We so enjoyed making our December Fun List and working our way through it, that we decided we'd like to try out making a similar type of list every month. So, here is our January Fun List!
shop for our local food pantry and drop off our donations
Jenna will be going to Grandma's to learn to sew Sunbonnet Sue blocks
celebrate Jenna's birthday!!
play in the snow
winter nature study and photography...possible topics: birds, squirrels, snow/weather, winter trees
begin real work on projects...Leonardo DaVinci (Lauren), Royal Diaries series (Jenna)
play games, especially play a full game of Life!
Observe Kid Inventors' Day: January 17th
{There are some great resources on the site I linked above...I've placed a hold through our library system on a few of the suggested books so that we can look through/read them.}
Jenna will be going to Grandma's to learn to sew Sunbonnet Sue blocks
celebrate Jenna's birthday!!
play in the snow
winter nature study and photography...possible topics: birds, squirrels, snow/weather, winter trees
begin real work on projects...Leonardo DaVinci (Lauren), Royal Diaries series (Jenna)
play games, especially play a full game of Life!
Observe Kid Inventors' Day: January 17th
{There are some great resources on the site I linked above...I've placed a hold through our library system on a few of the suggested books so that we can look through/read them.}
Observe National Hugging Day: January 21st
read alouds: The Lemonade War, by Jacqueline Davies (math); Lives of the Writers, by Kathleen Krull (history, literature); 13 Art Mysteries Children Should Know, by Angela Wenzel (history, art)
Homesteading for Kids class at the Courthouse (Community Center)
clay class for Jenna (using the wheel)
try out Sit, Knit, and Crochet at the Courthouse
make a trip to the science museum in Schenectady (where we have a membership)
plus, anything else that comes along and strikes our fancy or piques our interest!
Does your family have any fun learning plans for January?
I love the idea of monthly fun lists. The thing we're most looking forward to is welcoming our eldest home from his two months overseas. Miss 18 and I are going to a show this weekend. Miss 12 had a great list planned (we're in the southern hemisphere so gardening, nature hikes, swimming and the beach featured prominently along with lots of crafting) but a badly broken arm has put paid to that. Now that life is returning to normal after Christmas I think it is time to plan a new list.
ReplyDeleteSounds like you have some fun plans...sorry about the broken arm, though. I hope it heals well and quickly!
DeleteMiss 12's list is emerging - a good mix of fun learning and just plain fun. We've got a couple of read-alouds (The Giver and The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate) lined up, artist study (Renoir), an outdoor play to attend (The Adventures of Robin Hood), a video watching marathon (we have been lent the complete BBC Jane Austen collection), a few days to celebraten(National Bird Day - okay this is American and we aren't but who cares, Winnie the Pooh Day, Joy Adamson's birthday, the anniversary of Poe's The Raven being published). Not to mention lotsnof game playingn- our current favourites are Dominion, Carcassone, Forbidden Island and Farkle but I think we might add Ticket to Ride to our collection this weekend. Then there are plans to have a picnic, go to our favourite berry farm for freshly made berry ice-cream, and make smores in a solar oven. More nature study is also on the cards - plans to be confirmed. All going well there will be a celebration for cast removal, but I suspect the operation to remove the wires currently holding the bones together (and the subsequent celebration) won't be until next month.
DeleteSandra, this sounds like a GREAT list! We've read The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate and liked it very much :) So many wonderful things on your list...have fun!!!
DeleteI love this idea. I may have to steal it. You all are reading some great books this month too.
ReplyDeleteBlessings, Dawn
This list is so much fun! Thanks for sharing it. I might try something like this here and see what daughter will put on her list.
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year, Susan!! Thanks for stopping by my blog. I will definitely check out the Kid inventor day... My son who is 7 is always coming up with ideas. I will definitely check out that book list too. thanks for sharing once more!! :)
ReplyDeleteSadly, I have not sat down to create a list like this - but I'm writing it on my to do list - to do today!!!!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea! Maybe we will do this, too! My girls loved "the Lemonade War" and "13 Art Mysteries Every Kid Should know".
ReplyDeleteHave a great January!!
This is the best idea Susan. I would love to do this with Keilee. 13 Art Mysteries sounds very intriguing. I will have to check that out. Love, love this! About to show Kei.
ReplyDeleteI am glad everyone likes the idea of a monthly fun list! I'd love to read everyone else's lists, if you decide to make them. Please let me know if you post them and I don't pay attention :)
ReplyDeleteI love this idea, Susan!! I loved reading your list.
ReplyDeleteAre you having Favorite Resources tomorrow?
Love this and am filing it away for later! We are reading a Da Vinci bio right now and reading about inventors and their inventions. We're also headed to a science museum in Dallas this weekend:) I think we need to check out the resource about the 13 art mysteries...sounds interesting;)
ReplyDeleteHi,
ReplyDeletedo you and your kids come up with these lists together? Do you do any other more formal schooling, or just do these things and see where they take you?
Thanks
Rachael
Hi Rachael! Thanks for your comment :)
DeleteYes, my girls and I come up with our lists together...we all add ideas. No, we do not do formal "schooling". We did try that when we first started homeschooling, but it did not work well for us at all. That doesn't mean that we don't ever do activities that could be construed as formal schooling, but it's because an interest in the activity is expressed. Now we do a lot more of seeing where life and various interests take us. Honestly, we end up covering all "subjects" in this more organic/natural/interest-filled way of learning...it's amazing and wonderful to me!