We played a game to practice reviewing the facts we learned about the Coral Reef.
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We were sad when Kaleb and Shaylie moved to Utah!
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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.
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We love to finally get outside to play. Mary loved watching her big sister playing!
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Here are the kids gathered at bedtime!
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Recently in history we have been learning about Jamestown and we made a stop motion about it in a app called Clayframes that we use to make stop motion videos. Isn’t it weird that i put two stop motion videos up one right after another?
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Last year (December 2014) I made a stop motion video about sea anemones. I do not think we ever posted it…. Anyway, here it is! I also made a paragraph about it in the post GIFT Stories: LEGO Class.
Continue readingScience: Junk Food Monster’s Emaill
Recently in science, we have been learning about the food pyramid and nutrition. An assignment was to pretend you are a dietitian and write a letter to a client. Dear Junk Food Monster, Junk food is not good for you. Junk food has lots of fat and sugary carbohydrates. You are…
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June 26th-July 6th we went to Utah! Grandma’s house is in Utah. We had a fun time. In the car there we did surprises again. But we got them all on the way there. We went to Aunt Jenny’s house. At Aunt Jenny’s house we got to play outside in the sun…
Continue readingLooking for a new table
We needed a new table, so we went on a drive looking for one! Photos taken along Lake-Cook Road and U.S. Route 14 from Algonquin to Barrington. It kinda looks like the water tower is on the trees! Algonquin, Illinois I love the contrast between the building and the sky! Algonquin, Illinois The first place we went to didn’t have a table we liked, so we kept driving! Lake Barrington, Illinois Barrington, Illinois Then we went to a second store, and they had one! Barrington, Illinois We drove home, then Dad drove back to […]
Continue readingGIFT Stories: LEGO Class
For the last part of the year I did a LEGO class at our new co-op, GIFT. I made a LEGO book and on the last day we had a party for LEGO birthday! I can not wait to tell you about it! On my first day, I made Peter, Paula and…
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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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Boone Creek Conservation Area
Dad and I went to the Boone Creek Conservation Area. First he taught me about shudder speed and how if I slow it down and take a picture of something moving really fast, the picture is not blurry. Then we went on a walk! To me, the footprint looks like it’s on the moon!
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Drive up Rt. 47
About a week after I got my first camera with changeable exposure, aperture, ect., we went for a drive and I took pictures!
Mom felt a little sick, so we had to pull over. I took this picture while we were waiting for her. Huntley, Illinois
I took a picture of Caroline, since there wasn’t much else to photograph! Huntley, Illinois
I took this picture of the gas station awning as we were driving under it! Woodstock, Illinois
I love the color on this one! Woodstock, Illinois
I thought it was weird to have a phone booth for anyone to use. Woodstock, Illinois
I seem to like vibrant colors. Woodstock, Illinois
This town has a basketball theme. They put basketball hoop backboards on all their light posts! Hebron, Illinois
Next, we went to a family favorite restaurant for ice cream!
I like how I captured the tree right in front of the silo. Woodstock, Illinois
Next, Dad went to Dollar General and bought Caroline and I a toy plane and a pinwheel each!
We went to a park to play with them. Emricson Park, Woodstock, Illinois
Pirate Emergency
A few weeks ago I made a stop motion video. I took some pictures of the different parts, and the link at the end of the post goes to my stop motion video called “Pirate Emergency”. The video is 17 seconds long. Here are the pictures and the video. Pirate Emergency!!!!!!!!!
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A Wagon and Pioneers
Today we (me and mom) made a wagon! Here are some pictures of the wagon. Click on the pictures to see them better. Here is a video of the wagon traveling the Oregon trail.
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The Robot Book by Heather Brown. This book is a board book about robots. I like this book because it has some parts of a robot and it shows a little of the inside of a robot. It has one flap and moveable gears and arms and tools. It is…
Continue readingSnow Day!
It snowed on 5/16/14. That’s today! I was reading and Caroline looked out the window. Mom came in. “Oh goodness! It’s snowing! ” she said. “It’s snowing?” came a voice. Dad came in next. I looked out the window too. Caroline and I were both looking out the window. The…
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Book Review: Daisy’s Big Night
I liked this book! (More information in this audio.)
