tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74653821834966616042024-03-13T07:03:30.636-03:00MASHEMASHEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07710210628095712935noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7465382183496661604.post-79500713686733205002012-09-26T11:37:00.000-03:002012-09-26T11:37:12.971-03:00Finger Knitting Fun<div style="text-align: center;">
Fibre Arts have been a love of mine for many years. Now it is time to share some of this love with the next generation. <i>Finger Knitting</i> is a wonderful introduction to the world of knitting and is perfect for little hands.</div>
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My daughter asked if I could teach her how to knit so we started off with this. Next step will be some corking and then onto knitting.</div>
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We have used a variety of yarn, both synthetic and wool. This is a great project to to use up all the leftover yarn you have from previous knitting adventures.</div>
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This photo shows an example of finger knitting done with various yarn weights.</div>
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From left to right~ 1. Worsted [4] 2. Chunky-acrylic[5] </div>
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3. Chunky- wool [5] 4. Roving or Bulky- wool [6]</div>
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It is best to start off with a chunky{5} or bulky{6} yarn as it is easier to work with.</div>
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This yarn is a bulky yarn but it has some texture to it. It makes for an interesting result but is harder to work with so should be tried only after you have the basic technique down pat.</div>
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Some people have said the best way to save your work for later is to put it on a pencil but we like using a pen with a clip better as you can secure the loops.</div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">Instructions</span></b></div>
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<a href="http://www.flaxandtwine.com/2012/01/finger-knitting-how-to.html" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;"><i>Finger Knitting How to</i></span></a></div>
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<a href="http://www.wikihow.com/Finger-Knit" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;"><i>How to finger knit</i></span></a></div>
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<a href="http://www.linesacross.com/2011/09/finger-knitting-tutorial.html" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;"><i>Another tutorial</i></span></a></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Once every member of your family, pets included, have a scarf for every day of the week, you can turn to some of these great project ideas.</span></div>
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Spring is in full swing and most of the birds have returned to enjoy their Spring and Summer in New Brunswick. Some people choose to bring in their feeders at this time as seeds and insects are plentiful this time of year. Others, such as myself, feed all year round. The birds will still enjoy visiting your feeder though not as often. I enjoy seeing the new birds that have returned from their Winter vacations and I get the odd "just passing through" visitor. It is also exciting to watch the new fledgelings learn to fly and taking their first trips to the feeders. The birds will not become lazy if you give them some seeds contrary to the old wives' tale. They normally get only 15-20% of the daily requirements from feeders. There are some things to keep in mind if you choose to keep feeding~</div>
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<li>No peanuts during the first part of the season. The pieces are too large and young birds just starting out could choke. You'd be safe offering some closer towards Fall. </li>
<li>Limit the amount of leftovers that you put out. Things will start too mould quickly in warm weather and could be deadly for birds. We feed a pair of crows who come get our crusts each morning and that's all I put out and they come to get it as soon as I put it out as they are waiting in a big tree for me. You also want to birds to concentrate on seeds and fruit which are more nutritious. </li>
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This time of year is the only time the Hummingbirds are here and setting up a feeder for them is a wonderful way to enjoy them close up. There are a variety of feeders out there and you just need to fill them with a simple sugar solution (1cup sugar to 4 cups water). I make a big batch of the syrup and it keeps in the fridge for a few weeks. I let it warm up a little before filling the feeders. The main thing to keep in mind with these feeders are that you need to keep them very clean as mould can grow in the feeder and the birds will refuse to use a dirty feeder. Also<a href="http://www.howtoenjoyhummingbirds.com/blog/"> ants can be a nuisance</a> as they enjoy a sugary treat! I use an Ant Moat that I purchased at <a href="http://www.leevalley.com/en/garden/page.aspx?p=53826&cat=2,10719,33068&ap=1">Lee Valley</a> in Halifax a few years ago. Since then I have spotted similar items here at Macarthur's Nursery and I recently saw one at the Dollarstore. If you are feeling crafty you can build one yourself. Here is a diagram of a possible moat or you can <a href="http://www.ehow.com/how_5090349_make-ants-out-hummingbird-feeders.html">make one out of an old cap.</a></div>
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Totem Poles are a fascinating part of the West Coast First Nations, telling stories and sharing family history. </div>
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Follow the links below to discover the world of Totem Poles.</div>
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<a href="http://www.yale.edu/ynhti/curriculum/units/1985/6/85.06.01.x.html"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Totem Pole Unit</span></i></a></div>
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<a href="http://www.landscapesmag.com/teachers/lessonplans/Aboriginal%20lesson%20plans/Totem%20Poles.pdf"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Totems Tell a Story Lesson Plan</span></i></a></div>
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<a href="http://www.museevirtuel-virtualmuseum.ca/sgc-cms/expositions-exhibitions/bill_reid/english/index.html"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">The Respect to Bill Reid Pole</span></i></a></div>
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<a href="http://www.qcislands.net/guujaaw/Gallery.html"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Guujaaw Gallery</span></i></a></div>
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<a href="http://artfromthetribe.com/"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Haida Art</span></i></a></div>
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<a href="http://www.gullitotempoles.com/TotemPhotoGallery.html"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Gulli Totem Poles</span></i></a></div>
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<a href="http://www.seestanleypark.com/totems/page6totems.htm"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">The Totem Poles of Stanley Park</span></i></a></div>
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<a href="http://www.museevirtuel-virtualmuseum.ca/sgc-cms/expositions-exhibitions/haida/java/english/totem/index.html"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange;">The First Totem Pole Story</span></i></a></div>
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<a href="http://www.mrnussbaum.com/totem/index.html"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange;">Virtual Totem Pole Maker</span></i></a></div>
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<a href="http://www.gingolx.ca/nisgaaculture/ancient_villages/activities/puzzle/puzzles.htm"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange;">Puzzling Poles</span></i></a></div>
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<a href="http://www.ehow.com/video_4756098_draw-animals-totem-poles.html"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange;">How to Draw Animals on Totem Poles (video)</span></i></a></div>
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Here are some examples of home made Totem Poles out of recycled materials.</div>
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MASHEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07710210628095712935noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7465382183496661604.post-72349094288740852672012-02-16T06:00:00.000-04:002012-02-16T06:00:04.597-04:00Winter Backyard Birding<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center; ">Bird watching is a simple way to connect with nature and having a backyard feeder leads to up close viewing and allows us to observe birds without disturbing them.</div><div><br /></div><div>I went out to feed the birds last week and thought I'd take you on a tour of our feeders. </div><div><br /></div><div>This first feeder is a hopper feeder on an extended hook in some pine trees. This one is the furthest from the house and under it is where I put any leftover bread crusts for the crows and bluejays. We have this one hanging at the end of a large branch so the raccoons can't reach it from the tree trunks. I think I'll just put my mixed seed in this feeder and let the bigger birds eat here.</div></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgamffxz7hPnn4yBQWdhxzmjcxvABe56xsmoojBBf6VkPpe9MZYW2dUeBdaOWM95pTbDMHRbXgseOKZBFt58ScQmPtwZQisyIp9NsX0Is0QH75TK7uW03_D701I3UfLvTH7Y4ZLUvtWAA0/s1600/1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgamffxz7hPnn4yBQWdhxzmjcxvABe56xsmoojBBf6VkPpe9MZYW2dUeBdaOWM95pTbDMHRbXgseOKZBFt58ScQmPtwZQisyIp9NsX0Is0QH75TK7uW03_D701I3UfLvTH7Y4ZLUvtWAA0/s400/1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5707466960749549522" /></a><br /><div><div style="text-align: center;">The chickadees wait patiently.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-ahYuNbJgG775zkMVxbVGt4VnR31j3gl4VqmwXIcSGI8zX6n0q8S19hpI-q_MMFtPyE3vTGTicb2f-2seZ5V8H-UdiY5Ms4wofkIQQZQZZmYZwFezG922HHS0VKCNV3VyS-vtzJrQZ6I/s1600/2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-ahYuNbJgG775zkMVxbVGt4VnR31j3gl4VqmwXIcSGI8zX6n0q8S19hpI-q_MMFtPyE3vTGTicb2f-2seZ5V8H-UdiY5Ms4wofkIQQZQZZmYZwFezG922HHS0VKCNV3VyS-vtzJrQZ6I/s400/2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5707466943891280258" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrpX2G9jpb-dxLKuIEkXWKM9Q4P2P71OADOvgQ8zaABCiYeBAVDHuVdGsJtZ1WQDCdUT1LNydxJyAtobaF6vSbwvYbRBi_NRwMqjyi2-yUH4DWHVKowbNMubXagoBWuiNsteym23KcWfQ/s1600/3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrpX2G9jpb-dxLKuIEkXWKM9Q4P2P71OADOvgQ8zaABCiYeBAVDHuVdGsJtZ1WQDCdUT1LNydxJyAtobaF6vSbwvYbRBi_NRwMqjyi2-yUH4DWHVKowbNMubXagoBWuiNsteym23KcWfQ/s400/3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5707466933887440770" /></a><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">The bluejays find their breakfast.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeSHZeUH9ZCvyyxaqrap5KK9DyuEs_hWiQG0vAo1Dxexd7WsnzHSorXib2DhDboHcXrmCDGxtpO6jg8eyJKIHfzmhjTc62Ug6sSvu9coazyQJ37BSSnNbPAaDLr-aU4Ib3hVYjw3hd1f4/s1600/4.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeSHZeUH9ZCvyyxaqrap5KK9DyuEs_hWiQG0vAo1Dxexd7WsnzHSorXib2DhDboHcXrmCDGxtpO6jg8eyJKIHfzmhjTc62Ug6sSvu9coazyQJ37BSSnNbPAaDLr-aU4Ib3hVYjw3hd1f4/s400/4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5707466917834858482" /></a><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"> This tree trunk acts as a platform feeder and I also smear some peanut butter on the sides when the days are very cold.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkAGSFR4KOLAOjsKy1DrDWm3AgYes46xXIUuD6QWelvwMz92o9SRnrseCIlOwbXcQ8uVJr3awomE5ggljopF_sTRNSDL-raU3SgCd5fXkBx5pWw4Eh9bynHMjWyUZuEjoAVz7-3vMkiJc/s1600/5.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkAGSFR4KOLAOjsKy1DrDWm3AgYes46xXIUuD6QWelvwMz92o9SRnrseCIlOwbXcQ8uVJr3awomE5ggljopF_sTRNSDL-raU3SgCd5fXkBx5pWw4Eh9bynHMjWyUZuEjoAVz7-3vMkiJc/s400/5.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5707466911383520450" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZV3sWaBTw3acoqwKrLvzps4Mh4B9kh5ai75Qhh26CGqaLAu0aGtvHktJ5bNsVE1LZ4LzFsXGu04wqa9cjkcGjDrXyT0-TdINChf_ftwv7Nl4BzRJ1yQjIPsdbag5STy12d12miaJ0NU0/s1600/6.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfI9EZLwAKtQhPtTYiBJbPbbQdgEPnaW-YwWtrKfHj9FQJAZPFYxymg3EF6Q2JuJUsLqwxVlrYjexVlJV2mvmIjgznoybiMKKfBfSvmJfGTQFpHtXoFgqs4OpmlbMj7wmrTU-JL69Csmw/s1600/7.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfI9EZLwAKtQhPtTYiBJbPbbQdgEPnaW-YwWtrKfHj9FQJAZPFYxymg3EF6Q2JuJUsLqwxVlrYjexVlJV2mvmIjgznoybiMKKfBfSvmJfGTQFpHtXoFgqs4OpmlbMj7wmrTU-JL69Csmw/s400/7.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5707465815632807698" /></a><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">The tops of some posts make a good mini feeder too.</div><div style="text-align: center;"> These are good for some of the smaller birds.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQdqrq0sMVOuV4wOTTFyHl9KOAc2S3HGxVlIZbQtsW7MWIGj8jo46UFJyLWhN0nN9QPTxl1FVZ1qzWRa0Il_5XgYbAwR4wP1vT64x4o52bYPp8aAkPxf4ROhnCgXdBy6VcKTtR5DtvOZc/s1600/8.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQdqrq0sMVOuV4wOTTFyHl9KOAc2S3HGxVlIZbQtsW7MWIGj8jo46UFJyLWhN0nN9QPTxl1FVZ1qzWRa0Il_5XgYbAwR4wP1vT64x4o52bYPp8aAkPxf4ROhnCgXdBy6VcKTtR5DtvOZc/s400/8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5707465801514614530" /></a><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">We have a suet/peanut butter/pine cone feeder that we got from <a href="http://www.thebirdgarden.ca/">The Bird Garden</a> at the market. The owner's son made them and the birds love it!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4c8ryVflx0hpdFwsFmpGr1RlXNZViGDUDCeBcBLlVbO_1V6jQrvuVAMhFIC9W3w5-OuS63dt3T15n75j68AGbh-5pW3as4foykBzmI0W48z6ITd5SxW5P7Mxlx2JSpPHo2Ds7ANWyqkQ/s1600/9.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4c8ryVflx0hpdFwsFmpGr1RlXNZViGDUDCeBcBLlVbO_1V6jQrvuVAMhFIC9W3w5-OuS63dt3T15n75j68AGbh-5pW3as4foykBzmI0W48z6ITd5SxW5P7Mxlx2JSpPHo2Ds7ANWyqkQ/s400/9.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5707465799913964066" /></a><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">A Downy Woodpecker gets a snack.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfSlNsyiRwjWyHT0kzSnXFVTDWwTTf0-hMGDy9aTFIoAVfXfn4lnRzFTzZuYsDtfXBmqRzgOhMRFFhUreJ1aNe_KeCNXzRrGkwh9yjy9IzABQ5BDQuN_8UzuNvNpNElc-zhJtzvDvbrfo/s1600/10.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfSlNsyiRwjWyHT0kzSnXFVTDWwTTf0-hMGDy9aTFIoAVfXfn4lnRzFTzZuYsDtfXBmqRzgOhMRFFhUreJ1aNe_KeCNXzRrGkwh9yjy9IzABQ5BDQuN_8UzuNvNpNElc-zhJtzvDvbrfo/s400/10.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5707465795092630802" /></a><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">This is a small feeder we have on the side of the house by a large cedar tree. It is quite sheltered from the wind and is a favourite of the smaller birds; sparrows, chickadees, redpolls, and finches. I have been putting some mixed seed in there but I am going to use it only for black oil sunflower from now on.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXfnJitMSqTCSWTc5u_XRiPHPBp7dYgzwEAOfJTQn0yAg1lGBXmeCrHjfT16krRwDzrIP52rb2oXqv2b28RVEHA6MZ7-pwdEaSFiwP9YZiQcgbqy7pkkGFIkRrKHZDqxduo3SvUW1J8xY/s1600/11.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXfnJitMSqTCSWTc5u_XRiPHPBp7dYgzwEAOfJTQn0yAg1lGBXmeCrHjfT16krRwDzrIP52rb2oXqv2b28RVEHA6MZ7-pwdEaSFiwP9YZiQcgbqy7pkkGFIkRrKHZDqxduo3SvUW1J8xY/s400/11.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5707462735417301554" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">I use this old chair as another platform feeder where I put some peanuts and a fresh buffet. I had seen some robins and hoped they'd try some fruit.</div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmJ6AReCv4TWNuVYZeNFTktwWA7Kb5HQfKg5lK0dD68Lts5RqsW-SPoW4UQtvVAU29BTvYPPUsu-VltgRcC8EZ21vHPfMNczyk7obEc5_uThRbEmLdiigGB-UqB7AdkGr08ntM33W8SkA/s1600/12.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmJ6AReCv4TWNuVYZeNFTktwWA7Kb5HQfKg5lK0dD68Lts5RqsW-SPoW4UQtvVAU29BTvYPPUsu-VltgRcC8EZ21vHPfMNczyk7obEc5_uThRbEmLdiigGB-UqB7AdkGr08ntM33W8SkA/s400/12.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5707462707159399714" /></a><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">They did come back but rather nibble on the Euonymus seeds.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWQbGqicuRhFnHC4V_BbkrnmxDZ8f3riR1TxPPfqMBCw9zivm4J3CpCyKtGM_Tlj5m2qSDjH4p3Wo2uthfIzQgsDb6GcFE8ZCEKO4d0l3Ja2IPLdrDGDZRyr-0jOASJf_Qhp0McC4af6c/s1600/13.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWQbGqicuRhFnHC4V_BbkrnmxDZ8f3riR1TxPPfqMBCw9zivm4J3CpCyKtGM_Tlj5m2qSDjH4p3Wo2uthfIzQgsDb6GcFE8ZCEKO4d0l3Ja2IPLdrDGDZRyr-0jOASJf_Qhp0McC4af6c/s400/13.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5707462698566494258" /></a><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">This is my last feeding station where I have a roofed tray feeder and a suet cage. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUzu4UNZ9rbJuDXq3Lq4sSrgmBs1-g_u4FL-wmo6wfrNk3KTYCbg-jHeLU_ecnMyxI8t-2g4o3osWRn5VEL2CstfmkU0kNMesVtyxas9rbCXuoPxD93rrkt4JDrYknaDBWxi63KTUxdLA/s1600/14.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUzu4UNZ9rbJuDXq3Lq4sSrgmBs1-g_u4FL-wmo6wfrNk3KTYCbg-jHeLU_ecnMyxI8t-2g4o3osWRn5VEL2CstfmkU0kNMesVtyxas9rbCXuoPxD93rrkt4JDrYknaDBWxi63KTUxdLA/s400/14.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5707462685449370738" /></a><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">A red squirrel does get some seeds from this one and I have found a raccoon sitting right in it!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I don't put a lot of seeds in it, just a handful of two.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4Co1XXk_F4nWDzPAAQGpb3XEdr1i7djfvfmqcQ-px_DzjOc3JnjDEdg5Jl0bchtbATUhno0Drm9uLrALmoQ_G6VWhk0Ahb6wdMoQ6mpHL9ur1Sw68bbVIH-jwwo6xObUPzBPMMiBhzRg/s1600/15.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4Co1XXk_F4nWDzPAAQGpb3XEdr1i7djfvfmqcQ-px_DzjOc3JnjDEdg5Jl0bchtbATUhno0Drm9uLrALmoQ_G6VWhk0Ahb6wdMoQ6mpHL9ur1Sw68bbVIH-jwwo6xObUPzBPMMiBhzRg/s400/15.