In the last two weeks of August, DJ has been enjoying what will likely be the last of our warm dry weather. We still haven’t “officially” started the school year. But of course that hasn’t slowed DJ’s thirst for learning. He has been driving me a bit crazy with question like “what color does brown, pink and green make?” These questions made me realize that I had not done the color mixing activities in my Keys of the World Montessori…
As a new school year approaches, here is an updated look at DJ’s “schoolroom,” which I put in quotes because this is actually our living room. We don’t have a spare room large enough for all of his school supplies but I also like having his school work as part of his daily life and not something we do in a special space. Making learning a part of life is one of the many reasons that I choose to homeschool…
Wow. For some reason, DJ decided to take a tour of nearly everything on his shelves this week. Note that we are still NOT doing school in any formal sense of the word. But that doesn’t seem to stop DJ. Here is a list of all the activities he chose to do this week in no particular order: M&D Pattern Blocks & Boards Guidecraft Feel & Find shapes Little Blue Truck Book Knobbed & Knobless Cylinders Golden Bead Subtraction Sandpaper…
So we’re still on summer break and having a great time. It’s been a hot summer for us so lots of outdoor time. But even though I’m not doing school, DJ still has access to his work shelves and selects activities randomly. This summer is giving me more respect for unschoolers – a homeschooling method where the parent doesn’t directly teach but just provides materials for the child to teach themselves. The past couple of weeks, DJ has been interested…