State Studies: Delaware pt. 1

 

Delaware Studies

The kids want to learn more about the United States of America. Awhile back we watched, How the States Got Their Shapes and it stuck with them. We will rewatch the first season and start the second season. 
I remember in fifth grade we picked a state to do a report on and we wrote a letter to the governor and requested info. I am going to suggest that to the kids and see what they think. It could be fun to collect information on states and have letters from governors. We have state collage boards that the kids will work on together. For Deleware I printed out a packet I found for FREE online as a base for what we learn on this topic.
A bit of a funny, because of Wayne's World one of my kids thought Delaware is a mythological state. No more of that nonsense.

 Crafts

 Hezekiah and some of the other younger kids made these catfish out of some great construction paper, glue, and sharpies. We are using school funds to help cover the costs of curriculum and supplies. Thank you Inspire Charter Schools!
We just got approval to keep on Hezzie's summer speech therapist. I am excited and think he can build a good rapport with her. She is amazing and very helpful. The change in service provider has been hard for him, but it always is. That just how Autsim works. I am hoping that occupational therapy services are worked out soon. He really needs that again.

More Resources For Delaware

 Lenape Worksheets

Native Americans in Delaware

Delaware Fun Page

Middle Colonies Worksheet

Delaware State Flower Coloring Page

Delaware State Bird

Delaware State Website 
History of Delaware

That is all for now.
Love,
Momma


P.S. Here is the link to the podcast episode of Catholic Stuff You Should Know with a shoutout to one of the kids for a birthday.

Wordless Wednesday: The Gathering Room

So yea

Joaquin had anxiety from losing his hair. So he started to pull it out. So we shaved it off. I really hate shaving off my boys hairs. No, really I do. I want them to grow it out into a long braid until there are around 16, then they can give me the braid. Weird, I know.

All the boys decided to join in and make him feel good. 

Hezzie likes doing semi traditional homeschooling things. So this just happened.

The kids have been enjoying books from the library. Joaquin really loves this Magic Treehouse books. He flies right through them. That makes this momma happy.

Driving out of town for therapy gets costly. I'm trying to find ways to stretch my dollars, get my kids the help they need and have money for some sort of savings.

Maggie is doing a lot better on reading. She's come a long way. 

Also, who said my kids could jump shoe sizes? Maggie wears a seven in woman's and Joaquin a nine in mens! 

Life.

Tuesday is Zoom Day

I felt like I haven't been home all day. This is serious, usually I can watch 50 episodes of SVU in a day. Okay, not really. Joaquin had an AMAZING OT evaluation today. I'm beyond pleased, now waiting for approval for him and Hezzie. 

Then we had Hezzie had as speech evaluation. Which wasn't surprising since I kind of knew what they were going to say. So here is to hoping that this get approved fast. So then the hour drive home ended with picking up Dexter so he could go to Creative Writing Group at the Library. I picked up some groceries, are dinner and then went to the Girl Scout Volunteer meeting. Hip Hip Hooray I won the drawing for a free pie! 

^^^ That is the paint job for the Girl Scout House, oh how I love it! 

Tanni and Joaquin playing with Legos. Life is pretty grand today!

Make memories!

Random Stuff

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Hezzie is really into Iron Man. He thinks he the coolest guy ever. Well, at least right now. He wore this costume most of the day. Pretty awesome. 

This is what my night looks like right now. Hezzie and Maggie are doing sea animal stencils. It's pretty quiet. 

I hope I don't have this cold when I wake up in the morning. That would make my life pretty awesome. 

I am hoping to have a great week. Some minor plans like getting my eyes check and taking two kids to appointments. Maybe get to the park. 

What's on your agenda this week?

Learning Day by Day

We as unschoolers have many ways in which we learn. This month we are taking on the task of learning day by day. Meaning we have a calendar of the month, and all the "holidays" and "awareness" that goes on with this month of November.

Today we have celebrated and learned a lot.

Today is National Authors Day. So I shared part of one of my favorite childhood authors books.

It's also National family literacy day. So we took turns reading the above book aloud.

 

We made lists of all the "shoulds" on our lives.  Why? Because it's Give Up Your Shoulds Day. Yes, that's a real day.

We made paper maks for Dia De Los Angelitos. They are in preparation for Dia De Los Muertos. 

We did a worksheet on All Saints Day. This is from one of my kids who isn't artistic. His talents are in music. 

Now we are off to study about Prime Meridian Day.

Hope you have an amazing day! Whatever day it is to you.

Peace and Blessings, 

Momma

Signing Time

We've been going to signing time classes. The little kids totally love it and in sad it's already half over. I've learned a few things like: unschooled kids can handle a classroom environment. Unschooled kids may not know every fairy take, but use funny grammar. Sweet grandmas with their homeschooled kids are your friend. Sweet homeschool grammars don't think it's odd that your four year old is taking off his socks and stashing them in your purse.

