I have been 'homeschooling' Brayden for the past 2 years. Although he is only in preschool, I try to make it as structured as I can and put my elementary education degree to good use. We just finished up a unit on Fire Safety, and so I called to fire station to schedule a 'Follett Family Field Trip'. The firemen were SO WONDERFUL to the boys and gave them a complete tour of the fire station and even allowed them to climb on the fire engines, ambulances, and fire-boats (I didn't even know those existed)! They also let them try on the boots, helmets, and jackets. Brayden loved turning on and off the flashing lights of the fire engine, and Landon was fascinated by all of the equipment he was allowed to actually touch (axes, hoses, walkie-talkies, etc.)! Gavin slept through the whole trip. Both boys still talk about the trip even though it was a couple of weeks ago, and I was thrilled to put into practice what we've been learning in 'school'. Hopefully we'll continue to enjoy this 'homeschool' thing and find more opportunities for hands-on learning!