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5707462682208526034" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br />Hope you enjoyed the tour!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The web is filled with lots of informative sites regarding backyard feeding and beginning birding. Here are some to check out for more information.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Local Birding Info</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#990000;"><a href="http://birdingnewbrunswick.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#990000;">Birding NB</span></a>~ great online resource</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#990000;"><a href="http://www.thebirdgarden.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#990000;">The Bird Garden</span></a>~feeders and info (at the Moncton Market)</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://nbwinter.gbnature.com/"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#990000;">NB Winter Birds List</span></i></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Great Birding Resources</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.birds.cornell.edu/Page.aspx?pid=1478&ac=ac"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#006600;">Birds~ Cornell Lab of Ornithology</span></i></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.allaboutbirds.org/Page.aspx?pid=1189&ac=ac"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#006600;">All About Birds</span></i></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://web4.audubon.org/educate/kids/"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#006600;">Audubon</span></i></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://birdsandbloomsblog.com/category/birding/"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#006600;">Birds and Blooms Blog</span></i></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.bsc-eoc.org/"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#006600;">Bird Studies Canada</span></i></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.birdcanada.com/"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#006600;">Bird Canada</span></i></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/birding/"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#006600;">Backyard Birding~National Geographic</span></i></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.wildbirds.com/default.aspx?tabid=102"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#006600;">Wild Birds</span></i></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Bird Sound Recordings</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.naturesongs.com/birds.html#LSTRI"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#663366;">Nature Sounds</span></i></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.mbr-pwrc.usgs.gov/id/songlist.html"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#663366;">Bird Songs</span></i></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Feeding Info</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://naturemoncton.org/seeds.htm"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;">Great Article by Denis Doucet~ Nature Moncton</span></i></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><a href="http://www.birdfeeding.org/"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;">National Bird-feeding Society</span></i></a></div><div><a href="http://www.birdfeeding.org/backyard-bird-guide/backyard-bird-identification-sheet.html"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;">Eastern North America Bird ID Sheet</span></i></a></div><div><a href="http://www.birdfeeding.org/images/stories/PDF/nbfm%20-%20guide%20to%20better%20bird%20feeding%20eastern%20version%202011.pdf"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;">Great Backyard Feeding Guide</span></i></a></div><div><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Types of Feeders</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333399;"><a href="http://www.allaboutbirds.org/Page.aspx?pid=1178&ac=ac">Choosing a Bird Feeder</a></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333399;"><a href="http://www.birdfeeding.org/best-backyard-bird-feeding-practices/bird-feeders/meet-your-bird-feeders.html">Meet Your Feeders</a></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333399;"><a href="http://www.birdfeeding.org/images/stories/PDF/nbfs%20-%20wild%20bird%20feeder%20preferences%20eastern%20version.pdf">Feeder Preferences~ Eastern North America</a></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333399;"><a href="http://www.birdsource.org/gbbc/learning/bird-feeding-tips/where-should-i-hang-my-bird-feeder/">Feeder tips</a></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333399;"><a href="http://www.birdfeeding.org/best-backyard-bird-feeding-practices/top-ten-bird-feeding-tips.html">Top Ten Tips</a></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333399;"><a href="http://www.allaboutbirds.org/Page.aspx?pid=1182&ac=ac">Feeder Placement</a></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Easy Feeders</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.birdfeeding.org/images/stories/PDF/nbfs%20-%20make%20your%20own%20bird%20feeders.pdf"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333399;">Make Your own Feeders</span></i></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><a href="http://www.bystephanielynn.com/2010/05/mini-bird-seed-trees.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333399;"><i>Mini Birdseed Trees</i></span></a></div><div><a href="http://www.bystephanielynn.com/2010/11/how-to-make-homemade-birdseed-wreath.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333399;"><i>Homemade Birdseed Wreath</i></span></a></div><div><a href="http://www.intimateweddings.com/blog/birdseed-wedding-favor-hearts-easy-and-inexpensive-diy/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333399;"><i>Birdseed Hearts</i></span></a></div><div><a href="http://nature1st.net/ync/?page_id=454"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333399;"><i>Edible Playdough Decorations for Birds</i></span></a></div><div><a href="http://nature1st.net/ync/?page_id=458"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333399;"><i>Toasted Tree Decorations</i></span></a></div><div><a href="http://www.billybear4kids.com/holidays/earthday/birds/house.htm"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333399;"><i>Easy DIY Feeders</i></span></a></div><div><div><a href="http://www.birdsandblooms.com/Backyard-Projects/Bird-Feeders"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333399;"><i>Backyard Bird Projects</i></span></a></div></div><div><i><a href="http://www.birdfeeding.org/images/stories/PDF/nbfs%20-%20wild%20bird%20food%20recipes.pdf"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333399;">Some Bird Feeder Recipes</span></a></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Fun Stuff!</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://nature.ca/discover/exb/index_e.cfm"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#cc6600;">Canadian Museum of Nature ~ Interactive Bird Gallery</span></i></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.birds.cornell.edu/education2/kids/gamesfolders/activitydescriptiondocs/coloringbook"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#cc6600;">Common Birds Colouring Book</span></i></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.birdsource.org/gbbc/kids/soundquiz"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#cc6600;">Bird Song Quiz</span></i></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.whatbird.com/"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#cc6600;">Apps for Birders</span></i></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.allaboutbirds.org/labs/"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#cc6600;">Help Build Merlin~ online tool</span></i></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Counts and Checklists </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><a href="http://www.birdsource.org/gbbc"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#006600;">The Great Backyard Bird Count</span></i></a></div><div><a href="http://www.birdsource.org/gbbc/howto.html"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#006600;">GBBC~ How to Participate</span></i></a></div><div><i><a href="http://www.birdsource.org/gbbc/kids"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#006600;">The Great Backyard Bird Count for Kids</span></a></i></div><div><a href="http://www.birds.cornell.edu/pfw/"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#006600;">Project Feeder Watch</span></i></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://ebird.org/content/ebird/"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#006600;">eBird</span></i></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><a href="http://www.birdfeeding.org/backyard-bird-guide/backyard-bird-checklist.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#006600;">Eastern North America Bird Checklist</span></a></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333399;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333399;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf4II0llSsKuDZ2xF2uXpP8TOfoISCLar6cd1NBbgbwKCJBKgu7B-z56s23D050fzBzDdfCgJfNiw7oinmA8Ytn3aZezY87M1HsDa0HJEYaDp6KVINna7jNIYCdhlRaxhIIy9gMYnt0jI/s400/image_preview.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708190527903537234" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 190px; height: 76px; " /></span></div><blockquote><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(69, 69, 69); -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family:serif;">The Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC) is an annual four-day event that engages birdwatchers of all ages across North America. Anyone can participate, from beginners to experts. Count for as little as 15 minutes on a single day, or for as long as you like each day of the event. It’s free, fun, and easy – and it helps the birds!<br /> This year’s count runs from Friday, February 17, through Monday, February 20. It is not too late to participate, and advance sign-up is not required. It’s as simple as counting birds at a location near you, tallying the highest number of birds of each species seen together at once, and filling out an online checklist on the <b>GBBC website.</b> As the weekend progresses, visit the website regularly to check out results and share photographs. It’s going to be a great weekend for birders in Canada and the United States! (via <a href="http://www.bsc-eoc.org/">Bird Studies Canada</a>)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div></blockquote><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:130%;">Try it this weekend!!</span></i></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>MASHEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07710210628095712935noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7465382183496661604.post-91085548708975582932011-12-11T08:45:00.001-04:002011-12-11T08:50:08.238-04:00Young Naturalist Club~ Conifer Activity<div style="text-align: center;"><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;">Following our online <a href="http://mashenb.blogspot.com/2011/12/linky-monday-conifer-study.html">Conifer Study</a>, we had an <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#006600;">evergreen</span> afternoon! </span></p></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjds8fQD_bP5akRZzwZOjmmdU9t4QlXvQVYkhXm0spP0Gz9C56BEKFw-2VGU8i37p4pEde_P-1wUmr7EZhuLJ04m3CA6cZWnCbIZK3DivQ2G-zq8JlHgBVVkw8o7N6X_vZIbH6bx_yYKAQ/s1600/1.jpeg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjds8fQD_bP5akRZzwZOjmmdU9t4QlXvQVYkhXm0spP0Gz9C56BEKFw-2VGU8i37p4pEde_P-1wUmr7EZhuLJ04m3CA6cZWnCbIZK3DivQ2G-zq8JlHgBVVkw8o7N6X_vZIbH6bx_yYKAQ/s400/1.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684849944838436770" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKY_94VQ5RSNa4_S3e046HAn6VyodZ36RQQHqUOudENlebFffDWwMvl8_GBV3aN3bTCzBubPdEn0lb2B0H9ZUyiGuoRobJnbiiff7PnGa-GA5gwWhqUz2Zl3ANSoIARiBcLsS67bxS11E/s1600/2.jpeg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKY_94VQ5RSNa4_S3e046HAn6VyodZ36RQQHqUOudENlebFffDWwMvl8_GBV3aN3bTCzBubPdEn0lb2B0H9ZUyiGuoRobJnbiiff7PnGa-GA5gwWhqUz2Zl3ANSoIARiBcLsS67bxS11E/s400/2.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684847789050154274" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOtr-cjI7c3GUsMy05tS82av09CefyQTiOXBUS5mrfL1xhiAa-sc3TxH8LcqvbZc_Tq5ZxQIVXW880uOxU-itxMyeTDo71uqMtXXfibTo0RITGlc5QCS_Z97zMdO4hBwTjjB1-80aiOVY/s1600/3.jpeg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOtr-cjI7c3GUsMy05tS82av09CefyQTiOXBUS5mrfL1xhiAa-sc3TxH8LcqvbZc_Tq5ZxQIVXW880uOxU-itxMyeTDo71uqMtXXfibTo0RITGlc5QCS_Z97zMdO4hBwTjjB1-80aiOVY/s400/3.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684847782354055826" /></a><br /><div><div style="text-align: center;"><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;">We had a sample of all ten New Brunswick conifers on display.</span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><br /></p></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-IG8z-Ym8d10mp92PExSUK46j4JL5pbKuDEFIJKtZjzueAZ92_jMAHR4Vke3dUIjU726b3DeJ2Ee0OihSbeklX1d3WVn291ArQN_01Z_Tr6Llj7p-TFYkyptkyg7TCp1odr9X5wQjTPc/s1600/4.jpeg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-IG8z-Ym8d10mp92PExSUK46j4JL5pbKuDEFIJKtZjzueAZ92_jMAHR4Vke3dUIjU726b3DeJ2Ee0OihSbeklX1d3WVn291ArQN_01Z_Tr6Llj7p-TFYkyptkyg7TCp1odr9X5wQjTPc/s400/4.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684847776230490018" /></a><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;">The group then had a chance to make a conifer holiday arrangement to take home.</span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><br /></p></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuPKgpGUrP_gVKlTQ82z_esRbmMkZak2l6leVqj-dGjtOM5U-yYT0Pp3PeVRWxvX0oq3xxm4AUj26bAb7YM9_desOE8wyTmgXGv7vhbDhAe-pUuhIefbI7rbudJtfIkSiIBp50PrVAzMk/s1600/5.jpeg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuPKgpGUrP_gVKlTQ82z_esRbmMkZak2l6leVqj-dGjtOM5U-yYT0Pp3PeVRWxvX0oq3xxm4AUj26bAb7YM9_desOE8wyTmgXGv7vhbDhAe-pUuhIefbI7rbudJtfIkSiIBp50PrVAzMk/s400/5.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684847772605172338" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCW6O22OBjn5cVPwuBvTu4Sp61E8X9I49I-PM1PuwT4NKmBf6bqhwZh0wlqkWNuPdOcAK2WT6NWggY9iYVgfkKh3GyJcnhBTMchwqQtzxq_XD0Z-s4QrE6JfhwWvfgAukmulojfrUW4lU/s1600/6.jpeg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCW6O22OBjn5cVPwuBvTu4Sp61E8X9I49I-PM1PuwT4NKmBf6bqhwZh0wlqkWNuPdOcAK2WT6NWggY9iYVgfkKh3GyJcnhBTMchwqQtzxq_XD0Z-s4QrE6JfhwWvfgAukmulojfrUW4lU/s400/6.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684847765293504594" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';font-size:130%;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#660000;">Very </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#006600;">pretty!!</span></i></span></p></div></div>MASHEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07710210628095712935noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7465382183496661604.post-18458547436444256672011-12-05T05:00:00.000-04:002011-12-05T05:00:02.490-04:00Linky Monday~ Conifer Study<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:georgia;"><blockquote></blockquote>The <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#cc0000;">H</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">o</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#cc0000;">l</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">i</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#cc0000;">d</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">a</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#cc0000;">y</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">s</span> are upon us and the crisp smell of <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#006600;">evergreen</span> is in the air. A perfect time to take a closer look at the beautiful <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#006600;">conifers</span> that can be found here in New Brunswick.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0); font-family:georgia;"><blockquote></blockquote><blockquote></blockquote></span><blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0); font-family:georgia;">Conifers (phylum Pinophyta) are woody plants that have thin leaves, called needles, and seed cones rather than flowers. The Conifer group of plants includes more than 550 species, ranging from tall trees to short shrubs. Conifers can be found growing in a wide range of habitats, from coastal cliffs to mountain tops. Well-known conifers include firs, pines, cedars, junipers, and spruces. (<a href="http://www.homeandgardenideas.com/gardening/trees/care/what-conifer">via</a>)</span></blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:georgia;color:#006600;"><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhglFRTt4iJp0W8kLEdkT7dMfd9WBfBHCU_9UfbRls4CEfztMtOGT3QDbtwlNXHkcOYfpF9fylCmeLMZs4Yh9KKYS4uD6WHMFxKWhxOWGRm6CEsu4VZnzbsrfUMeVXwLFpZ8CTJLci9zcY/s1600/conifer-cone-park.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhglFRTt4iJp0W8kLEdkT7dMfd9WBfBHCU_9UfbRls4CEfztMtOGT3QDbtwlNXHkcOYfpF9fylCmeLMZs4Yh9KKYS4uD6WHMFxKWhxOWGRm6CEsu4VZnzbsrfUMeVXwLFpZ8CTJLci9zcY/s400/conifer-cone-park.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680016027458344850" /></a><br /><br /></i></div></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Canada has a diverse forest range and New Brunswick is part of the <a href="http://acadianforest.ca/discover/ecology/">Acadian Forest.</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7xPYXc13sk0Olxry0ixP3nqSe37dbmnPm5I5CAkJx_aN2k5vMReYKzmNpBJAzDKLAoZGvoWyXQsprA6-3Thz9I-UxDB4Wn0ri4nRljysmhnw_8h1mOus1LjQKmkTbbMnuL-HTkUNu5Io/s1600/670.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 370px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7xPYXc13sk0Olxry0ixP3nqSe37dbmnPm5I5CAkJx_aN2k5vMReYKzmNpBJAzDKLAoZGvoWyXQsprA6-3Thz9I-UxDB4Wn0ri4nRljysmhnw_8h1mOus1LjQKmkTbbMnuL-HTkUNu5Io/s400/670.