I was really nervous about how Kaeta was going to like homeschooling. She’s been looking forward to it for weeks, and I was a little worried that she would be disappointed. But so far, that has not been the case. We only have formal lessons (and I use the word “formal” pretty loosely) three days a week, but every day she asks, “Are we going to do HOMESCHOOLING???”
Here are a few of the highlights of the week. The rest are here.
Making necklaces was one of Kaeta’s absolute favorite activities. I read that it develops fine motor skills in preparation for writing. Kaeta doesn’t know that though. She just likes the pink heart-shaped beads.
The kiddos are enthralled by the white board. They’ll draw on it for hours. Or, they would, if they were also allowed to draw on the wall. Which they are not. So the markers go up high.
We decided to celebrate the first day of homeschool by going to Gattiland! What fun we had. Jonah couldn’t stop gazing at his lollipop.
Kaeta made this A all by herself:
Our first week included our first field trip! On Labor Day, we took advantage of Daddy’s day off to go Spelunking! Our trip was inspired by this book, which we checked out from the library like a month ago. The kids have not stopped talking about spelunking since.
Check out the complete gallery here.
Inspired by Mellops? Puh-leeze.
How many times have you gone spelunking in the last decade? And then who dropped by your place on the way back from Innerspace Caverns just a few weeks ago? But yeah, it’s the BOOK that inspired you.
This is a gross injustice – I demand satisfaction!
Well, I didn’t want to steal your thunder, but shortly before *you* stopped by our house after going to Innerspace, we had the Mellops over, so I really had to give them credit. You should meet the Mellops, you’d like them — they’re little cartoon pigs, and they say things like “mother’s cream pie” for some reason.
Re: satisfaction, apparently dueling is still legal in Paraguay, as long as both parties are registered blood donors. For future reference.