Tag Archives: SOTW

Baking With History

Posted on February 8, 2013 by doucementgently

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 doucementgently

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 doucementgently

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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The Best Laid Plans . . .

Posted on September 5, 2008 by doucementgently

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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Planning Next Year and Interruptions

Posted on June 21, 2008 by doucementgently

I’ve started planning my lessons for next fall. So far, I have been able to fit 42 chapters of Story of the World I into 33 weeks. I made sure to include some slop for extra reading and activities, but … Continue reading →

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