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679992212953171122" /></a>(<a href="http://cfs.nrcan.gc.ca/pages/125">via</a>)<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">The following conifers are found in the forests of New Brunswick~</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;color:#006600;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#006600;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://dendro.cnre.vt.edu/dendrology/syllabus/factsheet.cfm?ID=119">Balsam fir</a>, <i>Abies balsamea</i> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://dendro.cnre.vt.edu/dendrology/syllabus/factsheet.cfm?ID=104">Black spruce</a>, <i>Picea mariana </i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://dendro.cnre.vt.edu/dendrology/syllabus/factsheet.cfm?ID=116">Eastern hemlock</a>, <i>Tsuga Canadensis</i> </div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia; "><a href="http://dendro.cnre.vt.edu/dendrology/syllabus/factsheet.cfm?ID=118">Eastern white-cedar</a>, <i>Thuja occidentalis</i> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#006600;"><a href="http://dendro.cnre.vt.edu/dendrology/syllabus/factsheet.cfm?ID=111">Eastern white pine</a>, <i>Pinus strobus </i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#006600;"><a href="http://dendro.cnre.vt.edu/dendrology/syllabus/factsheet.cfm?ID=100">Jack pine</a>, <i>Pinus banksiana </i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#006600;"><a href="http://dendro.cnre.vt.edu/dendrology/syllabus/factsheet.cfm?ID=110">Red pine</a>, <i>Pinus resinosa </i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#006600;"><a href="http://dendro.cnre.vt.edu/dendrology/syllabus/factsheet.cfm?ID=137">Red spruce</a>, <i>Picea rubens </i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#006600;"><a href="http://dendro.cnre.vt.edu/dendrology/syllabus/factsheet.cfm?ID=159">Tamarack</a>, <i>Larix laricina </i> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#006600;"><a href="http://dendro.cnre.vt.edu/dendrology/syllabus/factsheet.cfm?ID=103">White spruce</a>, <i>Picea glauca</i> 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style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.homeschoolshare.com/trees.php"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333ff;">Conifer Lapbook and Tree Study</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;color:#3333ff;"><a href="http://www.christmastrees.on.ca/vtfsite/vtfmain.html">Take a virtual tour of a Christmas Tree Farm</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.christmastrees.on.ca/index.php?action=display&cat=14"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333ff;">Teacher's Guide of Farm</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333ff;"><a href="http://www.christmastrees.on.ca/index.php?action=display&cat=34&v=104">Christmas Tree Care</a></span></div>MASHEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07710210628095712935noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7465382183496661604.post-55205601332593527112011-11-07T09:40:00.000-04:002011-11-07T09:43:38.061-04:00Linky Monday~ Space and Astonomy<div style="text-align: center;">The kids (and adults) really enjoyed our outing to the observatory last week so I thought I'd put up some links to continue the exploration of space!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://blogstronomy.blogspot.com/"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600cc;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Blogstronomy</span></span></i></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://kids.nineplanets.org/"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600cc;">The 8 Planets~ Just for Kids</span></i></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.planet-science.com/"><i><span 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style="color:#6600cc;">Build Your Own Telescope</span></i></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.zooniverse.org/"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600cc;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Zooniverse</span></span></i></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.kidsastronomy.com/"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600cc;"><span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Astronomy</span> for Kids</span></i></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/planets/"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600cc;">Zoom <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Astronomy</span></span></i></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://hubblesite.org/the_telescope/hand-held_hubble/paper-intermediate.php"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600cc;">Build a Hand Held Hubble Paper Model</span></i></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.kepler.arc.nasa.gov/education/activities/"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600cc;">Kepler Activities</span></i></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://fourmilab.ch/earthview/vplanet.html"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600cc;">Earth and Moon Viewer</span></i></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://amazing-space.stsci.edu/"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600cc;">Amazing Space</span></i></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://school.discoveryeducation.com/schooladventures/spacestation/"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600cc;">Space-Age Living</span></i></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://earth.jsc.nasa.gov/sseop/efs/"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600cc;">Earth from Space</span></i></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.seasky.org/sky.html"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600cc;">The Sky</span></i></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://spaceplace.nasa.gov/"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600cc;">Space Place</span></i></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/StarChild.html"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600cc;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Starchild</span></span></i></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://school.discoveryeducation.com/schooladventures/universe/index.html"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600cc;">Understanding the Universe</span></i></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.windows2universe.org/"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600cc;">Windows to the Universe</span></i></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a 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We had our first <a href="http://www.naturenb.ca/ync.aspx">Young Naturalist</a> meeting last week and it was all about Tracks and Scats. Here are some links if you want to do some additional learning on the subject.</div>
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<a href="http://www.bear-tracker.com/mammals.html"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;">Various mammal tracks</span></i></a></div>
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<a href="http://www.naturenorth.com/winter/tracks/trkgdF.html"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;">Nature North Tack Guide</span></i></a></div>
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<a href="http://aces.nmsu.edu/pubs/_circulars/circ561.html"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;">Identifying and preserving wildlife tracks</span></i></a></div>
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<a href="http://www.princeton.edu/~oa/nature/trackcard.shtml"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;">Tracking Cards</span></i></a></div>
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<a href="http://www.princeton.edu/~oa/nature/tracking.pdf"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;">Guide to animal tracking</span></i></a></div>
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<a href="http://www.wildwoodtracking.com/techniques/tracksandsign.html"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;">Tracking Techniques</span></i></a></div>
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<a href="http://www.cwf-fcf.org/en/action/how-to/outside/tracking-down-winter-wildlife.html"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;">Canadian Wildlife~ Tracks in Winter</span></i></a></div>
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<a href="http://www.nwf.org/Kids/Ranger-Rick/Activities/Outdoors/Camping-and-Hiking/Be-a-Tracker.aspx"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;">Ranger Rick~ Be a Tracker</span></i></a></div>
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<a href="http://www.bear-tracker.com/teachers.html"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;">Various things to do with tracks</span></i></a></div>
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<a href="http://www.nwf.org/Kids/Big-Backyard/Fun/Outdoors/Observing-Wildlife/Animal-Tracks.aspx"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;">Track and birdseed activity</span></i></a></div>
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<a href="http://www.bear-tracker.com/plastertracks.html"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;">Plaster Track Cast Procedure</span></i></a></div>
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<a href="http://www.nwf.org/Kids/Big-Backyard/Explore-More/Bonnies-Book-Club/Grab-Bag/Whos-Been-Here.aspx"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;">Nice children's book about tracks</span></i></a></div>
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<a href="http://www.nwf.org/Kids/Ranger-Rick/Games/Who-Goes-There.aspx"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;">Who Goes There? activity</span></i></a></div>
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<a href="http://icwdm.org/inspection/Identification%20Key%20to%20Scatdferraro.htm"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;">Identification Key</span></i></a></div>
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<a href="http://www.bear-tracker.com/animalscat.html"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;">Scat Photos</span></i></a></div>
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<a href="http://www.davidsuzuki.org/blogs/queen-of-green/2011/07/the-poop-on-scat-and-other-wildlife-skills/"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;">David Suzuki~ The poop on scat</span></i></a></div>
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<a href="http://estela-kennen.suite101.com/scatology-a44933"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;">Scatology</span></i></a></div>
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<a href="http://www.enature.com/articles/detail.asp?storyID=599"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;">Scat Quiz</span></i></a></div>
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My sister and I were lucky enough to do some hands on track study with our families over the weekend!</div>
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Our parents have a summer place over in Parkindale and they had found some bear tracks in the woods a few days earlier. We figured it was the perfect time to do try out the plaster cast technique. They covered the three best tracks with pails to preserve them until we arrived.</div>
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MASHEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07710210628095712935noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7465382183496661604.post-81100844174137939082011-09-26T14:09:00.000-03:002011-09-26T14:09:28.616-03:00Linky Monday~ The Schedule EditionThe start of the year always brings with it talk of schedules and plans start being drawn up on computers and in planning books all over the homeschooling community. For the last couple of years I would basically follow the public school calendar but instead of taking the summer off we would move into a "Summer Schedule" of sorts. I basically like the idea of homescholing year round but I don't think we were taking enough time off. <br />
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This year I have decided to change things around and our new year round schedule is blocked off in terms with a week off between terms and additional weeks off at Christmas and in the summer. It ends up being the same number of days as public school but arranged differently. I have changed our daily schedule too. I used to make specific plans for each day but this year I am making a weekly plan of the things I want us to get done. I have an overview plan loosely done for the year which I broke down to the different terms. The terms are then broken down by week. Some topics are touched on daily but others are only done on a weekly or months basis. I only plan ahead a term at a time as things change and I like having our schedule open and adaptable. We'll have to see how this works.<br />
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Not all homeschooling families grapple with the scheduling dilemma but if you do these links may help you out. Keep in mind that many homeschooling families from south of the border have to report and document all their hours of schooling so some of these plans and tips reflect that.<br />
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<a href="http://rhythmofthehome.com/summer-2011/organizing-for-better-rhythm-family-waldorf-montessori/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;">Rhythm of the Home Tips</span></a></div>
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<a href="http://homeschooling.about.com/cs/recordkeeping/ht/schedule.htm"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;">How to plan your homeschooling day</span></a></div>
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<a href="http://heartofwisdom.com/blog/a-typical-homeschool-day/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;">Examples of how different families structure their day</span></a></div>
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<a href="http://www.homeschoolboys.com/home-school-schedule.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;">Keep your sanity</span></a></div>
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<a href="http://www.hsclassroom.net/2011/06/scheduling-your-homeschool-year/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #351c75;">How to plan your year</span></a></div>
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<a href="http://www.netplaces.com/homeschooling/types-of-homeschooling/year-round-homeschooling.htm"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #351c75;">Thoughts on year round homeschooling</span></a></div>
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<a href="http://www.quickstarthomeschool.com/2011/03/yearly-homeschool-schedules/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #351c75;">Tons of possibilities</span></a></div>
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MASHEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07710210628095712935noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7465382183496661604.post-90925351403933691922011-07-06T05:59:00.000-03:002011-07-06T05:59:00.938-03:00Thinking about homeschooling? Scheduling.<div style="text-align: center;">So you have picked your style and settled on some ideas. Great! Now, how are you going to plan your day? Your year? How are you going to homeschool? Will you have a room? Some shelves? A cupboard and drawers in the kitchen? </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">These are all things to think of as being organized and having a place for everything will help everything run as smoothly as possible. Here are some links that deal with organizing your homeschooling environment.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://simplehomeschool.net/where-do-you-homeschool/"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;">Where do you homeschool?</span></i></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://organizedhome.com/family-ties/homeschool-get-organized"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;">Get organized for homeschool</span></i></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://beautythatmoves.typepad.com/beauty_that_moves/2010/10/homeschool-organization.html"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;">Homeschool Organization</span></i></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://homemade.truepath.com/tips.htm"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;">Practical tips for homeschools</span></i></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://countingmypennies.wordpress.com/2009/01/26/homeschool-roomsorganization-tips/"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;">Homeschool Rooms</span></i></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.successful-homeschooling.com/homeschool-school-room.html"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;">Homeschool Room Ideas</span></i></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://homeschoolblogger.com/kristenph/665163/"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;">Organizing Homeschooling Supplies</span></i></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://heartofthematteronline.com/2010/08/nbtsbh-2010-week-2/"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;">School Room Blog Hop</span></i></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Now that your space is organized, it is time to look at <b><i>time</i></b>! Just because public school runs September to June, Monday to Friday, doesn't mean that is the schedule every homeschooler needs to adopt. That may work for some families while others need a different flow. There are many things to take into account when you set out to plan a schedule, follow these links to help sort out the information you need.