Tag Archives: homeschool
HPD Mounted Patrol Stables Review
We recently attended two field trips to the Houston Police Department Mounted Patrol Stables. This is the second year in a row we have attended and it never disappoints. Kids of all ages had a great time and this was …
Lemonade Day 2013
Cool Blast Lemonade is gearing up for their 2013 season. They opened for the first time this weekend. Unfortunately, they did not do too well but learned some valuable lessons. We are starting our 2013 Lemonade Day account with updates …
I Am So Glad We Homeschool
Almost every day I see a news story about something to do with public school education that makes me so thankful we homeschool. There are times I am asked to justify why we homeschool Many of them are for personal …
Paul Revere: The Midnight Rider Review
Biography’s documentary on Paul Revere is a great supplement to curriculum when you are learning about the Revolutionary War. It gives a fairly well rounded and accurate portrayal of Paul Revere and emphasizes the fact that the legend of the …
Great Play of Cypress Review
Since Great Play of Cypress opened, we have wanted to try it out. Their Open House free trial offer was the perfect time to do so. We got a free class for all three children so got a good indication …
Starfall Review
At Homeschool Pool we like to use websites and computer games to enhance the schoolwork that occurs at home. One of the sites we have used with the younger children is Starfall. Starfall has a basic service that is …
Houston Police Museum Review
We went to the Police Museum last summer because we were doing a unit on crime prevention. It is a somewhat interesting museum but it is not very big. It makes up for not being very large by being free. …
Little Beakers Review
We recently went to Little Beakers with our Homeschool group and had a great time. Little Beakers is a drop-in science lab that allows kids to don their lab coat and safety glasses and get to work on some really …
Homeschool Myths: I Have No Classroom Space – How Can I Homeschool?
One of the most recent parent panics I came across was the homeschool myth that without a classroom, homeschooling would be problematic. In a society where we have been immersed in the formal public or private school method I can …
Houston Maritime Museum Review
Even the best places have off days. This was the sentiment I had last time I visited the Houston Maritime Museum and why I held off writing a review until now. Without going into too many of the gory details, …
Star Spangled Banner, US National Anthem Explanation
The Star Spangled Banner’s lyrics were written by Francis Scott Key in 1814. The lyrics came from a poem he wrote entitled The Defense of Fort McHenry in the War of 1812.
John Stafford Smith wrote a popular British song …
Disney and Pixar’s Brave Movie Review
One of the most anticipated events in the Homeschool Pool household was the release of Disney/Pixar’s latest offering, Brave. Brave is an animated feature about a young girl who is coming into her own and dealing with the pressures …
Hopping today
If you found us by the Hip Homeschool Hop, please let us know! For those of you who do not know about it, Hip Homeschool Moms have a weekly event designed to help other homeschool sites network. Welcome to everyone …
DIY Puzzles
Today we did some do-it-yourself puzzles. This is a fast, easy, and inexpensive way to be creative and have some fun. This is one of Homeschool Pool’s go-to crafts for rainy day fun when all your plans fly out the …
Display your Child’s Art
Art is a staple in our home. Not only do we frequently create but we also quite regularly attend museums and tours to expose the children to many different forms of art. Quite often we use a recent excursion as …
Blackjack Math
Math is one of those things that comes easy for Tadpole. She understands the concepts flawlessly. What she struggles with, however, is the actual calculations. She can do multiplication and division pretty easily. She learned her times tables long ago. …
Short Film and Commercial for Theater
For co-op this semester Tadpole took Filmmaking as one of her classes. This was the majority of what we did with theater over the past few weeks. The teacher wrote the following:
The students learned many aspects of filmmaking and…
The Houston Health Museum Review
Because Homeschool Pool frequents so many museums in the area we try, whenever possible, to get annual memberships. We did not have the Health Museum on our radar for an annual membership because we did not believe we would go …
Monday Update
Hello to everyone and hope the new week is productive for all. This week we have co-op, Lemonade Day activities and typical course work for everyone. Our butterfly garden is doing really well. We have caterpillars and we had to …
Happy Thursday Everyone!
We thought we would update you a bit on what we have been up to this week. There has been a lot of activity in our butterfly garden. We have caterpillars! We have pretty flowers, too but the caterpillars are …
