Though we’ve always been fascinated with nature, we are starting to use it more as a springboard for science studies and investigations. One of our favorite resources for nature study is Anna Botsford Comstock’s The Big Handbook of Nature Study. At 940 pages, it contains hundreds of lessons and discussion questions about nature. This resource is ALWAYS available for download here at archive.org, […]
Norway Knowledge Quest
Because Gary has been in Kristiansand, we’ve been on a quest to learn more about Norway this week. We first located Norway on the globe in Northern Europe as part of the Scandinavian Peninsula, bordered on the east by Sweden (and Finland at the Northeast), with the North Sea to the south. We completed a coloring page on the […]
Shamrock Suncatchers
I finally mustered up the courage to make a big mess with the boys in light of St. Patrick’s Day. After seeing the Valentine Suncatchers from my favorite art blog by that artist woman, I started thinking of how we could make something similar for St. Patrick’s Day, and voila! Supplies paper towel or toilet […]
Geronimo!
Another Southwest Oklahoma claim to fame is the notorious legend Geronimo. Rich with history, Ft. Sill National Historic Landmark and Museum includes the Apache Indian Cemeteries where Geronimo’s grave is located, as well as the Post Guardhouse, which was also nicknamed “Geronimo Hotel.” For many years Goyathlay (meaning “One Who Yawns”), better known as Geronimo, led his band of Apaches […]
Comanche Code Talkers of WWII
After a quick stop at the Comanche National Museum and Cultural Center in Lawton, Oklahoma, we discovered a little-known fact about the contribution that members of this tribe made to the success of the ally efforts during World War II. The Native Americans of Oklahoma were the first American Indian code talkers during both World Wars. Needing a more secure form […]
Historic Medicine Park, Oklahoma’s First Resort
At the main entrance to the Wichita Mountain Wildlife Refuge lies Medicine Park, a unique cobblestone community founded in 1908 as Oklahoma’s first tourism resort. Because this is only a 15-minute drive to my hometown of Lawton, Oklahoma, and we prefer to stay in unique places rather than hotels, it’s natural for us to rent a […]
Wichita Mountain Wildlife Refuge, Oklahoma
The Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge, the oldest managed wildlife preserve in the United States, is a 59,020-acre preserve located about 20 miles northwest of Lawton in southwestern Oklahoma. It has protected unique wildlife habitats since 1901, when it was designated as a Forest Reserve by President William McKinley. In 1905, President Theodore Roosevelt renamed it as a game preserve, and […]
Holy City of the Wichitas in Oklahoma
We have made it back from our incredibly hectic trip to visit our family in Southwest Oklahoma! Once upon a time, my husband thought there was nothing in Oklahoma except wind and flat land (and maybe some tepees), so I thought I’d spotlight our adventures in Oklahoma to show that, yes, there are things to do in […]
Paper Castle, Paper Theatre and Other Paper Toys
About six months ago, we came across two of the most amazing free websites for building paper models: Papertoys.com and Thetoymaker.com – all you need is to print, cut, fold and glue. Having boys that love to build things (and being that way myself), we’ve already incorporated many of the paper toy models we’ve found at Papertoys.com into our learnings. The […]