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.educationbug.org/a/setting-up-a-homeschool-schedule.html"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;">Setting up a Homeschool Schedule</span></i></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.homeschoolboys.com/homeschool-schedule.html"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;">Create a Flexible Yearly Homeschool Schedule</span></i></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.quickstarthomeschool.com/2011/03/yearly-homeschool-schedules/"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;">Yearly Homeschool Schedule Tips</span></i></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://oklahomahomeschool.com/CPsample.html"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;">Sample Homeschool Schedule</span></i></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.homeschooling-ideas.com/home-school-schedule.html"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;">Homeschooling to Suit your Family</span></i></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://simplehomeschool.net/why-we-school-year-round/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+SimpleHomeschool+%28Simple+Homeschool%29"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;">Why we School Year Round</span></i></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://homeschooling.about.com/od/scheduling/a/dailyschedule.htm"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;">Sample Daily Schedules</span></i></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://thethinkingmother.blogspot.com/2011/03/thought-about-homeschool-schedules.html"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;">Thoughts on Homeschool Schedules</span></i></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This all seems very confusing and stressful at first but like everything in homeschooling such as curricula, organization and methods; schedules can be changed and altered as needed. Nothing is ever written in stone.</div>MASHEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07710210628095712935noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7465382183496661604.post-48037188542982861672011-06-27T08:48:00.002-03:002011-06-27T09:08:36.847-03:00Thinking about homeschooling? The Law.<div style="text-align: center;">I thought I would do some posts on getting started with homeschooling as I get a lot of questions involving what to do, where to look and how to structure your day.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">First off, you should familiarize yourself with the laws regarding home education.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flora.org/homeschool-ca/nb/index.html">Home Based Learning in New Brunswick</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://homeschooling.gomilpitas.com/regional/Canada.htm">Canada Homeschooling Links</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.gnb.ca/0000/anglophone-e.asp">Department of Education~ NB</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.gnb.ca/0000/publications/ss/Annual_Application_Form.pdf">Annual Homeschooling Application Form</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.gnb.ca/0000/publications/ss/Home%20Schooling.pdf">Department Brochure on Homeschooling</a></div>MASHEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07710210628095712935noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7465382183496661604.post-8026745558341056702011-06-21T05:14:00.001-03:002011-06-21T06:17:56.214-03:00Summer Fun<div style="text-align: center;">We are getting ready to swing into our summer schedule and are excited to get Summer rollin'! We will be taking a break from anything computer related until next Fall. Wishing you all a fun and relaxing Summer.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b>If you are looking for some neat things to do check out these links~</b></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://blogs.cozi.com/coziblog/summer-fun/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;">Cozi Blog</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://fun.familyeducation.com/activities-center/toddlers-preschoolers-K12children/?grade_range=107-112&theme=educational&go.x=30&go.y=14"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;">Family Fun</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.homeschool.com/articles/101ThingsToDoThisSummer/default.asp"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;">101 Things to do This Summer</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.wired.com/geekdad/2008/07/not-ready-20-th/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;">Geek Dad</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.positivelysplendid.com/2011/05/family-summer-bucket-list-ssg-idea-20.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;">Summer Bucket of Ideas</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://brassyapple.blogspot.com/2011/05/summer-ideas-recap.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;">Summer Fun Ideas</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://holidays.kaboose.com/summer/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;">Summer Ideas</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://wildberryproductions.ca/blog/?p=21"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;">What to do This Summer</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://specialchildren.about.com/od/specialneedssummercamps/tp/campmom.htm"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;">Camp Mom</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Here are some Moncton area Summer Camps</i></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://mckenzie.edu/site/images/stories/artcampbrochure2011.pdf"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;">McKenzie Creative Kids Art Camp</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.mhzooeducation.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=54&Itemid=1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;">Magnetic Hill Zoo Summer Camps</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://broadleafranch.com/advcamps.htm"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;">Broadleaf Farm Camp</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.capitol.nb.ca/school.php"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;">Capital Theatre Drama Camp</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.gogogym.com/index.php/day-camps?id=1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;">Go-Go Gymnastics Camps</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.kapowcamps.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;">Ka-Pow! Camps</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.madscience.org/locations/maritimes/SummerCamps2006.aspx"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;">Mad Science</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.ymcamoncton.ca/en/child-development/ymca-summer-camps/129.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;">YMCA Camps</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.my-gym.com/franchisee_news.aspx?id=450&articleid=4116"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;">My Gym Camps</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://monctonmontessori.com/en/2011/03/2011-summer-camp-themes-unveiled/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;">Montessori Camps</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.moncton.ca/Residents/Recreation_Parks_and_Culture/Museums_and_Heritage/Moncton_Museum/Summer_Day_Camps.htm"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;">Moncton Museum</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.monctongymnastics.com/doc/2011_Camp_Brochure.pdf"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;">Beausejour Gymnos</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Last year we had fun with Gigantic Bubbles! You can make your own SUPER WAND by checking out these links.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.ehow.com/how_2084_make-giant-bubble.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#00CCCC;">Make A Giant Wand</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www2.uvawise.edu/netsacs/Documents/ncw/2005/Make%20Your%20Own%20Giant%20Bubble%20Wand.pdf"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#00CCCC;">Giant Wand Pdf</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The second one comes with a bubble recipe that I know works well because we have tried it. The recipe we used last Summer is the following~</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#00CCCC;"><i>Best Bubble Recipe</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#00CCCC;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#00CCCC;"><i>In a clean bucket, in the following order, stir gently:</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#00CCCC;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#00CCCC;"><i>12 cups water</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#00CCCC;"><i>1 cup of dish soap</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#00CCCC;"><i>1 cup of cornstarch</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#00CCCC;"><i>2 Tbsp baking powder</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">As you can see, it works very, very well!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSLozuzJEetXZ_SgLaD3Zvv0usF3N-IRw9jYDmTd2AUaLCVmO4xpeTem0euD0ilnRloyw7XO90rhMaGueBXgF3-FGBkA0memz9m92KgbV8GiBYjtRMnRejNJd4L8a0LrpY8AwK9WkcFKI/s1600/Giant+Bubbles+2010.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSLozuzJEetXZ_SgLaD3Zvv0usF3N-IRw9jYDmTd2AUaLCVmO4xpeTem0euD0ilnRloyw7XO90rhMaGueBXgF3-FGBkA0memz9m92KgbV8GiBYjtRMnRejNJd4L8a0LrpY8AwK9WkcFKI/s400/Giant+Bubbles+2010.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618385127348597458" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">You can also finish the day off with a nice <a href="http://rhythmofthehome.com/summer-2011/homemade-icepops-summer-recipe-kids/"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;">homemade icepop.</span></i></a><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:webdings;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Have a great Summer and we'll see you in September!</span></span></span></b></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>MASHEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07710210628095712935noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7465382183496661604.post-69590785046281736032011-06-20T06:00:00.001-03:002011-06-27T09:10:03.217-03:00Linky Monday~ Homeschooling Methods~ Pt. 4<div style="text-align: center;">This is our last look at different homeschooling styles. Today we will be looking at the worlds of Holistic/Alternative Homeschooling in the Waldorf , Enki and Reggio Emelia methods.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">Waldorf</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 13.0px Times">The Waldorf Method is a fast growing international movement arising from the philosophy and methods of Rudolf Steiner who founded the first Waldorf School in Stuttgart, Germany in l9l9. Steiner's insights have lead to new approaches in medicine, architecture, the fine arts, economics, and agriculture as well as education.</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 13.0px Times; min-height: 16.0px"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 13.0px Times">Waldorf education is designed to address the whole child: the head the heart and the hands. It stimulates the mind with a full spectrum of traditional academic subjects; it nurtures healthy emotional development by conveying information experientially as well as academically; and it teachers the hands to be valued members of the child’s being through a broad range of artistic and physical activities.</p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 13.0px Times"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 13.0px Times">Waldorf education emphasizes respect, wonder for nature and reverence for human existence. Learning becomes much more than the acquisition of vast amounts of information; rather, learning becomes an engaging voyage of discovery, both of the world and of oneself. Because it touches children on a deeper level, they remember more easily what they have learned.</p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 13.0px Times">(<a href="http://www.sandpoint.org/waldorf/">source</a>)</p></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#663366;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;">Waldorf Resources</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.christopherushomeschool.org/learning-more/articles-on-aspects-of-waldorf-education/articles-by-donna-simmons/introduction.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;">Introduction to Waldorf</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.waldorfhomeschoolers.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;">Waldorf Homeschoolers</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.waldorfwithoutwalls.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;">Waldorf Without Walls</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.essentialwaldorf.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;">Essential Waldorf</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://wn.rsarchive.org/Articles/IntWal_index.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;">Rudolf Steiner's Essay on Waldorf Education</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/waldorfhomeeducators/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;">Waldorf Home Educators Yahoo Group</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/waldorfschoolonline/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;">Earth Schooling and Waldorf Enrichment Yahoo Group</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/homeschoolingwaldorf/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;">Homeschooling Waldorf Yahoo Group</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;">Waldorf Curriculum</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.live-education.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;">Live Education</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.oakmeadow.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;">Oak Meadow</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.christopherushomeschool.org/home.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;">Christopherus Homeschool Resources</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.waldorfjourney.typepad.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;">A Little Garden Flower</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://thebearthinstitute.memberlodge.com/Default.aspx?pageId=625979"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;">The BEarth Institute</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;">Waldorf Blogs</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://naturenest.wordpress.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;">Our Little Nature Nest</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://twiningoaks.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;">Schooling from the Heart</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://thewonderofchildhood.com/category/march-2011/waldorf-education/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;">The Wonders of Childhood</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://themagiconions.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;">The Magic Onions</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://ourhomeschooljourney.co.za/wordpress/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;">Our Waldorf Homeschool Journey </span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://thewaldorfway.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;">The Waldorf Way</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://faeriedust2001.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;">Faerie School</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://blog.bellalunatoys.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;">Moon Child</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://rhythmofthehome.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;">Rhythm of the Home</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://syrendell.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;">Syrendell</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">Enki</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 14.0px 0.0px; line-height: 19.0px; font: 14.0px Helvetica">Enki homeschooling is a curriculum which aims to join vision and practicalities into an ideal education. Each activity must be worth doing and support the overall health of the family.</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 14.0px 0.0px; line-height: 19.0px; font: 14.0px Helvetica"><b> Features of Enki Philosophy</b></p> <ul style="list-style-type: none"> <li style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 19.0px; font: 14.0px Helvetica">Rhythms and circle times are used to cover content areas.</li> <li style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 19.0px; font: 14.0px Helvetica">Arts-integrated curriculum is woven into family life.</li> <li style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 19.0px; font: 14.0px Helvetica">Focus is kept on the core issues of what the parent wants to bring to the children, i.e., health and happiness.</li> <li style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 19.0px; font: 14.0px Helvetica">Methods are adaptable to various learning environments.</li> <li style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 19.0px; font: 14.0px Helvetica">Sensory integration and artistic movement activities.</li> </ul> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 14.0px 0.0px; line-height: 19.0px; font: 14.0px Helvetica">Other features include meeting needs for community and meeting the needs of multiple age siblings.