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 […]
Unschooling for Today, Enderwoman Style
Lily and I are working on her Halloween costume. The original plan was to simply use prepackaged led candles, but they were too yellow, so we modified our design to use pink LED’s instead.
Minecrafting, Legos, and Art
She crafts, she builds, she designs, she engineers, she paints.
Fibonacci, Golden Ratio Exploration Beginning
http://www.brandemia.org/la-proporcion-aurea-en-el-diseno-de-logotipos
Fibonacci, Golden Ratio Exploration Beginning
http://www.brandemia.org/la-proporcion-aurea-en-el-diseno-de-logotipos
Percentage of Comprehension
We worked on determining what level of comprehension Lily has concerning fractions represented in percentage form.
Math Focuses 2015
Decimals Multiplication Factors Graphing, Visual Representation Solving for Unknowns Base 10, Base 2 Computing Mental Processing/Computing
Her New Keyboard
Since, by the way, she’s a keyboard girl now, or so she says. She’s recording, writing, exploring, learning, replicating, programming, and performing. I hope to capture some video of her playing around, which she does daily, but in the mean time, she’s actually taken some of her own videos. Hoping to get them off her […]
Where in the Math Are You?
We have been trying to ascertain where Lily’s comprehension of a few foundational mathematical aspects are, in order to have an idea of some upcoming activities and explorations. She seems to really enjoy Odd Squad and Peg+Cat still, and has gained some relevant and important understanding of concepts from these shows. 1) Rounding: She understands […]
AM PM Atmospheric
Oh, to grasp the difference between AM and PM… and the atmosphere on our way to Bristol Head