by Patricia | Jan 23, 2014 | General, Home Schooling, Science
Science Classes at the Miami Science Museum “I gotta run to my computer! ” Super Hero says as he sprints toward it. You’d think there weren’t enough computers, there were plenty (he was the first to step inside the computer room), or he...
by Patricia | Jan 6, 2014 | Geography, History
Our Ancient Egypt Study We have been working on Ancient Egypt for a while now and we continue to explore new ‘toys’ that keep our study and interest of this ancient civilization alive. First, we went through our Story of the World chapters, some we read...
by Patricia | Dec 10, 2013 | Home Schooling, Homeschooling for Free, Lists, Mathematics, Secular Curriculum
10 Free Math Help Websites: Tutorials, Lessons, Worksheets and Games Here’s my latest compilation of resources. This is a list of all FREE math help websites. Some are really sophisticated and well put together like #1 MathDisk and #2 Mathway. #3, Kenken,...
by Patricia | Nov 6, 2013 | Curriculum Reviews, Home Schooling, Science
Hands-On Science: Electricity and Magnetism for Kids We had bought a few of Thames & Kosmos science experiment kits at Barnes and Noble a few months ago, and have been exploring them further recently. We’ve all been thoroughly impressed by the quality,...
by Patricia | Oct 28, 2013 | Foreign Languages, Home Schooling, Homeschooling for Free, Secular Curriculum
Free French Learning Resources for Adults and Kids As promised, here are the FREE French learning resources I’ve gathered to complement our lessons. As I said, most (not all) of these are not intended for young elementary kids, but they are either very well...
by Patricia | Oct 23, 2013 | Foreign Languages, Home Schooling
Learning French and Chinese at the Same Time with Super Hero Super Hero and I have gone back to our language studies of French and Chinese during the last few weeks and we’re pleased to say we’re making progress. Our most preferred tool is an iPad app...