Monday
School - We are finishing up the 20's and beginning the depression era this week in school. Today we read about flappers and jazz....we've loved studying Norman Rockwell's life. We also began working on our Thanksgiving lapbook today. I really, really wish I had a color printer....but this gives the children more to do. We decided to assemble one book and all work on various parts of it. It took me quite a bit of thinking to figure out HOW to assemble those three folders...but I got it.
Gattis - Zander had earned a family trip to Mr. Gatti's some time ago - but he forgot to claim it. He wanted to go today so we headed over there for lunch. It was a blast to watch Stacia play today. She's getting at the age where she realizes that EVERYTHING is new and FUN.
I received several more PBS books - the Brian Cleary one about prepositions and another Alexander McCall Smith book.
The younger ones were wired tonight. The older two at home were not. {sigh} I kept them separated for the good of all. ::snort:: The younger ones and I all turned out the lights and played hide and seek. It was great fun. Zander kept giving everyone away and they are trying to instruct him on the finer points of the game. Jared thought this silly and played Civilization instead. Jamin is still plodding away on school, I think. He had a hard day. He broke in the middle of his routine to go out with us and had a great time....but was stressed trying to get school done. Of course, I DID have reading both TOG selections in history - it said "or". I told him I was waiting for he or Josiah to say it was to much and we'd lighten the load. So we did. Also he simply isn't getting a lot out of the world view sections of TOG. It really is hard for him to comprehend and he's thinking it is all boring. This is NOT what I want for this subject. I'm seriously looking at other options. We have Cornerstone Curriculum, but I don't want to do that route again....and that work was even more advanced than this. He's really giving it a shot but I have to admit I find these authors fairly boring myself and I'm familiar with the subject matter. I'm considering Understanding the Times....I WANT him to study this whole topic....but I don't want to burn him out on the philosophers. LOL
After our rousing games of Hide N Seek - I read a chapter of Peter Pan and some of a Thanksgiving book to the younger ones. They are now all cozied up in the younger boys' room....Arielle sleeping in there too....listening to Mike read the "Lion, Witch and Wardrobe". I choked up when it came on "The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe read by Dad" and they all cheered. I'm not sure what sort of compromise we'll come up with in the long run...Arielle can't sleep in their room every night. LOL
5 comments:
What a sweet image: The children cozied up to hear their Dad read...I hope they let you take a picture to send to him!
Ooh, I love your slideshow too! I just saw Cynthia's before I came here! ... I copied your Heartlight Verse of the Day over the weekend. I'm not sure how much actual blogging I can do when there's so many other fun things to put up too!
Yes, Darshia....I need to grab a picture...you are so right.
Kristine, that's how I taught myself to do this blog thing. I learned about installing tickers when I saw one on Kelly's blog, graphics and breaking out of the box from Jen and Debbie, icons for things like geocache and PBS from Jen G, slide show from Cindy....if I see something I like I click it and most often it takes you right to a spot to do it yourself. LOL
Now if I could only get SOMETHING in that blank right hand corner.....
have fun!
Sis: Loved watching the slide show. Bet it is hard to listen to Mike on the tape but (from experience of tapes from home) I know it will get easier and in fact will be so welcome. Of course you could let the litttler ones play roving rooms at night. :) Now wouldn't that be a habit hard to break later?
love/prayers
Congrats on getting your three file folders together! I only need one folder for our Thanksgiving one as we're making it a mini lapbook. I remember being confused about how to attach 2 folders for the hands of a child units. I'm sure my first two are attached incorectly. Oh well they work for us.
So sweet that Mike taped a story for the kids. That will help the time pass a little bit.
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