Have you ever seen an owl pellet? They are those lovely little packages of fur, feathers and bones that owls regurgitate after a satisfying meal of bird or small beast. We bought a box of them at Wild Bear, our local ecology shop in Nederland… and took them home to the dining room table. Mmmm. […]
We joined up with the unschooling group again yesterday, this time for a hike. We started out at Bobolink Trailhead in Boulder. The trail winds along a creek, and opens into a pool above an old dam. It made a great place to play – especially for the boys, who made up most of the […]
Zia and I have been doing something called Five in a Row. It uses classic picture books – we’ve started with Madeline – and we read the book once each day for 5 days in a row. After each reading, we explore a different area of learning through the book. The first day we did geography, finding […]
Remember our science experiment book, Naked Eggs and Flying Potatoes? Well, we now have an egg that has been unclothed. Caleb poured vinegar over a raw egg and let it sit for a week. At the end of the week, the acetic acid from the vinegar had completely eaten away the calcium carbonate eggshell, and […]
The first taste of cool weather has brought days at the park, new friends, the reappearance of the crock pot (and cookie sheets), and lots of time for just living and learning. I’ve found a set of unit studies for Caleb, and so far I think we like them a lot. He’s starting with the […]
