Art

Math

I must admit, it probably never would have ocurred to me to practice math skills with dog food on top of the swingset. None-the-less, that is exactly what was done.
P.E.

Earth History

A new level was discovered today on this fabulous game, Dinosaur World. It's a freedownload from
BBC. Great 3D adventure.
Science

Remember our egg experiment? Here is the result. Very rubbery. And very cool.
Spelling

Home Ec

comment by author: I've been fretting about his post ever since I hit "publish", thinking that strangers would get the idea that I was trying to show that we cover all the subjects - and that is far from my intent.
ReplyDeleteI was just capturing some moments that were completely and entirely the children's ideas, and putting "school" labels on them - in an attempt to show that everyday living means naturally exploring and learning.
Stephanie
I didn't take it like that Stephanie:) Although I know you and know where your coming from, I think. I looked at it from an unschooling perspective saying "see, even though we don't sit down and cover/teach all of these "schooly" subjects, the kids do learn them just by living life!
ReplyDeleteJulie