Borax Ornaments & Such....

I've been updating Thumper's Science Page, ES Grammar Bio, and it got me thinking that I never posted our ornaments that we made this year for our Christmas Tree. ( We got the idea from the Logic Stage Chemistry book).

I didn't post ANY pictures of us doing festive activities.  I guess it's not too late!  We volunteered at the Ronald McDonald House this past December and baked cookies for the guests staying there.  We baked & created A LOT at home....cookies, homemade marshmallows, rum cake, gingerbread houses, etc!  We usually always make a Christmas ornament for our tree.  This year we stole the idea from the lab in Elemental Science's Chemistry that Flower did for an assignment.  We started making all sorts of Christmas figures out of pipe cleaners, made the Borax solution, waited 24 hrs, and we had beautiful crystal-like ornaments!

Analytical Grammar to IEW's Fix It Grammar!!

So.... Flower used and is still using Analytical Grammar with much success!  Bambi used Jr. AG last year for 5th grade and did absolutely fine.  We just started using AG at the beginning of January with her and she is just not meshing well with it.  I don't want her to struggle with grammar because it isn't her cup of tea anyway!  So.......
Our plan as of now is to abandon AG Season 1 for now...... pick up IEW's Fix It Grammar for the rest of the year, The Nose Tree book 1.  We'll see how it goes and I'll keep you posted.  We can always jump into AG next school year if things don't work out with Fix It Grammar!

5 Months of Neglect!!

So I haven't posted in 5 months!  I have said before that I'm not an avid poster.  It is just hard for me to find the time.  But I'll get on it soon!  We have been working on Elemental Science experiments and will update the pages for that.  We are all getting ready to start Human Body together in February for 10 weeks.  I have enjoyed the easy going-ness of science this year!