I'm starting a few new things at our little homeschool. One of them is a daily nature walk. Winter...nice time to start that, huh? It'll force me to get them outside even on cold days. The public school makes the kids go out, why shouldn't I?
Brrr!
Our focus was on looking at what birds are out. Birds are smart. The only birds we saw were high-tailing it south.
And yes, A#4 and I went out with them. He was probably the toastiest of the bunch.
Proof that it is cold (aside from the snow on the ground). The river is freezing over!
Another change we've made to school is more reading! I've been reading about Charlotte Mason's method for homeschooling and love it! We've been reading a whole bunch of old old books and the boys have been devouring it!
One book that I recommend for everyone to read is Trial and Triumph by Richard Hannula. It is amazing! Stories of faith, martyrdom, trials and triumphs. Alex said after reading the first story about Polycarp, "Mom, that really touch my heart."
You can even read it online here (though I think I would like the hard copy):
What sold me on the method was one of my favorite books growing up (The Princess and the Gobin) was on the reading list for Alex! He's reading it now and can hardly put it down. Good stuff!
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