In my life this week…
Disneyland excitement! We are making the final arrangements for a Disneyland vacation, our first as a whole family (with Grandma) since 2009. When we're not doing lessons or ordinary stuff, we're squealing about Disneyland.
In our homeschool this week…
We've done all science activities since we are not currently doing a science-related unit study. In Math, we just finished up comparing numbers with < , > , and =. Midweek we moved onto adding sums up to 12. It had been a few weeks since doing addition work in the book, but he picked it up pretty smoothly.
With Victory Drills, he is reading, on average, 24-26 words per minute along with easy readers. He also does daily writing every day that connects with the books he is reading.
Helpful homeschooling tips or advice to share…
I am continuously amazed how and where learning pops up. On the drive to karate, I gave Aidyn our old map of California and our old GPS. The GPS needed charging, so he folded open the expansive and tattered map and pored over our home state. Although we have been to the beach many times, he was in awe that a whole side of our state "is beach," as he put it. We subsequently talked about the Pacific Ocean (and connected it with the words "pacify" and "pacifier") and how it is a relatively calm ocean. He declared that California "is the tallest state."
Just another lesson for myself that learning happens everywhere and does not always fit into cute, well-planned boxes.
Places we’re going and people we’re seeing…
This week, Aidyn went to his P.E. class and practiced soccer and football moves, jumped on the trampoline, and performed strength training exercises with his classmates. He also attended karate, in which he practiced high kicks, and his art class where he made a Valentine's Card and a Valentine's Day necklace.
Every day he plays with his gaggle of friends outside, riding bikes, tossing baseballs, telling secrets, and squeezing out more time playing in the dusk as the days start lengthening.
My favorite thing this week was…
It may seem minor, but I loved how we drew pigs this week during downtime. Aidyn isn't overjoyed to draw, but I'm trying to teach him some basic shapes and styles of drawing.
We joked that this was King Kong Piggy, with evil red eyes but gentle enough to eat a flower.
My kiddo's favorite thing this week was…
I would take a guess that it was an unexpected Fun Day, where we put school work aside and just played.
Things I’m working on…
- learning to better manage our finances by tracking spending and budgeting appropriately.
- to complain less when I am tired and/or hungry
- to go with the flow and worry less about getting lessons done on time
Frugal meals from Miserly Moms ! I've made her Mushroom-Onion Chicken, Pasta Bake, and Tuna Casserole, which were all delicious and very inexpensive!
I’m grateful for…
The ability to homeschool, the joy of watching my son absorb a lesson and apply it independently, my hardworking and loving husband, and our impending vacation that we all so desperately need.
Also: finding time to read a whole book!
I’m hoping for…
Warmer days.
I rewarded my kid this week by…
Taking Valentine's Day off from school work and letting him have fun with Domino Rally and his croquet set. I also uploaded more Cliff Hanger videos to watch in between lessons. He loves them.
A photo, video, link, or quote to share (silly, serious or both!)…
I can almost feel the Disney excitement in your house! Those dominoes look like an awful lot of fun too!
ReplyDeleteThank you! Yes, the weeks before a Disneyland vacation, it consumes our conversations and has us squeeing with excitement.
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