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.

Six Weeks Under our Belt

The kiddos just finished SIX weeks of school, 

and here it's almost Autumn already.

North Oklahoma got their first cold snap...

brrrr, it's time to start baking. :)

Some horses got out and visited the park

and my kiddos had a blast feeding 

them carrots...so I had to go buy more

for our science project, they are growing

fast in just a little bit of water.

Mammoet crane is the world's most advanced

super heavy lift. It should make it's lift soon.

The kiddos have been so amazed by it

and the plant that my oldest had to build 

the plant and his daddy working in Lego's.

Been reflecting on fifteen years ago

my love got down on one knee at a high

school football game and asked

me to marry him..."it won't be a picnic"

was his words to me, glad I said "YES". :)

A Week Home

We got to go home for a week around

 Labor Day weekend. 

Was a blessing seeing friends and family. 

Hog hunting with daddy is always a plus.

We put out a hog trap and hoping 

to catch us some bacon. :-)

I think my hubby had most of the luggage

with all the guns and ammo he packed.

And they shot until their arms hurt.

 .

Being back in our own church felt

so warm, can't wait to get back

home off this long job. 

Our Roadschool Day

"Don't let yourself be taken hostage 

by someone else's idea of what your

homeschool should look like. " 

~Hidie St.John~

Still roadschooling, been here in Oklahoma
going on NINE months now...

My mornings start with a cup of coffee, the Bible and

prayer...without these three I'm no good. ;-)

Before my computer crashed I would print any papers

for school that I keep on a memory stick.

We lapbook so I print a lot of paper.

We get on our good walking/playing shoes and go

outside if weather permits and do PE first thing, 

getting out all that energy has helped so

much...plus we do a lot of school outside as well,

the camper walls start closing in on us fast. ;)

I do Saxon math with the 2 older ones, and I

have to keep my sweetheart busy with

his hands or he gets bored, It helps him to

learn better as well with dyslexia.

Legos is a huge part of our learning, I love to see

their eyes light up and those big smiles on 

their faces when they bring me something they created 

"but watch out!!!!"

We always have a messy floor! :)

We use dry erasers a lot it saves me having to collect

paper...I just laminate calendars and chores.

Baby girl's work I slid in page protectors and she

can do it over and over again. Our Bible verses stay

up on the dry erase board for all to see. :)

Finding Our Spots To Work

 

We are in our fourth week now of school and it's been

such a chalenge this year...I'm drained

already and here it's only August still, *sigh*.

Schooling four kiddos in a camper is overwhelming!

My sweetheart was doing sqft in math

last week and had a blast measuring every room

in this camper...we are living in 392 sqft.

WOW, that sure sums it up a lot!!!

 

But, we manage to find a spot for everyone in here

to do their work...now the books, no, I'm still

trying to find places for them they are all over this

camper right now waiting to be placed. 

Two Weeks Down

Someone got glasses and it sure has helped in his reading:-).

My oldest loves spiders, so we did scince on the creepy things.

Lil man enjoyed drawing spiders...their daddy didn't enjoy. 

 Baby girl is having fun in school, she loves it so far. 

Back to School SOON

Yup, it's that time of year again for us, getting things bought and gathered
up for school next week, August 5th is are First Day of School!

 

I've started keeping a school portfolio, {don't know why I never thought of it

before when I started school?}

So this year we doing the colour "orange", so I got an orange notebook, have

some orange folders and bought the kiddos school shirts to paint on in...

ORANGE. :-)

Still sticking with each child their OWN colour, so I've added some pink

into the mix because baby girl starts this year, she can't wait!

And I made my own school planner this year, we'll see how that works out.

 

And we are still in the camper, parked in the flat lands of Oklahoma...

We bought two new items for us to haul around with us; a freezer, the

camper one is just not big enough to hold anything!!! And a Coleman

stove, it's so hot during the day {even with three ACs going} that I've

started just cooking outside if it's not raining.