We haven't opened the 'gears' and 'electricity' ones yet...
But we had lots of fun setting up our bacteria farm. This involved swabbing various disgusting places, such as potties, noses, and teeth. No crop yet, but we're watching and waiting.
I grabbed the science VHS tapes today, as we still have a VCR in our basement.
This American trivia game will be fun, I think; but after looking at the questions I think I have a lot to learn, too!
Though I certainly order new curriculum for the kids, it really is amazing how inexpensively one can homeschool. I think the cost of public school per student is somewhere between 10 and 22 thousand dollars a year. We spend well under $1000 for all of our school-age kids. I think this calls for a homeschooling tax-credit, don'tcha think? Don't worry...I'm not holding my breath about that one. :)
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Wow, Candice. Looks like you got lots of things to teach AND entertain your kids. :) You make homeschooling sound fun!!!
Oh and we were always told to swab doorknobs/handles, etc. for bacteria experiments...everyone uses them, but not everyone washes before/after. Ick. :p
$10-22K for public school students? What?? Is that including school taxes or something? We don't pay anyyyyyyyyyyyyywhere near that amount. ??
Love the bacteria science kit! My kids would LOVE that, too!
Hey, Liz! I found one link for you from a quick google search: http://thevoiceforschoolchoice.wordpress.com/2008/08/04/what-does-your-district-spend-per-child/. This obviously isn't about Texas, but is a sample that includes all the tax monies/bonds, etc., that fund schools and, I assume, they are dividing the total amount by the number of students in each district. One thing that helps keep homeschooling costs down: the teachers work for free! :)
I envy your super garage sale, thrift store shopping! You inspire me to search out great bargains:)
Thanks, Anne! I need to work on making it fun more often. I don't believe that learning must *always* be 'entertaining', but I think we all tend to remember things better when they're presented in an interactive and fun way.
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