Spring educating looks something like this:

Morning, Math, and Orthography with anyone involved. Big guys brush up on anything they need to do.

Bible reading before heading outside.

I call the children in for any quick lessons, individual, 2-3 at a time, or group: sometimes there is something to get done. I don’t keep them more than 20 minutes.

I can go outside throughout the day.   We can do some stuff out there: call it science, hands-on, nature study, etc. If they come alongside me in my work, we are all learning, always talking. I know if I head in a particular direction, I will have company soon.

This is not news, but it's nice to remember to stop and flop down with some chosen picture books somewhere. 

As the day winds down I like to put dinner on and read aloud, historical literature or science (Apologia). Maybe we will draw in nature journals. I like help in the kitchen. The kids learn a lot, and it’s not a lonely waste of time, and hey! They really do make it go faster. The cooking fellowship is nice.

Our oldest is working on some academics through summer, mostly (he’s also working at a lab right now, 2-3 days a week). My next oldest has built a fort and is measuring, constructing, fixing and building everything in site. He loves to work with his hands and see an accomplishment before his eyes.

The others are having a blast, running through the property, playing here, there, and everywhere.

All are enjoying the pool. It has a gated & locked fence around it which is only unlocked when in use. Everybody goes in, everybody comes out at the same time, and it’s locked back up again. Goings in are by permission only (so I know when they are in it). Pools frighten me to death. (On that note, there are no water troughs on our farm: hanging buckets, up high on a pole is all we allow.)

I am excited about the astronomy & literature study I have planned out. I would like to write about it next time. It has been too cloudy at night (so far) to do a lot; that study is mostly slated for August. When it’s clear, oh! Our stars! There isn’t a streetlight for miles, and the only house lights are ours. Heavens!  What a beautiful lovely glory of God’s.