Mohaus Schoolhouse Week 8

Last week was Fall Break for our local public schools so a lot of our friends were off. We ended up doing a blend of playing with friends, school work, and field trips. 

Monday was Columbus Day/Canadian Thanksgiving so the boys and I followed my tradition of baking a homemade pumpkin pie. 

Our field trips included a morning at a park and a trip to Old McDonalds farm with friends. 

<Mom Fail: We waited in line to go on a hayride to get pumpkins today. I carried the pumpkins back to the car and set them on the bumper. And promptly put the kids in the car and drove off without the pumpkins.>>

To end the week, our family went camping in the North Georgia mountains where we visited Hillcrest Orchards...

and Burt’s Pumpkin Farm. 

The boys competed in an STRA youth trials event on Saturday where Jack got first place in his division...

and we also hiked at Tallulah Falls.

All these visits to farms and orchards meant we got to go on three different hayrides. On the last one, Jack was observing the tractor and asked us what would happen if the coupler broke. Daniel said he was wondering the same thing and a discussion ensued on what would happen.

Last week Jack wrapped up his Singapore Math (first grade course) from last year and we will get started on Beast Academy (second grade) this week. I’m interested in discovering how he does with the new style of curriculum. 

We are really enjoying The Same Page podcast. We start with it the first thing in the morning as it briefly covers scripture, excerpts from Shakespeare, a poem, and facts about presidents. Jack told me that the excerpt from “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” was his favorite. It was mine too.

We are about halfway through “Little House in the Big Woods” and the “The Mysterious Howling.” We have also been listening to an audio of “The Wizard of Oz” and Jack informed me that the scarecrow was actually pretty smart and the lion wasn’t that scared. I love seeing him draw these conclusions on his own. 

We also started reading a book called “What If?” This books answers ridiculous questions like “What would happen if all the people in the world stood shoulder to shoulder and jumped up and landed at the same time?”

Last week was our second full week since our trip out west and we are still finding our groove (and it still wasn’t a typical week). This week will probably be a little more on the normal side for us.

What Our Homeschool Looked Like in October:
Week 7 (Sept. 30-Oct. 6)
Week 8 (Oct. 7-13)
Week 9 (Oct. 14-20)
Week 10 (Oct. 21-27)
Week 11 (Oct. 28-Nov. 3)