Field Trip: Touch a Truck
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…
Field Trip: COSI
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!
Weekly Report: 7/24/10-7/30/10
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…
Ed Philosophy: “Fattening up their souls”
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…
Weekly Report: 7/19/10-7/23/10
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…
The Simple Woman’ Daybook for July 19, 2010
FOR TODAY July 19, 2010… Outside my window… the ground is wet, the sun is shining, and the birds are tweeting. The garden is growing by leaps and bounds. Lovely morning. I am thinking… so much my head is spinning. School, school planning, trip to Atlanta prep, flower garden ideas, food, aaah! Make it stop!…
Eclectic Music Tastes
The children are in the basement “playing” their instruments and singing. The selection has been, er, eclectic at best. The last two songs? Mmmm-Ah! Went the Little Green Frog (don’t ask me, ask Jason) How Great Thou Art It is a bit of a mental jolt with each new song …