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Real Life Science: Raising Butterflies

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After our successful adventure into the world of the chicken this February, we decided to delve right into the invertebrate area of the zoo. By that I mean we’re raising butterflies. This we’ve done before, at least we’ve done it at my daughter’s preschool. I quickly realized that having someone else coordinate the entire thing for you is not quite the same as doing it yourself. Butterflies require an enclosure. For us, a Rubbermaid bin with PVC pipes stuck to the sides works well. We’ve enclosed the entire thing in a mesh canopy that I got for free. It’s a … Continue reading →

Teaching Higher Subjects at Home

It’s easy to sit down with a box of crayons and teach your eager little toddler his colors. His letters—piece of cake. As he grows older, it becomes more challenging, but hey, how hard can adding and subtraction really be? Thus we skate along merrily until one day we realize—it’s time for algebra. It’s time for frog dissection. It’s time for those higher subjects that filled us with fear when we were students—now it’s time for us to be filled with fear, as the teachers! Can those things really be taught at home? My answer, in a nutshell? Yes, they … Continue reading →