wow i'm loving this post! last year my 7 year daughter was really interested in butterflies. so i signed her up for a butterfly class at a science museum here. at the end of the class each kid received their own caterpillar. we had so much fun raising it and watching it turn into a butterfly. after a few days we released it. it was a great experience. :)

oh man!! thank you so much everyone. some really good suggestions... i can't wait to plan out our trip. and the homeschooling store sounds like a must! :)

oh the children's museum looks great! we have a few here in new york but of course my girls could never get enough of a hands on museum. thanks. :)

we're going to be visiting houston, texas in january. any places you know of that we should definitely check out? we'll be there for a week. my girls are 7 and 3 years old. thanks. :bigear:

thanks guys! :)

hey there! i'm thinking of giving my kids vitamin c. anyone else out there using it? what would you recommend? pills or powder? any brands your kids prefer? thanks. :bigear:

thanks i'll look into that. any others?? :bigear:

hi guys. i'm looking to buy a microscope for my 7 year old. any good ones out there? nothing too expensive. thanks. :bigear:

thanks guys for all the feedback! tomorrow is our library day!! :)

my second daughter was breech and of course i freaked out because i didn't want to get a c section. i did exercises and even looked up acupuncture procedures. then at 37 weeks my doctor did a procedure called external version... where she manually moved the baby into the right position. you still have some time so don't worry. the baby could still turn on it's own. i hope everything works out and you're blessed with a healthy baby. :)

you could use the book series "let's read and find out". they are science books and i would think most libraries have them. they have a wide range of different topics (including a bunch of dinosaur ones) and some even have small activities. :)

none in the room with me but we have two fishes and a bearded dragon. and wanting to get a kitten really badly! :)

that's the first question that came to my mind. i too am using singapore math for my 2nd grader. i used math mammoth last year. both are good and use mental math so the kids don't need to use their fingers. hope that helps. :)

thanks guys! i'm making a list of all the games so i can look them up. can't wait! :)

same here. i've lived in new york for almost 15 years and i've never heard anyone use that word. hahaha. :)

hey guys! anyone have any recommendations on good board games or card games for kids? i have a 7 year old daughter. i'm looking for games that make her think.. no candy land kinda game. i hear tangram is good and so is the card game set. any others? thanks. :bigear:

i've always found this website helpful when reviewing movies appropriate for my kids (and even for myself sometimes). http://www.kids-in-mind.com :)

no the research guides don't correspond with the books. one can read or not read the research guides. it's basically for more information on the topic. my daughter read (i think) all of them and really enjoyed the magic tree house series. our library had most of them including the research guides. :)

history pockets?? how did i not see those on the website? that is so cool! thanks guys. :)

hi :)

thanks! i was wondering that too! :)

hey guys! so my daughter LOVES reading! she really enjoys mystery and adventure books. she's read all the cam jansen series, jigsaw jones series, a to z mysteries, and magic tree house series. anyone have any other recommendations for books that have no sexual content or inappropriate language? she prefers series. also what classical books would be good for her? she reads at the 3rd grade level. :bigear:

last year we used math mammoth 1b and 2a. this year we switched to singapore math 2a and 2b. it's too soon to tell which one i like better. i did like mm but heard great reviews about singapore so i decided to switch. :)

thanks guys! i'm going to look into daily geography. it's a subject my daughter really enjoys but i don't know if i want another workbook. so maybe the take it to your seat geography will be slightly more hands on. thanks for all the feedback. :)

for our co-op we take turns teaching whichever group our child is in. so if someone has two kids in two different groups... that mom will be assigned to both groups.. on different days of course. so far it's working well. :)