Sept.3-7, 2012 Core E / Week 5

We had a good week, and didn't managed to get all our 'have-to's' done.  We still have one chapter to read in our Lincoln: A Photobiography and Dd took the whole week to finish the Reader she was 'suppose' to finish last week.  We also didn't get a lick of Science done this week...blah!

We did have a good Labor Day on Monday.  It was great having Dh stay home an extra day!  I wish every week were like this!  It just doesn't seem fair that he has to be away from us so much!

I'll put some pictures of Dd's art work from this week in here:

Dd just put this together.  She just makes stuff while I read-- and you never know what she will make!

Sonlight work- we didn't really add anything in this week.  I am still just getting our groove or tempo started.  We have had some 'readjustments' to make on having our days be a little longer than our summer days.

Bible:
Acts, Matthew, and Ephesians.  We also read from Starting Strong together.

History:
We are really liking: Lincoln: A Photobiography.
We have been reading Sounding Forthe the Trumpet in it's entirity.  I know SL tells you to delete this line and that line; but I think we are doing fine reading the book and weighing our own thoughts accordingly.

We *finished* Moccasin Trail.  I really did like that book!!!  That Jim Keath!  And the great words they used in that book! Cracky, by gore!  I could hear them talking and it made for such fun as I read it aloud in my fun accents!

Thee, Hannah-- I could have read the whole book the first time we started it; Dd definitely wanted me too!!  But, we are being very good and only reading what we are suppose to read!

Dd finished Feedom Trail!!! finally!  She was not impressed with the writing style of this author; but loves Harriet Tubman.  She actually was telling people from church about Harriet; and my Dd is actually very  quiet...I was very surprised.

Math:
We did one day of the "8 Family" and four days of the "6 family".  Skip counting has been great for my Dd.
Teaching Textbooks 5: Lessons 8 & 9; Quiz 1 and Math U See: Lesson 22 F

Pledge of Allegience: Every day for the past week or more!

Language Arts:
AAS 3: We reviewed Lesson 13 on Tues, Wed, Thur, and Fri!!!
Taught Lesson 24 and worked on it all week--passed
Friday: Taught Lesson 25

FLL 3: Writing Letters Lesson
               Dictionary Skills

FLL 4: Lesson 4-6

WWE: Lesson 33 Days 1-4 ( on The Hobbit by Tolkien )




For anyone who is wondering why I have pictures of caterpillars on my blog-- We were cutting down some Kohlrabi from our garden and I happened to see one tiny black speck of a caterpillar and brought it in...and 3 weeks later I have over 20 caterpillars.  Even today I found 2 NEW tiny specks!  Which will soon grow into huge caterpillars.  You just never know when nature is going to knock on your door and demand that you pay attention!!  So, I am definitely paying attention!!  This morning our first chrysalis as in the corner of our tank.  I hope we have many more!  I also found our first fatality-- one tried to make a b-line for our back door and got smushed in the door jam; and never made it out..so sad.  Remember when you see the BIG caterpillars that they were the size of a pin head such a short time ago!!

And some new pictures of our caterpillars here:

Here is our FIRST CHRYSALIS!!!

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