HERE'S A SNAP OF WHERE HOMESCHOOLING TOOK PLACE ON WEDNESDAY! 

THE WEATHER HAS BEEN BETTER THEN PERFECT...AND, TOMMIE IS BOUNCING BACK QUICKLY... FROM A TINY COLD OR SINUS...  WE ARE BOTH REALLY TRYING TO SOAK UP AS MUCH OF THE WEATHER AS WE CAN...BEFORE THE LONG WINTER AND SPRING!

IT'S AMAZING THE KIND OF LEARNING TOOLS YOU CAN FIND AT THRIFT SHOPS AND GARAGE SALES...  I FOUND A REALLY NICE BOOK ON BOTONY FOR JUST .33 CENTS.  IT WAS TARGETED FOR GRADES 5-8 AND HAS A BUNCH OF HAND'S ON SUGGESTIONS AND EXPERIMENTS! 

....WHICH MAKES LEARNING OUTSIDE A PLEASURE!

I HAD T-BIRD IDENTIFY THE PARTS OF A LEAF... MIDRIB, APEX, MARGIN AND PETIOLE, ETC.

HOW DO YOU LIKE OUR NEW CLASSMATE? LUCY, THE DOG.... SHE  ENJOYS LEARNING ABOUT NATURE, TOO!

WE GATHERED UP DIFFERENT SOIL FROM FAMILY MEMBERS...AND DID A SOIL TESTING EXPERIMENT....  ACIDITY, ALKALINE OR NEUTRAL?  OUR GARDEN SOIL SHOWS:  ALKALINE.  I WAS ABLE TO FINALLY FIND PH PAPER AT A HOBBY SHOP!  IT'S VERY INEXPENSIVE.

WE'RE HOPING A FRIEND OF TOMMIE'S COMES OVER THIS AFTERNOON... I HAVE A VERY COOL ART PROJECT PLANNED ON SALVADORE DAHLI...  WE CAN DO THE PROJECT OUTSIDE AND KEEP SOAKING UP THE GOOD WEATHER!

smile - wink - nod!

Posted by Jen Unsell

Another great day of homeschooling Ivy!