Of their own accord, Ryan and Connor decided to sit and watch the birds at our backyard feeder this afternoon. Connor first, and then Ryan, pulled up a chair, and the two of them sat for longer than I ever believed possible, first simply watching the birds and then identifying and recording the birds they saw. Writing, math, science – check, all accounted for without opening a school book this afternoon!Reading, Math, Art, AWANA… all in a homeschool day… but it’s Science that’s always the favorite… … even for the cat!
Farm-fresh strawberries, $2.29. A day of play on the farm, free with our CSA membership. Spending time together enjoying the beauty of God’s world… and not just a few extra-sweet berries, priceless! Let our weekly farm-days begin!
On several visits to local parks and gardens, the boys and I have heard talk of the difficulty Virginia parks are having with invasive non-native vines overtaking native undergrowth, shading out and replacing native wildflowers, and climbing and eventually killing native trees. Unfortunately, when native plants are edged out, the diversity of plants needed by…
Today marked the first official day of our 2008-2009 homeschool year: Ryan’s first day of second grade and Connor’s first day of a modified PK/kindergarten curriculum. Our day went well. Ryan was ready to resume his Singapore Math lessons and after our field trip yesterday, was interested to read and learn more about butterflies during…
In an attempt to do something special with Connor while Ryan is in Williamsburg this week, I registered the two of us for a three-day art workshop led by Barry Stebbing, founder of How Great Thou Art! So, for the past three mornings: sketchbooks, markers, and colored pencils in hand, Connor and I headed off…
Ryan has always loved books. He treasures books, carries books around in his backpack at all times, and has even been known to take a stack of books to bed with him. Since infancy, he has loved to sit and listen to a story, and at age six, this has not changed. He loves to…