I know I’ve said this before, but I really love the Essentials of the English Language that PJ is doing this year through CC. He just finished a 5 paragraph essay on Ancient Rome and is getting ready to tackle an independent research paper at age 9. I recently found out that you can enroll...
In addition to the specific resources for this week, we are also listening to Story of the World (SOTW) on CD, watching selected episodes of Drive Thru History, and keeping a cummulative timeline of things we learn in history. I am planning appropriate activities for Mia that are a little less complicated than last year...
Confession: I totally forgot to take a picture for today. This is more a representative shot from a couple Sundays ago. We’ve had the privilege of hanging out with the freshman at church for the last six weeks. So, theoretically, I could have taken this photo today.
PJ participated in his first spelling bee. He got out in the second round spelling “rustick” instead of “rustic.” He showed great sportsmanship and took away some life lessons for next year’s competition.
We now have a 12-year-old in the house. Thanks, Nana, for making Grace/Ty-Friendly cupcakes.
We finally got enough snow for playing.
Taylor, if you’re reading, I love you. This post is dedicated to you. My kids might fully appreciate this, but Patrick and I are mesmerized. If your child is working on skip counting or memorizing multiplication tables, you need one of these. It’s especially great for visual and kinetic learners. First let me tell you how...
Ty the Builder! Today’s lesson: Real nails always beat up plastic hammer.