Category Archives: Story of the World

Story of the World (with tag alongs!)

Posted on February 27, 2013 by

We began our formal romp through (world) history when oldest was in 2nd grade & dd#2 was in Kindergarten. Story of the World #1 (SOTW1 or “Ancients”) is geared for grades 1st-5th, so we started there. I added the Activity … Continue reading →

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Baking With History

Posted on February 8, 2013 by

On our (second) trip through Story of the World 1, we have sometimes picked activities that we’ve done before. However, sometimes the kids choose to do something that we haven’t tried before. In Chapter 24, one of the activities is … Continue reading →

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Mummifying a Chicken (Cornish Game Hen)

Posted on September 16, 2012 by

As part of our studies of Ancient History (Nomads/First Civilizations through Fall of Rome) using Story of the World I, we are mummifying a chicken. Well, not a chicken. We decided to scale the project down to Cornish game hen size. First … Continue reading →

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School Status

Posted on October 17, 2009 by

I planned to do no school this month. However, a couple of weeks ago, I felt really good with how we were doing with the new arrival. I thought about it and figured that starting one “fun” subject would be … Continue reading →

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School year planning

Posted on August 7, 2009 by

We usually start our “traditional school year” right after Labor Day. That day is approaching quickly, so I’m posting an update on how planning is going – even though we aren’t going to start then. Lesson plans (each on individual … Continue reading →

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Summer Reading Club

Posted on July 2, 2009 by

The tiny local library has started their summer reading club up. Activities are planned once per week at the library and all books the kids read (or have read to them) are recorded on sheets and turned in. At the … Continue reading →

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The Best Laid Plans . . .

Posted on September 5, 2008 by

I have my book of lesson plans that I refer to daily to see what I thought we would do each day. We have only had three full days of school and already I am glad I am so flexible. … Continue reading →

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Happy Labor Day!

Posted on September 1, 2008 by

I have no plans for anything “special” on Labor Day. My spouse is working and we are getting ready for school to start tomorrow! Just a note about what we did last week before the official start of school: History (Story … Continue reading →

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