We just finished reading Call it Courage by Armstrong Sperry, a legend about the journey of a Polynesian boy, Mafatu. The book was filled with Polynesian words that my son struggled with at times, but overall he enjoyed this book. And, we read the book as a read-aloud, were both my son and I had our own copies of the book, which is how we do all of our homeschool read-alouds.
Of course, we couldn't just read the book without making it come to life and making it more meaningful for us. So, what did we do with this short five-chapter book? Some highlights included cooking , kayaking, vocabulary-building, engineering, and learning about albatross. I'll cover all of these in more detail in the following posts.
So, before moving on, here's just a little bit more about us. This year, I am only homeschooling one of my kids this year, my middle school son. The oldest is off at college, and my high school junior is taking online classes.
My background is in English and Professional Communications, and I love nothing better than curling up in one of the stuffed chairs in our dining room with a warm mug of herbal tea and reading a book. My son's fav spot is in the stairwell window with his feet propped up on the wall! Whatever works, right?
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| Mom's fav reading spot |
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| Window seat reader! |
We live in Philadelphia, which is of course a large urban city plagued with all of the problems inherent in large, urban cities. However, the homeschooling community is also large and growing every year. There are several homeschooling local social media groups, co-ops, formal drop-off programs, informal field trip groups and playground meet-ups.
Many of our local museums offer homeschool classes such as the Franklin Institute, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, and the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. And throughout the years, my kids have benefited from of these activities.
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