Homeschooling at the Fair

 I wasn't going to call it an official school day, but it turned out to be better than I could ever have done at home.

1. Literature Link:  we read A Fabulous Fair Alphabet by Debra Frasier on the way to the fair.   
2. Science:  an entertaining and informative bubble demonstration where the "performer" entertained us with bubbles made of air, helium, propane, etc.  We watched them float, burst, and burn.
3.  Science lessons also took place in the Miracle of Birth Barn and the Cargill sponsored Little Farmhands exhibit. 
4. Lots of language arts lessons took place at the early literacy corner, where we made alphabetical lists of things we saw at the fair, practiced handwriting and spelling with a variety of fun literacy activities, and narrated the day's events.
5. Social Studies:  chatting with the national guard members at their booth, discussing the various jobs people hold at the fair, and working together to read the map of the fair grounds.
6. Health and Nutrition:  okay, I guess corn dogs on a stick don't really count....
7. Art:  making fans, coloring pictures, observing all sorts of art in the arts and crafts building......

All in all, it was a very productive and educational day at the fair!