This is how we learn... - NaBloPoMo#13

I'm entering a drawing for Kansas unschoolers and borrowing heavily from the post that inspired it all. Check out How We learn on Thoze Amazing Crazy Dayz. You don't need to post it on your blog but I am.

We learn from all this .....

• Watching Star Wars all snuggled under a warm blanket. Pondering how they did this and that to make the movie. Mom sharing how they added new things the movie.
• Putting together a K'nex Roller Coaster

• Feeding the ducks

• Playing Violin

• Playing made up games: adding points, determining strategies and rules.
• Playing Chess

• Listening to audio books and talking about them
  
• Planning birthday parties trying to balance the fun with the costs.
• Dressing up for the Harry Potter book release party

• Making wish lists and looking up the reviews on amazon to see if the toys or games are worth it.
• Cooking

• Playing with friends
• Asking mom questions about a book she is reading.
  
• Playing catch
• Telling jokes
• Building with legos

• Changing the colors of a dolls eyes

• Bowling with our homeschool group
• Skate boarding
• Planning our own skate board ramps inspired by some friends
• Impromptu Parties

• Saving up for a skateboard
• Watching Astroboy in Japanese
  
• Learning Japanese words and phrases from Dad
• Festivals

Throwing Tomohawks at the Lewis and Clark Festival

Checking out the Hogan too


Sculpted Candy Jade bought at the Japanese Festival

• Drawing and other crafts

• Working through disagreements
  
• Watching birds at the bird feeder
• Catching butterflies and letting them go
• Celebrating the holidays
  

• Observing the changes of a monarch chrysalis and the crazy squirrels
• Planning the weekend: when to shop, what to buy, what to cook for the week
• Watching Good Eats and Unwrapped
  
• Playing in the sandbox

Best of all we do it together