</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 14.0px 0.0px; line-height: 19.0px; font: 14.0px Helvetica"><b> Content Areas</b></p> <ul style="list-style-type: none"> <li style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Helvetica; ">Humanities</li> <li style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Helvetica; ">Mathematics</li> <li style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Helvetica; ">Science</li> <li style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Helvetica; ">Projects and crafts</li> <li style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Helvetica; ">Foreign language</li> <li style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Helvetica; ">Visual arts</li> <li style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Helvetica; ">Movement arts</li> <li style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Helvetica; ">Music</li><li style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Helvetica; "><br /></li> <li style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 19.0px; font: 14.0px Helvetica; min-height: 17.0px">(<a href="http://www.examiner.com/unschooling-in-national/homeschooling-101-what-is-enki-homeschooling">source</a>)</li></ul></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;">Enki Links</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.enkieducation.org/index.htm"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;">Enki Education</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gq06EJbrRek"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;">Enki Description Video </span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.enkieducation.org/html/homeschool-curriculum.htm"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;">Enki Curriculum</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.enkieducation.org/html/waldorf-education.htm"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;">Enki Education Verses Waldorf and Montessori</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EnkiExperience/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;">Enki Experience Homeschool Yahoo Group</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.theglobalintelligencer.com/dec2007/education"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;">Enki Education Article</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Enki-Education/100729719969763"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;">Enki on Facebook</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;">Enki Blogs</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://learningalong.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;">Learning Along</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.rootchildren.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;">Root Children</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.blissfulbee.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;">Blissful Bee</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://connectedroots.wordpress.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;">Connected at the Roots</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.amabellen.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;">Amabellen</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://learningwithannieandemerson.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;">Learning with Annie and Emmerson</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://treeoflifehomeschool.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;">Tree of Life Homeschool</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://graysmith.wordpress.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;">Blog O' Graysmiths</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://holisticlearning.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;">Holistic Learning</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://along-the-crooked-path.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;">Along the Crooked Path</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">Reggio</span></b><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"> Emelia</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The Reggio Emelia Method originated in Italy and is seen as a wonderful way to see Early Childhood Education. It is an approach more than a curriculum but it has been used in planning homeschooling.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 21px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 21px; font-size:medium;">It is fairly new this side of the world so not many resources exist. I have to admit I have not heard of it before I started researching the different homeschool methods. The method and how it has been used is discussed in the following links.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 21px; font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 21px; font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 21px; font-size:medium;"><a href="http://zerosei.comune.re.it/inter/reggiochildren.htm"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;">Reggio Children</span></a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 21px; font-size:medium;"><a href="http://zerosei.comune.re.it/inter/rc_rechild.htm"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;">Reggio Children Magazine</span></a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 21px; font-size:medium;"><a href="http://www.hlnfamily.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1187&Itemid=171"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;">Reggio Emelia Method</span></a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 21px; font-size:medium;"><a href="http://www.youngchildrenslearning.ecsd.net/reggio%20emilia%20philosophy.htm"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;">Reggio Emelia Philosophy</span></a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><a href="http://www.waldorfcurriculum.com/blog/reggio_blog.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;">The Reggio Experiment</span></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://artandcreativity.blogspot.com/2011/01/i-just-had-good-fortune-to-attend.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;">Reggio Inspired</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.communityplaythings.com/resources/articles/reggio/index.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;">Reggio Resources and Articles</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/curr256.shtml"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;">Reggio for Educators</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.pz.harvard.edu/mlv/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;">Making Learning Visible</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.projectapproach.org/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;">The Project Approach</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://ecap.crc.uiuc.edu/listserv/reggio-l.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;">Reggio Discussion List</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.designshare.com/Research/Tarr/Aesthetic_Codes_1.htm"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;">Art Educators and Reggio</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.communityplaythings.com/resources/articles/Reggio/environment.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;">Reggio Environment</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">After reading about all these methods for the past month and looking at all the cool blogs filled with thousands of ideas and plans for your homeschool, it is easy to feel overwhelmed. I have about 100 blog posts bookmarked with ideas I'd like to incorporate into our day. I will probably whittle them down to 20 or so actual "do-able" ideas. This is about finding inspiration and being creative. This isn't about setting unattainable standards for yourself and your kids. Find one neat thing you'd like to try and work that in gradually. If you want to add something else a few months down the road then great! This is a great blog post that sums it up quite nicely.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://simplehomeschool.net/waldorf-homeschooling-learning-to-let-go/">Waldorf Homeschooling~ Learning to Let Go</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(85, 85, 85); line-height: 21px; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14px;"><div class="module textmodule " id="module3969691" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 30px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; clear: both; position: static; "><div class="write_module" style="margin-top: 0px; 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margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 30px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; clear: both; position: static; "></div></span></div>MASHEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07710210628095712935noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7465382183496661604.post-63444378310305932922011-06-18T06:20:00.000-03:002011-06-18T06:25:44.527-03:00Sackville Day<div><div><div style="text-align: center;">We had great weather for our <a href="http://www.sackville.com/"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Sackville</span></a> Day which is surprising since it has been raining so much!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The group enjoyed a tour and activities at the <a href="http://www.mta.ca/owens/index.php">Owens Art Gallery</a> at Mount Allison University.</div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVhA1TpR4A65jFFcCDfO0yxZi6JZ9OsF6kqy_JMbjYormOcznUaMvgTXBgEIJwTc1Ato6bHC2PGcnzQpOjHNX6X1Jlmeo1ACJjMA8iB0RIYZqPcZ_vAUTitJjFmarxU7rB78q3qDCb40A/s1600/Owens+Art+Gallery.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWNgvXz73fMuy7A3whjzbjB541mkz2LPik-bfvI3ZiZxhy9rfDk2Z7P8HRij42GB-TQA4ydqmMsgDkA0CnQF8If2rfSXlEgL9_cdDc-nNrIRMWP1sO_pqRpmS-M6UAdSwDRbWZwRlb-4I/s400/Art+Appreciated.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619486546725342274" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyOfUQckCYkjS_EFpXduKwxzR0V6ZkQ5cg4CHSOOxfY0gPWJ-CUvxAVgBMYB5ITAa9c2pRLphpYEZ4gZ9z87_ID_JYZccMKJh7XkNDHefi2X8v4etDAls7uO3MPLw0YvetDodpTGpTFJY/s1600/Group+Activity.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyOfUQckCYkjS_EFpXduKwxzR0V6ZkQ5cg4CHSOOxfY0gPWJ-CUvxAVgBMYB5ITAa9c2pRLphpYEZ4gZ9z87_ID_JYZccMKJh7XkNDHefi2X8v4etDAls7uO3MPLw0YvetDodpTGpTFJY/s400/Group+Activity.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619486543186839186" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">In the afternoon, the group had a very informative tour at the <a href="http://www.sackville.com/visit/attractions/waterfowl">Waterfowl Park</a> with a marsh dipping activity too.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUqYE_Yemg7HzkeYiyapIFsfSu2W81vZUCdYGE3K67E-lxUTw-FOq3TrD0XH6f1z3tQjnEI0ySSsqM8pecoik93bUi8W-Ny9rXnOpVJimJg7xnfQwYXomMYvpXZs42w8IqrO29dHmV4sw/s1600/Boardwalk+and+birches.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic3idoPHgqSL9ktZHrDcRrVpDaW2Gepzb8Jm41uJqXvwY_vOntVrQIH3-AA2bLvI5sRTOGoT67dKVWuRkr1Rfe53iU_kOUzc_6UDdnXT2pTBEAhRdQbeXa4izUhMXC08Sq6DKIyajkjxg/s400/Marsh+dipping.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619484593706194530" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Thanks to everyone who came!</div>MASHEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07710210628095712935noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7465382183496661604.post-68006540033464272022011-06-06T06:00:00.001-03:002011-06-27T09:12:47.216-03:00Linky Monday~ Homeschooling Methods~ Pt. 2<div style="text-align: center;">We are continuing our look into different homeschooling methods. Today, we will be looking at Eclectic, Faith Based and Montessori.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">Eclectic</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Eclectic homeschooling is pretty much as it sounds. Various methods and curricula are used to "build" the ideal homeschooling experience for your family. It can be somewhat labour intensive to create as there can be lots of planning and research but there is the bonus of the freedom to choose exactly how you want to approach your schedule.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">Information</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.hlnfamily.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1185&Itemid=167"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">Eclectic Homeschooling</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">Eclectic Blogs</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.passportacademy.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">Passport Academy</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.weirdunsocializedhomeschoolers.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">Weird Unsocialized Homeschoolers</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.rockingranola.com/p/our-homeschool.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">Rockin' Granola</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://creeksidelearning.com/curriculum/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">Creekside Learning</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://naturallysimple.org/homeschool_journal/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">Naturally Simple Homeschooling</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://canadianhomelearning.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">Canadian Home Learning</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://meanderinghomeschool.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">Meandering Homeschool</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://iseebeauty.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">I See Beauty</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.academiacelestia.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">Academia Celestia</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://themagicschoolhouse.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">The Magic School House</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">Faith Based</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 12.0px 0.0px; line-height: 18.0px; font: 12.0px Verdana; color: #333233">Many families believe that a spiritual foundation is key to a moral education. If this describes your family's philosophy, a multitude of curricula and materials are available for your faith-based homeschool. You may use a traditional curriculum similar to the one taught in public schools, such as the suggestions noted above, and add a study unit based on your family's religious beliefs. Or you may prefer that each subject area of the curriculum incorporates your family's spiritual beliefs.</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 12.0px 0.0px; line-height: 18.0px; font: 12.0px Verdana; color: #333233">A science curriculum, for example, may be secular and focus more on an evolutionary theory, while a faith-based science curriculum may incorporate a creationist point of view. These can be important points for families to consider when purchasing curriculum and supplemental books.</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 12.0px 0.0px; line-height: 18.0px; font: 12.0px Verdana; color: #333233">Homeschool curriculums and books are available for nearly every religious belief and culture. From Catholic to Islamic, Jewish, Latter-Day Saints, or Native American, you'll be able to find resources to suit your family's homeschool style.</p><div>(via~ <a href="http://www.netplaces.com/homeschooling/types-of-homeschooling/faith-based-homeschooling.htm">Sherri Linsenbach</a>)</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><blockquote></blockquote></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#990000;">Christian</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#990000;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thebestofhomeschoolfaithandfamilylife.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#990000;">Homeschool Faith and Family Life</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.christianhomeschoolers.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#990000;">Christian Homeschoolers</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.design-your-homeschool.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#990000;">Design your Homeschool</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://heartofthematteronline.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#990000;">Heart of the Matter</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://homeschoolchristian.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#990000;">Homeschool Christian</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.hlnfamily.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1179&Itemid=168"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#990000;">The Moore Formula</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#990000;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#990000;">Other Religions</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#990000;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://homeschooling.gomilpitas.com/religion/catholic.htm"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#990000;">Catholic Homeschooling</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://homeschooling.gomilpitas.com/religion/nativeamerican.htm"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#990000;">Native American Homeschoolers</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://homeschooling.gomilpitas.com/religion/buddhist.htm"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#990000;">Buddhist Homeschooling</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://homeschooling.gomilpitas.com/religion/islamic.htm"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#990000;">Islamic Muslim Hopmeschooling</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://homeschooling.gomilpitas.com/religion/jewish.htm"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#990000;">Jewish Homeschooling</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bahai_homeschooling/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#990000;">Baha'i Homeschooling</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#990000;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#990000;">Blogs</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#990000;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.aholyexperience.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#990000;">A Holy Experience</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://confessionsofahomeschooler.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#990000;">Confessions of a Homeschooler</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://ebeth.typepad.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#990000;">In the Heart of My Home</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://raisingolives.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#990000;">Raising Olives</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1plus1plus1equals1.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#990000;">1+1+1=1</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://heartofwisdom.com/blog/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#990000;">Heart of Wisdom</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.raisingarrows.net/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#990000;">Raising Arrows</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://homeschoolcreations.