K's Poetry

K entered a poetry contest hosted by one of our local library branches. She won 2nd place in her category and she was invited to a special celebration to read her poem. It was a really special and fun night for our family! All of the poets did an awesome job!

T and K had a good time listening to all the poetry, and the refreshments were a nice bonus too!

Reading and writing poetry is something we do regularly, and it was encouraging and inspiring to our entire family to take part in this celebration.

Bowling

The children enjoyed a bowling field trip yesterday. We did all our school work in the morning, and our friend, Mrs. Linda came and picked us up. We enjoyed lunch at Chick-fil-a, playing in their play place, and then a couple games of bowling at a local alley. It was nice to get out of the house for a few hours and have some fun!

October Homeschool Highlights

The children practiced some of the Christmas songs they're learning for children's choir at church. While they were practicing, they decided it would be fun to put on a Christmas Concert for their Dad one day when he got home from work. They made a sign, and even made him a ticket. T played the drums, L played the maracas, and K sang and played the tambourine.

For Science we've been having a lot of fun studying the solar system! The children put together this cool notebook page that shows you the order of the planets from the sun.

The children loved math this day. The lesson involved candy. Of course when they were done with the lesson, they got to eat their candy.

Homeschool Picture Day

We have now lived in PA for 13 months. I am still amazed by the rich history and beauty of this state! On Tuesday, we visited a gorgeous place. We are in a club called Learning and Fun. It is a group of homeschool families who get together for field trips. On Tuesday, our group got together for a special picture day. The pictures were all taken outdoors at Wallace-Cross Mill. The children had fun playing and exploring around the stream.

Tibbetts Family Theatre

The Three Little Goblins

K has been wanting to write a play. So this week we got to work! It turned into a team effort, because T wanted to join in on the writing of the play as well. We had a lot of fun! We kept it a surprise all week and performed it for Dad when he came home today. T was the green goblin, K was the blue goblin, and L was the pink goblin. I (Mom) had the honor of playing the role of the little girl!

When Dad walked in the door, he was given a theatre ticket, some popcorn, and a lovely usher showed him to his seat!

Here's a brief review of the play from Dad.

The special effects were incredible, and there was more dialogue than I would have expected my children to be able to write.

The children did all the planning and writing of the play themselves! It was a great time, and I look forward to watching many more of their own plays in the future! The children called their play, "The Three Little Goblins and the Terrified Little Girl."

The Entire Cast

First Day of School!

A lot of families take pictures of their children on the first day of school. This year I told the children they could pick out whatever they wanted to wear, and also the location they'd like their picture taken. So, we headed outside with the camera and took some pictures. We often joke that these three little Tibbetts' aren't the most photogenic children, but they sure are CUTE:) T is in 2nd grade, K is in 1st grade, and L is in K/4 (4-year-old Kindergarten).

A glimpse into our school room! We do school all over the house, but it's nice to have ONE place where things can be stored and set-up.

Learning to Type

I found this neat typing website from a friend's blog.

K has had a blast and Dad and I stand amazed as we watch her TYPE!!!! I mean really type, and type correctly, and type without looking at her fingers!!!!!

T has been under the weather this week, and I can't wait to see how awesome he does when he gives it a try!

Thanksgiving Projects

This week, we're taking a break from the books, and simply having fun as a family while we do activities together to plan for our Thanksgiving celebration! Kaitlyn made place cards for our family. She was very creative, and I think she did an amazing job! We made and decorated sugar cookies. I was most impressed with my son's decorative skills. He wanted his cookies to look just like some pumpkin cookies he enjoyed last month at his AWANA club meeting!

We are also reading "The Landing of the Pilgrims" written and illustrated by James Daugherty, and "The Thanksgiving Story" by Alice Dalgliesh.

We also plan on writing some poetry and stories to go along with our Thanksgiving theme.





Kaitlyn's place cards