Learning

We are having entirely too much fun learning together. In the morning we do our 'paper' work--handwriting practice, memorizing numbers, math problems, and reading from a reader. I try to keep that at around two hours. At minimum, we have to have four hours a day to count the day, but I can tell you we aren't having trouble with that, at all. Usually we spend a good chunk of our afternoon reading books, measuring in the kitchen, working on science, or creating art projects. We've been going to the library and visiting the discovery museum.

Then Justin gets home. I'm sure in many families time with Daddy is spent in other things, but Justin loves education--he's a scientist, of course, so he cares about the kids education in math and science, but he's an academic in all areas. He loves literature and history. So he reads with Kate and we talk about all sorts of things. He plays guitar and we sing, tap out simple rhythms, and practice listening for tone.

Last night was the last night before classes begin, so we took a picnic to a nearby lake.


We cataloged the animals that we saw, observed the foliage, recorded the temperature, and took a little hike through the woods.


We saw deer, ants, butterflies, worms, and turkeys. We heard some geese too.


Kate got to bring along her camera to take pictures too.


Gabby even let me get a picture of her, a rare occurrence these days.