Monday, March 17, 2014

Bears Like Muffins Too!


Exciting news for Black Bear! He won first place in a muffin baking contest recently with Traditional Pumpkin Muffins with Raisins! Congratulations, Black Bear.


To make Black Bear's Traditional Pumpkin Muffins, you'll need:

Ingredients:1  cup all-purpose flour
1 cup whole wheat flour 

1/2 cup lightly packed brown sugar 
1 tbsp baking powder 
1 1/2 tsp cinnamon 
1/2 tsp nutmeg 
2 egg whites 
1/2 cup milk 
1 cup canned pumpkin 
1/4 cup oil 
1/2 tsp vanilla 
3/4 cup raisins 

Directions:
■Preheat oven to 400° 
■ 12-cup muffin tin, greased or paper-lined 

 1. In a bowl combine flours, brown sugar, baking powder, cinnamon and nutmeg; blend well. Make a well in the center. 
 2. In another bowl beat egg whites. Add milk, pumpkin, oil and vanilla; blend well. Add to the dry ingredients; stir just until moist. Add raisins. 
 3. Spoon batter into prepared muffin tin, filling three-quarters full. Bake in preheated oven for 20 to 25 minutes or until browned. 


 Recipe taken from 500 Best Muffin Recipes by Esther Brody.

Sunday, August 14, 2011

Say goodbye to Red Fox

That's right, Red Fox is returning to public school (well, if you can say 'returning', since technically, he only completed half a year of kindergarten in public school).

For now, Black Bear will be writing to you about his Homeschooling adventures.


Yep, Red Fox's days of enjoying crafty, nifty, story-themed, school projects in his PJ's are over (for now).

Thursday, July 7, 2011

It's Summer Break!~~Poem

School's out!
It's time to play!
Have some fun 
on a summer day!
I've no time to Blog, 
No time to write,
I'm walking this log
And fishing this lake!
I can't stop to Tweet,
I'm running around
And moving my feet.
If you hear a Twitter,
Know it's not me,
I'm baking a fritter!
I'm going to cook!
I'm going to sculpt!
I'm having a look,
at a horse I might ride.
I'll be picking up litter,
At the river clean-up day.
So if you see me out,
Just say "Hey!"
But don't look for me here.
Wait till September.
At the next school year!
~~By Red Fox and Mom

Wednesday, June 22, 2011

The Odd Zoo

Everyone loves the zoo here at Homeschoop! So we added some new creatures in colorful varieties and with familiar sounding names.  See if you recognize any of them...

AND!  We have three surprise 'pets' at our zoo that are pretty cool.  You'll get a kick out of them.  

Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Happy Birthday Red Fox

For my birthday, I had a really cool birthday.  I had roller blading, scooter riding and everything.  All my friends were there.  We did lots of exciting stuff.  A science experiment...it was supposed to blow up but it didn't go so well, haha.  Kidding.  We had karaoke and lots of fun as you can tell from the looks on everyone's faces.
Click the words "Science Experiment" to learn how you can do it at home!
If you have anything to say about your fun birthday party, just type into the comments section!  Have fun!

~Red Fox

Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Honey Bees on Red Fox's 'farm'



Bees are weird and cool.  Did you know that boy bees are called drones?  And girls rule the hive.  Once all the boy bees have mated with the queen, the girls kick the boys (aka drones) out.  If they ever come back the girls will kill the boys.  It's just a weird way of living.  Black widows are kinda like that too.  The girl spider eats the boy spider as soon as she's done with him.  And did you know that boy black widows don't look anything like the girl black widows?
Anyway, back to the bees.  Did you know that in a bee's life it can only make less than a teaspoon of honey?   Take a look at our pictures and you'll see that we have some bees and comb and bee hives.  Have fun!

Monday, May 9, 2011

(Partial) Life Cycle of Cicadas

First


Lots of them!
Second
Last

All photos (except two) by Red Fox, taken in Red Fox's back yard.  Special thanks to: Copper, The Twins and all the hens!

