Social

Thought I'd write a quick blurb on the social life of my home schooled kids. It's always a big question, and a big reason people decide not to do it. But if there is a need, we need to make an effort to fill it. That is something we have done this year....

I knew this year we needed to do more about Lindsey having more close friends. So we brainstormed together, and she came up with the idea of a cooking club. I let her plan it and lead out. She loves to cook, so we formed the club around her interests. We had so much fun putting it together and organizing it, and has been going really well! She has 17 other homeschooled girls her age coming once a month for a recipe exchange. Besides a sample of their recipe, they bring a copy of it, and they are compiling their own cookbooks. The girls are also taking turns giving reports on a country of their choice, and sharing a food from that country. Lindsey also came up with themes for each meeting, such as crazy hair day. She is the one who welcomes everyone and takes charge....I just stand back and let her go.

Spencer and Porter have a science club. Each month the boys read the same book about a great scientist, then come together to talk about what they read. Each meeting two of the boys give a report on a scientist of choice. We are studying the scientists in chronological order. So far they have learned about Archimedes, Galileo, and Leonardo D'Vinci.

Spencer is the oldest in his group, and the leader. He is really cute with the younger boys....in this picture he had all the boys lined up saluting him, and marching outside single file for a game.

Here they are performing an experiment with a pulley. They are pulling a boy who is sitting on a chair across the room.

What a cute fun group of girls. This is a picture on crazy hair day!

Lindsey gave a report on Sweden. This was in October when they wore costumes to the class.

Lots of yummy new food to try!


Besides these monthly groups, the kids are going to be participating in a monthly "Show and Share" where they get up in front of other homeschooled kids and share something they have learned that month. We also have field trips, and a book group. This fall the home school group is putting on A Christmas Carol, to be performed in December. Spencer is Bob Cratchit, Lindsey is Fran, and a couple other small parts, and Kami is a Cratchit girl. Porter is the one who gets to watch! They are having so much fun with all these activities, and making some good friends while they are at! We also live in a great neighborhood with another set of good kids they can play with often. I'd say social life for them is top notch!