Hummingbird Celebration was at the Conservation Department this Saturday so Paul and I loaded up the kids for some more education on the world's smallest bird. Not only did we learn more about the little buzzing creatures but we also had a fun family day (I love those!).
The first week of school went wonderfully and what an education I'm *cough*... the kids are getting! While they're learning about kindergarten things, I'm learning how to organize, schedule, teach; be consistent, flexible and relaxed. I realized very quickly (the second day of science) that learning about one animal a week wasn't going to cut it, so we're learning about a new animal each "class" along with review of the old ones. Science and history (which I also had to change - we are now learning about indians, per the boys request). The boys are excited about the new things they're are learning and all the crafts and discoveries they're making. Today we discovered Freshwater Flat Clams in the pond! Paul broke one open and pretended to eat it - I thought the boys were going to turn white - and when we came home we learned all about them (even how to cook them haha).
I think one of the funniest/"poor baby" moments this week happened after we had made our "iPhones" out of construction paper and foam squares. Joel asked me,
"Mom, when are we gonna make the covers for these things?"
"What covers, honey?"
"The covers - you know - that make the phones work like yours."
It nearly broke my heart (and made me laugh, simultaneously) to tell him that his phone was pretend. His head fell, his shoulders slumped and his phone dropped to the floor - talk about a let down! Can you imagine, a fake phone?! Who would ever want one of those! But, he's better about it now and will be practicing his phone number on it tomorrow.
So many wonderful things have happened in school this week and I'll share more soon in another post. One more thing, I just have to say homeschooling is a blast!
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