Pet Care Loop & Pin I am working in my Pet Care Cub Scout belt loop and academic pin. I have to do several tasks. Today, I found interesting information on a former President’s dog: Spot, George W. Bush’s dog was an 11 year old English Springer Spaniel. According to the White House, Spot is the daughter of George W.…
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What I Learned Today 10/03/2014
Fiction Writing: I entered a contest in a Homeschooling magazine my mom gets. Each month they give out a topic, and the 10 kids with the best stories get published and win a prize. This month's prize is a spaceship sticker book. Topic: Your long-lost great uncle left you enough money to open your own store. Tell us about it.…
What I Learned Today 10/01/2014
Nonfiction/Design/Architecture Today in Dornob, multiple architects worked on a hillside home. Having a perfect view from the mountain, they incorporated multiple balconies and made all of it entirely out of soft wood. Even though it was just made of wood, they designed it to be a very modern home. Keyboarding I completed the first few levels of BBC…
What I Learned Today 9/26/2014
Today I continued to work on the rough draft of my 9/11 oral history essay. I got a lot of responses, and so that makes it REALLY long but good. Before I started, I organized my essay by clumping similar responses together. The steps of writing are pre-writing (brainstorming), drafting, editing, and revising. I’m at the drafting step. I had…
What I Learned Today 9/23/14
This is really for two days: yesterday and today. That is why it is so long. I earned my Bobcat Badge in Cub Scouts! See it hanging from my pocket? At the pack meeting Friday, we did skits and are kettle desserts from the fire. We learned about camping procedures. I got to go up and receive my Bobcat Badge…
What I Learned Today 09/15/2014
Lord of The Flies Themes: Civilization & Innocence Civilization Theme: 1. Are Ralph and Piggy the only defenders of civilization on the island? What does “civilization” mean to them? Anything that is “civilized” to Ralph is just something that an adult would do. He said it a lot in the book, so I think he believes it. Simon…
9/11: 102 Minutes that Changed America
Sage watched this documentary today, which was produced by the History Channel. He will be completing interactive activities and using primary sources for research in the related topics in which he's interested: Posted with Blogsy
9/11 Unit
Teaching 9/11 provides a window into creative and probing approaches teachers have taken to introduce the subject of 9/11. Discussion of 9/11 is not a mandatory lesson in most classrooms across the country. However, many educators want to be sure their students learn about this pivotal event so they can participate in our world as knowledgeable and discerning citizens. Lessons…
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