"I want to be a YouTuber, and work at the movie theater and be a lifeguard when I grow up."
It has begun.... Middle School. This Mama is not quite ready for this next stage in my son's life! But, here it is, and he's showing no signs of slowing down.
We had a busy and exciting summer, spending every Friday on a field trip with other local homeschoolers. We visited the Police Station
Hazel Hill Chocolate Factory
... and The Zoo, Kansas Discover Center, the Mulvane Art and Lego Lab, and the last local Fire Station that still has an operational pole.
We jumped into the 6th grade on the first of July. It was so hot and the joys of summer were already beginning to wane. My son always does better with a solid routine. Long breaks become more destructive than enjoyable. But, since it was still summer, and we still have several school age kids in our home summer camp, we decided to take it easy and do a light load of school work until those big kids go back to their public schools in August.
This year, we are restarting our four-year cycle of History with Ancient Times. We'll be stepping up to the middle school level in regards to specific topics, projects, quiz questions, and details of the time periods.
Here are some of the first "just for fun" projects my son did with a couple summer campers: Play Dough Stonehenge Megalith on the left and mummified stuffed animals on the right. They all enjoyed working together on these and even seemed to enjoy the chapter I read aloud on each topic!
Next week, when the public school summer campers return to their schools, we will dive in to a full day schedule and really kick off the first year of Middle School.
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