Thursday, December 29, 2016

Wrapping up another homeschooling year!


Gosh!  It's about to be 2017...really?!

I enjoy looking back at the memories we made, the things we learned and reflect on how we can make 2017 even better!  And what better way to document that, than on our blog.

January 2016

Our Writer's Club at their Publishing Party!
"No More Writing Blues" Blog Post

We took the train downtown to visit the state capital

February 2016

We went to a local theater to enjoy their production of James and the Giant Peach

We shared Cubetto with our friends at StemEd Labs.

We built Legos with residents at a assisted living home.
Sharing the Lego Love

March 2016

We hiked with some amazing friends

We read to our elderly neighbor.

April 2016

We went on a family camping trip.

We enjoyed some putt-putt golf to learn some Math.

May 2016

We celebrated being 100 days smarter!
 How did we celebrate?

We made dioramas and taught our friends about Sharks and the Moon.

June 2016 



We GRADUATED!


 July 2016

We beat the heat by making a homemade foam machine.
How did we make this happen? Click here
We traveled to Wheeler Texas to teach at 3-day workshop for kids and their moms.
What did we do here?

August 2016

We learned at The Thinkery

We studied and learned all about the summer Olympics.

September 2016

We earned yellow belts!

We met a REAL astronaut!

October 2016 - BEST MONTH EVER!

We road-schooled to Great Sand Dunes National Park.
See more about our Road School trip.

We learned about the hydrologic cycle in Colorado.
See more about our Road School trip.

We saw "The Super Moon" over Lake George, Colorado.
See more about our Road School trip

November 2016

We found some scary dinosaurs at the Ross Perot Museum in Dallas Texas.

We read to rescue animals at the local animal shelter.

December 2016

We enjoyed our slow and sacred Advent season.

We got festive in a simple way.


Another happy and healthy year!  We wish you the best in 2017.  








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