taking the fear out of and putting the fun into homeschool science
Welcome to 10 Days Of Great Science Books! We are on day 3. (This post contains affiliate links.) My best friend was a homeschool veteran by the time I finally decided to homeschool. When I went to her to discuss science options for my then 3rd grader, she handed me a stack of Janice Van Cleave science experiment books and said “Just have fun!” That
Last week, some of our homeschooling friends shared a treasure with us – GEODES!! A family member collected them while out west this summer on a geology internship and thought the kids would love them. That person was right! What kid doesn’t love rocks, especially rocks with hidden treasures inside?! The kids grabbed hammers, safety glasses and an old sheet and got cracking. The variety
Welcome to Day 5 of the Summer Science Series at The Homeschool Scientist. It’s all part of the iHomeschool Network Hopscotch blog hop. Join in the fun! For centuries, people have been using clouds to predict the weather. For instance, high wispy cirrus clouds, sometimes called mares’ tails, meant that within 24 hours the weather was going to change. This summer, teach your kids how
A couple weeks ago, I attended the 2 to 1 Conference in Washington DC. It was a gathering of homeschooling, social media loving mamas and companies that support us. It was amazing being with a large group of people who really understand each other. One of the best parts of the whole weekend was just chatting with other homeschool moms about our kids, our curriculum,
