Yes again FREE.

I hope this helps you some!

FREE Algebra Tutorial

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FREE yes FREE Language lessons!

I LOVE FREE!

Especially when it is free and good!

Check it out and see if it can help you dsave some money this year!

http://www.livemocha.com/Free language lessons

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Here we go off and running to a new year!

Are you ready?

I hope that we are!

I have a junior and a 3rd grader this year.

My Junior is studying to pass her CLEP exams and get college and highschool credit at the same time!

YEAH!!!

We hope to get at least the Associates Degree finished this way.

I actually LOVE hands on teaching with Abeka with my 7 year old. It is so wonderful when you see things click.

This year however, we are going to use some of the switched on schoolhouse, so that I am not tied to the table for 8 + hours a day. I want to enjoy Homeschooling!!! and I want me kids to enjoy it as well.

Academic excellence is also very high on the priority, as we want the children to have a prosperous future.

Today we started our sprouts after soaking over night , for our ezekiel Bread.

We will make it later in the week.

I will let you know how successful it is.

We are trying something new with our yeast free sour dough starter.

Wish us luck!

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Human Body

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We are trying to have fun with Food.

Especially the fruits and vegetables.

They already have the naturally appealing colors, so we work on the presentation.

I want the kids to LOVE the fruit and vegetables that are sooo good for them!

Pineapple Hedgehog

Waffle Cat

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In the back yard we have a Purple Martin Box.

We have had no luck at all with Purple Martins.

We have had  Eastern Bluebirds. We had a nest built , lovely little eggs, hatchlings and then an empty nest. Much to our surprise this happened 2 more times! What a Very Pleasant Surprise for us to have these nests . Next year I hope that we also get the Purple Martins.

Here is one of the nests.

Here is more information about the birds.

http://www.birds.cornell.edu/AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide/Eastern_Bluebird.html

http://herper.tripod.com/index-3.html

http://k1bluebird.tripod.com/ebluebird.html

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I find it amusing, that as an adult daily I use those skills which I saw little use for as a child and even teen. Science, especially Biology and Chemistry really were not my "thing"!

Yet daily I use the Science of Biology, and even more so chemistry in life.

We grow organic Gradens and have free range organically nurtured and supplemented chickens.

My Business is Soap Making and Spa Bath and Body and Natural Care Products, I even make them for our numerous Pets.

My father bless his heart, says that I am not a "real Farmer" as the animals (including chickens) should not all have names! :o)

Back to my point everyday for every batch of soap that I make and every lotion that I create I use Chemistry!!

Who would have know that I would actually LOVE chemistry!!!

We use it in our garden , we use it in our own adventure toward better Health, as we steer away from medicine and follow what Hippocrates himself said.

"Let food be your medicine and Medicine be your food"  I would love to see Dr's put that one into practice!!

Hippocrates in case you did not know, is the Father of Medicine.

His ideas of medicine at least were sound.

Anyway encourage your children to enjoy Science!

My 6 Yo is reading the vegetable Gardeners Bible for her science and she is LOVING it!

We started out with 2nd greade Science, which talked about seeds and plants and planning a garden, so we got busy on that.

I asked her if she wanted to learn more about how to make her garden healthier and keep the bugs out of it.,and she answered with a resounding "YES"!

So she  will be working her way through composting , as well as uinderstanding that healthy plants do not attract bugs as frequently. How to use "good bugs' to benefit the garden.As wel las the fact that all plant health starts in the soil. SO she will be learning alot of concepts beyond a normal 6 yo curriculum.

She already has the knowledge of the importance of PH levels, not only for the garden but for our lives, and our own bodies.

I wish I would have grasped that at 6!!

Here are some pictures of what we have done this year in and out of the garden.

ENJOY!!
We certaily are!   

 Late summer Harvest

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We take Pottery classes every Tuesday afternoon.

It is sooo much fun!

Come Join us!!


 Norma Prinsloo is the instructor and teaches the following classes;
Tuesday 1-2pm and 2-3pm
at Crossroads Christian School in Moody,AL
Fridays 1-2pm at her home in Moody.
To contact Norma about these classes,
or additional times and locations,
you can call her at
Norma  205 563 9276 or home 640 7234
or email her at prinsloo@alltel.net.

This week we were glazing leaf bowls, that we had made last week.

They look beautiful!!
The children make the pottery peices from clay, which Norma takes home to fire.
The following week we paint them and take them home!

It is only $20 a month ALL supplies are included!!!
How can you beat that!
You do not have to buy any supplies at all!
This week we are using glazes, but normally she uses acrylics, so that the children can immediately see the colors (and results) of their hard work!

Here are some pictures from our Class !

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 Well we all know how yummy they are!!  :o)

1st melt the butter...

 Then add marshmallows - don't eat them all!

Put them in the pot! :o)

Now ...

