About nancypants
Biography that is 3-4 sentences long: I am the sassy wife of a hot reformed pastor. I'm an American expat living in Canada. I homeschool my four awesome boys and therefore I never know what each day holds. One of my greatest passions is photography.Posts by nancypants
Taking History to the Extreme
By nancypants on January 23, 2009
Our boys love history. I think it is their favorite subject. This year, we are taking our study of Medieval times to the next level. Both of our older boys decided to forfeit birthday parties and gifts in order to receive sweet new room decor. We are {read more}
By nancypants on January 23, 2009
Watermark Your Photos in Photoshop
By nancypants on December 28, 2008
Creating a watermark for your own photos in Photoshop is one of the most handy tricks to have in your bag if you are the kind of person who likes putting your pictures up on the internet but if you also happen to be the kind of person who likes to protect {read more}
By nancypants on December 28, 2008
Photos At Your Farmer’s Market
By nancypants on December 16, 2008
I love going to our Farmer’s Market. It not only has all sorts of lovely, wonderfully yummy foods to eat but it has all sorts of other handicrafts that are pleasant to admire even when we can’t purchase them. Another reason I love going {read more}
By nancypants on December 16, 2008
The Run and Get It Game
By nancypants on November 26, 2008
The Run and Get It Game is extremely easy to play. Simply tell your little ones to run and find something in the house that begins with a certain sound. Try not to tell them what letter it starts with but rather what sound it begins with.
If you have {read more}
By nancypants on November 26, 2008
The Future of Homeschooling?
By nancypants on October 31, 2008
By nancypants on October 31, 2008
It seems that back in the early 1960′s someone already was quite sure that we’d be using computers as a source of learning. While we do use computers and videos to some degree in our homeschooling, I’m certainly glad it doesn’t {read more}
Photoshop Tutorial: Motion Blur
By nancypants on October 28, 2008
Today I’m going to show you how to do a sweet little motion blur effect in your pictures. Now you may be a talented enough photographer to achieve this look all on your own without the aid of Photoshop. If so, that’s wonderful! But for {read more}
By nancypants on October 28, 2008
Jane Austen on Homeschooling
By nancypants on October 24, 2008
Not long ago I had the pleasure of reading, I think, one of Jane Austen’s best novels ever, Northanger Abbey. While many of you will probably agree that Jane Austen is possibly one of the most quotable authors ever, I remember finding distinct {read more}
By nancypants on October 24, 2008
The Great Math Hunt
By nancypants on October 14, 2008
The Great Math Hunt is a sort of Easter egg hunt kind of game using Math-U-See or other manipulatives.
Have your student hide so he can’t see what you’re doing.
Write two lists of the same random numbers – My student is working right {read more}
By nancypants on October 14, 2008
The Gross Sentence Game
By nancypants on October 8, 2008
How to play The Gross Sentence Game:
Make a whole bunch of 3 x 5 cards with various words on them. You need nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, etc… They all must be present. Make sure to include some “unusual” and extra “gross” {read more}
By nancypants on October 8, 2008
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