Week 3

This was the first week of our regular schedule (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 9-1).  The kids are getting settled and becoming more comfortable. They are now moving quickly into the "sillies". They are sometimes hard to settle to work and they make requests to "quit working" or complaints of "I'm tired". Now, setting aside the change in weather (getting cooler), the increase in allergies (which both kids have and is said to be intense this year) and the fact that Daniel is having some kind of behavior shift (I think he is having a hard time not being the "only chick" at homeschool), I sympathize but don't let them get out of their work. We do shift to other activities and then return to our other work, but I don't let them "get out of it" completely. I think that sets a bad precedent. Danielle will be going to public school next year and Daniel will be homeschooled for as long as I am able to do it (Lord willing---there is nothing wrong with me and no reason why I shouldn't be able to hs thru graduation, but well, you never know) and will have requirements by the state that he has to strive for. Best to get them in the habit of doing their work now than trying to get them into better habits when they get to "school".

We have been enjoying nice weather,  good stories and activities with our The Story of the World textbook/storybook.

playing the game : Do You See What I See?

Danny's math page using Dice (he shakes the dice and puts the numbers (based on the color of die) writes the number in the correct box then solves the problem)

making the city of Mohenjo-Daro.

we still need to add wells and streets to our project