Ponder for 9/28/2008

“When you were born you cried and the world rejoiced. Live your life so that when you die, the world cries and you rejoice.” – Omar Kayan “We need not worry so much about what man descends from-it’s what he descends to that shames the human race.” – Mark Twain“There is a sacredness in tears. [...]

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Fun way to pick the President

Are YOU having a hard time deciding which person to vote for in November? Fear no more, my fine, fine Americans. ABC has decided to assist each of us in our hunt for the perfect President (LMAO) by providing the Match-O-Matic, a tool whereby you, the voter decides which statement most matches your political views. [...]

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Week Long Bug Unit

This summer, “Bugs and Insects” are the themes in the libraries across Kansas. I decided that we would use this opportunity to study them throughout the summer months – – and I will try to keep up with what I do so that you may use whatever resources are listed for your own Thematic Unit. [...]

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I’ve Been Tagged!!!

Dude! I am totally feelin’ the love!! Obi-Mom Kenobi tagged me……YEAH!!! The rules: A) People who have been tagged must write their answers on their blogs & replace any question that they dislike with a new question. (I haven’t changed any questions.) B) Tag 8 people to answer the questions. 1. How many songs are [...]

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Origami Art…

“A new flock of creatures has been spotted in the vicinity of Boston’s Charles River. But these are not Robert McCloskey’s beloved children’s-book ducklings, and adorable is not the word that comes to mind when you look at them. Creepy? Yes. Bizarre? Definitely. Awe-inspiring? Maybe. But certainly not cute. The beasts are part of the [...]

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Statistics, Geography and Ethnic Information (Together)

“What do you get when you cross the U.S. Census Bureau with Don Rickles? A county-by-county breakdown of America’s ethnic groups, and God’s own gift to political consultants, history buffs . . . and insult comics, who can assume that material about Iceland is fairly safe everywhere in the U.S. — except, of course, Pembina County in [...]

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Science: Photos of Subjects not seen by the Naked Eye

“Plato insisted that the most beautiful things were invisible — that perfect forms are too perfect to see. Well, Plato would have loved the Wellcome Image competition, which limits itself tophotographs of subjects that can’t be seen by the naked eye. This year’s winners are an eclectic bunch: Here’s a carpet of concave blood cells. [...]

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Chocolate Cake in a Mug

  Chocolate Mug Cake 1 coffee mug 4 tablespoons all-purpose flour 4 tablespoons sugar 2 tablespoons baking cocoa 1 egg 3 tablespoons milk 3 tablespoons vegetable oil 3 tablespoons chocolate chips (optional) Small splash of vanilla extract Add dry ingredients to mug; mix well. Add egg and mix thoroughly. Pour in milk and oil; mix [...]

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FREE PDF Spelling Activities (With BONUS)

I wanted to give my daughter some options with spelling – – different activites each day.  Here is the spelling activities page I made (in PDF Format) with Bonus Braille and Morse Code Alphabet Pages (also in PDF Format): Spelling Activities BONUSES: Braille Alphabet Card Morse Code Alphabet Most of the ideas came from several different [...]

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AAR for Week ending September 12, 2008

Week One went okay. I decided to start “slow” and just do a week of ‘review and introductions’ to old/new material. The week went well up ’til Thursday, when Boo decided she wasn’t feeling too well. I told her that if she didn’t want to rest/sleep, she could read/quiz some of the picture books that [...]

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