Wednesday, May 4, 2011

An Adventure STORY by Red Fox and Black Bear

The Final Story:  Written by Red Fox, Add Ins By Black Bear
Once upon a time there was a mad T-Rex. It ate a million
happy homes. The neighboring kingdom was excited
that the mad T-Rex would run for them next. It was only a matter of time until it did. They needed an actor to jump
them.
They thought and thought all day, until finally, their daughter came up and said “Let's get the actor of the swim bag !” And the actor arrived and said “I'll need a skateboard Two of them!” They wondered why he would need two, but they gave him two of their best skateboards . And even though he already had a shirt on, he said “I'll need a shirt too.” And even though he already had a sword, he said “I'll need the best sword too”.
Finally, when he had all his gear, he went up to the king and queen and whispered in their ear that he wanted a companion. And the companion would be their daughter. At first they didn't want to. But he told them “If you want the mad t-rex to leave, I have to have your daughter. So the king and queen agreed. Then the two went out to slay the mad t-rex. 1 hour later, they all had mad t-rex bacon. The whole village threw a party with TV and movies and Wii Games. The end!
“But how did they climb the mad t-rex”, you ask?
This mad t-rex happened to be a silly green t-rex. Well, the actor went out and caught him. Then the girl ran inside his mouth and cut him up before she got swam. Since she enjoyed soccer in her spare time and held the world record for biggest bubble gum bubble ever blown, this was no problem for her. She was also a champion golfer so playing him up was no sweat.
The two got married and lived smartly ever after.
The end.


THE ORIGINAL STORY:
Once upon a time there was a huge blob monster. It ate a whole entire village. The neighboring kingdom was terrified that the evil monster would come for them next. It was only a matter of time until it did. They needed a hero to save them.
They thought and thought all day, until finally, the princess came up and said “Let's get the knight of the golden dragon!” So, the knight arrived and said “I'll need a steed. Two of them”. They wondered why he would need two, but they gave him two of their best steeds. And even though he already had armor on, he said “I'll need armor too”. And even though he already had a sword, he said “I'll need the best sword too”.
Finally, when he had all his gear, he went up to the king and queen and whispered in their ear that he wanted a companion. And the companion would be their daughter. At first they didn't want to. But he told them “If you want the blob monster to leave, I have to have your daughter. So the king and queen agreed. Then the two went out to slay the blob monster. Three hours later, they all had blob monster shishkabobs. The whole village threw a party with fire breathers and sword swallowers and jesters. The end!
“But how did they defeat the blob monster”, you ask?
This blob monster happened to be a big clear blue blob. Well, the knight lured him out and distracted him. Then the girl jumped inside his mouth and cut him up before the fluids digested her. Since she enjoyed deep sea diving in her spare time and held the world record for longest time holding her breath, this was no problem for her. She was also a champion fencer, so chopping him up was no sweat.
The two got married and lived happily ever after.
The end.

Saturday, April 30, 2011

FREE-RICE-ATHON! 1000 views!

We just hit 1000 views!  To celebrate, we're going to help out with an online charity all week.    Black Bear has introduced us to FREE RICE.  It's an organization that allows you to donate rice to the hungry by answering educational questions.    Homeschoop! is holding a FREE-RICE-ATHON until Saturday May 7th.  Go to the Free Rice website and drop us a comment to tell everyone how many grains of rice you helped to donate!


Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Grammar, Adventure Style!







This picture doesn't do anything. In fact, it doesn't even have much to do with the rest of the post!

Dear Black Bear,

My mom has helped me write this story that you're going to now help complete.
Just fill in these parts of speech and we'll plug them into the story. Then we'll post your story!