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#990000;">Homeschool Creations</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.smockityfrocks.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#990000;">Smockity Frocks</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://jewishhomeschool.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#990000;">Our Jewish Homeschool Blog</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">Montessori</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The Montessori Method is used primarily in Montessori Private Schools but can be adapted to fit a homeschooling environment.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 15px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 12px; color: rgb(3, 93, 161); font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; border-collapse: collapse; ">Montessori (pronounced MON-tuh-SORE-ee) is a comprehensive educational approach from <a href="http://www.montessori-namta.org/ages-and-stages.html" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(0, 169, 64); text-decoration: none; ">birth to adulthood</a>based on the observation of children's needs in a variety of cultures all around the world.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 15px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 12px; color: rgb(3, 93, 161); font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; border-collapse: collapse; ">Beginning her work almost a century ago, <a href="http://www.montessori-namta.org/mariamontessori.html" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(0, 169, 64); text-decoration: none; ">Dr. Maria Montessori </a>developed this educational approach based on her understanding of children's natural learning tendencies as they unfold in "<a href="http://www.montessori-namta.org/Index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=89" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(0, 169, 64); text-decoration: none; ">prepared environments</a>" for multi-age groups (0-3, 3-6, 6-9, 9-12, and 12-14).</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 15px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 12px; color: rgb(3, 93, 161); font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; border-collapse: collapse; ">The Montessori environment contains specially designed, manipulative "<a href="http://www.montessori-namta.org/Index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=90" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(0, 169, 64); text-decoration: none; ">materials for development</a>" that invite children to engage in learning activities of their own individual choice. Under the guidance of a <a href="http://www.montessori-namta.org/Index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=134" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(0, 169, 64); text-decoration: none; ">trained</a> teacher, children in a Montessori classroom learn by making discoveries with the materials, cultivating concentration, motivation, self-discipline, and a love of learning.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 15px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 12px; color: rgb(3, 93, 161); font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; border-collapse: collapse; ">(via <a href="http://www.montessori-namta.org/">NAMTA</a>)</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 15px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 12px; color: rgb(3, 93, 161); font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; border-collapse: collapse; "><br /></p></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#006600;">Homeschooling Information and Curriculum</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#006600;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.hlnfamily.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1181&Itemid=170"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#006600;">The Montessori Method</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://members.shaw.ca/montessori4all/homeschooling.htm"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#006600;">Montessori for All</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.montessoriforeveryone.com/Homeschooling-with-Montessori_ep_83-1.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#006600;">Homeschooling with Montessori</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.monthome.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#006600;">Mont Home</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.montessori-home-schooling.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#006600;">Montessori Homeschool Program</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.newchildmontessori.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#006600;">New Child Montessori</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#006600;"> </span><a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/montessorimakers/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#006600;">Montessori Makers Group</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.infomontessori.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#006600;">Info Montessori</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://livingmontessorinow.com/2011/02/03/free-homeschooling/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#006600;">Living Montessori Now</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.michaelolaf.net/m/montessori5.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#006600;">Michael Olaf</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.montessorird.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#006600;">Montessori Research and Development</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.montessori.edu/homeschooling.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#006600;">Montessori Homeschooling</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#006600;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#006600;">Montessori Blogs</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#006600;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://montessorihomeschooling.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#006600;">Montessori Homeschooling</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://thishomeschoolinglife.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#006600;">This Homeschooling Life</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://montessoriconfessions.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#006600;">Confessions of a Montessori Mom</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://montessorihomeschooler.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#006600;">Montessori Homeschooler</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://goodtreemontessori.wordpress.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#006600;">Good Tree Montessori Homeschool</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://lapazfarm.homeschooljournal.net/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#006600;">La Paz Home Learning</span></a></div>MASHEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07710210628095712935noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7465382183496661604.post-42511747555867011902011-05-30T07:40:00.001-03:002011-06-27T09:12:58.552-03:00Linky Monday~ Homeschooling Methods~ Pt. 1<div style="text-align: center;">I have been doing some research into the different methods of homeschooling and thought I would take a few weeks to share my findings here. Since our group is inclusive and open to all homeschooling families, it would be nice to become familiar with other methods out there. That way when you meet a family whose methods are different than yours, you can understand where they are coming from. I also find there are so many interesting ideas and techniques to check out. Even if you don't use a method solely, you may pick a part of it or a theory you can incorporate into your home education plan. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This will also be of interest to those families who are researching home education. There are many terms out there and I hope to give a little bit of understanding to what they are. These posts though are not meant to stress anyone out! You don't have to pick a particular label and then identify with that for your whole homeschooling adventure. Some people choose to and that's OK too. I am hoping these will help sort out some information and show how diverse a community home educators are. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Today we will be looking at Charlotte Mason, Classical and Cyber Schools.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><i><b>Charlotte Mason</b></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><blockquote></blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(84, 84, 84); line-height: 14px; font-family:Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:12px;"><div class="post-meta" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; "><h2 class="post-title" id="post-471" style="text-align: left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 2em; line-height: 28px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.1em; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(114, 155, 85); "></h2></div><blockquote><div class="post-meta" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; "><h2 class="post-title" id="post-471" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 2em; font-weight: normal; line-height: 28px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.1em; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(114, 155, 85); ">What is the Charlotte Mason Method?</h2></div><div class="post-content"><dl style="border-top-width: 3px; border-right-width: 3px; border-bottom-width: 3px; border-left-width: 3px; border-top-style: double; border-right-style: double; border-bottom-style: double; border-left-style: double; border-top-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-right-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-left-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-top: 1em; padding-right: 1em; padding-bottom: 1em; padding-left: 1em; "><dt style="display: inline; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(114, 155, 85); margin-right: 0px; ">Charlotte Mason Method</dt> <dd style="display: inline; margin-left: 0px; ">A method of education popular with homeschoolers in which children are taught as whole persons through a wide range of interesting living books, firsthand experiences, and good habits.</dd></dl><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.4; ">Charlotte Mason was a British educator who lived in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Her method, the Charlotte Mason method, is centered around the idea that education is three-pronged: Education is an Atmosphere, a Discipline, a Life.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.4; ">By “Atmosphere,” Charlotte meant the surroundings in which the child grows up. A child absorbs a lot from his home environment. Charlotte believed that atmosphere makes up one-third of a child’s education.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.4; ">By “Discipline,” Charlotte meant the discipline of good habits — and specifically habits of character. Cultivating good habits in your child’s life make up another third of his education.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.4; ">The other third of education, “Life,” applies to academics. Charlotte believed that we should give children living thoughts and ideas, not just dry facts. So all of her methods for teaching the various school subjects are built around that concept.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.4; ">For example, Charlotte’s students used living books rather than dry textbooks. Living books are usually written in story form by one author who has a passion for the subject. A living book makes the subject “come alive.”</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.4; ">She taught spelling by using passages from great books that communicate great ideas rather than just a list of words.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.4; ">She encouraged spending time outdoors, interacting with God’s creation firsthand and learning the living ways of nature.</p><div><blockquote></blockquote></div></div></blockquote><div class="post-content"><div>(source-<a href="http://simplycharlottemason.com/basics/what-is-the-charlotte-mason-method/"> Simply Charlotte Mason</a>)</div></div></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><blockquote></blockquote><blockquote></blockquote><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;">Charlotte Mason Information</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://simplycharlottemason.com/"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;">Simply Charlotte Mason</span></i></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.charlottemason.com/index.html"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;">Charlotte Mason Research and Supply</span></i></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.squidoo.com/groups/charlotte-mason"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;">Charlotte Mason Homeschooling Headquarters</span></i></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.squidoo.com/charlottemason"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;">Charlotte Mason Homeschooling</span></i></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://amblesideonline.org/"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;">Ambleside Online</span></i></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;">Charlotte Mason in Action</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://fisheracademy.blogspot.com/"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;">Fisher Academy</span></i></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://educatingmother.wordpress.com/"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;">Educating Mother</span></i></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://deweystreehouse.blogspot.com/"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;">Dewey's Treehouse</span></i></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://holistichomeschooler.blogspot.com/"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;">The Holistic Homeschooler</span></i></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://livingandlearningnow.blogspot.com/"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;">Living and Learning</span></i></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://beckyboop.wordpress.com/"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;">Golden Acorn Homeschool</span></i></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.wastedtextbooks.com/"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;">Wasted Textbooks</span></i></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.mythreerivershome.blogspot.com/"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;">My Three Rivers Home</span></i></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://wonderinthewoods.wordpress.com/"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;">Wonder in the Woods</span></i></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;"><a href="http://www.quinsmomma.blogspot.com/">Quin's Momma</a></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><b>Classical</b></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">A Classical Curriculum includes reading great works of literature and studying rhetoric and logic. Advocates of this approach are critical of progressive trends that, they believe, water down education. Their main goal is to cultivate independent thinkers, and develop great communicators and leaders.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 20px; "><div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">“Classical education depends on a three-part process of training the mind. The early years of school are spent in absorbing facts, systematically laying the foundations for advanced study. In the middle grades, students learn to think through arguments. In the high school years, they learn to express themselves. This classical pattern is called the</span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">trivium</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">” (Susan Wise Bauer, </span></span><a href="http://www.thewelltrainedmind.com/" style="text-decoration: underline; color: blue; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">www.TheWellTrainedMind.com</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">).