January 31 2010
Granny Square of the Day: Watched the tutorials over at Meet Me at Mikes while making this. I used up all the purple, white and black within inches of the ends, and had to supplement the end...
January 30 2010
Adventure of the Day:I moved my bedroom bookshelf (courtesy of my friend who moved to Hawaii) to my son's room, I moved my yarn dresser (Yes, I have a whole dresser full of yarn, why do you...
January 29 2010
Treat of the Day:YES, already. Easter Candy before Mardi Gras, perfect.(If you refrigerate it, the sarcasm--I mean gooey inside-- drips less.)Teaching Link of the Day: Following InstructionsIf...
January 28 2010
Thought of the Day: I'm ready for July.Random Fact of the Day: Unless you're going to eat at a large chain restaurant or bar / brewpub, you will not find anywhere to eat after 8 pm in this town....
January 27 2010
This Day in History:The Outer Space Treaty was Signed.You may not store nuclear weapons in space. You may not claim any celestial body for a government. Most of the countries have signed this...
January 26 2010
Granny Square of the Day: So I've been interested in how my scanner "sees" my yarns. I wanted to see what it would do with VHS tape. I am kind of disappointed, I guess I expected a more stark...
January 25 2010
Teaching Link of the Day: The Space StationTell me about the space missions; tell me about machinesTell me about dogs, the moon and adventures made of dreamsTell me about rockets and satellites...
January 24 2010
Teaching Link of the Day: Quilling, with a HistoryThe video has rotten audio quality, but it was the only history of quilling video I could find, and it was everywhere. Someone, please make...
January 23 2010
Thought of the Day: The best advertising campaign ever: Call the Nestle Hotline at 1-800-295-0051. When asked if you want to continue in English or Spanish, wait quietly for about 10 seconds....
January 22 2010
Teaching Link of the Day: Multiplication PicturesI encouraged the drawing of pictures of things with parts and both the 5- and 7-year-old enjoyed the project. We used number stickers--of which...
January 21 2010
Teaching Links of the Day: Puns & Puns & PunsPrint up homophonic puns (defined below) and some sticker labels with the "real" word. Have the student cover the pun with the matching sticker....
January 20 2010
Granny Square of the Day: No-show student, I'm glad I brought a hook and yarn. Larger hook than the first time I used this yarn. I was in the lobby with two women discussing the very disturbing...
January 19 2010
Teaching Link of the Day: Make a Word SearchIt changes the handwriting because it's not about the flow of one letter to another, it's just letters next to each other being letters. It also requires...
January 18 2010
This day in History:Wouldn't it be nice to be the Graphic Designer for the Google logo on holidays? I think that would be an awesome job.Teaching Link of the Day: The Vase has Two FacesDraw...
January 17 2010
Thought of the Day: She said, "Ever wonder if your guardian angel has gone out for a smoke?" I said, "I'm always hoping there are more than one, and that each have different interests in mind....
January 16 2010
Teaching Link of the Day: Public Library Events Doing an activity led by someone else--especially for a homeschooler, can make a difference in what is learned from it.Random Fact of the Day:...
January 15 2010
Teaching Link of the Day: Sight Word Bingo meets OthelloThis game was so FUN! And not exactly easy, even for Teacher against Strategician 7-year-old. The 5-year-old enjoyed it thoroughly, and...
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