As we explore the world around us and stop to learn more about a subject, our explorations often turn into unit studies. We don’t always plan it that way, but it occurs naturally as we follow our interests.
One subject that developed into a unit study for us was trains. Our family lives near one of [...]
Nothing can take the place of a real live field trip, but virtual field trips and expeditions come close. The first virtual web-cams I recall were those that were mounted by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources near Peregrine Falcon’s nests here in Ohio. We would never have had the chance to observe [...]
When I was a little kid, a classic sci-fi movie called The Blob, which probably still runs on late-night TV, scared the bejeebers out of me. The Blob was an unstoppable menace which absorbed whatever got in its path, and thereby grew to enormous size…
Blogs remind me of The Blob, growing and spreading and [...]
Games are one of our “universal languages,” bringing all ages together. In Time For Family Baseball, Earl Stevens wrote, “We get to know each other better and become closer when we play together. People tend to let go of their reserve.”
Games can bring back favorite family memories; in From Boring To Board Games Elise [...]
Ah, the library! Who among us hasn’t spent time curled up in a corner of our local public library with a book we were happy to find? I always feel good walking into a library, seeing row upon row of books I can browse through in the comfort of the library itself, or check out [...]
