Sorry it has been so long. Monday was a field trip to the Mid-America Museum is Hot Springs ,AR. If you havent been it is the best place. So many hands on activities and the kids (of all ages) love it. I even saw teens running around squeeling with delight at the *underground Arkansas * tunnel.
We grouped Monday and Tuesdays days together to get it all done. I learned something new. With Ry being a perfectionist she takes FOREVER to do/finish something. And tuesday with the consitensy help of her daddy she was given a time to do her coloring (3 min) and if she wasnt done we had to go on and she would have to go back and finish at free time instead of having free time. Hurt to do it but it was necessary and please dont think it was easy. There was a melt down when she realized she couldnt finish her work and had to go on to the next. It Got done but it took awhile and she did not get the free time she loves and treasures.
On a better note i think every week i get a bit more excited. Its so much fun. And so hands on. I have spent more time outside this week then we did all summer i think lol. We have gathered leaves every day, the first time was to trace them. Then yesterday we made leafe rubbings and today we pained leaves. It was so delightful. I have really enjoy the plant part. I will add pictures (if I cant and Explain them as I go. )
We are waiting to eventually get a printer and be able to print out ideas. tomorrow we will work on clay prints of leaves. possibly go to the library, Make a leaf lap book, i dont know possibilities are endless. I have a hard time because I am a very * stay to the curriculum/guidlines* kinda person. there fore i do not have a mind for crafts or other time consuming projects that arent already (said) to be in the curriculum to actually do which makes it so very difficult to think out of the box which i think every home school mom BUT me can do. We did purchase the Elementry Advantage for 2012 from www.encore.com which is AMAZING! I cant NOT wait to get it. It contains encarta britannica which we need and a whole lot of other stuff we will be able to use for computer time ( which Ry has stressed often that she misses her old school because they had computer lab time) So we are getting the program and also purchasing one for Emma that is the Kindergarten one. WOOT!!
Any Way I guess I will get to the pictures of what we have done tomorrow because Hubby has his phone. I hate not having a picture phone... puts a damper on life lol
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