It's A Kid's Life: The Exciting Adventures of Emily Rose

May. 6, 2008

beans...Beans....BEANS!!!

I grew some beans for a Botany experiment a few weeks ago.

The pictures are good examples of how the seed grows.

First you get the things you need.

You Will Need
One round clear cup, glass, or wide mouth canning jar
A paper towell or two Or a piece of fabric would probably work too.
A bag of cotton balls that is at least half full
Bean seeds

Instructions

Get the clear container. Take the paper towell and roll it up loosely. Drop the rolled paper towell into the cotainer and fold the edges down so they stick about one fourth or less over the top of the container. Fill the inside of the paper towell lined container with cotton balls about three fourths full. If you were to draw a line right through the middle the layers would look like this: Container edge, Paper towell, Cotton balls, Paper towell, Container edge. Now put some beans in between the edge of the container and the paper towell, Wet it untill there is one inch of water on the bottom and you are done.

Here are some pictures of what mine looked liked.

This one is pinto bean and the one above it is lima.

A few hours later than the last one.

The next one is what they look like from the top.

That's it!
Emily Rose

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Mar. 12, 2008

Homophones and Homographs

Posted in Learning Fun

Homophones and Homographs can be lots of fun.

Homophones are words that sound the same but have different spelling.
One example could be Pare and Pair.

A homograph is a word that is spelled different but has the same sound, It also has different meanings. Two examples of homographs are Batter ( The batter in base ball and the batter you use to make cake) or Dressing (salad dressing and getting your clothes on.) Make a list of how many homophones you can think up. Then do one for Homographs.

I have thought up a few homographs and written an explanation for each of the meanings.
You get to guess the words though!

I. If I were in the Army I would need to drill doing this quite a lot. I am also a month of the year. What am I?
II. I am a round fruit. I am also a color. What am I?
III. I get whacked with a hammer and am on your fingers and toes.

I would love to see the list of Homophones and homographs you come up with along with your answers to the activity. So, please comment!

Emily Rose

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Jan. 17, 2008

Wildflowers In Winter

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Mama is having a wildflower contest on her blog!!

There will be a special kids art contest in March but kids can enter in the other ones too!!
I think there will be Prizes too!

Go take a look and see if you can make an entry. And start planning for the kid's art contest.

These contests will certainly add some color to these cold winter days!!

Emily Rose

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Jun. 10, 2007

Good Job Forest!

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Last night I walked past Forest's room and I couldn't believe my eyes!
There, on his bed, was Forest with his Bible open. Sometimes at night my mom reads to him. What I couldn't believe was Forest was reading it all by himself!!! Mom was just sitting there helping him figure out the sounds in words like "created" or "fermament"! I don't know how long he read after that. I finished my evening watch and went to sleep. He was still reading!

I think he is really " Getting the hang of reading"!
Emily Rose

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May. 2, 2007

Maple seed expiriment

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I have gotten 2 pots and layered them exactly the same - gravel for drainage, composted leaves to catch the dirt 1 layer of dirt for something different. And another layer of leaves to hold in some moisture. And then I filled it to the top with dirt. The seeds I planted are not alike although they are alike in other ways. I peeled the helicopter part off of 2 and left it on two more. I want to see if the difference will matter. I am just leaving them in the sun - or rain! And watering them sometimes.

I am going to do more experiments with maple seeds sometime but I don't know when.

Emily Rose

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About Me

Name: Emily Rose Interests: Horses, Cooking, Studying her Bible, Reading, Playing the Piano Age: 11 Something you wish you could do all the time: Be with horses Goals: Learning to play the violin