I love the outdoor classroom...

Yesterday was a beautiful day, so the kids and I headed to the park to take some pictures and just spend some time enjoying nature on a beautiful day. The ability to take advantage of days like yesterday is one of my favorite things about homeschooling.

We watched the squirrels.

We studied the rocks.

And we found a perfect example of phototropism, a term we studied earlier in the year.

We took a class picture.

And we enjoyed the beautiful colors of the season, (and tried to stay away from that huge bumblebee in this bush).

There's just something irresistible about rocks in a stream...

...and sticks.

"Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better." ~ Albert Einstein

Unschooling Days

"It is possible to store the mind with a million facts and still be entirely uneducated."

--Alec Bourne

Ahhh...Spring!

Math is so much more pleasant when it's done on the front porch glider.

It took her longer than normal (and that's a l-o-n-g time) to finish her assignment because she spotted the coolest looking bird in the front yard. She spent a good deal of time just observing him. Any day we can combine nature and math is a perfect day in my book.

Recess In The Rain

I considered doing a unit study on weather but decided it was so much easier to just say yes when the kiddos asked today if they could take a break from math and go play in the rain. What better way to learn about weather than to experience it?

They learned a little about changing the course of the water's flow by placing rocks in the stream.

But mostly they just had fun.