While watching Meagan at her tennis match, Jacob happened to see an ant trying to carry off a dead bug carcass. He got super excited, and we began watching this ant try its mightiest to carry off food for his home. We spent the next 20 minutes watching Mr. Ant, and began talking about ants in general. We talked about how he could carry something much bigger and heavier than him. We talked about how ants live and what they eat and the various different jobs that each ant has. He was fascinated, and so was I, just talking and exploring life. One of the best things about homeschooling is just that: talking and experiencing life and learning all about it.
After all of this, I found a documentary on ants called Ants: Nature's Secret Power (In case you want to watch it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-gIx7LXcQM). They watched it and wrote a paper on what they had seen. When asked what they thought of it, Jacob said, "So cool!" Meagan on the other hand said, "It was so gross.....yuck!" I guess you can't please everyone.
-Sarah
Amazing what nature does. Guess that puts God in charge!!!
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