Literary Device Posters

This school year Quirky has read several novels independently, and we have read several novels aloud together. Everything from Harry Potter to Hugo Cabret. She loves to read and To be read to, and I am so glad. For each novel, along with her readers journal and other book specific projects, we payed close attention to the authors techniques...

AAAAHHHH....Multiplication Facts

I have tried just about everything that I can possibly think of to help Quirky memorize her basic multiplication facts, as had her teachers back during our public school days. Unfortunately, she is still inconsistent when it comes to multiplication. So when I ran across some multiplication rules posters that

Sculpture Mini Class

Sculpture Mini Projects

I posted recently about the iTunes University class called Introduction to Comics, well in addition to the comic drawing lessons it also has lessons on sculpting. The course once again was set up as short instructional videos and geared toward a younger audience, but not so juvenile not to be worth it. And although clay is not usually Quirky's medium of choice, nor mine, I still felt that having her continue with the course was worth our time. Due to our lack of resources...ie we don't own a kiln, we chose to use air dry clay.

iTunes University, Introduction to Comics Class

Comic Strip Art

Quirky loves drawing comics, has been drawing them since she saw her first one in the Sunday newspaper with her Grandmother. So when I ran across a class in iTunes University called Introduction to Comics that was taught Jim Davies, the artist who produces Garfield and other artists as well, I jumped on it.

Rules of Capitalization...Again

Let me start off by saying, Quirky knows the rules for capitalization. We have been over them, year after year after year. She knows them and I know she knows them. What I also know

Cells and Microscopic Life Unit Study

For several weeks Quirky has been diligently working on a cells and microscopic life unit study. She has read books and magazines, went on countless Webquests, viewed videos on You Tube and utilized some great apps. We have looked at yogurt, yeast, to our own cheek and blood cells under our microscope. We have done experiments and collected pond water to view. In short, we have moved beyond the textbook...

Geography Unit Study, Different Types of Maps

Quirky has been working hard, well most of time, during class time. Currently she is working on a Geography Unit Study. Today She reviewed the different types of maps.