A lot of people have been asking me about home schooling lately-- especially what books I like and how we organize things. I thought it would be easiest to just explain what we do and my plans for the summer/fall here. Normally, we have a Home School Review meeting with the County education department around this time of year anyway. Some people dread their reviews, but I like having an opportunity to do a little self assessment and see how we are doing. Our reviewer has become our friend and we really like her too, which helps make it all more fun. Usually, I do not expect to do much school work in the summer, too many other fun playdate opportunities!...
This DIY slingshot is very easy to make and only requires a couple of cardboard tubes, elastic bands and a pencil! When the pom poms are fired out of the launcher they don’t fall straight to the ground, but instead follow a curved path. This is because there are two forces acting on them. Gravity tries to pull them down, while the forward forces from the inner cardboard tube pushes them forward. Remember to only use soft or very light items with your slingshot. We used table tennis balls and soft pom poms. How to make a DIY Slingshot What you need: Thin cardboard tube. If you don’t have a thin one you can cut a toilet roll in half...
Jose Gonzalez doesn’t know much about the coronavirus. But he does know life has changed at the La Casa Mental Health Rehabilitation Center in North Long Beach, where he lives. He knows people have to stay in their homes right now because of the virus. He knows it’s why he has to wear a mask. He knows it’s why staff members at the mental health center are bringing him meals instead of serving them in the dining room. He knows it’s why he’s not allowed to leave the facility to visit his family on the weekends, like he used to. And, he said in a phone interview, he knows his sister is scared for him because of the coronavirus. Jose...
Someone To Kiss My Scars: A Teen ThrillerBrooke SkipstonePublication date: October 17th 2019Genres: Thriller, Young Adult First Place Pencraft Award in Young Adult AbuseReaders’ Favorite International Contest: Silver Medal in Young Adult Thriller“Powerful. Original. Deeply felt and convincing.” — Kirkus ReviewsHunter needs to remember. Jazz needs to forget. They need each other to heal in this teen thriller of survivor love.Hunter’s past is a mystery to him, erased by a doctor at the direction of his father. But memories of the secret trauma begin to surface when Hunter sees other people’s memories–visions invading his mind with stories of abuse, teen self-mutilation, rape, and forbidden sex.His best friend Jazz has dark and disturbing memories of her own that she hides behind...
How to Make Oobleck Hi there, this is Katie. Have you ever made oobleck with your kids or when you were a kid? My 1st grader made it for a science activity this past week and loved it. My teen also came to play with it. What is oobleck? It’s a mixture of cornstarch and water. That’s it. But the consistency is solid when pressure is applied (or you play with it) and then it turns into a liquid when you’re not playing with it. It’s the funnest, weirdest thing to play with and a great cheap science experiment for the kids to explore. This thrifty experiment costs less than $1 to do. The cornstarch was 97 cents at Walmart...
