A couple days ago I learned of a new-to-me website called Top Documentary Films (link here), and on it I was thrilled to find The Story of 1, a math documentary featuring Terry Jones (of Monty Python fame) that I’ve been looking for for a while now. (Update: If the previous link is no longer [...]
The boys and I have been working our way through the simply fabulous list of “living math books” from Julie Brennen, who runs the LivingMathForum e-mail group. You can find the list of books, organized by topic (addition, fractions, geometry, etc.) here. And what is a “living book” you may ask? A “living” book is [...]
The boys and I kicked off (what we are calling) our first day of homeschool for the 2011-2012 year. Daegan is now grade 4, and Gareth grade 2. It went wonderfully! After our two week ‘staycation’, the boys were raring to go, as was I. This is the most recharged I’ve felt in years. While [...]
This morning the boys and I read an intriguing book, The Token Gift (Canada) (US). It tells the fictional story of an old man from India, Rajrishi Mohan, discontent with what he has accomplished in life. If only he had been king, then he would have amounted to something! His wife reminds him to think [...]
After so very much enjoying the Life in the Middle Ages DVD series, which I wrote about here, Daegan and I started watching The Renaissance for Students, a DVD series from the same company (and using some of the same actors). There are 5 titles in the series: A History of the Renaissance; Everyday Life [...]
Over the weekend our family watched The Story of Math DVD (Canada) (US), a joint project between the BBC and the Open University. You can read more about it on wikipedia here. It includes four hour-long episodes: The Language of the Universe; The Genius of the East; The Frontiers of Space; and To Infinity and [...]
Daegan and I have been watching a DVD series called Life in the Middle Ages, by Schlessinger Media, which we borrowed from the library. After watching several of the Connections episodes, which have touched on various aspects of the middle ages, and perusing Ms. Frizzle’s Adventures: Medieval Castle (Canada)(US), Daegan’s curiosity has gotten the better of [...]
Daegan and I have been enjoying James Burke’s original Connections (US) series, which was made in 1978 for the BBC. In it, Burke delivers a fascinating mix of history and science, tracing how one invention, technology, or scientific finding led to others, often in most unusual and entertaining ways; the full title of the series [...]
This Thursday is Remembrance Day in Canada, a day in which we remember and thank those who have served in Canada’s armed forces, in both wartime and peacekeeping duties. Many other countries hold a similar day of remembrance on November 11th, marking the formal end of WWI on the 11th hour of the 11th day [...]
Another slow day for homeschooling, with much of my afternoon spent like this: Gareth (age 5) took this pic of me in pjs and robe, zoning on the couch. I even got a bit of a nap. Such a disappointment too, as we had planned a playdate with friends after their school on Friday, with [...]