Hmmmm.......where we do we school? Well that's a question I get asked often and my answer is pretty much at home! (wink!!!)

We don't have a school-room and if we did ~ we'd probably use it the first week and then use it to store our books in. (wink!) I do like to daydream about it though.......I mean let's be honest, who wouldn't want to decorate their own personal school-room? Oh! Pick Me! Pick Me!

We school mainly at the Kitchen Table but some days we school:

- in the Living Room ~ well this next to our kitchen so it happens almost everyday!

- in the Bedrooms ~ to be focused or sometimes because I said that they need to be MORE focused :)

- in the Hallway ~ trying to stay central (wink!) as I'm busy doing chores upstairs (wink!)

- in the Entry ~ trying to find some quiet but not wanting to venture to far (wink!)

- on the Front Porch ~ smelling the lavender

- on the Back Porch ~ getting some fresh air

- on a Blanket in the Yard ~ basking in the sun!

- on the Picnic Table ~ on a sunny warm day........hmmmm

- in the Garage ~ at our craft table

- And My Favorite ~ sometimes in the Bathroom!

Bathroom? Well of course that's only when my youngest is splish splashin' in the tub and my others have a question or need to read to me or something like that. I just think it sounds so funny to say.

And today it was a morning of "Bathroom Learning!" (wink!wink!)

Sis needed me for part of her history today ~ so I told her to get it all out and then we would go over it together. As she was doing that I ran upstairs to tell Noah that his time was up on the ps2 ~ ahhh morning ps2 is not 'normal' around here, but he's not feeling well at all and so when he asked me with those big blues of course I said sure with a kiss on the forhead -- to not only give love but to do a quick mama temp check.

Well he didn't take the news very well -- sigh -- so I ended up sitting with him for awhile, in my room because that's where the ps2 is, talking to him about being thankful for even getting to play and so on. Then I told him to go get one of his new books that he's learning how to read and that I would listen to him. So off he went.........with a smile!

During that time Elijah came in ~ poor little guy his nose is runnin' like a faucet and he has a congested cough :(  I thought that it would probably be a good time for him to take a nice warm bath to help him clear up ~ ~ ~ so I took him into the bathroom to start his bath -- Sis came in and said, oh I thought we were going to do history together but I'll do something else -- you don't have to do that I'm pretty sure your history is locating certain rivers on a world map ~ we can do that while E's in the bath -- so off she went to get her book from the kitchen table where she'd been schooling.

Then Isaiah came in (yep I'm still in the kid's bathroom) and asked me to listen to his report that he wrote up off an outline. I did and then sent him off to do some corrections in his bedroom, where he had been schooling all morning. Noah came back in with his book but it was the wrong one so off he went ~ Sis came back in and we went over all the rivers together * she's so smart! I must say * Then off she went to do some independent reading.

Noah came back and we sat on the floor ~ yes Elijah's splish splashin' in the tub ~ and he started to read to me ~ he's gettting better and better everyday! As he was reading ~ Luke came in and started doing grammar on the floor right along with us. He doesn't like being alone ~ he's usually where I am which is everywhere so there have been times when he's the one I'm stepping over in the hallway!  Isaiah came in and politely interrupted us to ask a question ~ and then back to writing for him.

Elijah was ready to be done ~ so I washed him up and dried him off all the while listening to Noah read. I scooped up E and we went into his room to get him dressed. Noah of course followed me, reading the whole time, Luke finished his grammar and so he followed me too ~ so I could look at his grammar and I'm thinkin' he wanted to hear the end of the story :-) Isaiah was done writing and so he followed me into E's room so I could listen to his paper before he typed it up. Yep! Isaiah's learnin' all about typin' this year.  

When I finished getting Elijah dressed in his room he was quick to go find his Sissy :-)

Noah finished his book and we all gave him high-fives! And a kiss from me!!! Off he went to find Elijah :-)

Isaiah handed me his book and I listened for all the outline points in his writing * yeah! he did great!!! Off he went to type it up.

Luke gave me his paper and we looked over it ~ yeah!!! he did great too! He's so good at spelling/grammar ~ probably from ALL the reading he does!

I just thought it was funny that school started at the kitchen  but then moved upstairs into the kid's bathroom & Elijah's bedroom this morning. It's not the first time and I'm pretty positive it won't be the last.

Ahhh the realities of a homeschooling family.

I love homeschooling!
EMichelle