PreK: Triple H has been learning the letters D and E. He seems to be catching on to his letter sounds with relative ease and enjoying his school time. We read many books on dinosaurs and elephants which any three year old boy would love and we treated ourselves to doughnuts!
Princess Poodle:
Math: We have been working on our skip counting with a bit more intensity. She is trading pennies for dimes. Right now the math lessons are a little easy for her and so we have combined some or skipped some lessons. We are also drilling our math facts. She was introduced to adding two digit number with regrouping and this threw her for a loop. She is a bright child that catches on easily but struggles with perfectionism and is way too hard on herself. In time we will understand this new concept.
LA: She read another Nate the Great book to me as well as The Golly Sisters Go West. We continue to work in our phonics program as well. We picked our next read aloud: THe Lion The Witch and The Wardrobe. She is completely enthrolled and now lives half of her day in Narnia whether attempting to read the book herself or just in her make believe time.
History: Studying ancient Rome and all the good and bad things that come with it. We had a long discussion about the sinfullness and brutality of the gladiator fights and the cheering on of such sadness. We made and decorated chariots but have yet to race them...too little time.
Art: Papa Bear took us on a fieldtrip to Chickfilet to see the Frederic Remington replicas. His wild west statues and paintings adorn a local Dwarf House. Princess Poodle is studying Remington in her art class at Crosspointe. Enjoy the pics.
Life: Papa Bear has been away for work and we miss him so much. Aunt Melissa and Luke came for a two day visit which was wonderful. A day of Chucky Cheese which is a HUGE treat for my kids and some shopping wore us out and we all slept hard last night.
Homeschooling: I have been doing alot of reading by other homeschoolers on their journeys and changes they are making in the heart of how they homeschool. I have been revisiting some curriculum choices and have been introduced to some new "friends". The list for next years school is almost complete and I have a couple of things on their way in the mail. Hopefully we will finish out our 180 days by May and have 8 weeks off before starting back in July. The plan is to ease into first grade and PreK with 3 days a week of school and work up to our full schedule by the end of August.
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