Friday, August 28

The Things We Do: August...

 
 

Homeschooling is not just about our schoolbooks!  We also have an abundance of other activities that we take part in and I thought that I would share some of the things that we did during the month of August:

Faith
Transfiguration 
Saint Herman
Dormition
Patronal Feastday of Our Parish (the Icon Not Made By Hands)
Roy and Mirona's Wedding 
The Beheading of Saint John the Baptist

Creativity
Built houses out of playing cards
Letter writing 
Painting (creation of color wheels)
Painting on black canvas
Violin practice
Knitting and crocheting (washcloths and headbands for girls and for dolls- Sugar Plum)
Postcard writing
Built a fort on the edge of the woods
Rainbow scavenger hunt
Water play
Creation of multiple marble runs
Learned beginner's chess 
Played with play dough
Snap Circut Play
Watched YouTube video to learn Silent Night on violin (Sugar Plum) 
Played Old Maid

Out and About
Library visits (and signing up for our first library cards!)
Violin lessons
Hi-Yo Silver and the Lone Ranger Live Show at the library
Summer Reading Party at the Library
Peach and Nectarine Picking
Pool Playdate with friends
Parish Picnic
Visit to seaside town for sightseeing, ice cream, and dinner out
Picnic in the park
Family Ice Cream Date at Friendly's
Outdoor Concert featuring The Hunts
Ice Cream date with friends
BBQ at our friend's new house
Visit to the playground with Papa
Lunch with Grandfather and Father Samuel
Attended a going away party for our friend, Summer
Outdoor Concert featuring local amateur talent in our area

On the Television
Reading Rainbow episodes
First Position Documentary
Wartime Farm
Paddington
Frozen

Sports
Swimming
Biking
Basketball with Papa (and church friends)
Watched tennis match and learned a few rules of the game

Nature
Turtles
Frogs
Toads
Spiders and their webs
Skink lizards  
First Gold and Russet Leaves




1 comment:

willfulmina said...

This gives me so many great ideas. Yet again I wish we were neighbors.

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