07:002013-06-04T11:54:06.533-07:00Home Depot Kids WorkshopsI want to start out by apologizing - I have been gone for way too long! Life happens, and I set aside my blogs for much longer than I expected to. I'm going to try to get back on track, though! So, here goes:<br />
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Did you know, the first Saturday of every month Home Depot offers a free Kids Workshop at each of their locations? We've been attending these for almost two years now, and they are always SO much fun! They may say it's for ages 5-12, but Kirsten has been going since she was 2, and I've seen "kids" as old as 16-17 there having a blast! We've made napkin holders, herb gardens, garden planters, trivets, jewelry boxes, and so much more!<br />
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Home Depot provides everything you will need to complete the project - supplies, tools, paint, etc.. Everyone who comes not only gets to take their project home, but they also get a certificate of completion and a pin to put on their apron! (You also get a Home Depot apron on your first visit.) We always try to get there as soon as the store opens, because our location tends to run out of kits quickly.<br />
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This past weekend, they were making lawnmower pencil holders. I'll admit, I was really not interested in having Kirsten make a lawnmower pencil holder. I even asked the employees if there were any leftover kits from last month that we could make, instead. Kirsten, however, was thrilled to get started!<br />
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When I first started taking Kirsten to the Kids Workshops, you can imagine that I had to do 99% of the work. She's definitely gotten better with her construction skills over the past year, and now is quite impressive with the hammer! I read off the directions for her, and find the proper pieces - she takes care of any gluing that needs to get done. I start all of the nails, but she does an excellent job at getting them all of the way in!<br />
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She also has gotten much more detailed when it comes to painting. A few quick strokes with random colors was all she cared to do at the beginning, but now she selects one color, and makes sure the entire project gets one - if not two - coats! (I do have to occasionally help her out to avoid any drip marks or paint build up around the corners.)<br />
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Not only has she learned gluing, hammering, and painting skills from these workshops, but she is always so proud when she gets done, and goes around the store showing all of the workers what she just made. The sense of accomplishment that it instills in her is amazing!<br />
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When we got home, I expected the lawnmower to be tossed to the side, but she used it all weekend with her toys, and made sure to "mow" our living room carpet multiple times!<br />
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The next Home Depot Kids Workshop is on July 6th - and it's a Despicable Me themed project! I've never seen them post a "surprise" workshop before, so I am curious as to what we will be making! So, what do you think - do you plan on taking your kids to the July Kids Workshop at Home Depot? You can get all of the information you need at: <a href="http://workshops.homedepot.com/workshops/?pn=HT_WS_WeeklyWorkshops">http://workshops.homedepot.com/workshops/?pn=HT_WS_WeeklyWorkshops</a>Cassie, Jase and Kirstenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12555024075322756046noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2911620321416958283.post-82624206412029713732010-07-28T07:42:00.000-07:002013-09-17T12:44:06.945-07:00Seedlings - Body PartsBody Parts is the first unit in a series of lessons that I have planned for children under the age of 12 months, which I call "Seedlings". To learn more about the Seedlings lesson plans, please see my previous entry.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">I just received an e-mail telling me that CurrClick is currently offering the Mini State Lapbook Kit for New York for free at <a href="http://www.currclick.com/product_info.php?products_id=38085&it=1&filters=0_0_0_0_0&manufacturers_id=139">http://www.currclick.com/product_info.php?products_id=38085&it=1&filters=0_0_0_0_0&manufacturers_id=139</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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Our first weekly theme is Body Parts, so keep your eyes peeled for an update sometime next week!Cassie, Jase and Kirstenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12555024075322756046noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2911620321416958283.post-58221326881673187112010-05-12T05:10:00.000-07:002010-05-12T05:10:30.775-07:00Father's Day (or any other day!) Gift Idea<div style="text-align: center;">With Mother's Day over with and Father's Day coming fast, I wanted to link a craft project that I did last year for Father's Day with a bunch of my nephews and nieces. Everyone had so much fun with this - from 2 years old to 12 years old, they all seemed to really enjoy, and I know the fathers liked the gifts, as well!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">What you're going to need are:</div><div style="text-align: center;">Wooden Plaque (I get mine at Michaels for around $1.50 each - they come in all shapes and sizes - some are hangable, some are not)</div><div style="text-align: center;">Tacky Glue / Hot Glue</div><div style="text-align: center;">Googley Eyes</div><div style="text-align: center;">Permanent Marker (optional)</div><div style="text-align: center;">Glue Dots (optional)</div><div style="text-align: center;">Rocks</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">The first thing that you gotta do is go out and find your rocks! We were extremely lucky, because we were at a beach that had all types of rocks in the sand. Tell them to find a rock for each member of your family. This is probably the funnest part for the little ones!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Then, I like to place a glue dot on the back of each googley eye, so that the kids are able to place them exactly where they want, and if they mess up, you can just pull it off and re-position it. With tacky glue, this would get really messy. Tacky glue is necessary, though, if your rocks aren't smooth enough for the glue dots to work.