CC Monopoly for Review is here!!

That's my son pointing to the state he wants to buy.  When you land on a state, you have to locate it on a blank US map and name the capital to buy it.  Before you can roll, you have to answer a question.  It's fun. 

I FINALLY finished it.  I had trouble with the board.  I decided to just print it out large at SAMS.  I printed mine 24x30 I think and it was less than $9 so that's still ok in my book.  You could print it out smaller but I wouldn't go too small or the states will be too small to fit the houses and read.  The directions are in the download, but I use the money, cars, houses, and dice from Monopoly Jr.   We outgrew it anyway.  You will also need a blank US map.  You could add your own questions to the Chance cards too.  I printed mine out on the perforated business cards.  The only "problem" we had was one question has you do the WHOLE timeline (with help from other players if needed), and they thought $1 was not nearly enough for that so we'll pay out $5 next time for that one.  So the file has 3 sheets of chance cards, the logo for the back, the directions, and the board.  If you have problems with the download let me know!

So, Here is the link. 

I hope you enjoy it if you grab it.  I would really appreciate it if you pointed your friends, etc. to my blog to grab the game.  Have fun!!

2 folder Latin Lapbook

This video may be helpful to you if you've never made a 2 folder (or one folder) lapbook before.  It goes through how I fold the folders and glue them together and how I close mine with a velcro tab.

PS- I am finished with the Monopoly Review Game, I just need to pick up the game board from SAMS and see how that looks.  I had made it the same size as a Monopoly Junior Gameboard thinking I was going to Modge Podge it on there.  So.... I "cut it apart" into 4 sections and printed each out.  Then I wasn't overly thrilled with the results/time it took and thought a better idea would just be to print it out as a large print at SAMS.  It's only like $9 so that wasn't too bad.  I felt like this would be the easiest way to do it.  Of course, you can choose to print it out however you like.  All that to say, I need to drag myself over there to get it and make sure it looks good before putting it up.   

CC Monopoly

Well, we’re almost done with our Monopoly game…. Just working out some cards to make it more “fun”.  The kids will be playing it again today to test it…. Check back soon!

Latin Lapbook

My first attempt at making a lapbook from scratch.  It’s not as easy at it looks!  You could add in some things or pictures, etc. in some places. 
It’s for the Latin memory work in Classical Conversations cycle 3. 

If you’d like to have the lapbook, you can download it HERE.  If you click on the regular download button (takes 20 sec or so), it's free.  The fast download costs $ from the hosting company.  It only takes 20 sec to wait for the "slow" one.  Thanks!
Oh, and I'm working on a CC Monopoly Game that should be ready by the end of the Holiday week so check back!

Movie Night Printables

If you are interested in my movie night printables you can email me (hmlentz@gmail.com) and I’ll be happy to email you a zipped folder. The poster and menu are full page and I just laminate them as full sheets and then I can fill in the blank with the movie title and the time it will start.  The third page is their job assignment for the night (which I rotate each week) and then tickets to get in.  If you have more than 3 kids you can just duplicate this page and have more than one person doing each job.  I didn’t do a clean up crew just because I kind of think that’s a job that everyone has to help out with.
The way I do movie night is this:  The kids can earn up to a dollar each day of school.  They can earn .25 for getting their work done in a timely manner, .25 for cleaning up their workboxes and setting up for the next day- this means turning in work, throwing away trash, and putting their shoe boxes back on the rack.  Then there are two opportunities for attitude or behavior how ever you want to word it .25 each.  It costs $1.00 to get in the movie night.  When they pay me on Friday after school is all done, I give them a job and a ticket.  I have done this for the past two years and the kids LOVE it.  It’s special b/c if there is no school that week, we don’t do it quite like this.  For example, they can have ice cream on a cone and other treats that they don’t normally get.  This year I also added a store component that I am stocking with dollar store toys and things.  This way, they can purchase some stickers or something and it’s not all food items.  But the store is separate from Movie night so I don’t have that stuff on here.  I may do a store printable set at some point.  I even started stocking the store with the kids toys that I have to clean up.  They loose their toys for the rest of the week and then they have to buy it back- ouch.  You should hear the conversations at my house right now about them “saving” each others toys. 

Thanks to Ruby Lane for your kit, Movie Night Marathon that I used to create these.  You can find the kit over at  Funky playground designs.

Electrolysis of Water

Our first science experiment of the year in chemistry.  We are using The Elements- Ingredients of the Universe by Ellen McHenry for our spine.  I love it so far. 

Our experiment all set up.  I was so excited when Hailey said that the pencil with the most bubbles must be the one with the Hydrogen around it, and the other the Oxygen.  When I asked her why she said that because in the recipe for water, there are twice as many hydrogens as oxygens.

BEST field trip EVER

OK.  This was the BEST field trip ever.  Two days (who gets to do that?!)  AND Aunt Nancy as a chaperone.  It was crazy and fun and exhausting, and well, just see.
First we went to the Butterfly house after arriving in STL.  GORGEOUS. 




No, these are NOT butterflies.  They are roaches.  Look at That!  She’s even smiling.  Yuck.    She’ll learn.

There are between 1500 and 2,000 butterflies at the butterfly house.  Here are 2.  I have more, but really do you want to see them all?  These are my two favorite.  And it’s so hot and steamy in there that my lens kept getting steamed up. 

Like this.  See the hazy film over it?  That’s condensation on my lens.

And now it’s gone.  I must have wiped the lens right before these.  Look, he’s trying to catch a butterfly on his cast. 

This was in the theater.  It was educational.  But very creepy.  Look at that!

And then I saw this and it looks kinda like that spider wants to eat my child.  Of course, I just took a picture.  I couldn’t stand to look at that spider.  I would be freaking out if I were him.  I’m MUCH farther back though so that’s good. 
Tomorrow I will post our AWESOME Eagle spotting adventure the next morning.  WOW!!