Wednesday, July 2, 2008

Do you school during the summer???

For all those homeschooling families (and others too), do you do school work in the summer time? I have always had high ideals of what all we would accomplish during our lazy days of summer and somehow I never get much of it done. We typically do math during the summer months (just so we don't loose our skills). Even if it is just 2 or 3 days a week, we try and keep up with math. Last summer we also did art, which is something I don't always carve time out for during a typical school year. This summer we are also doing some themed lapbooks and pocket books. I am trying out a company called Evan Moor, and so far I really like them. Today we have been working on a book about whales. It is bunches of fun and the kids don't mind this kind of school. I hope to get to a marine science center to investigate some hands on learning, but for now the pocket book is crafty and creative.

As for my ideals of all we would accomplish, we haven't done as much as we would have liked. In between VBS and swimming, we have also enjoyed a study book called How to Study the Bible for Kids. It is really great and I would highly recommend it to any family. It takes me initiating this for the girls but they do love it when we do it.

So do you all do school work in the summer??? Or do I just try to squeeze too much in??? (Wait, don't answer that 2nd question...LOL)