Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Our days!

It is hard to believe that it is the end of March. What happened to February and March? It is all a blur! So the question is, what have we been doing? Well, let's see, I have been working some so the boys have spent time with friends. Isaac has been reading comic books lately and anything else he sees lying around and his reading has really improved a lot this year. Cade is reading more simple books but his reading has improved as well. Their newest passion is mining. They have digging equipment and have dug holes all over the yard. We have confined the digging to the woods so no one breaks an ankle. I am sure this will lead to all kinds of learning about rocks which will lead to what the earth is made of and I am sure we will get into earthquakes and volcanoes and who knows what else! That is the way we learn around here. Just yesterday I overheard the boys talking about numbers and negative numbers and multiplying. Cade didn't understand the concept behind multiplication so I showed him on paper and we used beans and word problems to help him figure it out. They spent the next hour doing multiplication. Russ called during the process and Cade answered the phone. He asked Cade what he was doing and Cade told him nothing. I got on the phone and told Russ about the multiplication lesson. They have no idea the amount of learning that takes place because it is done in such a way that is natural and fun. I really cannot remember all the things they have learned or have been doing. Cade is writing a song and has been playing around with drum sticks. He wants to learn how to play the drums. They play computer games and video games daily. We have been noticing the signs of spring and all the new birds around the feeder. Now for it to warm up so we can spend some more time outside and start a garden! Well I guess that is it for now. Cade wants help with his song. Adventure is out there!

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