Carne Picada Crock Pot tacos
Carne picada is a budget friendly cut of beef, thinly sliced and a bit courser than ground beef. Being a...
Reptile Week – featuring Wild Kratts!
My kids are HUGE fans of Wild Kratts. I’m pretty sure they have seen every episode, most more than once....
Intro to Flight – Wright Brothers – Airplanes Unit
Quick read and illustration about the forces involved in flight and airplane...
Giraffe mini unit
It’s the beginning of August (in a few more hours) and we’re back from our crazy Florida vacation so it’s...
Butterfly Unit Study
Spring is in full bloom here – just ask my allergies – so it is a perfect time to do...
Waterfalls Unit Study
After our cave adventure we’ll take the rest of the week (Wednesday – Friday) for a mini-unit on waterfalls (student-requested...
Cave Unit Study
In preparation for our field trip to The Lost Sea this week we’re studying all about caves! First up was...
Poetry Unit – National Poetry Month
April is National Poetry Month! We’re going to have fun with this one… Week 1 – Introduction to reading poems...
Moon Unit Study
Today was a migraine day & part of our more relaxed “Spring Break” week. Since I didn’t feel up to...
The week nothing goes as planned
I fully expected that there would be days and weeks where we had to throw out the plan and adjust...