I've been busy getting ready to start our new school year.  We school year round since it's so hot where we live and a lot of outdoor time isn't possible.  We take a little break but prefer to save most of our time for early spring when it's beautiful outside, and for a long Christmas break.  Of course, learning happens all the time anyway.   We don't need a curriculum to learn but we all seem to thrive on having some structure.  

During our current break, Luke has been busy pursuing all kinds of interests.  He really enjoys memorizing and is on a kick about the presidents, this started with a poster in our playroom and a book we got at a Scholastic Warehouse Sale:

He has been memorizing the order of the presidents, their nicknames, and how they died.  That's what he wants to know, as well as if they were a good president, which isn't the simplest question to answer.

This new interest of his coincides nicely with the fact they we're doing a US history overview that includes studies of presidents as they come up in the time period, and a states study.  He loves geography also, so I think we'll have fun with this.  There are lots of hands-on activities and projects, including cooking.  Him and Maddie are going to love it.