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HERE AT THIS HOUSE...WE'RE READY TO BE DONE WITH HOMESCHOOL LESSONS! WE BOTH NEED A MUCH DESERVED BREAK. A BREATHER. SOMETHING ELES ON OUR MINDS BESIDES ACADEMICS. A NEW HOBBY? NOT TO WORRY...YOU WERE WORRIED WEREN'T YOU? I'LL KEEP THIS BLOG ACTIVE WITH THIS, THAT AND THE OTHER. THAT SAID...HOW-ABOUT SOME FREEBIES?

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FREE MAP OF LAKE SUPERIOR I ordered one for our homeschool...I plan to make a little unit study from it...or at least map and geography work.

free printables: birds

We're winding down in our homeschool lessons... wrapping up math. Still silent reading. Still handwriting combined with spelling and grammar. And, the read-alouds will never stop. We're a quarter of the way through Story of the World book 2. I've been using this as a read aloud (because there is so much I never knew! ever!) and then requiring Tommie to fill in the chapter test. I plan to use this on and off throughout summer. But, I'm not using the related activities...most of which are quite lame. Coloring sheets and making headbands out of cardboard are a thing of the past.

I found a great little website, with FREE printable goodies, like the bird in the picture... I think you might like it! Click here: NANIBIRDS!

Tommie and I went to see Night at the Museum Battle of the Smithsonian last night. We were not disappointed.

Today, he'll be doing a Boy Scout service project and is so excited... he couldn't sleep!

More on that later.........

homeade ice cream without the ice cream churn!

REALLY EASY ICE CREAM RECIPE WITHOUT AN ICE CREAM CHURN.....

Because I needed to justify my boy wanting, okay...more like begging to make homemade ice cream in the middle of our homeschool day... and I really, honestly was not in the mood..I cheerfully suggested that "HE" do it. No further prompting...he headed into the Home Ec (our kitchen) room, dug through my recipe box and pulled out this very easy recipe!

1 (8 0z) container frozen whipped topping (thawed)
1 (12 fluid oz.) can evaporated milk
1/2 (14 oz.) can sweetened condensed milk (only use 1/2 the can!)
1 1/2 t. vanilla extract

You can add any goodies to it! We didn't have chocolate chips, so Tommie chopped up a chocolate Easter bunny that we had!

Directions: beat all the ingredients together, in a large bowl until smooth. Pour into a round or rectangular container, seal tightly and place in the freezer for 24 hours.

*note: our ingredients were either fat-free or lite....and it still came out wonderful!

Lisa at Cornerstone Home Learning, asked what the length of our hummingbird was? So, this picture is for you...it's about 3 1/4 inches long! I've preserved it in a jar... and it will be a splendid addition to our nature collection!

My father-in-law knows how much I love nature. And, how much we weave it into our homeschool! Yesterday, he took great pride in pulling in the yard and delivering this female hummingbird to me! It had died in his barn. The wings were not broke, nor the beak. Perhaps it was trapped inside and couldn't get food? Although we feel bad, we are elated to have it to add to our nature table! And, I will be figuring out how to preserve it.

an idea i had for helping tommie learn measuring to the 8th's on a ruler was to use a few homemade worksheets with a variety of measurements... then take spaghetti noodles and break them to the length! oh, this was so much fun...and hand's on...and successful.

our read aloud is, Brighty, of the Grand Canyon, by Marguerite Henry! we're just loving it! just a whole lot of information about the grand canyon...flora, fauna, geology, and rich vocabulary...and we're only on chapter 3!

we also learned about fermenting and exhaust systems, so far this week.

what is your latest read aloud? leave a comment!