learning outside the box

When you school at home, learning can look like so many things.  Sometimes it looks like studying parts of speech at the kitchen table.  But sometimes it looks like decorating your parents bedroom.  Doing writing assignments while you walk and look at your shadows on the road.   It looks like taking a drawing class that your dad teaches for homeschoolers at the local library, or spending the day babysitting a little buddy. 

 

 

It also looks like every Tuesday afternoon (for 22 weeks!) volunteering at the Vernon County Humane Society (more shameless proud mama photos at that link).  Filling water, cleaning cages, doing laundry, walking dogs, making artistic decorations and loving, loving up all the cats.  Many thanks to their awesome Nonnie for this fabulous idea.  These girls count the days each week until "Nonnie Day" which they spend with her at the Humane Society.  They have really taken the responsibility seriously.  They get right to work when they get there, asking the staff questions and taking charge of what needs doing.  The director says that as soon as they can drive they've got a job.  We are just to happy to see them really owning and enjoying this opportunity.

And this is Otis.  He needs a home.  His tongue always sticks out.  He is sweet as pie. 
You should adopt him.