We’ve been studying Egypt over the last few weeks and doing lots of reading. Two books stuck out as particularly well-written, engaging and educational: Pharoah’s Boat by David Weiztzman and The Great Pyramid by Elizabeth Mann. Pharoah’s Boat tells the story of shipwrights building a funerary boat for the Phaoroah Khufu (Cheops). M and I [...]
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Non-Fiction Monday: Two Great Books About Egypt
Posted in history, homeschool, non-fiction, Non-Fiction Monday on September 27, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Non-Fiction Monday: The Rabbit (Animal Lives)
Posted in animals, homeschool, non-fiction, Non-Fiction Monday, reading on September 6, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Both my girls enjoyed reading The Rabbit by Sally Tagholm (part of her Animal Lives series). We’re going to do a re-read when we study rabbits for nature study next week. The book follows a litter of rabbits from birth until maturity. Readers learn about rabbit family structure, challenges the young rabbits face, how they [...]
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- Beautiful day here. Heading out to teach a class on whales at our homeschool co-op 9 months ago
- Bread rising on the stove top, chocolate cake in the oven, 6yo's paleontology project in full swing on kitchen floor 1 year ago
- 30 Day Shred kicking my ass! 1 year ago
- Fun food chain/dinosaur extinction demo : http://bit.ly/b7vLtT #homeschool 1 year ago
