At co-op we compared the past with the present (clothesline vs. clothes dryer, indoor plumbing vs. outhouse, lightbulb vs. candle, etc.).  Then we played games from the past. 

We played
French and English (tug-o-war)
Puss, Puss in the Corner
Hide and Seek (a game similar to hot/cold-- only you yell "you burn!" and "you freeze!"  depending on how far someone is from the hidden object)
Potato Sack Race
Marbles (Elijah's favorite!)

We studied the following science topics at home--

*Dogs (Enchanted Learning + some go-along books -- Our Puppies are Growing, Usborne Dogs and Puppies)
*Shadows (Read Let's Read and Find Out Science-- What Makes a Shadow)- we made handshadows on the wall at night-- even dad joined in!
*Tornados (Read LRFOS Tornado Alert! and made a "tornado" with our tornado tube and two 2-liter bottles-- we were able to see what a vortex is and how it works)

For our field trip, we went to Conner Prairie and participated in a program called "Churning Up Chores"

We churned butter, dipped candles, and made *delicious* cornbread on an open fire by covering the pan with coals!  (See pictures below).  When we got home from CP, we tried making butter with some heavy cream in the stand mixer; we did it!  It was really cool to actually watch the cream undergo the various transformations as it turned to butter and to see all the milk left over. 

Our guide, Gladys, shows us how to churn butter.  It's quite a work-out!  It took all five moms plus all ten children to churn the butter (and 90 minutes worth of work!)

Elijah dips a candle

Elijah helps make the cornbread