I've also learned that some parents think toddlers using scissors is dangerous. I think it's practical.

Life is pretty amazing. When your kids can sign things and dance around, you know there's happiness. 

Local History and Home Depot

We started out Saturday at Home Depots Kids Workshop. Joaquin, Maggie, Waylon and Hezzie made a Home Depot truck. They all had so much fun. I had to help Joaquin quite a bit, he still has a hard time using his hands. I never realized until recently how severe it is. Hoping his referral for OT comes back soon. Anyhow, they loved hammering and painting.

One thing that they kids love is these toys are workable. They can play with them and they will take very good care of them. They work hard and they love what they see at the end of it all.

After Home Depot we headed into Redlands. Well, into the rural area of Redlands. We went to a one room school house. The name is San Timoteo Canyon Schoolhouse. This is the schoolhouse where my great grandmother Susan Chavez was enrolled. To me it was just amazing, the kids and I got to sit in a few of the original desks.

The lady acting as the teacher was so very nice. She and another lady had quite a bit of information. We saw pictures from the 1920's and was given info on how I may be able to see earlier pictures.

The kids really enjoyed sitting in the desks, writing on the mini chalkboards and looking at the McGuffey Readers. They remembered when we had some and saw some up in Oak Glen. I think they could have stayed there all day. We are looking forward to returning soon with my my mom and to go back for yearly pictures. We will also return in December for a Christmas Party.

We then ventured to the A.K. Smiley Library in Redlands. They have the most beautiful stained glass windows in the Childrens Library. They are so colorful...I can not even put into words, the kids just loved looking at them.

We walked out the back door and across some grass to the Lincoln Memorial Shrine. That was just as wonderful. The younger kids learned more about slavery, the Civil War and all that it entailed.

There was some photography going on for a quincenera. I told the kids that when Maggie and Tanni turn 15, they will have one. Maggie says she wants hers to be dark blue, silver and maybe white or black. She isn't sure. It made me long to have had my very own. Sadly, my own grandfather passed away before he could give me the one he had promised. I would have rather have had him in my life, that a quince with beautiful emerald green dresses.

Okay, I went off topic. But, we had a fun day. A long day. Much to my surprise, I didn't get tired from driving around. WOOP!

We learned a lot today. We learn everyday.

“Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.”
― Mahatma Gandhi

Love,
Momma

Geography and Pi's

Happy Birthday Colorado! Joaquin loves maps and geography. So today we emailed the Gov. of Colorado asking for a map. We are hoping it comes through.

Meanwhile we ordered books and Joaquins birthday gifts.
I can not believe he will be 11. We are excited by all the progress he made this year. More on that later.

I can not wait to get the books and the Raspberry Pi for Joaquin. Thanks Ed S. for info on the Pi and Kraig H. for info on the Pi Book.

Unschooling FTW!
Love,
Momma

Kids

Kids are so creative and silly. They love learning and doing fun things. Yesterday, Maggie and Waylon were reading the astronomy posters I put up from the Dollar Tree. 

Today, as I was looking at stuff online I turn around to see Tanni bring pushed around in a shopping cart. Life is grand. Well, mostly. Joaquin is sick. I think the bug is floating around the family. 

I found several things to do this next month for the family. Including, a tortoise and turtle show. The kids are excited about that and the Forest Festival.

Maggie has started making rooms and such for her LPS. It's kind of adorable.

 

This is life in our in schooling home.

Love, 

Momma

Weekend Fun

Weekend update:

We spent Saturday doing some trail walking and seeing friends. The kids have fun exploring nature and getting dirty. Isn't that what life is about?

Jimmy woke up sick again today from what I think is colitis. So I took some of the kids to Lowes for their Build and Grow workshop.

Tree Climbing

My kids crack me up. They love to be outside and up in trees in the middle of a wind storm. They love to go outside when it's raining hard looking for animals to save.

The other day was no exception. The climbed trees in the wind, looking for cats that may have wondered into our yard and into a tree. They really do have kind hearts.

No animals were found, except our hen. She was wear she belonged. Our big dog looked on like a scared nanny. Maybe he's a canine manny...hahah

I am just so blessed with these kids, even when they drive me crazy. What adventures are your kids into these days?

Love,
Momma



Check out our Blog on Scouting. The kids all wanted to be a scout of some sort....here are their adventures.

Apple Field Trip

 

 He was really concentrating. Sometimes I wonder what he is thinking.

   

 She is always such a ham

   

 This kid asked a lot of questions.

   

 The Apple Genius was so nice and patient. I do recommend this trip when it is available in your area. They made movies that were put onto a bracelet thumb drive and it was all free. I was very happy to be able to take the kids on this trip. A lot of people think unschoolers sit around playing games or brewing tea all day, it isn't always so. Some days we invade malls or grocery stores. 

Thank you Apple Store Temecula!