FOR TODAYAugust 22, 2011… Outside my window… sunny and it was cool this morning but seems to be warming up. I am thinking… that our first-ever Notice of Intent to homeschool should arrive at the school offices today. I am thankful… that Jason’s parents were able to worship and spend the afternoon with us yesterday….
FOR TODAY August 15, 2011… Outside my window… cloudy, grey, cool … opened all the windows 🙂 I am thinking… about prairies and the travel pioneers had to do to get through them. I am thankful… to have finished the Preservation Parks Letterbox adventure for the first time this summer! From the learning rooms… project…
We had a really pretty good week of school. Project Day was fun. Lessons went reasonably well. Got the house (mostly) cleaned Friday and did school. We still only did 1 day of CT, I need to start rebalancing … Phonics: N-boy: There are a lot of r-controlled vowel lessons in OPG … We’re close…
FOR TODAY August 8, 2011 … Outside my window… humid, but not so crazy hot. I am thinking… about which library books need returned and which need collected. I am thankful… for a great project day! From the learning rooms… we did science, history, and art projects this morning. And Bible. Woo-hoo! In the kitchen……
We had a pretty good week. I added a new chore system this week and we were having a hard time getting going in the mornings, so we only did Circle Time once. Otherwise, we added back in independent work (Mommy=happy, children not-so-much.) Phonics: N-boy: He blew through 8 or more lessons this week. He…
The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster My rating: 4 of 5 stars Own. Family Read-Aloud We enjoyed reading The Phantom Tollbooth as our after-dinner read aloud. The sustained allegory instructing the reader on the importance of interacting with and learning about the world through words, numbers, sights, sounds, wisdom, and knowledge was a fun story…
M-girl didn’t say that the statement “Sometimes less is more.” is confusion, she said it is “Complicated.” And I couldn’t remember her exact wording all day Sunday or when I posted yesterday. Complicated makes it more interesting.
Memory Work for the week of … : August 1, 2011 Bible: Galatians 5:22-23 Catechism/Creed: We almost have the Nicene Creed down. M-girl is working on the 7th and 8th Commandments, N-boy is working on Christ’s offices, and R-girl is working on what Jesus undertook in the Covenant of Grace. Hymn: A new month means…
FOR TODAY Monday August 1, 2011… Outside my window… sunny and temperate. For now. I am thinking… about funny things kids say. I was talking with M-girl yesterday while she was getting ready for church. I suggested to her that she could wear the necklace that Grammy sent her, and she asked to wear the…