Where Do We Learn?

I want to tell you a little bit about our classroom. 

I remember the four walls of elementary classes. Teachers try their best to make them exciting with bulletin boards and posters, but it doesn't compare to being outside. Being in my house doesn't compare to being outside, either.

Because we don't have a super structured curriculum, we tend to do our learning where and when we want. However, there are drawbacks to that, too. Sometimes it's hard to tell when they're learning. We can't quantify it because it isn't a set number of hours of the day. It's all day, at random. We also don't stop in the summer. I dial it back on the obvious lessons (we occasionally do worksheets and flash cards  and such during the traditional school year), but we still immerse them in life experiences and hands-on learning and offer answers to their many questions whenever we can.

This summer, we learned:

On the Play Set

While Building the Play Set

At the Renaissance Faire

To Shoot a Bow 

At the Lake

On a Boat

At Grandma Julie's Studio

To Fish

A Bit About Frogs

At Grandma Julie's House

On a Plane

In the Play Room

On a Bus

At Yellowstone Park

A Bit About Horses

On a Trampoline

On a Hike

On the Road

When Mom Got a Shot 

At the Zoo 

At Pride Fest

On the Computer

On the XBox

In the Garden 

On a Trail

On the Couch

While Playing Games

While We Were Sick

At the Table 

On a Walk

While Taking Stuff Apart

This post is part of the "NOT back-to-homeschool" blog hop through iHomeschool Network