2012-05-27T12:36:16Z http://weiseracademy.com/atom.aspx Quick Blogcast All Rights Reserved. Must have written authorization from Weiser Academy to copy material. tag:weiseracademy.com,2012-05-23:0143756c-af32-4e6e-adaa-c5da453768de Weiser Academy 2012-05-23T20:07:36Z 2012-05-23T20:07:36Z My very active toddler (age 3) and pre-kinder (age 4) learned about gravity, force, and motion today with big brother who is in first grade (age 7).This was accomplished with some pieces of track, a small ball, and a drop shoot (we used a toy with a hole to drop the ball through).We have had this Fisher Price toy around for 11 years and it has always been a favorite toy at our house. The original ball looked like a rock, and we lost that years ago. It was supposed to land in a small truck that backed up to ...<BR><BR>All Rights Reserved. Must have written authorization from Weiser Academy to copy material. All Rights Reserved. Must have written authorization from Weiser Academy to copy material. tag:weiseracademy.com,2012-05-22:449d774b-6d8c-450e-a91c-2d764d0150e5 Weiser Academy 2012-05-23T01:11:05Z 2012-05-23T01:11:05Z My school age children are boys ages 7, 9, and 11. I also have three younger children ages 4, 3, and 6 months. We homeschool. Our favorite subject is science. Our least favorite subject is writing.Though my boys love math, science, engineering, unit studies, geography, and history, they are not interested in doing writing assignments. They don't mind writing to answer questions. They also love to write comic strips. They enjoy writing birthday or get well cards. Sometimes they write stories they decide to write themselves. But if ...<BR><BR>All Rights Reserved. Must have written authorization from Weiser Academy to copy material. All Rights Reserved. Must have written authorization from Weiser Academy to copy material. tag:weiseracademy.com,2012-05-18:464ee7cf-c0bd-42e4-b550-c1b7718635c1 Weiser Academy 2012-05-18T21:24:19Z 2012-05-18T21:24:19Z It would be an understatement to say the Lego and Robotics Academy club is fun. It totally ROCKS!Uh, hum, did I say that? Well yes, I DID! These kids are so awesome! I think I have the funnest job in the world, being their teacher!We are learning about Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) in our club. Learning together with these kids has never been so much fun! We have been using various Lego products including Lego MBA, Lego WeDo, Lego NXT, and various Lego bricks and parts.We met today, and held a building ...<BR><BR>All Rights Reserved. Must have written authorization from Weiser Academy to copy material. All Rights Reserved. Must have written authorization from Weiser Academy to copy material. tag:weiseracademy.com,2012-05-16:911ecb06-7a11-4b73-8783-23a29d3c5023 Weiser Academy 2012-05-16T19:06:02Z 2012-05-16T19:06:02Z Have you heard about CapJaxMathFax?It is a math program geared to help kids in 1st grade through 6th grade learn their math facts. It includes addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. Description of how CapJaxMathFax works (from their website):CapJaxMathFax™ Overview Reinforcement builds skills. Feedback rewards skill performance and maintains importance of program. CapJaxMathFax™ employs ...<BR><BR>All Rights Reserved. Must have written authorization from Weiser Academy to copy material. All Rights Reserved. Must have written authorization from Weiser Academy to copy material. tag:weiseracademy.com,2012-05-14:505b6ceb-a7e5-4a4b-8573-e4475318acbc Weiser Academy 2012-05-14T19:37:48Z 2012-05-14T19:37:48Z If you live, or travel, anywhere near Asheville, NC and Greenville, SC no doubt you have seen hundreds of small produce stands that dot the countryside going in all directions on the highways. I stop in several different ones from time to time to see what treasures I can find for my family. My children learn a lot about local food, business, and meet a variety of people from different cultures, and learn about lots of different foods by visiting these venders. We talk about what we found that was produced locally in our region, and what was produced ...