by Patricia | Nov 14, 2012 | Co-ops & Enrichment, Science
Today’s lesson at Deering’s Eco Academy was all about algae. After our initial lecture the kids got to jump in the water to collect all types of algae and seagrass and then paste them in sheets covered with wax paper. The finished product has made its way...
by Patricia | Nov 8, 2012 | Co-ops & Enrichment, Science
Leaf Identification Scavenger Hunt As usual, the classes for homeschoolers at Deering Estate are instructive, fun and oh so hands-on! Today we looked at how to identify leaves in different trees and plants. I got really excited about this because we have just recently...
by Patricia | Nov 5, 2012 | Art, Drawing with Children
Drawing with Children Overlapping Objects – Drawing from Graphics Part 2 New (July 2015): Drawing Warm Ups Practice Sheets are ready at my store. Buy them today, only $3.99 Preparation: Read pages 85 – 87 Download overlapping worksheets from Donna Young’s...
by Patricia | Oct 31, 2012 | Co-ops & Enrichment, Science
Biomes of the World at Eco Academy For this lesson the children and parents got to pick one biome or more if so wanted, and construct a biome with several creative materials provided by Ms. Sherry and Elios. Super Hero chose to work on the Desert habitat along with...
by Patricia | Oct 31, 2012 | Family Games, Geography
US Geography Activities Mapping Our Junk Mail into a Wall Map I recently got the book Geography Crafts for Kids: 50 Cool Projects & Activities for Exploring the World. It’s been a reassuring to see it does indeed have lots of really cool ideas for very fun...
by Patricia | Oct 29, 2012 | Art, Drawing with Children
Drawing with Children Flow of Contour Drawing New (July 2015): Drawing Warm Ups Practice Sheets are ready at my store. Buy them today, only $3.99 Preparation: Read pages 83 – 85 Have your child choose a toy, stuffed animal or some other special possession Follow...
