Teen's workbox stuff-Science notebook

Take a hop over to my Hsing on a Wing and a Prayer Blog to see the latest in our notebook craze. This one is for the teen's biology study. Each module will get its own section, where we will add all sorts of goodies that we want her to remember. You can use this concept with many subjects!

And thanks to my crafty bud at Spell Out Loud, I now have a great way to make these babies even prettier. I kinda knew about this, but needed to "see" it and then I watched the You Tube link to get a better grip. Do stop over there and check it out! I am going to be "beautifying" all the notebooks 'round here (so the science one will undergo a transformation too!)...[and thanks Maureen, you help inspire and motivate me!]

As for the teen's workbox, I add whatever graphics and such we need for that day, with a note telling her what to do, plus the notebook/glue/scissors, etc. and of course, her science reading assignment/text. You could do that for any of your teen's subjects-but you have to have that stuff ready to go (which means getting the copies, worksheets, materials gathered and set to go B4 your student gets to it)..but just to let you in on a teeny tiny secret--lately, we've been scrounging up the stuff after we do the reading b/cuz my life as of late has been extremely busy crazy...so don't feel too bad if you don't get it done until the point of the student actually doing it, or after...as long as it gets done...

Brain Hat

OK, found this because one of my Most Helpful TOS mates and Team Members, Debbie posted this on our TOS Crew forum...you can download and do this fun activity too at Ellen McHenry's Basement Workshop site (I will post the Viking game soon).

All I did was copy off the hat pattern onto card stock, add some scissors and tape, and coloring pencils to his box; and whallah, this is the end result. NOW I did get the biggest chuckle, because she stated that hat is a one-size fits all. WELL apparently she hasn't met my big headed children! LOL!! I mean, my kids noodles are huge (and I should know-I delivered those bowling balls) and I must say-it does not fit all. We were laughing so hard we about burst. But the activity was fun, and it will provide a great visual for the areas of the brain study. We actually did this for a part of the Nutrition 101: Choose Life! eBook we're reviewing.
Sissy chose to forgo the photo shoot tho-hmm, wonder why?

He looks like some cartoon character-some alien hybrid! ROTFL here!


Thought you'd appreciate a chuckle today and a link to another great site!

Solar System Center Set Up

I picked up one of those Tri-fold Display boards from JoAnns a few weeks back-so I could put together an area for all the space material I have been collecting. We will be starting our Apologia Exploring Creation Through Astronomy (Elementary level) this Monday. So in honor of our year long study of God's ultimate creation-we're decorating the room and setting up the board with activities. I also bought some space things from Target before the school rush started. I was able to get a pack of Space cards, a space write on board, and a workbook for the boy's level (I am tearing out various pages of that and putting it in the center for him to do over the course of the study). To go with that, I have a great Solar System set I bought when I started schooling the kiddos-so it is about 15 years old-and still going strong. It is so big-I have to put it up on the wall. I will put up a new one when we come to that planet. I have the sun up as of now-even though we won't be studying that until next week (there is an intro chapter).

The workbook, and cards I mentioned. I actually cut up the cover of the workbook for the pocket picture in the center :0)-it looks cute up there. The boy approved the look-so all is good.



The center still needs one more section. I have an idea of what I want to do with that blank area near the top-but have to find the goodies to do it. The planets on the bottom are from a poster set I bought from the Dollar Tree (so is the info on the planets)-so I cut them up and laminated them, put Velcro on the back and so when we study that planet, I will put the thing in his workbox, and he will know to put it up on the board (I have em all up there for the picture). The flash cards are being used in the 2 pockets. I will change out and add the appropriate cards as we are learning of it. Again-the side sections are that other poster I mentioned. I decided to cut it in half, to fill those areas as well. So that is our "Fold It Up and Put It Away Space Center".

Science Center goodies

These are weather charts...I plan to use them this summer when we cover Weather and the story, The Bravest of Us All (just put together a lapbook for this and submitted it to Homeschool Share, so look for it soon), which is a FIAR Digital Unit Study book. I will have him map the current weather of the week(s) and every day, he can take a gander to see what goes into the chart-found this at the Dollar Store in the teacher isle.


When we cover the planets (using Apologia's Exploring Creation with Astronomy) I will make a center with these. There are lots and lots of stuff on the internet that can be used to supplement this Activity Center. Again-found the posters at the local Dollar Store.



On the back, it has pages you can copy to put in the center for the child(ren) to do.

I will post more about the Science center as we near the new school year. I will also have planet/space number cards, activity center cards for placing in the workbox and additional goodies to help you create a nice Space center of your own.

Thought I would share some of the goodies I have been finding lately....enjoy.