Barefoot Five “There are so many other worlds. Sometimes when you hold special rocks, you can hear them.” -Rainbow Wolf, age 6 Angie Nixon “Well, of course”, says Lily, upon seeing this image moments ago, “because rocks come from other worlds.” Info on the planet referenced in title below – Lily is telling Colton (her […]
Tidal Forces, Friction, and the Ebb and Flow
Yesterday we were working on our Winter Spiral and while I was finishing up the dailies, looking for ideas on pinterest, a mention of a book came across the screen. So, we looked it up on Amazon and ran through some of the shared/look pages to see what it was all about. I’ll share a […]
NASA is Not Dead
Colton’s visit today prompted quite the exploration, on top of the conversations the kids held. Colton informed us that he’d been educated by his parent that NASA was gone, dead, no longer. I suggested perhaps his comprehension of the statement might be inconclusive: I hoped perhaps he’d heard that the shuttle program had been put […]
Crocheting Mania
Today we worked on our winter spiral, a turtle fort, cleaning the lab, sorting books onto her shelves, math puzzles, and crocheting. (She wants to knit the turtle some special stuff, and so we are beginning to learn both knitting and crocheting.) Add videos via YouTube…. And then, she wants us to turn off the […]
The Sleeping Time, Our New Traditions, The Eye of Horus, Little Women, & Advent
We’re embarking on our explorations of the Winter Solstice, Advent time, and how humans have experienced the natural Sleeping Time on our planet over the course of our existence. Last night, we watched the 1994 version of Alcott’s, “Little Women” together. Lily seemed to enjoy it, though it was a bit longer than her attention could […]
Squirrel!
Today we made our squirrel food box. We’ve decided that instead of throwing away our compost-like scraps, we will give them to the squirrels, chipmunks (since we actually had one this summer), and the birds over the winter. So we made a special box that will keep the food dry, and hopefully entice the little […]
Cell Phone Display
Electrons, particles, positive and negative charge… “My phone’s display is made by a whole bunch of little lights, isn’t it?” We discussed the difference between lights made through heat, friction, expansion, and chemical reaction. We talked about fluorescent lights, how the plasma ball lights and how it can turn on a fluorescent bulb, and colored […]
Number Lines, Matches for Equations, Breasts
Lily has a game in which she has to rearrange virtual matches to either generate new shapes from existing, or fix an equation. She really digs the game, and in solving the equations, a relevant opportunity for a quick exposure to a simple number line. We watched a documentary on the breast, it’s intrigue, and […]
Inquisition You Say?
Today we talked about the Inquisition – specifically where Spain was involved. The purpose of this exposure was to give Lily the opportunity to ponder what can happen when a group is granted absolute power, and maintains it through violence and fear. The Spanish Inquisition is often cited in literature and history as an example […]