Spring?† It feels like SUMMER here.† I can not believe this weather.† Ok, we had a really mild winter but 80∞ in the middle of March is crazy.† I want to drag out all of our summer clothes but as soon as I do it will SNOW!
We have had such an incredible week.† It included a lot of ‘going’ places, but also a lot of learning.
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†1.†† Keilee made this picture of her art drawing figure.† Behind it is one of her old cameras.† She LOVES old cameras.†
2.††† Keilee also made this picture of her favorite subject, Nomad.† I swear she had some that I think was shot UP his nose!
3.††† Went to see “The Lorax” with a homeschool group.† I liked it very much even though 3D is not my favorite most of the time.† “The Lorax” is my favorite Dr. Seuss book.
4.†† One of my FAVORITE RESOURCES of the Week.† “Girls Who Looked Under Rocks”.† This is an awesome book.† It is about 6 female naturalists.† Anna Botsford Comstock is one of them.† We read this book all week and looked up information on all the women featured.† Keilee is going to do a report on one of them next week.
5.† A very cool recycle project we saw at Burritt Museum.† It is all made from the tops and caps of various things!
6.† Lilac Bush – this was beautiful and smelled so wonderful!
We did a very cool art thing called Mehndi Gloves.† Here is a link to the lesson plan.† Mehndi Art Gloves Lesson Plan† Ours didn’t look as good as the ones portrayed but we had a lot of fun with them.† Our gloves were a little big and I think it would have been better if they were tighter.† I got our gloves at Dollar General and they were ‘one size fits all’.
†We also went to Burritt Museum to take a class about Pysanky Eggs.† The class was informative but the actual “making of” was a little lacking.† Keilee and I both thought it was a little too “Easter Eggish” instead of “Ukranian Eggish”.† There was a HS Mom who sat next to me who told me she and her family had just spent a month in Ukranine because she was adopting her daughter from there!† Even though ours didn’t turn out as cool as the videos Kei and I watched it was still fun!
After the class we roamed around the Historic section of Burritt on the Mountain.† They have beautifully restored historic homes from the 1800’s and 1900’s.† They also have animals.† Keilee was in heaven.† She said she could see us living in one of these houses.† I told her that would be awesome as long as I had electricity and indoor plumbing!
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We have been spending huge amounts of time outside.† We have walked the dog, laid out, rode our bikes, gone on wildflower walks and just sat under the trees and talked.† I love this time of year.
We have been playing an iPad game A LOT called Charadium HD.† It is another “FAVORITE RESOURCE”.† It is too fun.† It is like Pictionary and you play with other people.† Everyone so far seems really nice and doesn’t use bad language or anything.† Keilee loves this game.† She plays it all the time.† It also helps her with her typing and spelling which she needs!† Hores indeed!† I think she meant holes. 😉
My favorite picture this week:
Keilee loved learning about Marco Polo this week from SOTW.† Then we watched a really good Hallmark Channel Movie called “Marco Polo”† [duh huh?]† We kept having to pause it while Keilee told me things she remember from her reading.† I love that!
And next week is the HUNGER GAMES!!† We have had our tickets for a month.† EEP!† 12:01 AM will find us at the movie theater.† Keilee is thinking about dressing up as Katniss like she did for Halloween. ††
Isn’t homeschooling just the best thing ever???†
Happily linking up with
Mary at “Collage Friday“
and
Susan at “Favorite Resources“
Homeschooling Rocks!
Karen
“Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It’s not.”† The Lorax, Dr. Seuss
“In the spring, at the end of the day, you should smell like dirt.”† ~Margaret Atwood
Hi! I just found your blog and am really enjoying it. I’ve homeschooled my daughter for 6 years, though she is ‘trying’ a private school this year for 6th grade. But, we are excited to be returning HOME next year!
Anyway, we did Pysanky eggs a few years ago. I bought a kit online, though I’ve read you can buy them at Michael’s, too. In fact, I’m planning on getting out my kit to do another egg next weekend! Here’s a link to my post which includes some videos: http://alexml.blogspot.com/2010/03/pysanky-eggs.html
LOL I agree! We’re heading to high 60s and low 70s here in Maine…I anxious to get gardening, but I’m afraid that it’ll snow! 😉 But we’re enjoying our warm weather just the same.
I wrote down “Girls Who Looked Under Rocks” on my library list! How cool!
Great week!
The historical museum looks fun. We saw animals this week too. I’m convinced several were pregnant – goats and pigs. We are going back next week to see if there are any babies.
What a great week. I was feeling the same way about the weather. It is unbelievably hot down her too. I am afraid to see what the summer temperatures are going to be this year!
What an amazing week! So many good things! I can’t believe you already have lilacs…we don’t have ours until May! Lilacs are one of my absolute favorites and we have loads of them around our house 🙂
Thanks for linking up and for the book recommendation…I’ve already placed a hold on it at the libary…can’t wait to see it.
Love reading about your weeks. Happy weekend to you and Keilee!
Looks like fun…we had beautiful weather here too. Warm enough for shorts, even in Minnesota! Girls Who Looked Under Rocks sounds like a great book. Another one to add to my ever-growing list of good books. 🙂
What a great week! I am thinking we need to get Girls Who Looked Under Rocks!!!
You must have the weather this week we had last week – this week has been rainy almost all week here. I’m glad you’re getting some of the good stuff. 🙂
I love The Hunger Game, but I don’t know that I can go see the movie. I’m usually so disappointed by movies from loved books. I’ll be interested to hear your review!
We want to come join you for homeschool! 🙂 What a great week! I love fun, hands-on learning! Hope you have an awesome and blessed weekend! Thank you for your kind words about my son. They are greatly appreciated. He is hanging in there, just a little miserable today with the monitor on all day, lol! 🙂 Hope you have a wonderful weekend!
Can WE come homeschool with YOU??? What a wonderful week! I don’t know if the boys would appreciate another book about girls, but I am going to buy that book for me to read! I love the Mehndi art using gloves. What a great idea! We have been tinkering around with Pysanky Eggs for a couple of years ourselves. I haven’t taken the dive to make actual ones yet. I love your field trip. I would love to go to a place like that right now since we have been studying that era! Thanks for sharing all your homeschooling fun.
Wonderful week, Karen! I love seeing what you two have been doing every week:)
I love historic homes too. Our house was built in 1900:) I really wish we had a farm though…my girls would love it. We have plans to add animals a little at a time…chicks this week!
I have to check out that book you mentioned. Sounds great, especially for my little naturalist Molly who lives by the Margaret Atwood quote you mentioned, “In the spring, at the end of the day, you should smell like dirt.”
Blessings to you and Kei!
I’ve taken my Sassy to a historic 1800’s homesite and we loved it. I secretly wish we could live back then. Although I have to wonder would I really??? 😉
I have to wait a whole week to see The Hunger Games! My best friend is flying home from Chicago to see it with me. She did this for all three Twilight Movies. I cannot wait to see this movie. I just re-read the trilogy. I can’t wait to hear what you think of it!