APPLIE’S PLACE

AVAST!
Yesterday at co-op, I, Red Ethel, kidnapped Applie and set her up for ransome.  I forced her landlubber students to hunt for my treasure. It was a scarry day, says I!.  Argggg.
I only had one clue to begin with.
Where the mountains have ladders.
Where the vines are chains. 
                                      © Donna Young     
The smart landlubbers, quickly figured out [...]

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Let’s go back to the beginning of the story.  The Prince is sent off on a mission, but is captured by a bad guy.  A really bad guy.  The prince is taken off as a prisoner.  Let’s hope he doesn’t visit the torture chambers.

While his fair princess worries of his lateness in returning, the King [...]

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My son’s history class took a field trip to Orlando to see the Medieval Times.  Since Sir Husband will never take me, I decided I needed to tag along.  After all I am  royalty and I will feel right at home.  Let’s start with a photo to help you put things into perspective.
Here is the [...]

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Sir Son was instructed to make a cell for Apologia Biology class. 
The rules: 

Had to be made from candy.
Had to be able to sit on the counter for up to five days and still be edible.
Had to be accurate.
Had to label parts or have a key.
Could be a plant or an animal cell.
Everyone had to eat [...]

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Hentepsear was a household hen in an upper class Egyptian home. She was well loved and received the royal treatment from family and friends. Upon Hentepsear’s death, many grieved. To prepare her for the after life, her body was mummified according the customs of the day.
After seven days, the body was exhumed to prepare her [...]

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Pharaoh speaks!!

Pharaoh demands!!
 
Pharaoh cleans!

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We do.  Well, we have one in progress.
The Siblings co-op class made the Mummy Chicken.  Why would we do such a weird thing, you ask?  Just because we can. 
I got the instructions from DonnaYoung.  She has daily step-by-step instructions, which are very easy to follow. 
First you need a chicken.  You don’t need a live [...]

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We are into our third week of Ancient Egypt at our co-op.  Last week we talked about how important The Nile River was to the people who lived there and how they used the river to help sustain their life.  One of the things the Egyptian people created to help them water their land was [...]

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At the beginning of summer I started purchasing PE equipment for this next school year.  One of the required pieces of equipment that I wanted needed was a whistle.  I picked the ACME Thunderer Whistle all because it is the  the shrillest, most popular whistle in the world.

I figured I would give it a test run [...]

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This year in our homeschool co-op, I have the honor of facilitating the PE class.  The class is called The Siblings because they are the siblings of the 6th through 12th graders in the co-op. 
We are participating in the Presidential Active Lifestyle program.  To begin our day we march to warm up.
 
Donna Young was kind enough [...]

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