Late winter went out with a bang as far as school has gone.  Aidan had the opportunity to attend a co-op class on Celestial Navigation. (Thank you Amy! ) Truth be told, some of it was over his head as he was one of the younger participants.  But fortunately we still have access to the wonderful slide presentations and I have been pulling materials from the shelves to continue the conversation at home. Brendan and Kieran have been fired up about astronomy since overhearing us chat about class so they got some projects too, 

We found the Wrap-Up's.  They had been hiding at the bottom of a box I had unpacked and repacked and missed them. They were so excited.  Brendan and Tess were too little use them before we moved. Highly recommend. They last forever. 

Lunch for 20 last week.  Brendan wrapped 30 burritos the night before.  Go B! Once he got the hang of it he was a wrappin' fool.  The kids had their first St. Pat's gig earlier in the day and came back here for food and an afternoon at the zipline.  The boys headed out to the woods for a long imaginary adventure and later they all ended back inside for board games.  We know some great kids. 

Roman numeral cards free here.   Fun extension ideas here.

A cut and paste morning for the little Irishmen – and women. : )  From the links here.

I forgot to mention a couple read aloud standout's. 

The Boy Who Drew Birds: A Story of John James Audubon  

This Audubon bio was fabulous. Really. It packed a lot of information in story form and included actual pages from his journals alongside lovely watercolor illustrations. I think we may try this art extension idea.  More than you could ever do here. 

The 39 Apartments of Ludwig Van Beethoven 

This was a sorta silly story but I honestly didn't realize he had moved even more than we have. ; ) 

And I better wrap up here.  

Stop by tomorrow for the details on a Luck o' the Irish homeschool giveaway!