I used to think that honesty means telling the truth, but now I know that honesty has many meanings. A few are integrity, sincerity, truthfulness, and choosing not to steal, or cheat in any way. This goes with 2 Nephi 9:34 (Wo unto the liar, for he shall be thrust…
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Spanish Mille Bornes
I made up a new game to practice Spanish-with cards from Mille Bornes! Here are the instructions! To win you need to be the first player to reach at least 9,850 miles! Supplies needed: the game of Mille Bornes sheet of Spanish and English words/sentences (optional) Preparation: There are a…
Continue reading200 Dead Buffalo | Food for the Indians
200 Dead Buffalo Food for the Indians One morning a long time ago, there was an Indian camp which contained women, children, and hunters. A hill overlooked a pond. One small tree stood lonely among the dust. Then, the buffalo came. The people wanted to kill the buffalo, so they…
Continue readingForest Fire
Flames crawl nearer and nearer to the water. There was no escape by land because of fire on each side of the water. Rabbits quickly hopped out of the brush towards the beach, but they didn’t move when a lynx ran past. Two does gallop past timber; a fox and…
Continue readingSummer and Autumn
Summer came. Paddle was halfway up the Michigan coast and lots of things were happening. Cows and horses grazed in green meadows. Cool breezes ruffled the grain and slowly turned windmills. Wagons of hay creaked into old barns. Soon summer turned into autumn, and grapes, corn and apples needed to…
Continue readingThe Shipwreck
But a lighthouse signaled that help coming! The tired-out men fought towards the new hope of land. A lifeboat slowly crawled towards them. A cord shot towards the boat and caught it. The lifeboat sailed away with the other end. The ship reared up and crashed down. The men ran…
Continue readingHow a Round Squeeze Handle Disher Portion Scoop works.
In a Round Squeeze Handle Disher Portion Scoop, you squeeze the handles so the gear turns on the teeth, and since the gear is connected to the rod, the rod turns and since the rod is connected to the cutter, the cutter turns and pushes the stuff in the ball out! Finally,…
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Paul My piano skills are getting better and better! I made a 13-minute video that has recordings of 12 songs I played on the piano! (I can only play hot cross buns four different ways.) https://youtu.be/FLKWkvKzrVE For all of these songs (except LDS songs and songs that I memorized) I used flowkey to…
Continue readingLetter Pancakes
We don’t remember the occasion but it sure was fun to have Letter Pancakes!
Continue reading2016 Drama Camp
A couple weeks ago, I was in a play of “Two gentlemen of Verona” by William Shakespeare. Prep was two-week long. The Wednesday in the first week was the day I learned who I was going to be! I am Sir Eglamour. I memorized my lines at home and we practiced…
Continue readingHow a Light Switch Works
When you flip a switch, you close the circuit so now the circuit looks like this: Closing the circuit, you connect the wire with the rest of the circuit! But why couldn’t you turn on the light before? Before the circuit looked like this:Looking at this diagram, we can see that not…
Continue readingFirst Day of School! 3rd Grade/4th Grade
On the first day of school, we always walk to Colonial Cafe for ice cream once we are done with our school work! This year, Caroline (preschool at home) and Paul (3rd grade/4th grade) begged to start school sooner so we could get ice cream sooner!!
Continue readingSanta’s Vilage
In the 3rd millennium, in the 21st century, in the decade of 2010, in the year of 2016, in the eighth month, in the first week of the month, on the second day of the month, I went to Santa’s Village AZoosment Park! The whole amusement park is Christmas themed. (The green rides are rides Mom and…
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Elephant and Piggy Book Report!
Today I am doing a book report on 3 Elephant and Piggie books. I am planning to post every book in the series, three books every week. Today I am starting with Order shown Title Author Book number Awards 1. Elephants cannot dance Mo Willems # 9 none 2. We are in…
Continue readingHow to Bake an Apple Pie and See the World
For Caroline’s preschool, we explored where our food comes from (and learned about the geography of the world) by making a map on our driveway. As we read How to Bake an Apple Pie and See the World, we acted it out as we traveled to the different places that…
Continue readingPleasant Valley
We went on a family hike near our home! <2341> We saw an interesting pump. We walked a long way. <2342, 2347, 2357> We saw lots of pretty flowers and plants. <2345, 2349, 2351, 2354, 2355, 2356, 2361, 2367, 2372, 2374, 2375, 2376, 2377, 2379> There were good views too….
Continue readingMaking Granola
Paul is great at helping to make granola! Paul teaches Caroline how to measure. “Can I stir it?” Honey! Then we mix it all in to the oats…. WITH OUR HANDS!
Continue readingThe Rocky Cycle
Paul made starburst rocks.
Continue readingLearning about the Coral Reef
We played a game to practice reviewing the facts we learned about the Coral Reef.
Continue readingSaying Goodbye to Friends
We were sad when Kaleb and Shaylie moved to Utah!
Continue readingPoetry Celebration
We met with homeschool friends at the library to read poems together.
Continue readingGlobal Warming and How We Can Prevent It
I think global warming is a problem, but the problem is getting smaller as we do better preventing it. To help we can, *turn off electronics and lights when we’re done *when devices are done charging unplug them *plant more plants *use solar, wind, and water power (use water to…
Continue readingA Trip to Door County
We drove up to Wisconsin and saw pretty water and light houses. Paul’s pictures to come.
Continue readingDecorating Easter Eggs at Grandma’s
We went to Grandma’s house before Easter so we could decorate Easter eggs! Cousins Noah and Jessica came over too for the fun.
Continue readingFirst Day of Spring
We love to finally get outside to play. Mary loved watching her big sister playing!
Continue readingKids Picture
Here are the kids gathered at bedtime!
Continue readingQuack!
One day, we were eating breakfast, and we looked out the window and saw not one, but two ducks! Throughout their visit, we realized that they were molting, and therefore couldn’t fly. Since Woods Creek, the nearest body of water, is about a quarter-mile away, we were surprised they walked all the way over here! In any case, we went outside to (from a distance) observe them and take some pictures. Here are my favorites! When we got out, they were resting. We played outside until they woke up. They crossed the street (safely, good) and headed towards the creek. […]
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