Archive for the ‘Pre-School / Early Elementary’ Category

  • Homeschool Resources: Electron Microscope Photographs of Snowflakes

    Tuesday, September 7th, 2010

    The United States Department of Agriculture’s Beltsville Agricultural Research Center has a number of electron microscope photographs of snowflakes posted on its website. The Electron Microscopy Unit Snowpage offers photos of precipitating snow crystals, CO2 ice, and some really cool stereo snowflake images. Photo Credit:  Electron and Confocal Microscopy Laboratory, Agricultural Research Service, U. S. [...]

  • Little Kids Think Seeds Are Cool: Inexpensive Homeschool Lessons

    Monday, August 30th, 2010

    Here’s an idea to use for an inexpensive science and art lesson for small children.  Our two youngest children (3 and 4 years old) have gotten interested in seeds lately.  My wife, Elise, planned a couple of projects for them that they really enjoyed.  First, she took them on a nature walk through our yard [...]

  • Homeschool Project: What Adds Up to 10?

    Monday, August 23rd, 2010

    by Todd Durell Last week our 4-year-old boy asked my wife to help him figure out what numbers add up to 10.  Here’s the chart they made together to help him learn the concept:

  • The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis

    Friday, July 9th, 2010

    by Todd Durell Indianapolis has the best children’s museum in the world.  Period.  I live in Indy and I know I’m biased, but I’ve been to many children’s museums around the country, and none of the others comes anywhere near the Children’s Museum of Indianapolis.  With over 110,000 objects, the Children’s Museum of Indianapolis has [...]

  • Our Homeschool Family in Legoland

    Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010

    by Todd Durell Our family went to Legoland, about an hour north of San Diego, three years ago during a short vacation after a conference I’d attended.  We only had two kids then (now we’re up to four) and both of them, being 11 and 15, thought they were probably way too old (and too [...]

  • Sesame Street Online Educational Games

    Wednesday, June 9th, 2010

    If your young child likes Sesame Street, and most young children do, check out the games available on the Sesame Street website.  Lots of counting, alphabet, early reading, and music games feature your kid’s favorite Sesame Street characters. Elmo’s voice will in all likelihood delight any young child for hours on end while simultaneously causing [...]