Science: Bean Sprouts

In May, the boys started growing bean sprouts when we did a garden unit study towards the end of the month.  The boys have been observing their bean sprouts since late May and have been documenting their growth.


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At the end of  each week we take a photo of our bean sprouts and the boys write about them or draw a picture of them in their bean plant diary.  Above, you can see some of the bean

Week in review: Gardening (weeks 28-29)

Gone are the days of cool Spring weather, summer heat has taken its place.  Still we have managed to use the early morning hours to explore and have fun outdoors.  The boys explored the subject of gardening (as part of their  homeschooling) the past two weeks. 

Note: For those who do not know my sons are nicknamed Godzilla boy, age 11 and Turtle, age 5. My oldest son has some learning

trip to the Farmer’s Market

This weekend as a treat our family went to our local farmer’s market. We thought it would be a great way for the boys to see the different types of produce that are grown in our area.

We are no strangers the farmer’s market but in recent years, we were not able to visit.  That has changed. Now we plan on being regular visitors to the Farmer’s market.  It was indeed a good morning to visit so we

Gardening plans

Last year in addition to covering a unit study on Spring and Gardening, we started a patio garden with growing flowers, plants, herbs and onions in containers. 

The boys learned quite a bit from the experience for Nature study and lessons in how to grow a garden and what it takes to maintain one.  It was a rewarding and fun experience for our family and we spent more time outdoors enjoying

What's new in our patio garden

Late last month and recently we added a few additions of flowers and plants to our garden. We replaced the petunias that we started in Spring, they were unable to tolerate the hot and humid weather we have been having.Here's what we have growing in the garden that we recently added. Mexican HeatherThis flowering shrub thrives in hot weather and can be grown as ground cover or ion a container such

Growing Onions

This week the boys and I started planting plants and flowers in containers for our patio garden. We also had time to grow one of Dad's favorite veggies... onions.We has bought some onions for our cookout the previous week and wrapped the remainder of the onion in a plastic bag to see it if would sprout. Within a week, it did so we planted the bulb with its sprout in a pot. It started growing. My

"Planting a Rainbow:" a craft and gardening

Planting a Rainbow by Lois Ehlert.This book describes in the story the process of how a garden grows from selecting, purchasing and planting bulb and seeds. The story begins in the Fall where different kinds of bulbs are planted. Seeds are ordered and planted then throughout the year after months of waiting, seeing work done by rain and sun through the seasons, they watch the rainbow grow.Our

Our Garden Plants this Spring

Earlier this weekend we planted some flowers for our patio garden. We recently added plants to our garden as well.I already had one of my oldest plants that I grew from a 4 inch pot. My Hawaiian Schefflera. It is over 22 years old. It originally had more leaves but during the winter when I had it indoors, my plant suffered at the hands of my preschooler! We added this Spring, a purple primrose on

First Spring Weekend: Gardening

After two trips last week to the garden nursery, we had a good selection to begin our family Spring gardening project. The boys helped me selection some full sun and shade loving plants and flowers for our outdoor patio.We transplanted over the weekend some bedding flowers that we thought would look nice and could tolerate dealing with only morning sun. We chose Celosia and Salvia for our small