Back to the Grindstone

So, we took a week off to visit some family while Daddy worked nights. It was a nice break, but I think it's time to really get back down to business.  We took a short break from our healthy eating habits while we were away, so we are getting back on track with eating right, too. The kids have officially started Crossfit and they seem to really enjoy it. Of course, now the local community education program is getting ready to start, which means the kids might end up doing "double duty" to participate in Crossfit and another 'elective' of their choice. I'm guessing they will want to try swimming classes again.

This week we are going to continue our study of the United States and work on finishing our Ocean Animals Research Project. I finally found book blanks! I've been thinking I would have to make them, but fortunately WalMart had some really basic blanks. I make a lot of our school supplies and project boards, but sometimes it's nice for the kids to have something different or special, so I'm really glad I found the blanks for them. It will make the project seem more 'professional' and official. 

We are starting a study of shapes in Math this week. I'm curious to see what the kids remember. Obviously they know their basic shapes, but I think we will delve even deeper into three dimensional shapes and other flat shapes that we haven't as yet studied. 

In Grammar and Writing we are focusing on Articles this week (a, an, the).  I think this will be especially helpful for Asher, as he seems to forget them in both verbal and written communication. Reading will follow right along, introducing the concept of Comparatives (big, bigger, biggest).  Using these language concepts should easily blend into parts of our Math lessons, too.

Last week, the kids continued doing computer work, though we'd technically taken the week off. This week they will continue doing Time4Learning, and we will be adding an economics (saving) lesson beginning this week. If the kids are able to keep up with their weekly savings plan, they will have saved enough money to build a playhouse/structure in the yard. I'm excited to see how well they do working towards their goal.

This week should prove to be interesting since so many subjects will blend together exceptionally well. The kids are making a great deal of progress and I am excited to see how they do this week since it will be the first week of our eight-week term trial.  After we have completed eight more weeks of school, we intend to take another full week off of school for a mini-break, which should fall right around the time most public schools will be on spring break. I'm excited to get the week started!