<BR><BR>All Rights Reserved. Must have written authorization from Weiser Academy to copy material. All Rights Reserved. Must have written authorization from Weiser Academy to copy material. tag:weiseracademy.com,2012-05-12:08345d89-c4ad-46dc-b5ac-bf13e46441e5 Weiser Academy 2012-05-13T03:07:15Z 2012-05-13T03:07:15Z Would you like your children to learn about science and hear biblical principals at the same time? Library and Educational Services has a DVD series called GO SCIENCE that does just that. Watch this sample lesson from DVD 3 Go Science contains 6 DVDs that teach about various science concepts: Vol. 1 MotionVol. 2 Simple Machines /Sound / WeatherVol. 3 Magnetism / EngineeringVol. 4 Chemistry / States of Matter / Life ScienceVol. 5 Air / FlightVol. 6 Water / Space Solar ...<BR><BR>All Rights Reserved. Must have written authorization from Weiser Academy to copy material. All Rights Reserved. Must have written authorization from Weiser Academy to copy material. tag:weiseracademy.com,2012-05-07:0004283d-c3bb-41d0-bb06-5bd372a3c82f Weiser Academy 2012-05-07T15:28:51Z 2012-05-07T15:28:51Z Early one morning, I was putting the trash out for the garbage man to pick up. The air felt humid and damp. I briefly looked at the grasss as I walked back to the house when I noticed two worms mating. A perfect homeschool moment! So I did what any excited homeschool mom would do, I called for all the kids to come and see this amazing event.I have been wanting to do an earth worm unit study. Several months ago, I put lots of material together, but other things took precidense and I still ...<BR><BR>All Rights Reserved. Must have written authorization from Weiser Academy to copy material. All Rights Reserved. Must have written authorization from Weiser Academy to copy material. tag:weiseracademy.com,2012-05-05:c341bd97-2f74-4a9b-bdd3-eb7148824ddf Weiser Academy 2012-05-06T00:01:49Z 2012-05-06T00:01:49Z Sunny and 80 degrees. What better weather can you ask for when hosting a picnic in the park? My kids get so excited about spending time in the park eating and playing. They are really excited today because daddy and lots of our friends are joining us too.We invited local homeschoolers to join us for a fun time of fellowship, food, and playing in the park. It was an awesome turnout with 41 homeschoolers spending time together.Fellowship is one of the sweet rewards of homeschooling, time for each other, time for building relationships, and time ...<BR><BR>All Rights Reserved. Must have written authorization from Weiser Academy to copy material. All Rights Reserved. Must have written authorization from Weiser Academy to copy material. tag:weiseracademy.com,2012-05-03:e1ba9802-98f9-4243-9dd2-6c13260e8cc4 Weiser Academy 2012-05-03T23:51:01Z 2012-05-03T23:51:01Z What's In The Bible In honor of Mother's Day save $5 off your purchase on any order, apply the coupon code to your order at check out. var zfBaseURL=(("https:"==document.location.protocol) ? "https://whatsinthebible.zferral.com/mjs/76/25042" : "http://whatsinthebible.zferral.com/mjs/76/25042"); ...<BR><BR>All Rights Reserved. Must have written authorization from Weiser Academy to copy material. All Rights Reserved. Must have written authorization from Weiser Academy to copy material. tag:weiseracademy.com,2012-05-02:d1c42410-5382-4485-a29d-edef94e1f6e1 Weiser Academy 2012-05-02T15:38:36Z 2012-05-02T15:38:36Z We are planning a fun race theme for our upcoming Lego and Robotics Academy program. I have big dreams on a tiny budget! So, given that my ideas are bigger than my wallet, I have been researching online how we can plan a Lego race car party for minimal expense. I thought it would be fun to post about several resources I found online on how to build a Lego car of your own. Some are built with kits and some are just built from the imagination and various Lego pieces.We have been working in ...<BR><BR>All Rights Reserved. Must have written authorization from Weiser Academy to copy material. All Rights Reserved. Must have written authorization from Weiser Academy to copy material.