hands on learning

Out of the Suburbs and Onto the Farm

September 17th, 2013

Brad and I are making an effort to not raise “city slickers”. We escape our suburb and immerse ourselves in nature as often as we can manage. We don’t live in a concrete jungle; There are corn and soybean fields within a short walking distance of our house. Nevertheless, they blend into our scenery. We …

How We Homeschool – 1st Grade

August 15th, 2013

Homeschool 2.0 started today. Yes, we are the crazy quad parents that decided to go the homeschool route for another year. And it’s not for the sake of making our lives even more chaotic, or because we think any other schooling option is wrong – it’s simply what seems to work best for our family …

Making a Commercial at Connor Prairie

May 16th, 2013

You might remember our early spring trip to Conner Prairie…we had such a great day, and couldn’t wait to go back. Little did we know that the next time we would find ourselves at our favorite interactive history park, we would be filming a TV commercial! Who knew “working” could be so much FUN?!!! The …

Little Boys on the Prairie

April 3rd, 2013

This week included a little break from school, but not from learning as we visited Conner Prairie, an interactive living history park, and learned about prairie life in 1836. We just finished reading Little House in the Big Woods, so this was an excellent way to visualize the story better. We had such a great …

Simplistic Kindergarten Homeschooling

February 27th, 2013

This is by no means a how-to or instructive post, just a glimpse of what homeschool with our little “class” of kindergarteners looks like. Obviously, we’re just newbies and have much to learn, but we’re happy to share what how we’re wading our way through our rookie homeschool year. Whelp…we’re well over half-way into our …

Simple Outdoor Adventures for Boys {Day 8}:Make a Lemonade Stand

October 8th, 2012

How to Make a Lemonade Stand… Supplies: Lemonade/Water/Apple Cider/Baked Goods/Popsicles Cups Pitcher Change Table Signs and/or Sidewalk Chalk What I love about setting up a lemonade stand is it doesn’t have to be lemonade!!! You can do what’s in season (hot chocolate, apple cider, popsicles, or even bottled water). It can be as …