The past 2 weeks have been very busy. We have traveled to the Grand Canyon and to San Diego. Now in our 13th week of homeschooling, we have maintained our schedule despite our travels. The Grand Canyon was as beautiful as I remembered. We studied the Grand Canyon prior to our visit and Sydney said that she was expecting the canyon to be deeper. The kids were excited to see the animals that came out at dusk.
Our time in San Diego was enjoyable. We visited San Diego State University and watched as Charles was astonished at the changes in his Alma Mater. We also visited the Cabrillo National Monument, the Old Point Loma Lighthouse, Downtown and Old Town San Diego and Mission Bay Beach. The beaches are so beautiful. I guess I had forgotten because I have been gone so long. I realized shortly after arriving in San Diego that my desire to homeschool on the beach was too ambitious. The kids were motivated enough to do all their school work prior to our daily field trips.
Our next trip will be to Grandma’s house in Fort Worth, Texas. It has been over 8 years since we have celebrated Thanksgiving at Grandma’s house. We are thrilled to spend a week with Grandma.
The election was equally as exciting as our travels. Prior to the election, we studied all sorts of cool facts about the presidential election including electoral colleges and the criteria to be able to run for President. We also watch the “School House Rock!” election collection. We culminated the study with the kids voting for their candidate through the Kids Voting Arizona. We talked extensively about the historical nature of this election and the subsequent election of Barack Obama. We have completed our study of Colonial Life and are beginning to study the American Revolution.
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