Category Archives: Fun
#2 Teaches Regrouping
Regrouping! Because teaching math is much more fun than doing math…
#2 Teaches Ragged Addition
Adding numbers of different lengths!
The Daughter Teaches Math
My daughter has decided that she wants to teach her math instead…
What I want for Christmas
A while ago someone posted a link to this youtube on Facebook. Since then, I’ve listened to many, many clips from this group Perpetuum Jazzile and I simply love their work. True, much of it is in another language … Continue reading
Another Textbook Quote
A fine example for why we have ‘regulating and governing bodies’ today especially when it comes to research: “In 1731, Stephen Gray performed an experiment similar to the comb experiment just described. He rubbed a rod with a piece of … Continue reading
Kniting, studying, teaching
Been busy studying my school work, teaching my children and knitting. Here’s a pic to share. A HuGe thank you to Melanie for the book I won, is very exciting to win, even though I did make a paper cover … Continue reading
This is what happens…
This is what happens when you are taking courses on the internet. See… ? And this… this is what I’m supposed to be looking like… and then there would be that issue with tabbed browsing! Yet, have no fear and … Continue reading
Finger Painting Dogs
The Real Housekeeping Institute would like to report on some of its most recent research. First the inspiration for the experiments. At one point we had a lovely cat named Paw-casso. Paw-casso was a rescue adoption cat who had received … Continue reading
My Mother’s Nerves
One of my latest forms of school torture is to have the children do a Dictation daily. I’ve found that doing spelling for the sake of spelling doesn’t happen at our home. I’ve found that journaling is an exercise in … Continue reading
The Toronto Zoo
Yesterday my friend and I went to the zoo. She with her boys and I with mine and my extra boy. My daughter was at a friend’s house for a sleepover and as we wouldn’t have space in the van … Continue reading
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