Chasing George Washington and Last Day of Co-Op

I mentioned earlier that we were going to see “Chasing George Washington” at The Grand Opera House on Wednesday.  Well, it was a WONDERFUL trip.  I don’t remember ever going to The Grand, but that’s not a promise that I didn’t go as a child.  I just don’t remember.  But – Caleb and I will definitely be going back!  The play was really cute, and Caleb had a blast.  After the play, we joined some friends for lunch at Moe’s Southwest Grill, and it was a fun time as well.

We were not allowed to take pictures during the play, so I can’t oblige you there.  And with an “uncooperative picture-taking” Caleb, well, my picture taking was limited.  So, here’s what you get…

Today was the last day of our Fall Homeschool Co-op session.  It was a very busy, but fun eight weeks.  Both boys had lots of fun, and they both made new friends.  Hopefully, they both learned a little bit as well.  That is, after all, what it’s all about, right?!!?

We ended the session with a pot-luck lunch and presentation time today.  All of the classes did a wonderful job this session, and it seems that all the children enjoyed co-op.  I, myself, enjoyed teaching for a change.  After being out of the classroom for more than 5 years, it was a good feeling to be back in the “teacher’s seat”.  Granted, yes, I homeschool Caleb, but it’s different when you have a class of little eager ears (that belong to OTHER children) listening to every word.   I’m looking forward to teaching more classes at our spring session beginning in March.  Right now though…I’m going to enjoy that break.

Caleb took the Eric Carle class that I taught, a Time & Money class, and a World of Animals class.  According to him, the Animals class was his favorite.  Needless to say, I’m not surprised.  Here are some pictures of some of the crafts that he did and pictures from the presentation dinner today.

Micah was sooo loud during the presentation.  But – he enjoyed himself as is evident by his “chair climbing.”  Caleb and his friend, Emerson.  These boys had so much fun together. Caleb and Emerson during the Time & Money song.Caleb…he’s growing up so fast. This is a panda that Caleb decorated using crumpled tissue paper. This is a “Life Cycle of the Butterfly” activity that we did after reading The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle.  We put sesame seeds on the green leaf to represent the eggs, rolled black/white/yellow pipe cleaners together to represent the caterpillar, added a green (using food coloring) cottonball for the chrysalis, and then colored the butterfly. This is a spider web (and spider) that Caleb drew using chalk.  He then traced it with silver glitter glue.  We did this after reading The Very Busy Spider by Eric Carle.

First Grade Week 21 in Review

Well, another week of first grade is complete.  We’re quickly approaching the halfway mark, and I’m super excited.  I am doing all that I can to get us all caught up before we leave for Virginia next Wednesday.  It’s going to be tough and require a lot discipline from Caleb and myself, but we can do it!  Wish us luck!  Here’s how this week panned out:

Heritage Studies:  We discussed Indian towns (how they lived, their houses, etc) and finding old towns (mainly focusing on Jamestown).  Again, we are adding this to our “list of places we need to visit for homeschool purposes.”  LOL!  That list just keeps on growing. 

Science:  This week we began a chapter on Teeth.  We discussed the part of teeth, sets of teeth, shapes/jobs of teeth, and care of teeth.  This is a GREAT chapter right now as Caleb is now at the age of losing teeth.  He’s already lost 4 (I think that’s it), and one more is barely hanging on.  If he would just let his dad pull the thing, he’d feel better I’m sure.  LOL!

Math:  We discussed missing addends, subtracting from 10, fact families, and families for 11 and 12.

Bible:  Our Bible verse this week was 1 John 4:10, and our Bible story covered “God Kept His Promise to Abraham.”  With this week’s Bible verse came a super big word…propitiation.  That was a fun word to teach.

Vocabulary:  We added “cross, wagon, weave, fancy, and tame” to our list of vocabulary terms.

Phonics & English:  We added “-o and –ue” to our list of word families.  We added “wash and great” to our list of service words.  This was a review week, and we finished it up with a test over ALL of our phonics lessons to this point.  Caleb scored an “E” (Excellent) on the test, and he was super proud.

Art:  Caleb painted a picture of beautiful flowers this week.  I think he’s got 1-2 more sessions left, and then we’re going to take a break from art lessons.  He still enjoys it, but I think a break is needed (probably more for my sake than Caleb’s).

