Monthly Archives: March 2010

Encyclopedic Knowledge with a 90′s Vtech Toy

Posted on March 31, 2010 by domanmom — No Comments ↓

Hunter has been quite interested in this old toy of mine lately. It was produced by Vtech and is called World Wizard Traveler, something you might be able to find on ebay but the technology is not all that good…

Tagged with: Bits of Intelligence®, K4 (age 4-5), Technology
Posted in Encyclopedic Knowledge

Spiderman Trains with a Sailor

Posted on March 30, 2010 by domanmom — No Comments ↓

From now on, our garage is no longer going to be a port for cars. It is slowly evolving into a gym. We got a fun new piece of equipment today – a punching bag. So I got some fun…

Tagged with: Grade K4 (age 4-5), Martial Arts
Posted in Physical Excellence

Wordless: Reading Break

Posted on March 27, 2010 by domanmom — No Comments ↓

“Know therefore this day, and consider it in thine heart, that the LORD he is God in heaven above, and upon the earth beneath: there is none else.” Isaiah 34:16 Hunter is 5 years, 0 months old

Tagged with: Astronomy, Bits of Intelligence®, K4 (age 4-5)
Posted in Encyclopedic Knowledge, Reading, Science, Wordless

How We Organize the School Year

Posted on March 26, 2010 by domanmom — 1 Comment ↓

I am currently working on lesson planning for the 2010/2011 “school year”. I made a new Scribd documentof the form I’m using to make my outline for each subject. Here it is: Blank Unit Lesson Planning Outline It’s pretty simple:…

Tagged with: Free Materials, K4 (age 4-5), Materials & Resources
Posted in Planning & Organizing

How to Get a Five-Year-Old to Sit Intently Still for Five Minutes

Posted on March 25, 2010 by domanmom — No Comments ↓

I got a rare comment from Hunter today while we were going on our run. We had just stopped to watch an American Robin pull a worm out of the ground and a swarm of mosquitoes that were mating. A…

Tagged with: Biology, K4 (age 4-5), Nature
Posted in Science