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Nature Hikes and Natural Science for the Homeschool
by Alecia Rolling, original writing posted on September 9th, 2012 at www.therollingacresfarm.com After Mass today, we enjoyed a lovely afternoon hiking in the Shenandoah River State Park. We hiked on two trails. First, the Cottonwood Trail is rated as an easy trail, and most of the trail is a boardwalk. This…
Recipe for Uncooked Play-Dough
Natural Science with Elementary Students
by Alecia Rolling, Reflection originally Posted on March 24, 2011 at therollingacresfarm.com One of my favorite things about the spring is dirt. Admittedly, the smell of dirt, the feel of dirt, the sheer dirtiness of dirt bring back so many childhood joys, dreams, and memories that I cannot help but allow…
Starting Seedlings with Children ~ A Job for Everyone
Today, after our homeschool co-op, we enjoyed the weather by starting some herbs and flower seeds. We used our trays from last year and filled those with seed-starting mix. #1 cut open the bags of mix, the boys lined up the trays and pots, they all had their watering cans.…
Free Coloring Page ~ The Last Supper
Laetare Sunday ~ The Cool Season Crop is in the Ground
After all of our preparations and hard work during the week, we took time in the morning to enjoy the garden by planting some seeds before a rain…well, almost before the rain. The kids and I put on our rain jackets and planted seeds during a light rain shower. Each…
Spring is Here ~ Time to Prepare the Garden
Spring is here and our gardening has begun! #1 spies every kind of wild flower emerging from sleep and begs to know its name! #2 is exclaiming over every insect he finds, and #3 is covered from head to toe with dirt! #4 revels in the sunshine and the rustle…
Welcome to the Schola Rosa Journal!
We have opened this blog to be a place for families to be inspired by the Schola Rosa Curriculum as well as by the families behind the Schola Rosa: Co-op & Home Curriculum. We think this will become a great conduit of excitement amongst those already in the Schola Rosa…