We were at Cedar Point yesterday (pictures forthcoming sometime) and I missed the most recent CiRCE Chat. Happily, the transcript is still available. I’ve read it once, need to do it again to pick up some more before commenting. Please feel free to discuss anything in my comments! The next chat (August 26 at 3pm)…
FOR TODAY Monday, August 9, 2010 … Outside my window… it is hot and humid. Dog days of summer, indeed. I am thinking… about how much there is to accomplish this week and how little time there is to accomplish it. I am thankful for… good friends like the Tullys who let us come to…
Today was the annual Touch a Truck event in my parents’ town. We climbed in and around everything from fire trucks to mail trucks to two kinds of buses. This year, they added a TV news helicopter and van with equipment. We stayed and watched the helicopter take off; it was exciting! This is N-boy’s…
R-girl and N-boy playing the drum with their heartbeats. The laser harp. Ah! He shot at me with the water gun! (thankfully, I was behind protective glass.) R-girl pulled “herself” up in the chair thanks to pulleys. M-girl was trying to build bridges. N-boy too. We had a fun day at CoSI!
We did one day and a little of school this week … but we had 2 big field trips! On Tuesday, we enjoyed a day learning at COSI with my parents and niece and nephew. Today, we went to the Touch a Truck event in my parents’ town. Pictures to come. Memory Work: Bible: We…
Another CiRCE chat, more Andrew Kern quotes. Educating in order to “Fatten up their Souls” You’ll read old stories together. You’ll talk about what you read. You’ll give them experiences seeing, hearing, touching, smelling, and tasting beautiful things. You’ll give them the same sort of experiences with true and good things; especially in your words…
Ah. The Principal stepped in and spoke with the children, and Wednesday morning went much better. Lord willing, this will continue. We accomplished quite a bit in our regular educating. M-girl came in dress-up clothes to the table one day: Memory Work: Bible: Another week another verse. We’re through verse 16. When we finish Day…