As a homeschooling mom, I love to see how other homeschooling parents do this thing. We all do it so differently! Even here, in our home, no two days are the same. I think that is one of the many reasons I love homeschooling. It is fluid and never boring! Each week, I like to share a bit of our world with you. I share what we’ve been up to, what we are reading, what articles have inspired great conversation on our Facebook page, and what I’ve written. When you finish reading, I’d love to hear what your family has been up to!

My Little Poppies Week in Review

Here’s what the poppies have been up to:

From music to art to math to face painting, here is a glimpse into our homeschool this week.

Saturday & Sunday

I was treated to a concert by a one-man band and it reminded me of Mary Poppins.

Just when you thought they couldn’t possibly get louder …

A video posted by MyLittlePoppies (@my_little_poppies) on Mar 5, 2016 at 3:53pm PST

This week will also go down in the books as the week that Linda joined Instagram. You asked, folks, and we answered.

Linda rides her tiny little bike in the sunshine. Linda is fit and healthy.

A photo posted by Linda (@lindafrommylittlepoppies) on Mar 6, 2016 at 8:41am PST

Monday

Do you know how Mondays kind of stink sometimes? Well, we figured out the most delicious and delightful way to make Mondays exciting. My children have “restaurants” on Mondays. They plan the meal, the decor, the menu, and prepare the food. We are working on the clean-up part, but Mondays are infinitely better and a lot of learning happens!

Reason #892 we love homeschooling: On Mondays, the kids create a “restaurant” for their grandparents and plan and prepare the food, menu, and decor.

A photo posted by MyLittlePoppies (@my_little_poppies) on Mar 7, 2016 at 6:26am PST

After the restaurant, we had heaps of fun making a stick bomb!

Homeschool today: stick bombs!

A video posted by MyLittlePoppies (@my_little_poppies) on Mar 7, 2016 at 1:17pm PST

Tuesday

We had the most relaxed and fun day of spontaneous learning and the kids ended up looking like this:

Love these kids! Even that small, filthy, and unclothed one!

A photo posted by MyLittlePoppies (@my_little_poppies) on Mar 8, 2016 at 3:11pm PST

Wednesday

The first warm day in New England is magical. It is one of the many reasons why I love living here. Well, Wednesday was sunny and in the low 70s. It was a gift of a day! We took full advantage by meeting up with friends for a morning at a favorite farm. Then we headed over to our favorite nature center, and then we played in the backyard. The kids ended the day tired, filthy, and smiling!

We had the best morning at the farm! Linda even got smooched by a cow [and is now in the “bath”]

A photo posted by MyLittlePoppies (@my_little_poppies) on Mar 9, 2016 at 4:36pm PST

Thursday

We made big bubbles!

The poppies are currently reading:

I love to share great books. Here is a bit of what we’ve been reading this week. I’d love to hear what is on your bookshelf!

Our Current Homeschool Read Alouds Include:

Dad is reading:

Mom is reading:

7-year-old is reading:

He’s OBSESSED with this series, devouring the entire thing this week.

This week, the oldest fella re-read book three of Harry Potter (again!).

6-year-old is reading:

4-year-old is reading:

This is what the {Virtual} Family Book Club is reading:

Our book club is enjoying A Month of Seuss in honor of Read Across America Day and Dr. Seuss’ Birthday! Last week we read Horton Hatches the Egg and Horton, Horton Hears a Who! This week we are reading Bartholomew and the Oobleck.