Week 2 and we are moving around geographically in our Native American portion of US history. We are studying the Iroquois and reading The Birch Bark House. This book has a two week schedule and is a fictional account of an Ojibwa village. I really like that the main character is 7 years old and has a lot of responsibility to her family and respect for nature. Both of those themes keep coming up when we talk about what we are reading. All 3 of the boys are interested in the story. Math is about sequencing and again Allboy is flying through it. I have started the supplements but if MUS remains this easy I am going to need to rethink the curriculum. So far I am pretty sure that after giving him the DVD instruction on Monday I could skip to the test on Thursday and he would ace it. In Science the kids are measuring wind speeds and graphing rainfall. They have weather journals and it is fun when they act out as weathermen and tell me how much precipitation we have gotten, the temperature, how fast the wind is moving and in what direction. Our deck is beginning to look like an outdoor science lab. Spelling is Allboy's favorite subject so far, and I give all the credit to All About Spelling. He feels incredible when he learns a new spelling rule, and I can see him get something new almost every day. This week he is in love with wandering around breaking the largest words he can think of into syllables.
Grandbaby Supreme's letter of the week is B....Each letter we learn the sound it makes, and then try to find words that begin with the b sound. We also review F. If he can keep retaining the letters and their sounds we can move into reading about half way through the year. At least simple BoB books.
Grinmaster is concentrating on his Writing this week. I don't think he has a great grasp on how to write a strong sentence or paragraph, so we are reviewing topic sentences. I have to say I am amazed that he doesn't mind doing "school" with us since he doesn't start School until next month. But I know he likes the Science and History and doesn't complain about writing. I am going to keep working with him on his writing skills even after he begins traditional school. I find myself wondering which subjects and what curricula I would use if he came home to school, so I am curious to see how this will play out.
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