Adjective - mad

creature - t.rex

amount -1,000,000

adjective - happy

noun. - home

past tense emotion - excited

verb - run

occupation title - actor

verb - jump

verb - swim

noun - bag

mode of transportation - skateboard.

type of clothing - shirt

weapon - sword

amount of time - 1 hour

food - baken.

type of entertainment - T.V.

type of entertainment - movie

type of entertainment - Wii

verb - climb

adjective - silly

color - green

past tense verb - went

past tense verb - caught

past tense verb - ran

past tense verb - swam

sporting activity - soccer

type of world record - biggest bubble gum bubble ever blown

sporting event - golf

verb ending in ING - playing

adverb - smartly



--Red Fox

Monday, April 18, 2011

Nearly to 1000!!!

Our views are nearly to 1000 and we'd like to celebrate by having a Free-Rice-athon!
http://www.freerice.com/  We're going to play FREE RICE every chance we can on the day our website hits 1000 views.  We want to encourage every homeschool kid to do the same with their family.  This is an educational way to donate rice to the hungry. THEN post back here to let us know how many grains of rice you scored for the hungry! Who can post the most?
 Here's what Snopes.com has to say, if you want to check them out: TRUE  http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/charity/freerice.asp

The rice is distributed by the United Nations World Hunger Program.  Each time you answer a trivia question correctly, 10 grains of rice will be donated.  It's quick and easy to donate a lot of rice by progressing through the levels of each category.
But you don't have to wait for 1000 views!  You can start now if you like.

Another great site to check out is The Hunger Site.  You can actually feed the hungry by clicking on their page.  HOW DOES IT WORK????  The advertisers pay for every person who clicks each day. http://www.thehungersite.com

~~Home Schoop! Team

Sunday, April 17, 2011

Homeschool Families

If you're a homeschool family, parent or child who blogs, we'd like to link to you!  Please share your blog url with us so we can share it with others.
Thanks,
The Home Schoop! Team

Saturday, April 16, 2011

The Buffet Table

What food are you bringing to the party??  Post your favorite party food in the comment section and we'll imagine that's what you brought along to share.  We know it will be delicious!

GAME: Continue the Story

Add a few sentences to continue the story.  Use the comment section to play.  Please, no crude humor, inappropriate topics or bad language, thanks!

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

There once was a lonely fisherman sailing on the ocean.  He threw out his line and got a tug right away.
He reeled in his line and to his surprise, found a......


(Continue the story)

Game: Random Trivia!

The first person asks an educational question.  The second person must answer it.  IF they are correct, they can post a new question.  Use the comment section to play.  Please don't post anything inappropriate.


How many inches are in 2 yards?

GAME: Word Pop!

In this game, the first person types the first word that pops into their brain.  The second person reads that word and types the first word that pops into their brain.  And so it continues.  Use the comment section to play this game.  Remember, keep it clean and don't post anything inappropriate.

Beavers!

Thursday, April 14, 2011

It's 'Play Chess' Day!

"Uh...that's  weird, mom.  Why is there ballet music coming from our blog?"
We removed the music player last night and were stumped to hear music coming from Home Schoop! this morning.
Well the music is because Red Fox's mom decided to try fixing the broken chess game in the footer.  She had the sound muted and didn't even hear  it.
So, this is 'Play Chess' day at Home Schoop! because the ballet music has got to go and this may be your only chance!

~Home Schoop!

P.s.  Drop us a comment to tell us who won your chess games!  And visit our zoo while you're at it!  Black Bear and Red Fox have been working hard at making cyber pets.

Wednesday, April 13, 2011

It's Time To Party! Scroll Down for Games and Food!

Welcome to our 500 Celebration Party!  We've only been blogging our Homeschool Adventures for less than a month, but we've already reached 500 views!

To celebrate, we're playing five different "post and comment" games (which use your intellect) and sharing our favorite foods!   To play, just use the comment box for that game posting.
Continue the Story Game
Random Trivia Game
Word Pop Game
Be Careful What You Wish For Game
Answer with a Question Game

To share your cyber food, please list it in the comment section of our Buffet Table post.

We hope you enjoy the music, games, fun and food.  Homeschoolers really know how to have fun.


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