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