Homeschooling Away from Home

The kiddos are taking part of

 "National Homeschool Spirit Week"

that's every fourth week of

September that two homeschooling

moms started a few years back.

Tuesday was "Homeschool Away from Home"

so we started at the library, the boys

wanted to read more about spiders, snakes

and moths they have been seeing.

Then it was on to the Conoco plant were

their daddy works at, today the huge

crane was making a lift and my kiddos

have been waiting for this day.

Then we had a nice picnic at the park not far

from the plant, still watching the crane.

My oldest went to put his hand on a tree and

what he thought was bark FLEW AWAY,

so we chased a "camo moth" around to study.

Then we went to the Conoco Museum and

found out all kinds of info about the

refinery dating back to 1918, and the starting

business of Conoco's 127 year history.

This oil horse-drawn wagon dates late 1880.

And lastly, we went to "Standing Bear Park"

we have been here three times now,

the kiddos love to learn all about the Indians

that came over here and started a new life.

We learned so much in ONE day NOT

sitting at a table with a work book.