We did a fun project yesterday. We made leaves with waxpaper, glue, tissue paper and a leaf outline to make stained glass looking leaves. It was such a fun and easy project to learn about the fall leaves. I have been trying to take each month and work on a small unit study. Working on fall since it fits in with the season. October will be Nevada History and Novemeber will be Thanksgiving.
We have found that it is sometimes hard to get all the chores done in a day when schooling takes a chunk out of the day. I often find one area in the home lacking like laundry, mopping or the big cleaning in the bathroom. Most everything gets surface clean but not always deep cleaned. So recently I was trying to think of a creative way for the kids to have a cleaned up room and for other stuff to get done around the house. That is when the 10 minute scramble was added to our routine. We all start in the kitchen and set the timer and then run to our rooms. We clean up and then showcase our rooms at the end of the 10 mins. It made cleaning fun!!! We are amazed what we get cleaned in 10 minutes. It also allowed me to get some much needed organizing done in our room since I usually don't have as much clean up. I came up with this idea compiling several tips I have heard over the years about keeping organized or things clean. :)
Our first day of school was Monday August 31. We had a great day started out by getting all dressed up and taking first day of school photos. We then jumped in and started review and a few new lessons. We are also doing a small unit study on Psalm 23.
