Over the next two weeks, I’ll help you explore the merits, blessings, and challenges involved in homeschooling your gifted kids. I begin this series, and think back to my classroom teaching years. As a third grade classroom teacher, then a gifted education specialist, and now the parent of gifted children, I’ve heard a variety of…
Are you and your sciency kiddos looking for a fun way to learn about Newton’s Laws of Motion? Try making film canister rockets. My kids love making them, and I love that it’s a super-fun, easy way to teach the basics of Newton’s three laws of motion in one shot. And, well, it’s just cool to…
I’ve been hunting around for some fun, cool, and maybe a little gross science play for Trevor to do as an incentive for finishing up his main schoolwork. {On a side note… anyone have great suggestions for getting an almost ten year old boy to be somewhat independent for.goodness.sake. If you do, leave…
This fall, my kids and I are participating in a newly formed co-op and I’m teaching a hands-on “explosive” science class {shocking, right?}. It’s fun because, since moving at the end of the summer, I’ve kept all but the essential school stuff packed away – teeny house and all – and this is…
In January, just for fun, we had some friends over to enjoy pirate activities and a treasure hunt. One of those friends, a talented author, storyteller, and singer, brought some fun stories, song, and instruments for us all to enjoy. My kids were really into pirates, and acted scenes out, read books, and…
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