I wish I could write all day sometimes, reflecting on how the school day is going. School is ongoing throughout the day, and I'd love to record the different things we do that address certain skills. For example, yesterday Caley helped me put away the dishes and it was a great sorting activity. We are always working on kindness with one another, and obedience. When we listen to music I try to tie it into whatever else we might have been learning. And when we're driving Caley reads the signs. I am really enjoying homeschooling because I get to see my girls learn all day long. And God is stretching me in many good ways.

Busy few weeks

The last few weeks have been really busy. We took a weekend trip to Astoria at the beginning of September so I could run the Great Columbia Crossing (which was really fun) and while we were down there we took a tour of the Lewis and Clark Expedition replica fort--Fort Clatsop. We will be learning about Lewis and Clark and other frontiersmen next week. I'm hoping the girls will remember at least some of the tour while we read books and do expedition projects. I'm excited for them to learn about Sacajawea and relate to her possibly because she was just a young girl when she lead Lewis and Clark as their guide.

Before we went to Astoria we studied music and listened to a lot of classical music, drew instruments, and made a leaf craft. Caley read some books to a resident at the retirement center, she and two friends, Mina and Lenora. It was really fun and Caley did great. On Friday that week Caley went to speech therapy for the first time, and she did great and had fun. Mrs Rose is very good with her and she played some games and got some cards with words she is practicing (right now k sound).

So last week we were just getting back into the swing of things from being gone, and we didn't do much school, besides the math book and reading book. Caley also went to speech therapy on Friday. She even had some homework we had to do! I can tell you right now I didn't expect homework to be a part of my homeschooling plan, but what can you do, I think it's good for her. Caley continually amazes me with her reading skill. She has started reading to Amelia and Wesley, actually reading the words instead of just telling the story. It's very fascinating to watch. Last week we also did some potato crafts which was a blast for the girls.

I am very much enjoying the Saxon math book. It moves slowly and gets the kids used to the materials before doing explicit "math." Yesterday we acted out a story problem. And I haven't bought any of the Saxon materials, just improvised with things I already have. Frugal!