The sun and the warm weather have been calling me outside, and I have been happy to ignore the housework for an half hour or so each day to go "look for signs of spring" with the kids outside. I figure that is a wonderful half hour homeschool science ;)
The last month was mighty cold, with the kind of weather that makes you wonder if spring will ever come. But now that it's mid-March, we are seeing the proverbial light at the end of the tunnel! The last week has been beautiful, full of warm, sunny days and lots of melting snow. The farmers are starting to talk about seeding, my mother-in-law, who is an avid birdwatcher, saw some robins, and a friend told us they saw geese flying overhead yesterday! All signs of spring in Saskatchewan :)
The sun and the warm weather have been calling me outside, and I have been happy to ignore the housework for an half hour or so each day to go "look for signs of spring" with the kids outside. I figure that is a wonderful half hour homeschool science ;)
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As crazy as it sounds, our family likes to go camping in fall, after harvest is over. This year harvest lasted longer than usual and we went on our fall camping trip in mid-October! I packed the snowsuits, but thankfully we didn't need them, although it did get pretty cold!
Animals often play a big part in our dot-to-dot homeschool life! They provide some great hands-on, real-life learning! And lots of fun too!
Our cat had kittens this year and my children are thrilled! They spend many hours out in the barn playing with them. Often they will run into the house yelling, "Mom! There's a really cute picture in the barn! Can I borrow the camera?" It still makes me a little nervous to hand my camera over to my kids, but I have been showing Princess how to use it and how to take care of it properly and she has shown me that she can handle it. So, she has been borrowing the camera and has taken LOTS of pictures of the cats. She has taken some good pictures too. To encourage her, (and sneak some extra "school" in), I asked her if she would like to share her pictures with my readers and type something up about the kittens. She was very happy to do that. Here is her very first blog post :) |