The DNA Makes Protein!
The DNA Makes Protein! Starting the DNA unit in biology each year in November is one of my favorite times of the school year! We start with a little introduction song to get us pumped up and also learn that the basic function of DNA is, well, to make protein! If...
5 Ways to Maximize Success in Online Classes
5 Ways to Maximize Success in Online Classes So, you’re a homeschooler taking online classes. There’s a great deal of flexibility and independent options that you have while sitting in an online class. The question is, are you doing the right things – the things...
3 Reasons Why I Don’t Assign Vocabulary Words
3 Reasons Why I Don’t Assign Vocabulary Words I have this recollection from when I was in school of looking in the back of my textbooks at a glossary of important words, and copying down definitions to my notebook paper of lists of words my teacher had given me for...
A Biology Lesson from my Four-Year-Old Son
A Biology Lesson from my Four-Year-Old Son I had a powerful exchange with my son when he was four years old, and his words made such an impact on me that I wrote them down after the conversation happened. Son: (looking quite pensive) Mom, when was I born? Me: May...