The Homeschool Mom of 2
The website for homeschool families.
Thirty days hath September,
April, June, and November.
February has twenty-eight alone,
All the rest have thirty-one.
Except Leap Year; that's the time
When February's days are twenty-nine
Find Out About:
* How many different kinds of trees grow in your yard?
* How do you make a kite?
* What makes the leaves change color?
* What is a meteor?
* How many constellations are there?
* How do you make a smoothie?
* What are a group of fish who swim together called?
* The life cycle of a butterfly.
*What is a sugar glider?
* What is the most seen bird in your yard? Learn about it.
* What is it like at the North Pole?
* How old is Mickey Mouse?
* What are snow shoes?
* What is sleet?
* Are any two snowflakes alike?
* How big is a Great White shark?
* Are vampire bats real? If so, do they really turn into vampires?
* Why do leaves turn color and fall from the trees during the autumn months?
Things to Build with Legos and Other Types of Blocks
A haunted house
A stage and band
A scarecrow
A wagon from the pioneer days
A skate/(BMX) bike park
A sail boat
A ranch
A playground
A sleigh
A treasure chest
A pirate ship
Furniture for a house that you build
An autumn scene
A scarecrow
Yard furniture to put outside the house you built.
A farm
An apple orchard
A zoo
A cottage
A camp
A boat
Furniture for barbie dolls
A house
A school
A church
A tree house
A ship
The North Pole!
A miniature golf course
A haunted house
A fort (I built one of these for my nephew to play with - he was supposed to be helping. It had a moat and draw-bridge, watch towers, and everything.)
An amusement park (This one took up almost the whole livingroom, and took the whole weekend for my daughters' and I to build. It was a lot of fun!)
A castle
A space ship (We have actually made lots of these.)
Great, Fun Ways to Learn
* Monopoly Junior
* Help to harvest a vegetable garden
* Go to a farmer's market to learn what is grown in your state
* Write a book.
* Start a nature journal.
* Write a screenplay.
* Math Smarts - Dominoe type card came that teaches -, +, x or division.
* Whiz Kids
* Fraction puzzle games
Fun Things to do This Spring
* Go for a walk with your family.
* Eat your snacks out at the picnic table.
* Read outside.
* Do your schoolwork outside.
* Take you coloring books and crayons out to the picnic table to use them.
* Take pictures while you are out for a walk. Make a scrapbook about your adventures.
How You Can Help This Spring
There are many ways that you can help out around your home this spring. Here are a few:
* Help to plant a garden.
* Help pick up rocks from the lawn so Dad can mow.
* Help to rake.
* Help to clean up the playground, then play there for a while!
* Make cards and pictures to hand out at the nursing home. Visit the people there for a while. Talk to everyone you can, and go back whenever you can.
Fun Websites for You to Visit
http://www.disney.go.com/disneychannel/index.html
http://www.petzfamilyschool.com/ Science, current events, reading, art and much more.Also a link to there families Halloween site.
Notes
at thehsmomof2@aol.com if you would like to ask me something or suggest something for this page. Thank you.
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