Lemonade Stand for Charity (13/180)

We visited a 6 week old foal at a family member's home in Central PA.

D and J attended Staging Journeys on Zoom.

D and J helped stage a "Stuffie Sleepover" at church! 

W, D, and J attended their religious education classes.

D and J helped stock and staff a lemonade stand for charity.

All the kids read or read with support.

I read to the girls:


Farmer Will Allen and the Growing Table by Jacqueline Briggs Martin

Celebritrees: Historic & Famous Trees of the World by Margi Preus

This week included 4 days of instruction.

Chincoteague, VA (9/180)

The girls had an opportunity to go to Chincoteague, VA with our next door neighbors whom we have been quarantined with.  They own a vacation home there and their kids wanted our kids to come visit! 

D sewed herself a travel pillow, and they were able to float, build, swim, and boat for a couple of days.

R, D, and J practiced reading.

This week included 3 days of instruction.

In which nothing really changes very much (6/180)

We've taken a bit of a break.  Most external classes are done.  One exception was the Staging Journeys show premier: https://www.stagingjourneys.com/2020-spring-show/.  It was amazing and there was a big let down when the show was over.

Our library has reopened for pickup of books on hold only.  We finished these books so we could return them!

Mud by Mary Lyn Ray
Guji Guji by Chih-Yuan Chen
Say It Again by Brian Cassie
Squish!: A Wetland Walk by Nancy Luenn

We also got our pool to work (FINALLY) and since this picture was taken have been learning lots about pool chemistry since it quickly turned pea-soup green. 

We went for some hikes:

D and J did some fancy baking:

And we learned about fire safety in practice on July 4th:

W and R continue to game with at least six households of friends and cousins around the country.

Since filing to homeschool this year, the first two weeks of July included 6 days of instruction.

Leveling (180 + 14 weeks)

D and J attended Staging Journeys.

All the kids attended their religious education programming.

Everyone worked extremely hard to level an area in our backyard for the pool:

D made baker's hats:

W read independently, worked with Khan, cooked healthy meals, and walked for exercise.  He completed Dune by Frank Herbert.

R read independently, worked with Khan and ETC, practiced multiplication, and walked for exercise.

D read with support, and worked with Khan, ETC, and HWT.

J read with support, and worked with Khan and HWT.

Black Lives Matter (180 + 13 weeks)

J participated in Ballet, Show and Tell, Art, and Staging Journeys via Zoom.

D participated in Art, Circus, and Staging Journeys via Zoom.  She baked a beautiful cake:

All the kids helped create a leveling frame out of scrap wood in our back yard.  Here are D and J and a neighbor dragging a railroad tie up the block.

D and J chalked messages in support of a Black Lives Matter protest near our home:

All the kids participated in their religious education classes.  Then D and J inspired their friends to help them chalk on the street:

W read independently, worked with Khan, cooked healthy meals, and walked for exercise.

R read independently, worked with Khan and ETC, practiced multiplication, and walked for exercise.

D read with support, and worked with Khan, ETC, and HWT.

J read with support, and worked with Khan and HWT.  She completed Monster Cleans His House by Ellen Blance.

Food Pantry Parade (180 + 12 weeks)

J attended Show and Tell, Art, Staging Journeys, Tap, and Hip Hop classes via Zoom.

D attended Art, Circus, and Staging Journeys classes via Zoom.

The girls helped drop off food for a Food Pantry Parade:

R, D, and J watched the SpaceX shuttle launch!

D and J held vigil with me for Black Lives Matter, and made signs for our fence:

All the kids attended their religious education classes.

W read independently, worked with Khan, cooked healthy meals, and walked for exercise.

R read independently, worked with Khan and ETC, practiced multiplication, and walked for exercise.

D read with support, and worked with Khan, ETC, and HWT.

J read with support, and worked with Khan and HWT.  She completed Monster Goes to the Hospital by Ellen Blance
and Monster Looks for a Friend by Ellen Blance.

Fairy House (180 + 11 weeks)

J attended Zoom classes for Ballet, Show and Tell, Art, Staging Journeys, Tap, and Hip Hop.

D attended Zoom classes for Art, Circus, and Staging Journeys.

D and J built a fairy house:

And D built a water dispenser:

She also sewed a lot of masks, and went for a long bike ride.

All the kids completed their thank you cards for their religious education teachers.

W read independently, worked with Khan, cooked healthy meals, and walked for exercise.

R read independently, worked with Khan and ETC, practiced multiplication, and walked for exercise.

D read with support, and worked with Khan, ETC, and HWT.  She completed
The War I Finally Won by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley.

J read with support, and worked with Khan and HWT.  She completed
Monster Looks for a Friend by Ellen Blance.