Extra Stuff:  We went on a tour of a local fitness center with the homeschool Boys’ Club.  It was a great time, and Caleb got to work out some of his energy.  Now, if only I had his energy…we’d be golden.  LOL!  Tomorrow, we are going to The Grand in the next city over to watch a play…”Chasing George Washington.”  I am soooo excited about seeing this because we’ve talked about George Washington in our studies, and Caleb LOVES to learn his history.  So, look for some more details about that later.

As always, thanks for following our fun adventures in first grade.  We look forward to sharing more next time!

African Animals and Lizards Lapbook

Nope…these two subjects have NOTHING to do with one another.  I’m just trying to save time by combining two posts into one.  I seem to be making that a habit lately.  Hmmm…wonder if it could be because I feel like I’m absolutely swamped and have no free time?!!?  Are the holidays over yet?  Oh…sorry, they haven’t even started have they?  Geez…oh well.  No time to rest, then!

Anyway, Brian and Caleb spent some time on Saturday painting some African animals.  These animals were bought back in August when we visited our friends, The Neil Family.  Yep…it’s taken us that long to sit down to paint them.  Oh well, it was still fun and worth the wait.  But – the company needs to do a better job of providing ample paint.  There are two completed animals, one half-painted animal, and one albino animal (meaning the paint ran out). 

Here are two of my favorite boys painting. Caleb’s just too focused…look at the tongue.  What is it about the tongue?  Why does it have to be out when you’re concentrating?  LOL!

For the past two weeks, Caleb has been working on a Lizards Lapbook.  He thoroughly enjoyed himself, and I think he even learned a bit.  We always enjoy taking a break from our normal science curriculum, to do some “hands-on” fun with lapbooking.  Here are the pictures from this latest project…Enjoy!

This is the cover. This is the inside. This is the inside of the Lizard Classification component.This is the inside of the Lizard Senses booklet.

This is the inside of the There be Dragons component.

This is the inside of the Long Live Lizards and Defenses book.

This is the Reptile Relatives booklet. This is the Where Do Lizards Live component.

This is the inside of the A Lizard is a…component. 

So, that’s a little bit of what’s been going on at the Childress household.  The next lapbook we do will cover some Christmas topics, so look for that one coming before the holidays are over!

A Bunch of Random Stuff…

You know…I could probably make 4-5 posts out of all of these pictures.  But we all know that I don’t have time for that.  So, this is what you get.  LOL!  It will still serve the purpose!  So, enjoy the randomness…it’s what we’re about these days. 

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Micah loves him some soup.  In fact, the boy is so grown that he will dip his crackers in the soup.  Here he is enjoying some veggie soup!  Look at that face…I don’t think he likes it.  What do you think?

   

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I’ve mentioned before that I’m teaching an Eric Carle Carnival class at co-op.  Well, we’ve been doing lots and lots of crafts.  Here’s a clay pot ladybug that we made the other week after we read The Grouchy Ladybug. 

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The other week we went and visited Lane’s Southern Orchard with the homeschool co-op group.  We were able to enjoy the corn maze and a hayride.  Let me just say…this was my first venture into a corn maze, and I really didn’t care for it.  Let me tell ya why…I was pulling Micah in a wagon, and it well…it was a bit too muddy.  And – I really didn’t like the fact that I couldn’t find my way out fast enough.  So, it was just not fun for me.  Maybe I’m a little claustrophobic…who knows?!!?  Anyway, enjoy the pictures!

Micah and Avonlea enjoying some time in the wagon while we wait on the festivities to begin.Caleb just being a boy while we wait for everything to start.

Micah playing with my Blackberry during the informative talk about corn…he had no interest in listening to the lady speak. 

Caleb posing before we entered the corn maze…the sun was in his eyes. Micah is ready to go…he’s got my keys and my Blackberry.  LOL…a boy after my own heart! Caleb holding our flag (we had the flag to wave in case we got lost.  We could also text for help clues  using our cell phones).Micah on the hayride…this was his first ever hayride I think.  He seemed to enjoy it!Caleb on the hayride…he had fun goofing off with his buddies.

Okay, I think that’s all the randomness I have for ya tonight.  I’m sure I’ll find more at a later date, so stay tuned! 