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Glue each rock down to the wooden plaque however you'd like and let it sit for a few hours so that the glue dries completely. While you're waiting, you can write the names of each family member behind the rocks (I didn't do this on the rock below and I wish I would have now, because I've forgotten who some of those rocks are) and "The ____ Family" on the plaque.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">He had so much fun with it that he also made this one for me for my birthday. I was pregnant at the time, hence the strange hole in my "head". Once Kirsten was born, he added the baby rock beneath us to complete our family!</div>Cassie, Jase and Kirstenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12555024075322756046noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2911620321416958283.post-79830170777516102292010-04-19T14:40:00.000-07:002010-04-19T14:40:46.100-07:00Learn the States Resources<div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://fivejs.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/States_Postal_Abb_250.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">There's a great PDF currently available for free that comes with lesson plans and worksheets to learn the states and the state abbreviations. I thought it'd be great for any of you who are tying the postcard swap into a unit.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">We finally got around to using our first postcard - Alabama! We made a lapbook that has the postcard (I printed off a copy of the back so that you could see both sides), the state quarter, the state bird and flower, the state flag, and a "find the state" map. If you're interested at all in what I used in this lapbook, just let me know and I can e-mail you copy!</div>Cassie, Jase and Kirstenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12555024075322756046noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2911620321416958283.post-18613759529763062662010-02-03T13:24:00.000-08:002010-02-03T13:24:45.169-08:00The Postcard Swap has Offically Started!Our first state, Alabama, sent out their postcards yesterday to kick off the start of our Postcard Swap! If you are participating in this swap, be on the lookout for the postcards to reach your mailboxes soon! Also, remember to check your e-mails regularly, in case I sent out an urgent update.<br />
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By the way - ALL states have been filled, sorry to anyone that was still interested!Cassie, Jase and Kirstenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12555024075322756046noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2911620321416958283.post-9986048220866423652010-01-16T06:55:00.000-08:002010-01-22T06:57:43.110-08:00"Learn the States" Postcard Swap - *ALMOST READY TO START!*<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhWKZNAdCc2UyLJnmm4X-CYWWKnyeAp-bbzZvCnOq3c8NZOL4JSgEnPnL3FKl9kNTQ-iKsCXlKuSC1w4DjNMv4EBp4nZXcnDZi5N1R2fmIjXuVuOSgyPjS2mYfSSRkWgKFCFCwJzewvH2v/s1600-h/statesbanner.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhWKZNAdCc2UyLJnmm4X-CYWWKnyeAp-bbzZvCnOq3c8NZOL4JSgEnPnL3FKl9kNTQ-iKsCXlKuSC1w4DjNMv4EBp4nZXcnDZi5N1R2fmIjXuVuOSgyPjS2mYfSSRkWgKFCFCwJzewvH2v/s400/statesbanner.jpg" /></a><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">We've officially assigned half of the states to families, but I need your help with the other half! Feel free to post something in your blog to try and recruit the last few states. Or, do you have any family or friends that live in any of the following states that would like to join us? Please send them along the information.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">The states we still need are:<br />
</div><ul><li style="text-align: auto;">Delaware</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">New Hampshire</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">South Dakota</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">West Virginia</li>
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Has anyone else noticed that the Western/Southern states seem much more interested in this swap than the Northern states? lol.. For awhile there, the only Northern states were my own family and Massachusetts.<br />
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</div>Cassie, Jase and Kirstenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12555024075322756046noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2911620321416958283.post-39044234163747569922010-01-13T10:54:00.000-08:002010-01-13T10:54:31.842-08:00My Heart - Part 1The second official topic that we decided to study is the heart. Although we aren't done with this unit yet, I wanted to show off what we've already done. Keep in mind, if there are any worksheets you are interested in, just let me know and I can e-mail them to you!<div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The <a href="http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3028650">American Heart Association</a> has some amazing activities and worksheets that you can do with your kids on their website - it's even organized my topic and age so that you can get exactly what you are looking for. This is where we got the majority of our worksheets from, like the one pictured above. Hannah learned what color our blood is, depending on if there is oxygen in it or not, and then colored the blood in the veins and arteries to match.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Next, we did an activity where I set out 5 quart-sized jars filled with "blood" (it was quite light colored blood.. I didn't want to use all of my red food coloring up.. lol). I then explained to Hannah that the bigger our bodies, the more blood that are in them. I set 1 of the jars in front of her and asked her which person on the Post-It Notes would have that much blood in them. It took her awhile to get the hang of it, but here's what she ended up with:<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">..and adults have 5 quarts of blood! (Mark wasn't home to have his picture taken.. as if he would have anyways, lol)<br />
