Currently, we are studying the Mountain States (Montana, Wyoming, Idaho, Utah, and Nevada) and the kids had to come up with questions to write on the front of each flashcard, with the answer on the back. Mesa came up with very challenging questions like, “what year did Utah join the union,” while Kasen’s were intriguingContinue reading “Mountain State Flashcards”
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Wrapping Up the Industrial Revolution
With the holidays and a number of other things, it took us a while to wrap up the Industrial Revolution. Our culminating activity was presentations from each of the kids on an invention or inventor from that era. Sadie presented us with information about the telephone. If only Alexander Graham Bell could imagined the phone-computersContinue reading “Wrapping Up the Industrial Revolution”
And then We Painted
Mesa in particular has been into painting in recent years. Since I have exactly zero artistic ability, this has left her to fend mostly for herself. (Thankfully, one artistic young lady has been at the Ranch for the better part of two years and her equally artistic sister joined her here for about 6 weeksContinue reading “And then We Painted”
Our Best Summer Days
Earlier this fall I asked each of the kids to write about their favorite activities this summer. Here is what each of them wrote: Prineville Reservoir by Mesa This summer my family and I went boating with some of my dad’s friends and their families at the Prineville reservoir. We boated for about four hours.Continue reading “Our Best Summer Days”
Hands On Geography
I was never very good at Geography. I could memorize state capitals and continents, but finding Michigan on a map? Not so much. Clint and I are on a mission to teach our children useful things – not just twaddle to fill up their brains and their time. In spite of my lack in theContinue reading “Hands On Geography”
A Life Well Learned 