First Grade Week 20 in Review

You’re probably wondering how we did week 20, when we just finished week 19?!!?  Well, it’s a little thing I like to call “doubling up".  We do two day’s assignments in just one day.  And – since this has been a rainy and dreary few days, we’ve been doing just that.  So, here’s how week 20 panned out…

Heritage Studies:  We discussed making towns and cities.

Science:  We finished up our Lizards lapbook.  We discussed the komodo dragon, jaragua lizard, basilisk lizard, lizard senses, where to find lizards, and shedding.  I’ll post pictures as soon as I get it all put together.

Math:  This week we started a subtraction chapter.  We talked about counting back 1 or 2, subtracting 0, subtracting all/nearly all, comparing to subtract, and doubles.

Bible:  We continued to review John 14:21, and our Bible story was on “God Protected Abraham’s Family.”

Vocabulary:  We added “reverse, exhibit, misty, tropical, and surface” to our list of vocabulary terms.

Phonics & English:  This week we added “-oat, –oe, –oast, –ow, and –own” to our list of word families.  We added “front” to our list of service words.  In English skills, we discussed compound words and complete sentences.  Caleb learned more about the naming and telling parts of sentences.

Extra Stuff:  Caleb enjoyed a time of skating with other homeschoolers last Friday.  He always enjoys going skating, and he’s improving his skills each time we go.  I, however, am fine just watching Micah play in the play area. 

As always, thank you for joining us each week to find out what we’ve been learning.  I look forward to sharing more next time.

First Grade Week 19 in Review

Well, another week is complete.  We’re trying to double up on some days, so that’s helping us get caught up just a bit.  Here’s how week 19 went for us.

Heritage Studies:  We discussed foods that the Indians gave us, and then we read about the First Thanksgiving.

Science:  We started a new lapbook on Lizards.  This week we learned some new vocabulary words, about reptiles, relatives of the lizard, methods of defenese, and their classification.  Caleb is just soaking it all up and loving every minute of it.

Math:  We finished up our chapter by discussing fair shares, probability, and tally marks. 

Bible:  Our Bible verse for the week was John 14:21.  Our story was on “God Called Abraham.”

Vocabulary:  We added “meet, cranky, train, injured, and hatch” to our list of vocabulary terms.

Phonics & English:  This week we added “Christ and children” to our list of service words.  We added “-y, –igh, and –ight” to our list of word families.

Art:  This week Caleb painted a picture of various fruits and vegetables.  He continues to do a great job.  I, however, have no clue what to do with all these paintings.  ?????

Extra Stuff:  We enjoyed a visit to Lane’s Southern Orchard to visit their corn maze and have a hayride.  I’ll post pictures on a separate post.  Caleb had fun at co-op.  I, however, had to miss due to a fever.  I’m not sure why I had a fever, but I did nonetheless, so I had to be absent.  I missed being able to teach the little ones and interact with everyone.  But – here’s hoping this week is a different story.

As always, thanks for following our adventures in first grade!  We look forward to sharing more next time.  So, tune in!

Trick-or-Treat 2009

As I think I’ve mentioned before, we never really have celebrated Halloween here at the Childress house.  Yes, we would let Caleb participate in the trick-or-treating at his preschool when he attended, but that was it.  It was just a personal conviction that Brian had, and we agreed to just do our best to ignore the holiday. 

Well, Caleb started asking lots of questions, and Brian had to do some explaining.  We then decided that we would only partake in the trick-or-treat aspect of the holiday.  So, that’s what we did this year.

Let me just tell you…trying to get a 6-year-old to decide on a costume was quite the feat.  We went to all the stores and perused all the different choices.  Well, Caleb thought they were all super cool, and he just couldn’t decide.  So, I went on the Family Fun website and browsed the homemade costumes.

He narrowed it down to two, and he finally decided to be a bug catcher.  Once that decision was made, we then tried to find Micah a coordinating bug costume.  Well, the gender neutral bee costumes just weren’t cute.  So, I ventured to Toys ‘R Us and found an inchworm.  There…a bug catcher and his catch, the inchworm.

We met up with some friends last night and went around their neighborhood for the kiddos to have fun.  There were 4 older children and 3 toddlers.  The toddlers had the best deal because they were pulled in wagons.  Brian and I stayed behind with the little guy, so I don’t have any pictures of Caleb going from door-to-door.  But – he had a BLAST!  He really enjoyed being with his friends, explaining his costume, and getting lots of candy.  Micah just enjoyed riding, waving bye, and blowing kisses. 

