We are taking our boys to Olympic National Park for a week this summer, so we did a little trial run this weekend. Â We hiked down to a cave near our house — about a 2.5 mile loop — with
Cave Hike
Bird Watching
To say that I enjoy watching birds is a bit of an understatement. Essentially, if you are driving, don’t ask me to navigate because chances are good that I’m going to miss our turn if an interesting bird flies overhead.
Pythagorean Theorem Follow-Up: Solution
Monday I asked my students to determine whether this triangle was equilateral, isosceles, or scalene, and to prove their answer. The hint is in the post title: this is a Pythagorean Theorem activity. Here is the original triangle: If you said
“The Promise” for Educators
The film The Promise, which premiered at the end of April, chronicles the events of the Armenian Genocide, an often ignored episode of World War I in which 1.5 million Armenians perished under the government of the Ottoman Empire. If you
Pythagorean Theorem Follow-Up
Activity for the big kids today: Without using a ruler, determine whether this triangle is equilateral, isosceles, or scalene. Prove it.
Mother’s Education
Charlotte Mason educators often refer to the importance of “mother’s education,” a phrase that typically encompasses a mother’s training in child-rearing, her study of child psychology and educational best practices, and for many moms, her personal spiritual growth through Bible
Pythagorean Theorem
In over our heads with radicals in 8th grade Algebra this week, so we took some time to review the Pythagorean Theorem. Â Geometry is so beautifully concrete. Â In addition to demonstrations you can do with drawings and such, here’s an
Teaching Econ
Here’s a great new resource for teaching your kids economics. The Tuttle Twins and the Miraculous Pencil follows Ethan and Emily Tuttle on a class field trip to a pencil factory. They learn about how products we consider simple, everyday objects are
Montessori: Flow
I’m no kind of perfect Montessori mom. Â In fact, I do horrifying things like make my babies sleep in a crib and let them play with toys that are plastic. Â I know, right? But I do think Montessori has some
Geometry in the Real World
Whenever I’m working on geometry with my students, I try to keep the focus as real-world as possible. So much of math operates in the abstract; geometry, by contrast, is thoroughly tangible. This is a time when we can easily