Digging, Reading, Baking, History.....

Thankfully Superstar is not sick and even though today is Martin Luther King Day we did school work today. This morning started off rough. Superstar had a bit of an attiude about math. He picked it as is first subject but started to cry over it because it was division. He really loaths division and if he had his way not do any.

I did allow him to pick a different subject to start with so after some science, history, and reading he decided to tackle those division problems. Thankfully the rest of the day for him went well, school was done for him by noon, and he got to enjoy the rest of his afternoon doing other activities.

Seeing I've split the kids up Superstar in the morning and Web-princess in the afternoon, Superstar is free to do other activities in the afternoon. He spent his time digging for dinosaurs bones (a kit he got for Christmas) and making corn bread to go with tonight's dinner.

He did these activities while Web-princess did some reading with the McGuffey reader and online tutor. I've only used the online tutor videos for two days now. I'm not sure if that's the direction I want to go to completely, but so far Web-princess does enjoy it.  We've had the readers for a while now and have been using them. The tutor was something a friend of mine told me about. I've had the link for a while now and just started to use it. Web-princess also read some of her history text book while Superstar was busy being a baker!

Oh and if you use currclick and have any times in your wishlist go check them out. I got an email from currclick today saying that some of my items on my wishlist were on sale. One item on my wish list was $25 dollars but it was mark down to $2. So you know I got that today. I'll have to look it over more closely now that I have it, but I'm thinking I can use it for some American History in the near future.

CurrClick: Black Friday Giveaway!

You simply can't afford to miss CurrClick's biggest event of the year, BLACK FRIDAY! HUNDREDS of TOTALLY FREE education resources!

No Traffic, No Crowds, No Cost! 10:00 am CST Friday, Nov 27th, 2009 through 10:00 am CST Saturday, Nov 28th, 2009.  Enjoy!

CurrClick: It's a cool site!

So I got my CurrClick Newsletter (via email) today and it mention a few LIVE classes that I thought was cool! However, this time once again it will not work for us. I had the same issue before, either the classes are just not at a time that we can do it or it's a cool class, in my opinion, but the kids are still a little young for it.

In today's newsletter 2 of the classes that caught my attention but will NOT work for us (so sad):

1. Astonishing Atoms. Astonishing Atoms -- LIVE Class; Cost FREE
2. Beginning Guitar Lessons -- LIVE Class; Cost $40

CurrClick is NOT just for live classes they do offer all kinds of materials for all age ranges (some free; some not)  2 recent examples:

1. TBB Periodic Table of Elements Cards Kit -- FREE
2. Labor Day Holiday Helper -- FREE (I wish I realized that was there earlier, maybe it's not to late. Just because Labor Day was today doesn't mean I still can't do something this week.)

If you don't already then I think you should sign up for CurrClick's Newsletter. It's always loaded with cool information!!

CurrClick: Live Classes!

CurrClick offers live classes. These classes are done at home over the computer. In most cases you will need a microphone, high speed internet, and a computer. You may also need other materials besides the ones provided, but that is totally depended on the class.

The classes range from dance, to science, to reading, to learning a foreign language. The price range is also is anywhere from $0.50-$110, with most being under $20 (At least that's what it seem to me.)

Out of all the classes being offered at this time the Magic Tree House ones seemed to catch my eye the most, especially for Superstar! However, those classes are on Tuesdays and our co-op meets on Tuesday! So I can't sign him up! After all it's a LIVE class so I have to be sure he can be home (or have internet access) when it's the currclick live class time. I would be able to sign him up if it wasn't for the fact that the place that our co-op meets is a wi-fi dead zone! No wi-fi means NO internet!

I'm sure the classes will change over time so this is something I'm going to be keeping my eye on! Maybe there is a class being offer that will interest your child? Check It Out!