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This Week’s Book Reviews: Bread, Growing, and Moving
Hooray for Bread by Allan Ahlberg and Bruce Ingman. This book is about making and eating bread. The bread gets eaten by the baker and his family. Also, dogs and ducks and birds and a mouse eat some bread. The mouse eats a crumb. All of the animals say “Hooray…
Continue readingThe Hail Storm
Hail! Hail Hail! The hailstorm was on Saturday, April 12, 2014. Dad told me to clean up my room, and then Dad looked out the window. Dad it was going to rain. We could not work in the yard. While I was cleaning up my room, I heard thunder. I…
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Halloween: A Doctor and Annie
Dr. Reid is going to keep us healthy. Annie is going to sing and dance into the sunset!
Continue readingA Pretty Picture
Can you find the banana in this picture?
Continue readingNomads and Cave Paintings
Some of the first people were nomads. Nomads did not live in houses or apartment buildings like we do. Nomads lived in caves and tents. Nomads wandered or roamed around instead of staying in one place. Nomads hunted for food. They ate lizards and snakes and fish. They ate fruit…
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Maps
Here are some maps we made for school. North America South America Pooh Stick Island I have a second Pooh Stick Island! Pooh Stick Island is an imaginary world of mine. It is a big place in real life, but I call it Pooh Stick Island. I pretend that the…
Continue readingThe Letter
Story the Letter Once upon a time, there was a letter sitting in the window. Then the train took the letter and put it in a box and the train put the box in a treasure chest full of bones. The train put the treasure chest in the caboose of the…
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I found most of these words in books by Dr. Seuss. Mom helped me think of the others. I am Paul the Rhyming Boy. Since I am a rhyming boy, I can think of rhymes too! I like to rhyme all of the time. give me a dime? -im words…
Continue readingMy Puzzle (A Cold Country in Europe)
Once upon a time, a cold country in Europe (called Iceland) floated in the water to South America. South America said, “Where did you come from?” “I came from Europe,” said Iceland. Then Iceland floated back to Europe. The End. (typed by Mom)
Continue readingFourth of July
Me and my cousin Jessica made kabobs. We played with MarbleWorks too.
Continue readingAnother Goldilocks Puppet Show
Today I finished my puppets and I did a puppet show for Mom and Caroline! Here it is! (Do you remember my puppet show when I was two years old?)
Continue readingThe ‘A’ Family
Once upon a time, there were three “A”s. Mommy “A” said that Daddy was at work. Then Mommy “A” called Daddy “A.” After Mommy “A” called Daddy “A,” she said, “Baby A, you are going to see Daddy “A” soon.” That night, when all the “A”s were asleep, three…
Continue readingScience Fun: Dissection and Camouflage
Tuesday night, I went to a dissection party! Mrs. Williams had a Frog, cricket, starfish, fish, crayfish, pig, and a worm. I saw the frog’s heart, dissected a cricket and worm, and saw the pig’s spinal cord. The starfish was hard. Mom cut out the crayfish eyeballs. I liked it because it was…
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This Week’s Book Reviews: Vikings, Meatballs, Chocolate, and School
Viking Ships at Sunrise by Mary Pope Osborne. At the beginning of the book, it was 5 A.M. In this story, Jack and Annie went to ancient Ireland. In ancient Ireland, to make a book, they needed sheepskin, goose quills, earth and plants. They saw Vikings and monks. The Vikings came…
Continue readingScience Fun: Plants, Butterflies, and Crickets
Last week, we learned about butterflies and caterpillars. I got to see a caterpillar. It was in a jar. It was sticking to the top of the jar because it was making a cocoon. It will be a butterfly. We went into the backyard and saw the plants. Here is…
Continue readingThis Week’s Book Reviews: Motorcycles, and Pests
The Mouse and the Motorcycle by Beverly Cleary. Ralph is a mouse. Keith is a boy. Ralph and Keith meet in a hotel. Keith gives Ralph a motorcycle. It is a toy motorcycle. If Ralph makes a sound, it moves! I like this book because at the end of the book, Keith…
Continue readingCloudy with a Chance of Waffles
We read a silly story called Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs. Then I made my own silly story! Cloudy Booklet by Rebecca Reid
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Today, we learned about seeds and plants. First, I touched seeds (Lima beans). One was hard. Two were soft. The soft ones were a little bit squishy. When my friend Michael squished his too hard, the seed coat came off the seed. Then, I got seeds and planted them in…
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Paul learned about Pompeii when he read a Magic Tree House book about it. We extended the learning by making a baking soda/vinegar volcano with a friend, Kaleb. Then Paul learned even more about Ancient Rome and Pompeii and he gave a report at Co-op. Source: Two Boys and a…
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Colors and shapes!!! This post is not about Colors and shapes!!!! Colors and shapes!!! This post is not about Colors and shapes!!!! If you want to say something about this post, please comment. (YAY!)
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