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There are a lot of pending requests out there, but yellow states shown above have officially been claimed. We need your help to get more filled! Forward the Postcard Swap information onto families that you know live in the white states - even better, post something on your blog to get the word out! I'd love to get this swap started ASAP. Until then, I will keep searching for more families!<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Can you figure out what this is? Keep reading to find out!!!<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">NOTE: Until summer, all lessons will be completed by my 8 year old niece, Hannah. The projects can be adapted for other ages, however, so hopefully everyone can get some ideas from these! If you are interested in any or all of the worksheets that are used in our lessons, just leave a comment along with your e-mail, and I will be more than happy to share them with you!<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Our first "official" unit was on <b>Snowflakes</b>.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">To start off, she completed some worksheets dealing with Snowflakes. The first was about Snowflake Analogies (Language Arts) and then we moved onto Temperatures in the United States (Geography).<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">We determined that since snowflakes are actually tiny crystals of ice, and the temperature has to be 32 degrees Fahrenheit in order for ice to form, that the outside temperature would have to be 32 degrees in order for it to snow. (I realize it's much more complicated than this - I wanted to keep it simple! lol)<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">I gave Hannah a map of the USA, complete with average temperatures in December. I had her determine whether or not there is currently snow in the state, depending on if the average temperature is higher or lower than 32 degrees.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Once she was done, we talked about how there is more snow in the Northern region of the United States than the Southern, due to being closer to the equator, and how the West coast doesn't get as much snow, due to the warm temperatures coming from the ocean.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Next, we went onto a lesson about Symmetry (Math). First, we reviewed the concept of what Symmetry means, and then I explained how you can make a symmetrical shape by folding a piece of paper in half and cutting it out. Once you unfold it, the shape will be symmetrical. I then had her fold a paper circle in half 3 times and make random cuts (She didn't know what she was making at this point!) Once she was finished, I had her open it and, guess what - it was a snowflake! She counted the lines of symmetry (4) and I asked her how she would make a shape with 2 lines of symmetry. When we got finished making our symmetrical shapes, she decided they looked like a snowman, so we attached them together, and she made him a symmetrical hat.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Since we were discussing how snowflakes are actually tiny crystals of ice, for our last project, we attempted to grow some "ice" crystals ourself (Science) - only we didn't want them to melt! I figured since it was just before Christmas, this was a great opportunity to make some last minute gifts for her relatives.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">To start off, we gathered all of the supplies:<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">For each ornament you make, you will need Borax, 1 Glass Jar, a pipe cleaner, some string, and a plastic utensil or some other type of long object, such as a dowel.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">First, take the pipe cleaner and twist and bend it into the desired shape. We made icicles, snowflakes, stars, candy canes, Christmas tress, and a reindeer. Next, attach a piece of string to the top end of the pipe cleaner, and attach that string to the plastic utensil, making sure there is enough string for the pipe cleaner to be completely suspended within the jar, like this:<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Next, we set the pipe cleaners aside and filled the glass jar approx. 3/4 full of water - be sure not to go too full or there won't be enough room for the Borax. We put the jar in the microwave until the water started boiling (about 4 minutes per jar). I then used potholders to remove the jar from the microwave and place it in a glass bowl so that we wouldn't make a mess. Hannah added Borax little by little while stirring, until she wasn't able to make anymore dissolve (we used almost 1 1/2 cups per jar). This was a great opportunity to talk about the term saturation and how the water can only dissolve so much Borax until it has reached it's limit.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Once there is white powder at the bottom of the jar that will not dissolve, no matter how much you stir, you are ready! Go ahead and suspend your creation into the mixture, making sure it is fully covered. Place the jar aside and wait!<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">(You will notice that the mixture will get clearer as it sets. The green snowflake towards the front was the last one that we did, so it's still cloudy looking. The candy cane to the left of it had been sitting for 10-15 minutes, so it cleared up.)<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Depending on how much Borax the water dissolves, it will either be a few hours for the crystals to form, otherwise you might have to leave it overnight. For us, it took around 4 hours for them to be complete.<br />
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The next part is optional, but I dipped each of them into a clear varnish and let them dry overnight. This makes them much stronger, so the tiny crystals won't break off as easily.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">I went and cut off the string and then tied some coordinating ribbon onto each one to make it into and ornament, and we wrapped them all up to give away at Christmas. Here's how they all turned out!<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">If you end up making some crystal creations, I would love to see how they turn out!<br />
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