We've been having a fantastic school year so far. It always feels great to get back into our routine, and we are constantly having enjoyable learning moments. School is FUN and learning with these kids is the BEST!
Based on photos, here are a few great moments:
We spent some time flying and learning about rockets.
We re-commenced cooking lessons. I let Annie and Logan cook different items SIMULTANEOUSLY. That is HUGE for me.
Of course, we're always reading around here. We actually maxed out our library card last week. Oops!
One afternoon I was feeling rather UN-inspired so we went outside to play a math game per request. The kids liked it; I felt rather blah about it. THEN we saw a neat looking caterpillar during our game, and then another different caterpillar. This led to some research about what kind they were, and that led to hunting for more bugs and more research. Before I knew it were having a really interesting lesson. As if it couldn't get better, we found this toad just as we were winding down to go back inside. That led to more research, of course, and before I knew it our morning was over.
At some point we started this science experiment. We're testing to see what happens to jelly beans and smarties in different liquids. Two weeks later, they're still sitting on the counter because we decided to give them longer to disintegrate. I think I'll draw the line at three weeks. LOL
Alex has a head for numbers! He's been requesting his own math lessons every day, so we've been playing with it. I've been super impressed with this little guy. He doesn't remember how to count above a certain number without help, so instead he groups things into smaller numbers to figure out how many there are or how many he needs. I can give him a scenario and he'll add, subtract, or multiply objects to find the answer. It's hard to describe without seeing him do it, but it's very abstract for such a little guy, and I didn't teach him to do it! This picture was taken on a day we used Legos for math. He LOVES it!
We've been going to the library almost every week this fall and have found many interesting things to learn about.
Our book collection is ever growing as well. Yesterday I rescued a full set of Childcraft books for $3.75, and they were in perfect condition! Yes!
We also had a field trip to a show about the Wright brothers. It was really neat to learn about their lives and how they invented the airplane. We had some great discussion afterward. (Pardon my bad phone pictures; I wanted to document our day.)
