The Week that Was!!

I know, I promised to come back and post what we would be doing this week. Only now it is Thursday and we only have one day of school left this week. One of the reasons why I didn’t get back is because of the animal in the above picture.


“Trigger” as he is affectionately called, got out of his pen yesterday and we had a “slow speed” chase going on! It took some searching, but he was finally found in the neighbor’s pasture socializing. It took a little longer to persuade him back to his home turf and he invited friends to come along. (Why do we have a horse who acts like a teenager?)


Trigger is now back home and the fence is repaired.


The cold, hard facts are - one day was dedicated to animal husbandry, life skills, and fencing. Interruptions are a part of life. Sometimes, you just have to deal with it!

The picture is my friend Frannie’s schoolhouse. Cute, isn’t it? I love it!

When we haven't been chasing animals or running errands, we have been studing words that rhyme, the five senses, graphs, along with reviewing math and reading skills. One afternoon was spent on computer science and we finished gathering all the materials we need to complete our paper making project.

This afternoon, Papaw is going to give a demonstration on changing inter tubes in bicycle tires. We will double up on kitchen duty tonight in preparations for having all eleven kids here tomorrow night.

We also have the materials Gabby needs for her primative doll making project and the earth provided us with an earthquake late last night/early this morning, so we will be taking a look at earthquakes and how they are measured in intensity. Here is a really great site for information written on a level that is easy to understand.

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/learning/kids/

Next week, I will try to do better!

Until then,

Cheryl

The Coming Week ~ August 17 to 21

I am sitting here preparing for next week. Usually, I am not so efficient. Many thoughts are running through my mind, some of which will find their way into our homeschooling experience.

Will Rogers along with Wiley Post died 74 years ago today, on August 15, 1935, when their plane crashed near Barrow, Alaska Territory. This coming week we will be studying a little about Oklahoma’s favorite son.

We will also continue to look at the sky and how the moon affects life here on Earth.

We have two projects lined up for the next few days. First we will be dying T-shirts with a little help from the sun and then we will begin the process of making paper.

Our Liberty’s Kids dvd’s arrived, which we will begin watching and part of our reading will be the American Adventure Series! These two studies will go hand in hand and I am very excited about both. Also, we will be studying England and why people wanted to make that dangerous move in coming to America. Tea and cookies, anyone?

Our world map is now hanging and the boys are anxious to play “Geography Bowl.” This involves a bowl (surprise!) containing note cards. Each card has the name of three countries or two countries and an ocean. The deal is for each student to pick a card (randomly) and see who can find the places listed on their card first.

To the above mix, we will add our daily math assignments, penmanship, commuter skills, and a little cooking. And we will be memorizing The Lord’s Prayer. Elijah is ready to start writing the book he has been planning. The other three still need to select a special project they would like for individual study.

For now, this is a glimpse of what we will be working on in the days ahead!

May you studies, whether at home or in a public school setting, be blessed!

Until next time,
Cheryl