The Plan
The plan as it stand right now:
4th Grade
Growing with Grammar 4
Writing With Ease 2
HWT Cursive & Copywork
Math: Combination Singapore & Mammoth Math
Spelling – Phonetic Zoo
Piano
Spectrum Reading Comprehension Grade 4
1st Grade
Soaring with Spelling & Vocab 1
Growing with Grammar 1
HWT Printing
TCR Phonics Books 1
Writing With Ease 1
Piano
Together Subjects
SOTW 4 Modern World
Science: Various topics using Science in a Nutshell Kits
I still have a few things to decide for this year yet but this is our framework that we are working with at the moment. We’re completing more of the map work and outlining in History this year which has increased our time spent. One of the goals this year for Jr. is to have him writing more easily in terms of hand fatigue. We are increasing his daily writing a bit to help his hand muscles get stronger. Lil’B's main focus this year is to make that jump to independent reader. He’s right on the cusp! It will be such a delight to see him internalize the fact he is reading all by himself.
Secular Thursday: Making a Memorable Moment
This story has no pictures because it all starts with “Mommy went to the dentist.” and in the middle there is LilB coming up the stairs from the shower with the words “I fell in the water but not my head” and ends with a small tank a tadpoles, snails and more.
I had a odd hour appointment so I asked Gramps to watch the boys. They were finish up a bit of school work when I zipped off to the dentist. This is where the boys pick up the story. As told by them:
Jr age 8: Grandpa fed us lunch. Then Grandpa said we should go look for tadpoles and eggs. So we got all our stuff on and went down the lane. We looked by the metal tube thing that in the ditch and I (Jr.) found a duck egg! I left it there cuz it might be yucky. Then we remembered we needed a bucket so we went to get one. We looked in the ducklings box. We checked them and gave them water. Then we went further down the lane and to where the geese go to be in the water. I was looking in the big puddles.
LilB age 5: Then Jr. stepded in a big hole and filled his boot up with water (hilarious giggles)
Jr: Yeah. I did. But my leg and foot took up so much space there wasn’t much water. Then we looked more and Gramps saw a scummy spot. So we walked over there then I fell in the water!! I got went up to here (indicates his shoulder).
LilB: Grandpa scooped up some water and found a tadpole!
Jr: then LilB wanted to scoop.
LilB: so I scooped and then I fell in the water! But not my head!
Gramps: He was soaked through (chuckles)
LilB: I tooked off my boots and dumped lots
Jr: Then Grandpa saw a FROG!
Gramps: so I hollered to LilB to toss me his boot.
Jr. and LilB THEN GRAMPS PUT THE FROG IN THE BOOT! *giggles* and chants of FROG IN THE BOOT. FROG IN THE BOOT!
conversation dissolves into various levels of hilarity.
The very wet little party made their way back to the house and into the shower to wash off the scummy pond water. The creatures along with their water went into our tank. We’ve got two teeny little tadpoles for certain. And lots of other small creatures too. There was such excited discussion and chants of best science ever!
Finally I heard Jr. say “You should have been there mama!” Perhaps but I think it wouldn’t have quite been the same had I been home. I don’t think it would have been one of those memorable moments shared with their Grandpa.
Today
Today my children visited a volunteer fire department.
Today we visited two of our libraries to return overdue books and to pick up more things to read.
Today my children practiced riding bikes or more precisely practiced attempting to ride a bike.
Today we counted the goose eggs in the nests we found (15 if you were wondering).
Today my youngest ran around the house four times to “practice” his running to he’ll get fast.
Today my oldest dragged out his roller blades to skate on our newly snow free yard.
Today we butchered a few chickens and the boys saw real body (chicken body) parts.
Today my oldest worked on his math at 7pm.
Today my youngest practiced his math with Grandpa.
Today my boys came outside a 8pm to help me get the eggs out of the duck enclosure.
Today my boys ran around in the dark while we talked about the moon phases.
What was your today like?