Overall, it was a great experience, and Caleb has already decided to be a fisherman next year.  Now, it’s time for me to start figuring out THAT costume!  Enjoy the pictures!

       

First Grade Week 18 in Review

Well, another week is complete at Childress Academy.  The schedule of subjects that Caleb picked seems to be working really well.  Everything is flowing smoothly, and we’re getting all of the work done without too much fussing.  Here’s how this week went…

Heritage Studies:  We continued talking about the Separatists by studying the Mayflower Compact, William Bradford, Anne Bradstreet, family trees, Plymouth Rock, Samoset, and Squanto.  Caleb is just soaking it all up, and he’s loving this subject.

Science:  We continued to talk about heat by describing temperature changes in words and numbers.  We finished up by taking a chapter test.

Math:  We moved into a new chapter on fractions.  We discussed equal parts, halves, thirds, fourths, and parts of a set.

Bible:  Our Bible story this week was on “God Saved Noah and His Family.”  We reviewed all the Bible verses we’ve learned in this session.

Vocabulary:  We added “design, stormy, batteries, section, and raise” to our vocabulary terms.

Phonics & English:  We added “don’t, warm, heart, Christmas, and thought” to our list of service words.  We discussed the “y” as long “e” and “-ie” as long “i”.

Art:  Caleb drew a picture of a stuffed bunny this week.  He continues to do well, and he loves the time he gets to work on art.

Extra Stuff:  Co-op went well this week, and Caleb had a blast as always.  Tonight we’re gearing up for our first trick-or-treat adventure with the boys.  Caleb would go at his preschool, but we’ve never gone as a family.  So, tonight we will join some friends and go for the first time.  Caleb is going to be a Busy, Busy Bug Catcher, and Micah will be an Inchworm.  Pictures will follow later…

As always, thanks for following our fun times in first grade.

***I’m now down to less than 100 posts to read in order to catch up on the blogs I follow.  So, I’m slowly getting all caught up.  You bloggers have been very busy.***

First Grade Week 17 in Review

Well, I thought I’d get Caleb’s input on homeschooling this week by letting him choose the order of subjects taught.  So, he gave it some thought, and this is what he chose – Heritage Studies, Science, Math, Bible, Reading, Spelling, Vocabulary, Handwriting, and Phonics & English.  I’m hoping this new schedule will work out, and so far it seems to be.  We’ll keep you posted.  Here’s how this past went:

Heritage Studies:  We continued to talk about the Separatists, and how they obeyed God.  We discussed that they sailed to the New World on the Mayflower and landed at Plymouth Plantation.  Caleb really seems to be enjoying this study.  It makes me happy because I am NOT a history lover myself.  So, I’m glad to see he is not taking after me in that aspect. 

Science:  We started talking about changing forms this week.  We discussed melting/freezing and vaporizing/condensing.  We’ve been able to get into the kitchen and do some experiments, and Caleb LOVES it.  Whenever we go to the kitchen to do the experiments, he says “I LOVE doing science in the kitchen.”  LOL!  That’s my boy…I, too, LOVE science!

Math:  We finished up our time chapter by discussing the calendar and then had a chapter test. 

Bible:  Our Bible story was about “We Need God’s Forgiveness.”  Our Bible verse for the week was Romans 5:8.

Vocabulary:  Our new vocabulary words for the week were “sway, property, arrange, rusty, and attach.”

Phonics & English:  We discussed the use of the comma and adding “-ing and –ed” to long and short vowel words.  We added “learn, friend, buy, and again” to our list of service words.  “-eat, –eam, –eet, –eep, and –ee” were added to our list of word families.

Art:  Caleb is still enjoying art.  This week he painted a picture of a bird flying in the air with the help of his art teacher. 

Extra Stuff:  We’re still busy with co-op, and Caleb is still loving every second of it!  I’m happy he’s having fun, and I’m happy for the opportunity we have to participate in such a wonderful program.

As always, thanks for following our first grade adventures at Childress Academy. 

***On a side note, I do apologize for not checking in on all of my favorite blogs.  I checked Google Reader this morning, and I’ve got over 360 new posts to read from all of you.  WOW!  It will take me some time, but I promise to pay you all a quick visit soon!***

Picture Overload (of Micah anyway)…

Well, being as it’s been a while since I really posted anything other than homeschool stuff, I’ve got a ton of pictures to share with you all.  They’re all of Micah, but that’s okay.  He’s cute as ever and developing quite the personality.  I tell you…it’s amazing how different two children can be.    Anyway, enjoy all the pictures…I’m sure you’ll get a few laughs when I explain some of them. 