<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></div></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">You can find a great description of the trivium</span></span><a href="http://www.triviumpursuit.com/articles/what_is_the_trivium.htm"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> here</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center; "><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#006600;">Curriculum and Homeschooling Info</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center; "><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#006600;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center; "><a href="http://www.classical-homeschooling.org/"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#006600;">Classical Christian Homeschooling</span></i></a></div><div style="text-align: center; "><a href="http://www.welltrainedmind.com/"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#006600;">The Well Trained Mind</span></i></a></div><div style="text-align: center; "><a href="http://www.classicalconversations.com/"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#006600;">Classical Conversations</span></i></a></div><div style="text-align: center; "><a href="http://www.sonlight.com/"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#006600;">Sonlight</span></i></a></div><div style="text-align: center; "><a href="http://www.tapestryofgrace.com/index.php"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#006600;">Tapestry of Grace</span></i></a></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#006600;"><br /></span></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#006600;">Classical Homeschooling Blogs</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#006600;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thehomeschoolchick.com/"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#006600;">The Homeschool Chick</span></i></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.uniquefamilyvision.com/"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#006600;">Unique Family Vision</span></i></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.milkandcookiesblog.com/"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#006600;">Milk and Cookies</span></i></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://trilliumacademy.blogspot.com/"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#006600;">Trillium Academy</span></i></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#006600;"><a href="http://smallworldathome.blogspot.com/">Small World at Home</a></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><a href="http://wakefieldacademy.blogspot.com/">Wakefield Academy</a></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><b>Cyber Schools/Distance Learning</b></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Some homeschooling families choose to enroll their children in correspondence schools for all or part of their education. The courses are taught by teachers with the parents facilitating at home and the students participate via the internet. Some public schools offer an online program for students who wish to work from home.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">In her blog, <a href="http://cyberschoolmomdiaries.blogspot.com/">The Cyber School Mom Diaries</a>, follow one families journey through online education.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#990000;">A few Distance Learning Schools~</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#990000;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><ul><li style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.northstaracademycanada.org/"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#990000;">NorthStar Academy</span></i></a></li><li style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://rvlc.rockyview.ab.ca/"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#990000;">Rocky View Learning Connection</span></i></a></li><li style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.oakmeadow.com/curriculum/online-curriculum.php"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#990000;">Oak Meadow</span></i></a></li><li style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.clonlara.org/index.php"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#990000;">Clonlara School</span></i></a></li><li style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.homeschoolacademy.com/homeschool-learning-programs/"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#990000;">Bridgeway Academy</span></i></a></li><li style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.fvdes.com/"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#990000;">Fraser Valley Distance Education School</span></i></a></li><li style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.virtualhighschool.com/"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#990000;">Virtual High School</span></i></a></li></ul><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div>MASHEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07710210628095712935noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7465382183496661604.post-61037852872828683872011-05-16T07:55:00.000-03:002011-05-16T07:57:19.448-03:00Linky Monday~ Gardening with Kids<div style="text-align: center;">Even though it has been <i>raining forever</i>, I thought we'd look at some gardening activities you may want to do with your family. Gardening is a wonderful addition to any homeschooling family! If you don't have room or time for a large plot, think about container gardening. All you need is a place to set up that gets at least 6 hours of sun a day. Flowers always brighten the day and you can't beat a nice cherry tomato right off the vine!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRSmsR8bPfbRBh324WBm09LD_-7s2nP6q98Z3wBO1q51sjh_KbthfjLaM0_ZDbAZOgicUQRGQyS7gTBDh0NNvkM1BYqEhL4t2iEkGMMjec5jSMJ-6fYO88kmzyjTf-tzNm79ACUMh-OVg/s1600/IMG_2429.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRSmsR8bPfbRBh324WBm09LD_-7s2nP6q98Z3wBO1q51sjh_KbthfjLaM0_ZDbAZOgicUQRGQyS7gTBDh0NNvkM1BYqEhL4t2iEkGMMjec5jSMJ-6fYO88kmzyjTf-tzNm79ACUMh-OVg/s400/IMG_2429.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607265020101036642" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Gardening for the whole family</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://kidsgardening.com/teachers.asp"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;">Kids' Gardening</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://root4kids.com/category/dig/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;">Annie's Root 4 Kids</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.gardenabcs.com/Children_s_Activities.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;">Garden <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">ABCs</span></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://urbanext.illinois.edu/firstgarden/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;">My First Garden</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/gardening/gardening_with_children/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;">Gardening with Kids</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://simplemom.net/garden-with-your-kids/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;">Easy Ways to Garden with Kids</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.canadiangardening.com/how-to/gardening-with-kids"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;">Canadian Gardening with Kids</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thegardenhelper.com/kidgarden.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;">Children in the Garden</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.lifelab.org/for-educators/schoolgardens/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;">Life Lab Garden Resources</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.classroomvictorygarden.org/classroom-curriculum.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;">The Classroom Victory Garden Project</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.teaching-tiny-tots.com/toddler-science-garden.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;">Toddler Science~ Plant a Garden</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.life123.com/home-garden/kids-gardening/gardening-for-kids/plan-a-toddler-garden.shtml"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;">Basic Toddler Garden</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.kiddiegardens.com/gardening_with_children.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;">Kiddie Gardens</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Gardening Blog Posts</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.gardenchick.com/gardening_with_kids.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;">Garden Chick~ Gardening with Kids</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thescientifichomeschool.com/2010/09/my-organic-gardening-methods/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;">Scientific <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Homeschool</span>~ My Organic Gardening Methods</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://livingmontessorinow.com/tag/gardening-unit/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;">Living Montessori Now~ Gardening Unit Study </span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.strocel.com/encouraging-a-love-of-dirt/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;">Encouraging the Love of Dirt</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://westieartgarden.blogspot.com/2010/07/kids-potager-vegetable-garden.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;">Kids <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Potager</span> Garden</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thehomeschoolvillage.com/category/hsv-garden-challenge"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Homeschool</span> Village~ Garden Challenge- links to many blogs</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://backyardfarming.blogspot.com/search/label/gardening%20101"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;">Backyard Farming</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Container Gardens</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://containergardening.about.com/od/vegetablesandherbs/ss/PeaPlantingSBS.htm"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;">Peas</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://containergardening.about.com/od/containergardening101/ss/clementinehowto.htm"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;">Clementine Orange Box</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://containergardening.about.com/od/vegetablesandherbs/ss/PizzaGarden.htm"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;">Pizza Container Garden</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://crafts.kaboose.com/earth-tin-can-herb-pots.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;">Tin Can Herb Pots</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.gardenersworldonline.com/kids-container-gardening-%E2%80%93-growing-vegetables/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;">Growing Veggies</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.clean-organized-family-home.com/garden-kids.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;">Easy Container Gardening in 7 Steps</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Pizza Gardens</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.lowescreativeideas.com/idea-library/articles/pizza_garden_0609.aspx"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;">Wheel Garden</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.charlotteparent.com/articlemain.php?How-to-Plant-a-Pizza-Garden-3225"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;">How to plant a pizza garden</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.hsclassroom.net/2011/04/growing-a-pizza-garden/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;">The <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Homeschool</span> Classroom~pizza garden</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Butterfly Gardens</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thehealthyhomeschool.com/butterflygarden"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;">The Healthy <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Homeschool</span>~ Butterfly Garden</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.ca.uky.edu/entomology/entfacts/ef006.asp"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;">How to Make a Butterfly Garden</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.greenlivingonline.com/article/create-your-own-butterfly-garden"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;">Create Your Own Butterfly Garden</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thegardenhelper.com/butterflies.htm"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;">The Gardener Helper~ Butterfly Garden</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Herb Gardens</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://blog.superhealthykids.com/2011/03/beginning-herb-garden-kids-only/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#339999;">Kids Only~ Beginner Herb Garden</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.lucygardens.com/herb-guide-for-kids.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#339999;">Herb Guide for Kids</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.doctoryum.com/2011/05/container-herb-garden-with-kids/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#339999;">Container Herb Garden for Kids</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.kidsgardening.com/growingideas/projects/may04/pg1.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#339999;">Creating Herb Gardens</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://insteading.com/2011/03/13/herb-gardening-with-kids/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#339999;">Herb Gardening for Kids</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Fairy (Elf) Gardens</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://themagiconions.blogspot.com/2009/09/how-to-make-fairy-garden.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">How to Make a Fairy Garden</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.escapadedirect.com/fairygarden.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">Mini Fairy Garden</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.gardenchick.com/fairy_gardens.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">Fairy Chair</span></a></div><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6_zO8gbXReCK1PcHTt2ztGODrD07qfSxzJgkQ3ahFVlS_4TQFohA0obwpduuOzWOQ8H1tC86yw99eUBoyOclowyRurZ4xWaBMsHkNvgCB3qQfXEr0jnZgZ0cpI75QRItjqN85eqpgMnc/s1600/IMG_2435.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6_zO8gbXReCK1PcHTt2ztGODrD07qfSxzJgkQ3ahFVlS_4TQFohA0obwpduuOzWOQ8H1tC86yw99eUBoyOclowyRurZ4xWaBMsHkNvgCB3qQfXEr0jnZgZ0cpI75QRItjqN85eqpgMnc/s400/IMG_2435.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607265020823347714" /></a>MASHEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07710210628095712935noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7465382183496661604.post-27256308562449958192011-05-09T11:45:00.002-03:002011-05-09T13:41:47.521-03:00Linky Monday~ Science<div style="text-align: center;">We spent the weekend in Fredericton and really enjoyed visiting <a href="http://www.scienceeast.nb.ca/">Science East.</a> It is not really big or as fancy as<a href="http://www.discoverycentre.ns.ca/"> The Discovery Centre</a> in Halifax but both the kids and adults had a good time. We were there for a little over two hours so it is definitely worth a look if you find yourselves in that next of the woods.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Here are some neat science links to check out.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.strangescience.net/"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;">Strange Science</span></i></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.innerbody.com/"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;">Inner Body</span></i></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://athomescience.blogspot.com/"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;">At Home Science Blog</span></i></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://simplyscience.wordpress.com/"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;">Simply Science Blog</span></i></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://blog.growingwithscience.com/"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;">Growing with Science</span></i></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://celebratescience.blogspot.com/"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;">Celebrate Science</span></i></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.sciencetoymaker.org/"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;">Science Toy Maker</span></i></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.learner.org/interactives/parkphysics/index.html"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;">Amusement Park Physics</span></i></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.billnye.com/"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;">Bill Nye</span></i></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.hhmi.org/coolscience/forkids/"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;">Cool Science for Kids</span></i></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.mos.org/sln/Leonardo/LeoHomePage.html"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;">Exploring Leonardo da Vinci</span></i></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.extremescience.com/"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;">Extreme Science</span></i></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu/image_galleries/ir_zoo/"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;">Infrared Zoo</span></i></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.exploratorium.edu/science_explorer/"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;">Science Explorer</span></i></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.sciencemadesimple.com/"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;">Science Made Simple</span></i></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.exploratorium.edu/skateboarding/trick02.html"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;">Skateboard Science</span></i></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Supercharged Science is offering a free download~</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.superchargedscience.com/lnc511-1c.htm"> </a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><span class="style15" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0); font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://www.superchargedscience.com/lnc511-1c.htm">The Science Activity Video Series & Guidebook</a></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://www.superchargedscience.com/lnc511-1c.htm"> </a></span></span></div>MASHEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07710210628095712935noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7465382183496661604.post-32106021953049716952011-05-02T10:15:00.002-03:002011-05-02T10:24:27.804-03:00And the Winner is......<div style="text-align: center;">I want to thank all the kids who sent in their wonderful poems! I put all the names in a bowl and my husband did the honours.</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxjilzxgMq3zvIWrd5UwBG1Ay8o7uSxa4XdySUsmyg5pl2_eIEpH7pqNvz9VP8VrPMFWO-ljjritG2Pa3BonDPaprcEtAlVjr6w8o2PTBiHRossk5iiELe4B8pCZjBXhlvaX98H_dkJU4/s1600/IMG_0365.