This past week we have been reading about the Vikings, among other things. Today, we found the Viking alphabet and my son wrote his name using those characters. He also made a sign up sheet to show people the Viking alphabet and let them sign their names in "Runes". He traced the Viking's travels on a map and found pictures of Viking ships.
Did you know that Viking ships were around 95 feet long? I must confess, I didn't. The particulars of Viking ships have evaded me, but now through the homeschooling adventure I have become enlightened! Did you also know that 95 feet is generally longer than any one stretch in many houses? We had to go outside to measure out a Viking ship. We had a great deal of success in our driveway, which is just under 95 feet long. So, with great joy, my children wielded their chalk and drew the distance of a Viking Ship in the driveway!
I must say that days like this remind me that one of the things I enjoy most about homeschooling is the opportunity to learn in different ways. Whether we are snuggled on the couch reading a book, peeling through the layers of paper and books on the kitchen table to find the one we need, laying on the bed working through math problems (in the midst of stacks of folded laundry!!), or outside drawing a Viking ship in the driveway, we enjoy learning. And that is one of the most valuable gift I can give my children.
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