This week was kind of rushed. It felt like every child
needed some down time. We have been having some late nights and that runs over
into late mornings. So schooling has lasted until 2 or 3 o’clock almost daily.
I try to always give the kids some play time in the mornings however remember
we have a no TV rule until after 3. Rushing is never an option in this house,
it gets people frustrated and off to a bad start! So we choose to take it slow
even when things aren’t going as fast and progressive as I would like. Remember
that’s from years (I mean YEARS) of experience!
My dad’s brought the little 4 – Wheeler that he got over
twice to let the kids play on it around the house. They have had so much fun! DS2 has really enjoyed his self on it! He
looks so cute riding because he has a smile as wide as the moon!
DS2 worked on measuring this week. This was a first for him
in measuring. He always loves to carry a tape measure around and can obviously
read the numbers but hasn’t ever had an assignment to carry that over to. This
week I allowed him to do a few worksheets and measure random items in the house
so that he could learn what side of the ruler he would use mostly and to
identify which is inches and which side was centimeters. He also had 4 new sight words this week. Big,
In, Come & Said. Come and Said have thrown him for a loop. Next week may
need to be a review week for words that are giving him a little harder time
than I would like. He also enjoyed several audio books this week from the library.
We used to get them often before we moved and our old library had a large
selection however this new one doesn’t have so much to pick from (sad). He also
decided a few days that he would only do school work while wearing safety
glasses!?! I didn’t even ask him why, I have just learned to let them do their
thing while working!
DD is enjoying her cursive work and skip counting freebies
from Confessions of a Homeschooler. She also finished her awesome Giant Panda
Lapbook that I will post on later. I always try to highlight individual
lapbooks for future references. Remember this blog is my personal scrap book.
She read several books this week finishing learning facts on these incredible
animals. She also worked on some personal art work to display in her room. I
have several projects that we need to post on that we have finished in our
home. Her room has been “under construction” since July. Like every other room
in this home, however hers is finally complete!! WOOHOO. She also worked on a calendar
for the new month of December.
DD also had the pleasure of going hunting with daddy this week;
she was the first one to go for the season. She got up bright an early at 5 to
go crawl in the tree stand with him. What a brave little cookie! I was snug in
my bed. Bless her heart. Then one evening DS1 was asked to go. It wasn’t as
cold that evening as it was when DD went so they didn’t have to bundle up as
much. No luck, No meat.
DS1 worked alongside DD to brush up on All About Reading. We
tried to do some of the lessons a little differently that previously because I
felt as if it wasn’t getting absorbed enough. He also worked on a Tree Field
Guide in his Biology lesson this week identifying Deciduous and Coniferous
trees. I was very pleased with him going
outside to take pictures on HIS camera and bringing them in to ask me to print
them. I love when children push themselves! I’m sad to say they didn’t really
work on the Circuit Lapbook this week. The boys decided to have a “little melt
down” over working together and so it kind of got placed behind this week. I
meant to have them work alone but it just didn’t work out!
Next week we have some changes coming to our homeschool schedule and curriculum.
I will post about that Monday. Our love for making sure our kids are learning
properly comes before all else. However my children have some problem areas
that I would like to take special attention to address. So please watch Monday for a
post about our changes.
I had a wonderful meeting with fellow homeschool moms to
celebrate a new friend’s birthday tonight. It was a true blessing to find some
new friends that are Godly women. I am thankful for that! I miss my friends so
much and it’s warming to find new ones to surround myself with. I asked my
mother to go so that I wouldn’t be alone with strangers and I was happy she
went we had fun and I was happy to learn they aren’t strangers any longer too!
Tomorrow is our Homeschool Christmas Celebration! Kids and I
are going early because we volunteered to help decorate!
Next week we have a wonderful field trip to a farm that the
kids will learn and partake in several activities. Fun-Fun- Fun!
As always this is our highlights, this isn’t at all
everything we completed but just a good part of it.
Blessings for your weekend friends!
