We took Monday the 19th off so that I could finish recovering from traveling and a busy Sunday. We walked outside, pulled weeds, worked on the lake/dam in the side yard (of course!), et cetera. Very relaxing. The children did watch an episode of The Blue Planet at some point.....
Tuesday, May 20
We did Miquon math and Explode the Code in the morning, and I dovetailed handwriting into the ETC work. Art class in the afternoon, followed by the natural foods store, co-op, and visiting and playing with a younger friend. In the car as we ran our errands we listened to my children's favorite: The Complete Tales of Beatrix Potter. Oh Ginger and Pickles, how we love you.
Wednesday, May 21
Finn was feeling sick this morning, so it didn't look like we'd be able to do school. However, after a couple of hours of saying he was nauseated, he bounced back and was dancing around the house. So we did school! Miquon first (addition). Then I reviewed some phonics work with him and had him read two Mouse Tales to me aloud. After that we read two Aesop's Fables (he narrated one back to me) and read about the Phoenicians in our history book. We do picture narrations for history--one index card per chapter--so he drew a boat (they were great sailors who built ships with cedar of Lebanon trees) with letters on the side (they invented the precursor to our modern alphabet) with a man on board wearing purple (they used snails to create a rich purple dye for linen and wool, and they sold it as they sailed). Finally I had him copy a sentence for handwriting: "The Phoenician boys learned their alpha beta." In the car on the way to spend the afternoon with a friend we listened to The Story of the World chapters on the Phoenicians. Bedtime story: Beatrix Potter. "The Tale of Johnny Town-Mouse, PLEASE MOMMY!" begged the three-year old. Okay!
Thursday, May 22
We started with Miquon--three pages. Then three pages of Explode the Code. After that Finn read one of the Mouse Tales to us aloud, and then I read a section of Little House in the Big Woods and had Finn narrate it back to me. We read the next chapter in Life of Fred and did the problems, and Finn finished up the day with copywork (a sentence from Little House). The afternoon included a sunshiney walk and the children's choice of DVD: Andre Rieu in Vienna. (I forced them to choose a movie by design: it was time for me to shovel out and organize Finn's room, and it is virtually impossible to do it with my sweet and lovely 3 year old nearby).
Friday, May 23: We had a day off and out! I had a chiropractor appointment. We met friends at our local Cuban restaurant for lunch (practiced a little Espanol). Then Finn had a makeup art class. I spent the afternoon recovering from a raging headache and preparing for a poetry-reading date night. We did listen to Beatrix Potter in the car. I wanted an easy day because for the next three days, we did standardized testing. I administered one section per day. Finn and I celebrated yesterday when he finished the last section!! Hallelujah!
Finn also finished building his lake and dam on Saturday (with Daddy). The children went on a nature-y hike with Daddy on Monday (Memorial Day).....while the schoolmarm bought some shirts for herself at the thrift store and purchase a new pair of sandals (TOMS)....and got a manicure and pedicure. Very nice.
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