I recently stumbled upon this great educational resource for the kids. I especially like it for the plethora of things that Ava is working on acquiring into her brain at this stage of her development. From recognizing numbers, to reading sight words for Ava, as well as things like continents, states, multiplication and division for […]
This week was an unusual one for us because all the local schools had their Winter Break. For us that means not hitting the museums and other local outings because they will be much busier than what we like. It also means that Chloe wants to fill her social calendar since most of her friends […]
. [image width=”123″ height=”187″ frame=”simple” align=”left”]http://www.startsateight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/matilda.gif[/image] Title: Matilda . Author: Roald Dahl . Copyright Date:1988, Puffin Books USA . Brief Character List: Matilda, Mom Wormwood, Dad Harry Wormwood, Brother Michael Wormwood, Miss Honey, Miss Trunchbull, Lavender . Summary in my Words: Matilda is a 5 year old girl who is extremely gifted. Her parents are […]
A Day Thirty-Nine: Tuesday, February 8th A A This is the latest “girl band” to hit the music scene. Their name is Chloe and The Mush! I can tell from having heard it that their music lacks rhythm and melody, but the joy that abounds from them is contagious! A Day Forty: Wednesday, February 9th […]
A Monday: Today was a big day, for me anyways. I have had my blog for over a year now. But over the past few months I have been working towards making it geared more towards homeschooling. Both for myself to have easy access to all the links I love, and books I have read, […]
[image width=”170″ height=”253″ frame=”simple” align=”left”]http://www.startsateight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/0429_littlebee-chris-cleave-book-cover_170x253.jpg[/image] Title: Little Bee . Author: Chris Cleave . Copyright Date: 2008 . Brief Character List: Sarah – a British magazine editor, her husband – Andrew, their son – Charlie, better known as Batman, Little Bee – a Nigerian refugee, Lawrence – the man Sarah has been having an affair with […]
Simple Woman’s Daybook FOR TODAY: Tuesday February 15th, 2011… . Outside my window…the sun is shining. It has been nice over the past week to see the sun. We have had so many days of dreary skies, negative temperatures, and snow. . I am thinking…about how behind I feel on my blog. I have many […]
I came across Pick and Draw in November of 2010 while perusing through the many wonderful homeschool blogs out there. My husband and I tried the demonstration on their website and loved it! It wasn’t until after Christmas that I finally purchased it for my family. (After, of course, trying to win them on various […]
Ten on Ten: Take a photo every hour for ten consecutive hours on the tenth of each month. Document a day of your life and find beauty among the ordinary moments. . . This is what Ava is currently calling decorating. She has tubs of sticky foam shapes which she layers onto a paper. She […]
. Day Thirty-Four: Thursday , February 3rd . . We were supposed to take the trampoline down before the first snow. Well, our first snow came on Dec 1st and surprised us! Thus it is still up in the backyard. The kids enjoy it even in the cold. But in the past couple of weeks […]
. I took the 2011 photo this past weekend. Then a few hours later Chloe was showing me a photo and she was altering with a photo app on her ipod. I thought it was the 2011 one and questioned her as to how she already had it on her ipod. It turns out it […]
This month in our zoo class at the Seneca Park Zoo we talked all about animals that live in the cold. Upon walking in the door, the first thing we were able to see was a large stuffed polar bear. We talked about 4 differences between an animal more suited for the cold, snowy weather, […]