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Come See Our New Site!

Well, we’ve been working tirelessly {& staying up until 3:00 A.M. most nights!},but now our new site is ready. If you subscribe in a reader, click on through and come see it. If you subscribe via e-mail, take a sec … Continue reading →...

Published Sat, Feb 18 2012 9:20 AM by Layers of Learning

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Under Construction

We’re super excited to be completely revamping our site. You’re going to love how easy it will be to navigate and find all our posts on every topic we’ve written about from Roman tessellations to the Rubix Cube review. We’ll …...

Published Tue, Feb 07 2012 11:15 AM by Layers of Learning

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Happy Birthday Laura!

If you’re a fan, go join the facebook group, Remembering Laura. Start reading one of her books out loud to your kids. Girls and boys both like all of her books, but boys will be especially drawn to Farmer … Continue reading →...

Published Tue, Feb 07 2012 12:00 PM by Layers of Learning

Filed under: Lesson Plans, Book Projects

Mini Castle Craft

You can easily make these mini castles with your kids while studying the middle ages. Printable Castle Craft Just print the castles out onto card stock, color, cut along the dotted line over the castle and around the heavy line … Continue reading...

Published Mon, Feb 06 2012 11:00 AM by Layers of Learning

Filed under: Lesson Plans, Medieval History, Explorations, History Explorations, Printables

Simplify

I’ve always admired those cute little wooden signs with clever sayings people put up in their homes, but I’ve never found quite the right fit until I was inspired by our Algebra text book, which repeatedly tells us to simplify … Continue...

Published Thu, Feb 02 2012 9:54 PM by Layers of Learning

Filed under: Quotables

Unit 1.4

This fourth unit in the Layers of Learning Program includes: History: Ancient Greece Geography: Wonders of the World Science: Satellites The Arts: Greek Art Would you like to re-enact the Battle of Marathon? What if you could decide what the … Continue...

Published Thu, Feb 02 2012 11:48 AM by Layers of Learning

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What’s Special About February 2nd?

We’re all watching for that cute little groundhog to come out and tell us what kind of weather to expect, but why is Groundhog’s Day on February 2nd anyway? Well, the 2nd of February is a cross-quarter day celestially speaking...

Published Thu, Feb 02 2012 4:06 AM by Layers of Learning

Filed under: Lesson Plans, Explorations, Holidays, Celebrations Around the Year

Cityscape Art

As part of our art studies I like to teach the kids about the different kinds of pieces that artists make – still life, portraits, landscapes – you get the idea. One that seems to be often overlooked is the … Continue reading →...

Published Tue, Jan 31 2012 2:11 PM by Layers of Learning

Filed under: Lesson Plans, Explorations, Art Explorations

DNA Extractions

Nathan extracted DNA from peas this past week. The stringy, white, snot-like stuff is the DNA. The DNA looks remarkably like . . . snot. That would be because both DNA and snot are made of similar proteins. It’s a …...

Published Mon, Jan 30 2012 7:04 AM by Layers of Learning

Filed under: Lesson Plans, Science Experiments and Explorations, Biology

A Trip To The Ocean

This week we’re heading out on a family camping trip to the Pacific Ocean. We’ve been doing all sorts of things to get ready. We’ve mapped out a plan of our trip and where we want to go, made lists … Continue reading → Read...

Published Fri, Jan 27 2012 4:30 AM by Layers of Learning

Filed under: Lesson Plans, Vacations and Outings, Expeditions

Thumbprint Autobiography

Pinterest is a new love of mine. Check out this cool art project I just pinned: Source: google.com via Karen on Pinterest It’s a thumprint self-portraint! Brilliant, eh? If you like this project, come check out my homeschooling...

Published Thu, Jan 26 2012 11:37 AM by Layers of Learning

Filed under: Lesson Plans, Explorations, Art Explorations

The Story of Stilts

A stilt walker fixing wires Stilts were invented centuries ago, not for play, but for work and for transportation. In Belgium they were a necessity for the citizens of Namur, a city situated by 2 rivers that frequently flooded. The … Continue reading...

Published Wed, Jan 25 2012 11:06 AM by Layers of Learning

Filed under: Lesson Plans, Explorations, History Explorations, Modern History and Government

Germany

Color a map of Germany. Trace the rivers, label the cities, write in the seas, and don’t forget the Black Forest and the Bavarian Alps. The Saar River of Germany Also remember to find Germany on a world map or … Continue reading →...

Published Tue, Jan 24 2012 7:00 AM by Layers of Learning

Filed under: Lesson Plans, Explorations, Printables, Geography Printables, Country Studies, Printable World and Country Maps, Geography Explorations

The Lion-Makers, a Story From the Panchatantra

The Panchatantra is a collection of ancient stories from India that were written down more than two thousand years ago, though the stories themselves are much older than that. They are the first fables ever told in the world. They’re … Continue...

Published Mon, Jan 23 2012 5:00 AM by Layers of Learning

Filed under: Lesson Plans, Explorations, Writer's Workshop

A Grammar Sequence Checklist

Karen gives her kids mini-grammar/language/literature lessons nearly every day as a routine part of school. She does this just out of the blue and out of her head as she notices problems with her kids writing or feels they’re ready …...

Published Tue, Jan 17 2012 11:00 AM by Layers of Learning

Filed under: Lesson Plans, Printables, Writer's Workshop, Language Arts Printables, Explanations

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