Opa and Micah sound asleep (this was taken during Opa’s recent visit). 

Micah playing with the toy kitchen (this was at the local skating rink.  It’s so nice that Caleb can skate, and Micah can play).

Micah says, “Peek-a-boo.” 

This was not a sight I wanted to see…Micah figured out how to climb onto the kitchen table.  We have since discouraged such acts of bravery. 

He has a fascination with the salt grinder…maybe I should buy him his own.

Where’s Micah????

There he is…playing in the cabinet in daddy’s desk. 

This is the only decent picture I got at the fair.

Micah has watched big brother get his step stool to assist at the stove.  So, Micah invented his own stool so he could help mommy cook.  LOL!  Such creativity I tell ya.

Micah loves going to the pantry to get his own snack.  He can’t open it, but as soon as we open it for him…well, he pushes us out of the way so he can do it all himself.  He’s so grown!

Nope…still hasn’t decided what he wants.  Too many choices, so little time.

This is just another daring feat of bravery that Micah decided to prove.  I tell ya…we’re in for it at some point.

This is a preview of Halloween.  I picked up this “Inchworm” costume today.  This will be the first year that we’ll enjoy Halloween festivities (Brian has always been opposed), so Caleb decided to be a bug catcher (homemade costume I’ve yet to make), and Micah is his “catch.”

First Grade Week 16 in Review

So sorry it’s been a while since I’ve last posted.  I promise to play catch-up soon.  We’ve just been busy with all kinds of stuff, and we’ve had a bit of sickness in the family, too.  So, that’s always a set back.  Hopefully we’ll be back on track soon.  With that said, here’s how week 16 went for us…

Bible:  Our Bible story this week was on “Sin Spoiled God’s Creation”, and our Bible verse was Romans 5:8.

Phonics & English:  We added “pull, their, son, war, and been” to our list of service words.  We added “-ain, –ail, and –ay” to our list of word families.  In English we discussed capitalization of the days of the week.

Heritage Studies:  We tested over the chapter covering Jamestown, John Smith, and Sir Walter Raleigh.  Then we started a new chapter, and Caleb was introduced to the Separatists.

Math:  We worked on writing time to the hour, digital time, hours passed, time to the half-hour, and half hour time passed.

Vocabulary:  We added “close, flaky, shape, boil, and sprinkle” to our list of vocabulary terms.

Science:  We discussed tame animals, tame animals in the home, what livestock do for people, and what people do for livestock.

Art:  Caleb is still loving art.  This week he worked on a bird painting.  He did a really good job.  I don’t know what I’m going to do with all of his creations.  We’ve got art pictures coming out of everywhere. 

Extra Stuff:  We went and visited a local fire department with the Littles’ Club (Little Contenders for the Faith).  Caleb had a really good time.  He’s also still super busy with all of the co-op activities each Thursday.  He’s been learning a lot of information, and I think he’s enjoying himself.  The Georgia National Fair was also in town this past week, so we went and checked it out.  This is a really nice fair, and we try to go every year.  Caleb and I were able to ride some rides, and Micah strolled around with Brian.  We got some supper, and then it poured down rain on us.  So, we had to cut our trip short.  But – it’ll be back next year, so it’s no big deal.  And no…no pictures.  I only took two (silly me), and I’ll post the one decent one later in another post.

As always, thanks for following our first grade journey.  I’m going to leave you with some pictures of the Rodney Rockhound’s Rocks & Minerals lapbook that we finished up a few weeks ago and some pictures of the fire department field trip.

First Grade Week 15 in Review

Another week has come and gone at Childress Academy.  Caleb continues to do well in all areas, and here’s how this week panned out.

Bible:  Our Bible story this week focused on “God Created People.”  Our Bible verse was Psalm 100:3a.

Phonics & English:  We added “-one, –ole, –oke, –ule, –ute, and –une” to our list of word families.  We added “family and pull” to our list of service words.  In English we worked on adding “-ing and –ed” to words ending with “e.”

Heritage Studies:  We continued to talk about John Smith and Jamestown.  We also discussed growing crops.

