Homeschool in Summer

For those enquiring minds that want to know, we do not stop our formal schooling program during the summer. The schedule is reduced -- there are fewer subjects on the children's school schedule. If other activities present themselves (summer always has more opportunities than winter), then classes are skipped that day. Progress is slower than during the traditional school year, but there is no backsliding over summer so when the fall comes and a stricter school schedule is put back into place, the children are full steam ahead instead of backtracking because of summer brain drain. (I did not make that phrase up--it's used to describe the learning loss experienced over summer break. It is a big problem in public schools.)

Anyway, we continue to torment our young students with math, reading, and other activities. Here's three photos of the children hard at work: