Four years ago, our family started watching the original The Magic School Bus on DVD. That was when I homeschooled Isabella, and she was hooked on this great educational cartoon. She still watches The Magic School Bus episodes on Netflix, and now her five year old brother loves them too. In fact, when Nate asks questions about the human body, I often go to Netflix, find an episode of The Magic School Bus, and let him watch it. So when, Netflix announced a new reboot of The Magic School Bus, the … [Read more...]
Supplementing Homeschool Science
Our family really loves The Young Scientists Club and the products they offer. It makes supplementing homeschool science so much more fun with our daughter when we have products from TYSC. Each year this great club offers amazing new science experiment kits for kids interested in science, technology, engineering and math - known collectively as S.T.E.M. This summer, the Young Scientists Club took home an impressive eight honors - including two Product of the Year nods—from Oppenheim Toy … [Read more...]
Homeschool Kindergarten: Science is Fun!
This semester in Homeschool Kindergarten we are having Science twice a week. My Princess LOVES it. We've completed six lessons so far. She's learned about God's Plan for our lives and the Five Senses. She loves investigating and figuring things out. In fact, one of her favorite DVDs to watch at home is The Magic School Bus. I mentioned before that reading and writing were not her favorite classes, science and math is. In fact, I honestly believe that students who excel in S.T.E.M. subjects - … [Read more...]
Educational Entertainment for Kids: The Magic School Bus DVDs
Thank you NewKideo for sponsoring today's post. My daughter LOVES Ms. Frizzle and her class in The Magic School Bus DVDs. I enjoy watching them with her too. They are fun and very educational. I have even heard of homeschool parents using them to supplement Science time at home. On July 30th two new The Magic School Bus DVDs were released: In a Pickle Revving Up The Magic School Bus: In a Pickle Ever wonder what's behind a peculiar smell? Viewers who hop aboard the bus for IN … [Read more...]