our dozen beautiful feet

This week we concluded our study of World War I, learning about how the war ended on Armistice Day, and Woodrow Wilson's involvement in bringing about the peace terms, as well as the League of Nations.  It was all fascinating for me, because the treaty was signed in the Hall of Mirrors at the Palace of Versailles.  I have visited Versailles and walked through the Hall of Mirrors, and I had no idea at the time of the significance of the room.  I'm thankful that my children will hopefully learn about history and be able to much more deeply appreciate their experiences in the world, should they be blessed to travel as we have been.  We spent one whole morning looking through my scrapbook album of my travels around Europe, including a whole page of the Palace at Versailles.  Fun memories! We enjoyed another Co-op meeting this week, and we found out about a homeschool event at the Kansas Aviation Museum.  We attended and learned about the science behind gli...

We're hitting our stride this year.  It always takes a few weeks to get back into the routine of school, but it's happening!  We did a lot of fun things with nature this week.   Kiryn is doing well with Harmony Fine Arts.  She drew this beautiful Snowy Owl this week! Luke drew this blue and orange bird. We had a great day at our Derby Homeschool Connections Co-Op in our first PreK class! We also are really enjoying studying our rose bush.  It's blooming beautifully! In Tapestry this week, we learned about how and why America entered World War   We also learned how propaganda was used to influence the common people.  We made copies of some of our favorite propaganda posters. I am learning a ton of stuff about World War I. I'm ashamed to say I didn't know much about the causes of World War I.  I've been enjoying this year a lot so far!  

We have moved so many times the past ten years.  I've only had a homeschool room one time, and that was in the very last house we had.  I LOVED having a school room, and was really excited about setting up a wonderful space for learning and life in our new home.  When we were looking at houses, the homeschool room having a window or better yet, access to the backyard was a deal breaker for me.  We spent the majority of our time as a family in the school room, so it's almost as important as the kitchen. : )  Maybe more important. So you can imagine how THRILLED I was with this room.  I pretty quickly knew how I wanted to set it up and use the space.  This week, I was able to make my trip to IKEA and get everything I needed to get organized, get our books and toys out of boxes, and really begin to use the room well. : ) I do still have some more things to hang on the wall, but for the most part, this is the finished product! I brought the large...