Homeschool in May

 This month we have been reading Stone Soup, Wagon Wheels, Johnny Appleseed, How do Apples Grow, There's a Map in my Lap, What is the World Made Of, The Boy Who Drew Birds, How to Draw Birds, How We Crossed the West, and much much more. We are learning States and Capitals in the order that they joined the USA. 
Our Composer of the month is: Frédéric François Chopin

Our Artist of the month is: Salvador Dali

Our poem of the month is My Shadow by Robert Louis Stevenson 

I have a little shadow that goes in and out with me,
And what can be the use of him is more than I can see.
He is very, very like me from the heels up to the head;
And I see him jump before me, when I jump into my bed.
The funniest thing about him is the way he likes to grow—
Not at all like proper children, which is always very slow;
For he sometimes shoots up taller like an india-rubber ball,
And he sometimes gets so little that there's none of him at all.
He hasn't got a notion of how children ought to play,
And can only make a fool of me in every sort of way.
He stays so close beside me, he's a coward you can see;
I'd think shame to stick to nursie as that shadow sticks to me!
One morning, very early, before the sun was up,
I rose and found the shining dew on every buttercup;
But my lazy little shadow, like an arrant sleepy-head,
Had stayed at home behind me and was fast asleep in bed.

Our Bible verse of the month is,

 Proverbs 3:5-7 Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.  In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.  Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the Lord, and depart from evil.

Alina has been loving taking pictures as part of art for homeschooling. She is given our old cell phone that is now just used as a camera and go exploring through the woods on our property and take pictures. These are the pictures she has taken. 

Grandpa came to visit and Gavyn loved helping Grandpa plant the blueberry bushes. 

For Mother's Day we all went down to a local creek that is bigger than ours here at home. We were happy to discover they have BBQ grills as well as bathrooms and picnic tables. 

There are new chicks and even some turkeys on the homestead! The kids are loving seeing the chicks and turkeys and how fast they are growing. 

We got season passes for Silver Dollar City for Christmas for the kids. One of the things we love about it is how they are not afraid to celebrate God! Inside the theme park is a Wilderness Church! They have a service on Sundays but for the rest of the week they have it where you can go in during certain times and sing along with the hymns and even request your favorite ones are played.