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxjilzxgMq3zvIWrd5UwBG1Ay8o7uSxa4XdySUsmyg5pl2_eIEpH7pqNvz9VP8VrPMFWO-ljjritG2Pa3BonDPaprcEtAlVjr6w8o2PTBiHRossk5iiELe4B8pCZjBXhlvaX98H_dkJU4/s400/IMG_0365.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602107301595692066" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizlbSEcqJTwd0usWka9T3OpaNLWtpGm4DBz86UCqYORKJ68WMh-EfrmJdkLvnKzrZY3MCangMW-8BXNEKTCgaET0JzqsADhnGnWPi_noBMQR_yLWRACjZfwueiF18grJUVOzmQHpLe32I/s1600/IMG_0366.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizlbSEcqJTwd0usWka9T3OpaNLWtpGm4DBz86UCqYORKJ68WMh-EfrmJdkLvnKzrZY3MCangMW-8BXNEKTCgaET0JzqsADhnGnWPi_noBMQR_yLWRACjZfwueiF18grJUVOzmQHpLe32I/s400/IMG_0366.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602107295433700178" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidHTYnV5VyoosWJfqZ46DJTXbALAkjmKx9s-wmmRqks04eG66kKUGIc04vr2UKt8v3W-eZdMJX4XROq5AIZH6aw5GXBjeud1LSFuyc_8CgVIBCqmgWguf1p6VAr7QeVdfdiilCCsjskgU/s1600/IMG_0367.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidHTYnV5VyoosWJfqZ46DJTXbALAkjmKx9s-wmmRqks04eG66kKUGIc04vr2UKt8v3W-eZdMJX4XROq5AIZH6aw5GXBjeud1LSFuyc_8CgVIBCqmgWguf1p6VAr7QeVdfdiilCCsjskgU/s400/IMG_0367.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602107295689619058" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Congrats <i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;">Sammy</span></span></b></i>!!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The $25 Chapters gift card will be headed your way!</div>MASHEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07710210628095712935noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7465382183496661604.post-40260937345923475012011-04-28T12:07:00.003-03:002011-04-28T12:14:30.185-03:00Poetry Contest~ Keila<div style="text-align: center;">Thank you Keila for this truly beautiful ode to Spring! You have a wonderful way with words! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: center; font: 20.0px Times"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;">~Springtime~</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: center; font: 20.0px Times; min-height: 24.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;"><b></b><br /></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: center; font: 16.0px Times"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;">The balmy breezes of spring,</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: center; font: 16.0px Times"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;">It’s the time for planting.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: center; font: 16.0px Times"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;">The cool rain is falling;</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: center; font: 16.0px Times"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;">The rainbow is coming.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: center; font: 16.0px Times; min-height: 19.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;"><br /></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: center; font: 16.0px Times"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;">Now take your umbrella,</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: center; font: 16.0px Times"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;">And come see the llama.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: center; font: 16.0px Times"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;">An unfolding drama,</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: center; font: 16.0px Times"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;">Sweet song of the lyra.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: center; font: 16.0px Times; min-height: 19.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;"><br /></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: center; font: 16.0px Times"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;">The black soil is muddy,</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: center; font: 16.0px Times"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;">All the paths are miry.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: center; font: 16.0px Times"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;">The plants will grow quickly -</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: center; font: 16.0px Times"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;">A new joy for the bee.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: center; font: 16.0px Times; min-height: 19.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;"><br /></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: center; font: 16.0px Times"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;">Oh! spring is at the door;</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: center; font: 16.0px Times"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;">For the rich and the poor.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: center; font: 16.0px Times"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;">Soon summer will decor,</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: center; font: 16.0px Times"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;">Beauties none will ignore.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: center; font: 16.0px Times; min-height: 19.0px"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: center; font: 16.0px Times; min-height: 19.0px"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: center; font: 14.0px Times"><i>Keila M. Biddington</i></p><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><br /></div></div>MASHEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07710210628095712935noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7465382183496661604.post-45183411548682630502011-04-22T13:09:00.003-03:002011-04-22T13:18:03.664-03:00Poetry Contest~ Adrien<div style="text-align: center;">Adrien sent in his AWESOME entry into the poetry contest. Very funny!! He was inspired by having a new baby in the house. We can all realate to that Adrien!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 15px; "><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#663300;">"Old Man Talk"</span><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">Once there was a baby who talked like an old man.<br />He couldn't walk, so he drove a van,<br />To go play Bakugan Brawl with Dan.<br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3366FF;">Then he went back home and didn't take a nap,<br />And he went for a run after checking his map.<br />On his run he passed a bun,<br />And he ate it, even though it was in the garbage.<br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;">He went to work as an astronaut, <br />Then he decided to be an astronaut mascot.<br />He watched a TV that got trapped in space,<br />And got blasted off the space base.<br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;">The baby fell back to Earth,<br />Landed on a trampoline,<br />And bounced back into space,<br />And was never seen again.</span></span></i><br /></span></div>MASHEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07710210628095712935noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7465382183496661604.post-86635274209262526442011-04-18T08:00:00.000-03:002011-04-18T08:02:13.144-03:00Linky Monday~ Earth Day<div style="text-align: center;">Earth Day is April 22 and these links are all about celebrating our Earth and learning about protecting it for generations to come.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Earth Day Education</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.earthday.org/"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">Earth Day Network</span></i></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.nature.org/"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">The Nature Conservancy</span></i></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.gp.com/educationalinnature/"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">Education in Nature</span></i></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.epa.gov/earthday/"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">EPA~ United States</span></i></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Earth Day Projects </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.planetpals.com/earthday.html"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">Planet Pals</span></i></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://fun.familyeducation.com/earth-sciences/childrens-science-activities/32872.html"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">Family Education</span></i></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://holidays.kaboose.com/earth-day/index.html"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">Earth Day on Kaboose</span></i></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.allaboutspace.com/crafts/earthday/"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">Earth Day Crafts and Projects</span></i></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.googolpower.com/content/free-learning-resources/seasonal-math/earth-day"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">Earth Day Math~ Take it Outdoors!</span></i></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Some ideas on making a difference~</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;">This is a very cool idea and easy for kids to do too!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.epa.gov/pick5/"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;">Pick 5 for YOUR Environment</span></i></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;">Consider joining a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) program and eat locally. We just joined one and I am really excited to see what goodies we will be receiving this Summer!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.biodynamics.com/csacanada"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;">What is a CSA?</span></i></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;">Here are some New Brunswick farms that offer a CSA Program</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.amarosia.com/"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;">Amarosia Organic Garden</span></i></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.fermealvafarm.com/"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;">Alva Farm</span></i></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://bantrybayfarm.ca/"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;">Bantry Bay Farm</span></i></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.back2land.ca/buckwheatflats/"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;">Buckwheat Flats</span></i></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.chestnutacreslimited.com/"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;">Chestnut Acres</span></i></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://jemsegriver.blogspot.com/"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;">Jemseg River Farm</span></i></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.jollyfarmer.com/"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;">Jolly Farmer</span></i></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.sunshinemilesfarm.com/"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;">Sunshine Miles Farm</span></i></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.windyhillfarm.ca/"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;">Windy Hill Farm</span></i></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;">Check out what this awesome homeschooling family did to their yard in Hawaii! </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;">So inspirational!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.akamaibackyard.com/"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;">Akamai Backyard</span></i></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>MASHEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07710210628095712935noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7465382183496661604.post-47573849233188611912011-04-14T14:50:00.003-03:002011-04-14T15:00:02.462-03:00Poetry Entry~ Finn<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 15px; ">Thanks Finn for this great haiku poem! </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 15px; "><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 15px; "><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 15px; "><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; line-height: 15px; "><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33FF33;">Spring</span></span></i></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; line-height: 15px; "><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></i></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px; "><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></span></i></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px; "><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;">Flowers start to grow</span></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px; "><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">Birds start to come back to us</span></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px; "><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#006600;">Brown ice disappears</span></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 15px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;">It describes the feel of the season perfectly!!!</div></span></div>MASHEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07710210628095712935noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7465382183496661604.post-62867404978757161932011-04-14T14:25:00.003-03:002011-04-14T14:50:16.999-03:00Too Cute....<div style="text-align: center;">Today the snow had melted enough that I could get to the shed in my backyard. The new fox kits were out and I got a couple of photos of them. I didn't think I would see them but Mom and Pop fox were out hunting so they were snooping!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This is their den and one little fella is right in the middle by the bush.</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFjmPY7sB3mrPw1JDWm2LmlWDTvMUJQTA8lMWsGTq74pQTZybxr6KoBJmu0L92SHJjWCvjoZ7nbCEPeJe6UNssUNuChNKzdQRFUpdpwZpc5DS2hoZ8G5POcKwIs48XNUBkn7o8Rfltswo/s1600/IMG_0088.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFjmPY7sB3mrPw1JDWm2LmlWDTvMUJQTA8lMWsGTq74pQTZybxr6KoBJmu0L92SHJjWCvjoZ7nbCEPeJe6UNssUNuChNKzdQRFUpdpwZpc5DS2hoZ8G5POcKwIs48XNUBkn7o8Rfltswo/s400/IMG_0088.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595493776005027074" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I zoomed in and you can see both of them. They are so dirty from rolling down the hill! They won't turn red for another month or so.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinaM4WYxYe_nwzK-tLdGqQr9VyPTvooC41JCtjA5MZO2Z59tG4uUxAH9Vnx6sh7zFVgWEdzD2vbXUmk5XPjRO5H6O6ifytzFOlMANEzsdkarQ4s4ot3okWD8oJ7jsfsO6HtTKt_183jGw/s1600/IMG_0096.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinaM4WYxYe_nwzK-tLdGqQr9VyPTvooC41JCtjA5MZO2Z59tG4uUxAH9Vnx6sh7zFVgWEdzD2vbXUmk5XPjRO5H6O6ifytzFOlMANEzsdkarQ4s4ot3okWD8oJ7jsfsO6HtTKt_183jGw/s400/IMG_0096.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595493770139877874" /></a><br /><div><div style="text-align: center;">When I got back in, Mom had returned. She is starting to molt, that is why she has that dark patch on her back.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid3ISeH6JJlYNMes4jo5Av1zIAH6KJgTmNBEoQ85owwp1I3lVOMTnLo-H-J0Bu_3iRcTpfFyjnal9743G5yRAZu24gmvIY9dyt9LBi8uYDvSABX4r41QjFmH_S6-FG__u4mLglrYUgC1E/s1600/IMG_0101.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid3ISeH6JJlYNMes4jo5Av1zIAH6KJgTmNBEoQ85owwp1I3lVOMTnLo-H-J0Bu_3iRcTpfFyjnal9743G5yRAZu24gmvIY9dyt9LBi8uYDvSABX4r41QjFmH_S6-FG__u4mLglrYUgC1E/s400/IMG_0101.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595493767860579586" /></a><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">About an hour later, pop came back with a snack and mom went off for a little break. You can't see him well but he is a very bright red and has a gorgeous fluffy tail. He also is much more nervous than the Mom.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt0GoRNuWa8TSGPnch67EV-WnavUGDNKKfF40fs_8PnP6jkTWHbiWKxZIYuPltUZzLCkml3DLN7a3W9bUCeh_MHFtG_smHkmHPNrwUAEUVbTwbyt_kvK-2TQWzSiNpGrUhHFgCUz8b1MM/s1600/IMG_0105.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt0GoRNuWa8TSGPnch67EV-WnavUGDNKKfF40fs_8PnP6jkTWHbiWKxZIYuPltUZzLCkml3DLN7a3W9bUCeh_MHFtG_smHkmHPNrwUAEUVbTwbyt_kvK-2TQWzSiNpGrUhHFgCUz8b1MM/s400/IMG_0105.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595493762019898146" /></a><br /></div>MASHEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07710210628095712935noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7465382183496661604.post-29982184567515711522011-04-12T16:59:00.003-03:002011-04-12T17:07:04.590-03:00Poetry Entry~ Marley<div style="text-align: center;">We have a fox family that comes every Spring to have their kits in a den behind our house. Marley wrote this poem about the fox mama. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;">Fox</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;">Creeping slowly in the grass</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;">Watching for a mouse to pass</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:webdings;">POUNCE!!</span></span></i></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:webdings;"><br /></span></span></i></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:webdings;"><br /></span></span></i></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzIHlaiYjbntoTUZSGLkmKrB3_brlueWxLBKGF1pYFBYCbSfDH4NbWJKZNUEdfhKfDQvVWo0S689n6URIVBwioDxxytd5A80d5Ls5EQ5DDub_nvEAl_rxKCI9V9uQ1D4LMVYmDVUlYvOo/s1600/IMG_0085.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzIHlaiYjbntoTUZSGLkmKrB3_brlueWxLBKGF1pYFBYCbSfDH4NbWJKZNUEdfhKfDQvVWo0S689n6URIVBwioDxxytd5A80d5Ls5EQ5DDub_nvEAl_rxKCI9V9uQ1D4LMVYmDVUlYvOo/s400/IMG_0085.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594790436237389282" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I can see her out there just waiting for her breakfast to come scurrying by!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Thanks for the wild entry Marley!</div>MASHEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07710210628095712935noreply@blogger.com0