Kellogg's Rice Krispies Treats
Original From The Site

Prep Time20 minutes
Ingredients
3      tablespoons margarine or butter
1      package (10 oz. about 40) regular marshmallows
      or 4 cups miniature marshmallows
6      cups Kellogg's� Rice Krispies� cereal

Directions
1. Melt margarine in large saucepan over low heat. Add marshmallows
and stir until completely melted. Remove from heat.
2. Add KELLOGG'S� RICE KRISPIES� cereal. Stir until well coated.
3. Using buttered spatula or waxed paper, press mixture evenly into
13 x 9 x 2-inch pan coated with cooking spray. Cut into 2-inch squares
when cool. Best if served the same day.
Yield: 24 squares

MICROWAVE DIRECTIONS:
In a large microwave safe bowl, heat margarine and marshmallows at
HIGH for 3 minutes, stirring after 2 minutes. Stir until smooth. Follow
steps 2 and 3 above.
Microwave cooking times may vary.
Note
For best results, use fresh marshmallows.
1 jar (7 oz.) marshmallow creme can be substituted for marshmallows.
Diet, reduced calorie or tub margarine is not recommended.
Store no more than two days in airtight container.
Servings: 12

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WOO HOO!
The Girls Are laying EGGS!!!!

FINALLY!!!!.    

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Some Beautiful Faces...
 from the Ice Cream Social            

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Taken from the official website of the Birmingham Zoo

Animals

• Animals |
• Survival Plans |
• Conservation Efforts

At any given time, about 800 animals of more than 200 species make their homes at the Birmingham Zoo, including 80 species of birds, 80 of reptiles, and 60 mammals. For a current list of all species in our collection, see our Animal List.

Animals are cared for daily by a dedicated staff of curators, zoological managers and keepers at the Birmingham Zoo. These professionals provide well maintained environments that reflect their natural habitats. They also work hard "enriching" animals' lives to make life more interesting and less predictable. Keepers may place food inside "puzzles" for animals, spread an unusual scent in a habitat, or train animals in new behavior as a form of enrichment.

Our Animal Nutrition Center prepares balanced diets for animals in the collection and our Animal Health Center provides expert veterinary care.

In accordance with American Zoo and Aquarium Association Species Survival Plans, animals may be sent to and from other zoos to manage the genetic viability of designated captive animal populations.

All photographs on BirminghamZoo.com are of animals in their habitats at the Birming

*****************

Pictures of our Trip to the Zoo and the Great animals!

WE Love the Baby giraffe!   

http://suneshine-meadows.blogspot.com/

Home school classes offered at the zoo !!!

http://www.birminghamzoo.com/programs-homeschoolers.asp

STOP BY THE ZOO It is worth your trip!!

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We are learning how to care for chickens from the time they first hatch.(Well actually a day old from McMurrays hatcheries)

We have a lovely flock of birds here.

We have Rhode Island Reds, Americaunas,Spangled Hamburgs,Pearl White Leghorns,Anconas, and a lone barred Rock ohh.. and our freebie rare breed which is a roo. :o)

Here is a link to McMurray's if you woulfd Like to venture out there yourself.

http://www.mcmurrayhatchery.com/product/anconas.html

There is also a great group on yahoo called chickens 101.

They have alot of experience and are very friendly and helpful!

Once we have egss we are going to do unit studies about eggs.

As well as eat them! :o)

Here are our girls.............

in the brooder

Trying to sneak out of the brooder at 3 weeks old

With Emily

awwwwwwww..

Time to Move outside girls

They LOVE Ash!!!

Grey freebie rare breed is NOT a girl!!!

Hard work finally paying off they have a new home!

Americauna

Colorful Flock

Here are some  educational links:

 There are quite a few here alot to choose from! :o)

enchanted learning chickens
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/themes/chicken.shtml

Chicken egg 21 day life cycle
http://chickscope.beckman.uiuc.edu/explore/embryology/

Life cycle of chicken
http://www.ouboces.org/MSTgrant2/CONTENT/embryology.html

Life on a chicken farm
http://www.mda.state.mi.us/kids/stories/farmlife/chickens/index.html

chicken and hen preschool activities
http://www.first-school.ws/theme/animals/birds/chicken.htm

egg math
http://www.classbrain.com/artmovies/publish/article_189.shtml

hatching lessons **good site*

http://www.upc-online.org/hatching/worksheet.html

science experiments with eggs

http://www.everythingesl.net/lessons/egg_experiments.php

 You get the idea !! Make Science fun, even without your own flock!

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Here is our latest project completed.

Jams and amish corn relish ! YUM!!! :o)

The girls and I will be opening a store front soon to sell items we make in our Home Economics classes. They are also learning about marketing techniques, photography, and money management through selling their hand made items.

How cool is that! :o)

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Here we go off to a New Year ...

I have 2 left home schooling here and 5 still at home.

We are doing primary grades and High School this year.

I expect it to be alot of fun and alot of work.

We have no official style,I like to be learning outdoors as much as possible, but we also use alot of traditional as well as non-traditonal methods.

I want my kids to get the very best education, and enjoy it!!

I like to have my lesson plans laid out for the year when we start.

This gives us a good foundation.

We can deviate if we want or need to , but we have the basis of what we need to learn for they year and what we need to cover in the books.

It makes it easier to get work done and add to or take from the books what we need to get done.

It also makes life less hectic!

We are too busy for chaos! Right Moms! :o)

We have several projects already started and will post these projects as we complete them so you can see them from start to finish.

I hope everyoone has a great year!
Blessings!

Sharie

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