Ditch the Desk

Since I'm working Mondays and Tuesdays, the kids have class

on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday.

So far I've been surprised how I feel about school on Saturdays...

Its hard for me to make them do lessons. I guess that's 

from years of being "off" on Saturdays! 

So today we tried something different, I read ahead on their

grammar and math. Then I worked the lessons into things that wouldn't be done sitting at a desk.

We went for a hike. Everyone did a nature study.

Gaitz and Sibley had to research, draw and write about their object.

Sibley discussed nouns, verbs, punctuation, and capitalization.

Gaitz diagrammed the sentences from his paper.

Math fractions and decimals with money. A dice game at the dining room table. 

Literature on an audio-book while folding laundry. Tracing "Hiccups"

journey in the book to study geography, while discussing words like

summer current, latin, tunics, and centurion.

WHAT A DAY! 

FDR state park... Our happy home!

Creek walk is Better than SAXON math!

Today Merritt's obsession was mushrooms!

Salamander 

Sibley drawing a fern. 

Great place to study because the littles had a playground to occupy themselves. The smell of BBQ from the family at the campground was distracting!

Merritt