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- Thursday Thirteen ~ Things I Liked About 2007
Thirteen Things I Liked About 2007 We adopted Scylla & Charybdis.We created the Whiskers Memorial Butterfly Garden.We got a solar fountain for the Butterfly Garden.We got a butterfly bench for the Butterfly Garden.We had lots of Butterflies come...
- My Review Of Solar Ocean Shell Cascade Fountain
Originally submitted at SimplyFountains.comBring beauty reminiscent of sea shells to your backyard or patio with the Solar Ocean Shell Cascade Fountain.Solar Ocean Shell Cascade FountainI have enjoyed my Solar FountainBy Alasandra from Ocean Springs,...
- What We Are Reading
American History George Washington and the American Revolution by Burke Davis - so far this has been Lord Epa's favourite book for extra credit.Jefferson and Monticello ~ The Biography of a Builder by Jack McLaughlinAdams and Jefferson The Story...
- Exciting Plans
First I have several field trips planned. Indian Shell Mound Park will not only provide us with an example of an Indian Mound, I have heard the birding is wonderful. We also plan to go to Emerald Mound, which will provide us with better examples and more...
- Odd ~n~ Ends
Lord Epa's history book came today. I already had the teacher's edition, but it was nice to see that the student textbook lived up to my expectations. I can't wait to dive in. I have already started working on lessons plans and we plan to...
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So much to learn
I haven't really done a homeschooling post in awhile. It's not that I don't have plenty to talk about I have tons of things running through my head, it's just finding the time to post it.
The weather has been wonderful here. While many of you are preparing for cold weather, we are still enjoying 85+ weather here. The wildflowers are blooming up a storm and our butterfly garden is still doing well. Many of our classes are being held outdoors, so we can soak up the sunshine along with our lessons.
Our field trip to the Pascagoula River Audubon Center has left me brimming over with ideas. I have long wanted a fountain in the butterfly garden, but there is no 'traditional' power source down there. We are going to experiment with a solar powered fountain. Lord Epa and I will begin working on assembling the fountain next week, weather permitting. We are also going to try to incorporate more native plants into our butterfly garden.
We have also started a new blog Roll on Mississippi, where we will share facts about our state.
In American History we are studying the Revolutionary War, but we also wanted to find out what was happening in Mississippi during that period. Thinkquest has a nice piece on The Old Natchez Road.
Lord Epa is getting ready to take his ACT. Actually we aren't doing much more then our regular lessons to prepare. He is getting use to using a #2 pencil, he prefers mechanical pencils and familiarizing himself with the calculator he will be using.
We are doing lots of additional reading. This is a list of some of the books we are reading.
American History
- the American Revolution by Alan Axelrod, Ph.D.
- Patriots ~ The Men Who Started The American Revolution by A.J. Langguth
- Benedict Arnold ~Revolutionary Hero ~An American Warrior Reconsidered by James Kirby Martin
Sociology
- The Bridge Over The River Kwai by Pierre Boulle
- Thursday Thirteen ~ Things I Liked About 2007
Thirteen Things I Liked About 2007 We adopted Scylla & Charybdis.We created the Whiskers Memorial Butterfly Garden.We got a solar fountain for the Butterfly Garden.We got a butterfly bench for the Butterfly Garden.We had lots of Butterflies come...
- My Review Of Solar Ocean Shell Cascade Fountain
Originally submitted at SimplyFountains.comBring beauty reminiscent of sea shells to your backyard or patio with the Solar Ocean Shell Cascade Fountain.Solar Ocean Shell Cascade FountainI have enjoyed my Solar FountainBy Alasandra from Ocean Springs,...
- What We Are Reading
American History George Washington and the American Revolution by Burke Davis - so far this has been Lord Epa's favourite book for extra credit.Jefferson and Monticello ~ The Biography of a Builder by Jack McLaughlinAdams and Jefferson The Story...
- Exciting Plans
First I have several field trips planned. Indian Shell Mound Park will not only provide us with an example of an Indian Mound, I have heard the birding is wonderful. We also plan to go to Emerald Mound, which will provide us with better examples and more...
- Odd ~n~ Ends
Lord Epa's history book came today. I already had the teacher's edition, but it was nice to see that the student textbook lived up to my expectations. I can't wait to dive in. I have already started working on lessons plans and we plan to...