Homeschool Co-Op

We made the decision to homeschool our boys three years ago. One of my biggest concerns was making sure that the boys maintained their school friendships as well as obtained new friends in the homeschool community. We decided to join a local co-op and we have been more than smitten with this group! The relationships that we have formed with these guys is amazing - a sense of family - and they offer a great deal of support!

Our co-op focuses on science, geography and art for the elementary kiddos.

This week, Pryce had to prepare an animal notebook as well as dress like an animal and bring in a food that his animal eats. We had so much fun with this project! While we were in China, we visited a safari and had some amazing photos of animals to include.

As for dressing up and eating, Pryce was a Fire Salamander who took gummy bugs to eat! Others included a horse, a cheetah, a zebra, a penguin.....

These guys were quite proud of themselves and their accomplishments of our year thus far!

Meanwhile, I managed to snap a shot of some of our guys!

In co-op, no one is left out! Our two and three year olds spend quite some time with crafts and stories.

Maddox agrees to do art projects yet she is not about the mess that accompanies them. She is so funny - one to play in the dirt but not one to tolerate glue on her fingers!

I believe her favorite time at co-op is time spent outside! She loves to swing and....

talk to the little ones in the windows!

She continues to do so well! She finally stayed in our church nursery without crying the entire time!!!! You know your child has made quite an impression on the staff when they all come up to you at one time or another throughout the week and state how well she did on Sunday!

And MK! She is full of joy these days! I love watching her play. I love that she is taking the initiative to play by herself at home. I love that her sister's eyes light up when she arrives home from school. I love to hear her cheer Maddox on. I love to hear her ask Pryce to play with her. I love to hear her ask Colin for help. She has been on a pink-cowboy-boot-wearing frenzy! Nothing else will do but her pink boots. So very cute! She participates in co-op too and loves every single minute of it. They do music and art and learn to write - she has also been taught to recite her address, her entire birthday, our names, our phone number - lots of good things to know!