We are going to be doing a Homeschooling Project in Social Studies. Learning about our 50 States. We are wanting people from all over to send us something that represents their state, postcard... or whatever they wish to send. We'll then send a postcard from our state - which is Minnesota back to you.
If your interested please let me know. I'll email you.
3/23/2008
3/21/2008
Spring is Here? Ugh, we got 5 inches of snow.
Happy Easter to Everyone!
Update on the Holocaust Project. We are going to be adding every ones name that has participated in this on the side of the box - that will be holding all of the beautiful handmade stars.
I'll be posting some of the beautiful stars this week.
Wasn't expecting this.... Thank you so much!
Update on the Holocaust Project. We are going to be adding every ones name that has participated in this on the side of the box - that will be holding all of the beautiful handmade stars.
I'll be posting some of the beautiful stars this week.
Wasn't expecting this.... Thank you so much!
3/13/2008
Holocaust Project
We are doing a Holocaust Project and we are asking for your help. We are wanting to build a small Holocaust memorial in our front yard, so that my kids can remember all the Jews that lost their lives.
We are asking people to send us "stars" which represents the yellow stars that the Jews had to wear. They could be stars of all sorts to symbolize the lights that went out due to the Holocaust.
If you are interested in doing this please let me know... I'll email you our address.
Thank you for your participation in this... it'll mean a lot to us.
Jillian
We are asking people to send us "stars" which represents the yellow stars that the Jews had to wear. They could be stars of all sorts to symbolize the lights that went out due to the Holocaust.
If you are interested in doing this please let me know... I'll email you our address.
Thank you for your participation in this... it'll mean a lot to us.
Jillian
3/11/2008
3/10/2008
Our Homeschool...
Recently I re-watched “Schindler’s List.” It reminded me of a documentary I had watched on Comcast, On Demand through HBO Productions. The name of this documentary was “Paper Clips.”
In Whitwell, Tennessee, eighth grade history students studied the Holocaust. One child asked what six million of something looks like. Their teacher had no idea of what a million of something looks like. So they decided to collect paperclips in order for the children to know what six million at least looked like.
The school put out requests for paper clips; little did they know what was about to flood in.
With each paperclip came a letter with a story about whom the paperclip represented. It was a school project for 4 years and the students studied the Holocaust in depth during that time.
Before long, they had collected over 20 million paper clips.
It was beautiful to watch how so many people came together.
My children certainly did learn alot from this...
In Whitwell, Tennessee, eighth grade history students studied the Holocaust. One child asked what six million of something looks like. Their teacher had no idea of what a million of something looks like. So they decided to collect paperclips in order for the children to know what six million at least looked like.
The school put out requests for paper clips; little did they know what was about to flood in.
With each paperclip came a letter with a story about whom the paperclip represented. It was a school project for 4 years and the students studied the Holocaust in depth during that time.
Before long, they had collected over 20 million paper clips.
It was beautiful to watch how so many people came together.
My children certainly did learn alot from this...
3/03/2008
Cute News
My 11 year old son wanted to become a teacher for as long as I can remember.
Lately though he has changed his mind. The reason being the Chiropractor I see has greatly inspired him. He asks my son questions about the human body. My son then gets excited and looks up the answers bringing it to the Chiropractor the next day. Now he wishes to be that when he grows up. We have even put this into our homeschooling schedule.
The Chiropractor said when he is 16 and is still interested in doing this, he would hire him as an assistant. He might even hire him now if I'm agreeable to it. It's great exposure and my son is really excited.
What would you do? Allow your son this opportunity or pass on it until he is 16?
Lately though he has changed his mind. The reason being the Chiropractor I see has greatly inspired him. He asks my son questions about the human body. My son then gets excited and looks up the answers bringing it to the Chiropractor the next day. Now he wishes to be that when he grows up. We have even put this into our homeschooling schedule.
The Chiropractor said when he is 16 and is still interested in doing this, he would hire him as an assistant. He might even hire him now if I'm agreeable to it. It's great exposure and my son is really excited.
What would you do? Allow your son this opportunity or pass on it until he is 16?
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