So, October in the Randall/Lenzer household was a huge success this year. We took a field trip to a pumpkin patch and had soooo much fun. Each child got to take home a pumpkin that we later painted with glow in the dark paint. We, of course, did they typical pumpkin carving, scary movies, Halloween cartoons and weekly trips to look at all the "spookies" at the Halloween shops to start getting ideas for what we're going to add next year to our decorations. The only thing missing was our class Halloween party, but with everyone being so sick on and off over the last month, that was unavoidable :( I did take the last two school days of the month off and implemented some special lessons as a break from the regular lesson schedule. We did the history of Halloween, history of Jack o' Lanterns and Halloween worksheets. Trick or Treat was so much fun this year since Audrey was actually into it and the new neighborhood is full of kids and a lot of houses participated in handing out candy.
On another note.....As much as I love having my kids at home and doing virtual school, there are times that it just seems to be too much school and not enough fun. I'm going to change things up this year and integrate more seasonal and holiday lessons. I know if I'm getting bored, so are they. I did this to enjoy more time with my kids and I feel like a full time teaching tyrant....lol. I had a girlfriend send me lessons on the Mayflower, pilgrims and Thanksgiving so we'll be doing that for this month and probably making turkeys for art. Come on Thanksgiving break!! I need some downtime to plan for December and Christmas lessons ;)
