Summer homeschool is about over for us. We will start up our “regular” homeschool starting August 4. We’ve been taking it easy, but also maintaining and growing in skills. I have only required basic school work, which in our house includes chores, scriptures, journal writing, one page of math, an activity of the day, and reading. It has helped us keep the routine of learning in our life, which I believe is the essence of homeschool. We live and learn. We can’t get away from it! It has also helped the twins, entering “1st grade” to get used to sitting down just for a little bit and focusing on reading, sharing, and dictating ideas.
We’ve been involved with the library AND Barnes and Noble’s reading programs (earning free books and coupons for fun outings). We have visited the library and seen and been a part of shows about African drums, reptiles, magic, dogs, music, stories, and safety. We’ve had some fun projects and crafts. We’ve drawn pictures and gone through tons of paper. We’ve worked on our garden (and eaten from it too!) We've tried new recipes. Jonas had cub scout camp. We also had Jonas and Leslie take their first national test to evaluate how they were doing. I am very proud to announce that Jonas scored in the 99% and Leslie in the 92%. Way to go kids!!!
We’ve also had a lot of time to play and read and relax and play and nap and take walks and play… I think we’ve had a great summer!
We've included a slideshow of some pictures. They represent just a part of what we’ve done this summer. A lot of our ideas and activities have been posted before, so these are mostly pictures of their paperwork.
3 comments:
Great minds do think alike! It sounds like you guys have had a great summer. I wish that we could've spent more time together too!
You are amazing, Dresden, to fit so much into one day, everyday.
I have summer school too, but it's not at home! Your school is so much fun, and I'll try to make my classroom reflect the love, fun and learning that you have! Love, MOM
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