One of the many reasons that I love the curriculum that we have chosen to use is the fact that it's designed to be used by families who have children that span several ages. It covers all of the liberal arts in a four-year cycle from Creation to the present and has reading lists, projects and assignments laid out for every stage of learning. Not only does it save my own sanity to have our family learning in this way (since it allows me to plan the same topics for all of the kids rather than having all of the kids in their own various studies), but it also encourages unity as we're all learning the same things together. Even the little boys are able to get in on our studies and be actively involved in the topics that we're covering. For example, one day last week after learning about the Prohibition, Ben came downstairs during rest time to ask me a question. He said, "Mommy, why did that bootwegger wady hide beer in her boots? Was it so the Police wouldn't find her beer and take it away?" Silly me, I thought all of that fussing and fighting that he was doing with Jack over the duplo blocks while we were reading was keeping him from paying attention. : ) Learning together also allows us to party together and everyone knows how much we like to party!

To celebrate to end of our nine week study of the early 20th century (1900-1920) we donned our best Roarin' Twenties clothes, set up our own Speakeasy and danced the night away. Our friends Brittany and Evan came to show us some moves and I think you'll agree that their students were quick studies. Even the littlest ones got in on the fun as Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington rocked the house.

History should always be this fun joy...