tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27262849264432024932024-10-04T19:02:52.459-07:00McIntyre Kids we are unschooling and love it!!!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger74125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2726284926443202493.post-38724039701751601172011-07-23T03:57:00.001-07:002011-07-23T03:57:46.748-07:00

we have moved to a new domain mcintyrekids.com

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Japan Day.... We decided that today should be all about Japan... We did origami, and made  and we got a poster board and drew japan on and colored the regions.  We talked about some key history points mostly about WWII and Pearl Harbor.  We looked up on our ipads about schools in Japan and what children learn in that country.  We wore our dresses we got form China all day

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We went to pickney Island and oh did we get lost - OK really we just went down the wrong road and got to the end and decided we should turn around - took us an extra hour to get home but Isabelle thought we were lost and never going to get home ... We saw a fiddler crabs and chased them all over the dried up pond- we saw lots of birds and a baby alligator.  Then we

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Banana Scrabble... What a fun game, we made up our own rules and did it a little different.  We used the first grade and second grade spelling list and used that to make our scrabble board.  The girls had so much fun trying to make words and make the words line up, and what a great way to do spelling. Guitar lessons  -  McKenzey has started guitar lessons and is so

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We decided to go to Jasper Park the other day just to walk around and get some energy out.  We had a lot of fun the most exciting part was when a snake ran over Isabelle feet - she was behind us and ran past me to beside Jack, lets just say Mac and I laughed our heads off.  It was so hot instead of drawing pictures of all the plants I thought it would be fun to take pictures&nbsp

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We were at the dock the other day and saw a manatees up close - so cool..... He was drinking fresh water and we could have reached out and touched him or her.  The girls and I were so excited that I forgot that I could take a video so all we have are pictures.  We went home that night and looked it up and found some other stuff out about them... They weigh 800 - 1200 pounds, live 60

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We finished reading the book - which the girls gave 10 thumbs up..... So I said if we finished reading the book we can go to the movie.....In the theater We did and the girls gave it another 10 thumbs up.... Here are some of the differences we noticed between the book and the movie, its pretty long... so bare with us...

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We watched a lot of videos this morning ... Bill Nye the science guy, wetland and planets We also watched a video on time and math - her is what the girls learned....

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We walk around the campsite a lot and talk to all the old people and people on real vacation.  The girls found a guy cutting down some of his bamboo and asked if we could have it. I found a project online to make a bamboo wind chime . The girls and I went to Lowe's and got a saw and a drill for fathers day.  I decided that we could test out the drill to make homes in the bamboo.  I

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How are clouds made??? That was the question for today..... so we made a cloud by taking a 2 leader soda bottle cut it in half and then but very hot water in the bottom and put ice in the top with the lid on and upside down.... It didn'[t really form cloud but it made steam (or condistation built up between the layers) which formed on the side of the bottle and then dripped water like a cloud...

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We go to the library every Wednesday and get some educational video and lot of books and here are some that we are reading right now... Mac:    The Little Mermaid by Hans Christian Anderson...               She did an excellent job but I started looking at the end and decided it was too scary   &

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Belle asked the question do Frogs eat lunch and and dinner like us..... So we looked it up on a fancy IPad2 and here is what we found out.. Postcard Tuesday... We wrote postcards to two people each and this time the girls drew pictures of baby animals.  I still have to find envelopes and stamps but hopefully they will be mailed soon.  We are trying to get to everyone, so bare with us..

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We did more workbook pages.... Mac had to read a story and then answer several questions, which she needed some help on but did pretty good and then she did math word problems.  Belle did 2 pages on ending sounds of words.  They worked on there Ipad for a bit and then we went to the library. After we got home we watched BIll Nye the Science Guym - this time we watched a video on insects

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We did our two work book pages from Brain Quest - Today we did math. Mac did multiplication 1 and 2 times tables which she did with no help at all, I am so Proud!! Belle did subtraction pages which turned into tic-tac-toe. The were 2 digit problems that subtracted 2 digit problem (98-74=24). Next we did our postcard writing, so if you haven't gotten a postcard from wonderful Hilton Head you will

Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2726284926443202493.post-26598312107773080122011-05-25T04:44:00.000-07:002011-05-25T04:44:39.280-07:00

We took some bags of M&M and decided we were going to count how many were in each bag.  First before we opened the bags we made an estimate of how much was in each bag,  then we looked at the back of the bags and found out how much M&M said there should be in each bag.  We had to multiply 1/4 cup by 8 serving, so to do this we had to measure and see how much was in 1/4 cup

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Many moons ago we made play dough - one with sugar and one with salt.. The Green or conductive clay which had salt in it and Isabelle and I made first.  Mac and I made Blue or Insulating play dough that had salt in in and would not let electricity pass through it.  Now you are asking why?? - To learn about electricity... So here is how it works.... Adding salt to

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I have been really bad the last two weeks so I am going to give you the run down... Got up at 4am and watch the wedding - of course - who didn't - I was so excited and they told of lots of history about the wedding and English government - Awsume... We went and watched African Cats at the big movie theater at Downtown Disney - It was sooooo good and we learned a lot about cats and ask lots of

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McKenzey found a Milkseed  Pod and this is what we found out... We first thought it was a banana but was sure it wasn't, so with a little more research we found out what it was...Out goal is to find another one and see if we can plant the seeds and grow some flowers.  We tore apart the first one to see what was inside the pod. The seed pods themselves come or form from the flower

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While McKenzey went to gymnastics Isabelle helped Michael make dinner.  She made mini hamburger seasoned with onion soup with a side of asparagus.  Isabelle made all the hamburger patties herself and Daddy cooked them and then she put the canned asparagus in the pot and watch them cook.  Then when we got home she put everything together for us and served. Here are are plants they

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Friday.. The kids woke up about 9:30 and we got dressed and went and played tennis. We decided to make the rice-crispy eggs with m&m's inside.  McKenzey melted the butter and belle measured the marshmallows and cereal. Then we coated pam on the inside of the eggs and started putting the mixture in the eggs and made a pocket with our thumb - man was it messy - my advise let it cool a put

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I started having the girls do a book report about 2 weeks ago.  The girls each looked up facts on the Internet and then we wrote them down and drew pictures or found more pictures on the Internet. Belle did facts about fairies...and drew pictures at the top of each page...  Cover...(Made from flower leaves)... Fairies are widely known as the magical little people who are beautiful,

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McKenzey decided to help me make dinner and then we took pictures of her food creations.  She came up with the menu (with some help) and then helped me cook the whole thing... Meatball sandwich with melted cheese on a wheat sandwich round with squash dipped in eggs fried in olive oil and sprinkled with Parmesan cheese and pepper. Mac cut all the squash - made some food still life for us to

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The girls had there first gymnastic competition (sort of...). They basically learned a routine, practiced for  2 weeks and then did it for a judge.  Anyway very laid back all the kids that take from Mrs. Jamie competed and then the cheerleaders showed us there routines.  Everyone got ribbons, metal and goody bag.  So here are some videos and pictures of all

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We went to the library to meet some other  homeschool kids and oh yea maybe learn something.... So when we got there they said that we couldn't join because the book they were working on (around the world in 80 days) they started 2 weeks ago.  So as unschoolers we decided that it wasn't for us... the whole reason we are not going to regular school is so we don't have to do book

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I got 16 bean soup and thought it would be fun for the girls to sort them... then my plan was to throw in some math and have them count by 2's 5's 10's total them and so on... The girls got 12 of the 16 beads sorted and Mac and I had to go to gymnastics (she got moved up to a class that will be competing... maybe )...Belle starts worrying that Jack will eat all of the beans and that they

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