Math:  We finished up our addition chapter with a test, and then we moved on to a chapter on time.  We worked on ordering events.

Vocabulary:  We added “thick, utensils, solid, separate, and uneven” to our list of vocabulary words.

Science:  We finished up our rocks & minerals lapbook by talking about all the different types of rock (sedimentary, igneous, and metamorphic).  We also categorized rocks according to their type.  I’ll get pictures posted as soon as I get it all put together.

Art:  Caleb worked on a fish painting this week.  He wasn’t quite done with it, so he left it at class so he can work on it again this week.

Extra Stuff:  We’ve been very busy with co-op.  Caleb is taking an Eric Carle Carnival class (I’m teaching), a Time & Money class, and a Wonderful World of Animals class.  He’s been busy learning lots of exciting things and having a blast with his fellow homeschoolers.  We’ve also enjoyed some skating and some playdates. 

As always, thanks for following our first grade adventures.  Check back next week to see what we’ve accomplished. 

Garden Goodies…

I haven’t updated on our garden in quite some time.  The main reason is because Brian and I didn’t think it amounted to a bunch of anything after the long drought and hot period we had over the summer.  Most of the stuff started showing signs of death, and so we counted it a loss.  Well, later on it all started blooming.  Brian decided that the produce wouldn’t be any good, so we didn’t bother to pick it or do anything with it.  We had basically just resorted to tilling it all up once the weather got cooler.

Well, Opa, Granddaddy, and Caleb went out there this week and picked all of the veggies that were ready.  They came in with a bunch of tomatoes, carrots, peppers, and a few onions (I thought I had pulled all those once I decided they were just too small and not growing right for my liking…lol). 

So, I’m guessing it’s time for me to start thinking of some ways to use up all these garden goodies.  I’m thinking fajitas will be a good way to use up the bell and sweet peppers.  The carrots will probably be steamed.  And I, for one, could care less how the tomatoes are used because I don’t do tomatoes…YUCK!

Here are some pictures of the fruits veggies of our labor.

Making Math Fun

I’m always trying to find things to make school fun.  Well, I’m sure you all remember that sometimes there’s a lot of writing, and Caleb is always fussing if he has to write a lot.  So, I was looking for something that we could use in math to help with the writing.  I stumbled upon these, and I was tickled pink because I knew Caleb would LOVE them.  Well, boy was I saddened when I saw that they were out of stock.  There was an option to have them notify me when the item became available again, so that’s what I did.

A few weeks ago, I got the email notification that these little helpers were in stock again.  I immediately went to the website and ordered them.  Caleb has had such a fun time using them, and they’ve helped with some of the writing in math.  And – best of all…it makes it fun!  Now, I don’t let him use them for all of his assignments, but when it only requires a simple # answer, then he’s free to use them.  Here he is having fun with his number stamps…

Share what YOU do to make math (or school in general) fun.  I’d love to see what other homeschoolers have found that works. 

Homeschooling With a Toddler…

I’ll be the first to admit…this has been a hard year for us when it comes to homeschooling.  I have had a hard time figuring out how to manage homeschooling with a rambunctious toddler under my feet.  It’s been a hard task, but luckily, we’ve hopefully figured out a way to cope with the extra set of little hands that are into everything. 

I’ve basically come to the conclusion that we have to include Micah in our schooling.  No, I’m not teaching him anything major yet, but I basically let him make the biggest mess have a go with all of the manipulatives.  He gets to play with the musical instruments, dominoes, counters of many sorts, unifix cubes, and spelling letters.  You see…we just have to let him think he’s part of the learning, and he’s good to go.  Granted, he’s mainly just tossing the stuff all over the school area, but maybe there’s something deeper going on in that brain of his.  Time will only tell…

But – we’re managing and school is getting done.  So, I think that’s all that counts.  I’m hoping it will all get a bit easier as he gets older.  But I’m sure the messes will only get bigger.

Here are some pictures for your viewing enjoyment:

Micah taking a break from his “schooling” to enjoy some juice.

Look at the mess learning that is going on here…wow, lots to learn. Spelling tiles on the floor…Micah put his hat on and decided to go for a trip…he said, “Bye” and off he went.

If you have any other tips for homeschooling with a toddler, PLEASE SHARE them.  I’m open for any suggestions to continue to make this an enjoyable time for all of us.