I cannot believe it is that time of year again!! For us, we school year round and our school year 2010/2011 is coming to an END!! The beginning of June marks a new year for us!! I can hardly believe it! And, I have to say, this past year has been one of our BEST years yet!! We just really got in a groove, even after a few months of trying to figure out adding in a 3rd student. We had lots of successes and you will notice that the things we loved most about last year will be continuing into the ... Read More about Curriculum Plans for 2011/2012
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Tennessee School for the Deaf
I did not realize that we had this AWESOME school for the deaf right in our "own backyard" so to speak! The Tennessee School for the Deaf is in Knoxville and it is just phenomenal. We were blessed to be able to take a tour this past Friday as a part of our unit study on Helen Keller and learning about the human body in our anatomy studies in science. I absolutely LOVE field trips like this that fit so perfectly with what we are learning, are FREE and are fun for the kids! We were able to see ... Read More about Tennessee School for the Deaf
Lung Dissection (warning: gross pictures ahead)
As you know, we are studying Human Anatomy this year and meet weekly with 2 other families to do experiments and activities together that go along with our text. So, we just finished the chapter on respiration...AND, one of the families in our group happens to have cattle and do butchering! What luck! :) She's such a good friend to keep cow lungs, heart and eyeballs in her fridge for us. True love. Aren't you glad you stopped by my blog today?!?! ... Read More about Lung Dissection (warning: gross pictures ahead)