Homeschooling

Homeschooling! I never thought I'd be doing it and yet here I am in the thick of it. Let me just say IT'S HARD!!!! I really don't know how other women homeschool more than one child because teaching just Savannah is killing me. We made tons of adjustments in the first three weeks alone because I just really had no clue what I was doing or how things would or should go. Overall I felt like I was drowning, with every spare minute of my life spent in reading and preparation, not even counting the actual teaching time. But now, after 2 full months, I finally feel that we have a rhythm to our days and a schedule that makes both of us happy. And I finally feel that I have a little extra breathing room so here I am, updating the blog! I had every good intention of regularly blogging what Savannah was up to in her classes but since that obviously is never going to happen I will happily document, on a monthly basis, our little adventures in homeschooling.
This is a picture from her very first day. Wow! Looking back, neither of us really knew what we were getting into.

Learning about the world through the eye of a microscope.

Googie is always happy to join Savannah in her studies.

The experiments have been fun. Who knew you could get an egg to bounce?

Well, at least we got it to bounce a few times before it eventually splattered.

Observing nature in the summer.

Discussing the importance of the Laetoli footprints and making our own for comparison.

Lots of projects to help foster understanding. Here is her lovely cell model.

An up close study of the daily habits of the humongous spider who spun a beautiful web right outside mom and dad's bedroom window.

A couple of field trips including one to this amazing sunflower field.

While there Savannah did some sketching.

Writing a message in cuneiform.

Although we have had a few "moments", on the whole Savannah has been a wonderful student and we have really enjoyed this time together. She is working really hard and hopefully learning a lot. I know I am!