Well, we have finished up our third week of homeschool. If you have read my previous posts, then you know that my oldest son was grounded for NOT doing his schoolwork (and other things), but I'm happy to say that he is UNGROUNDED. It's been a struggle this week for him, but Friday came along and he was determined to not be grounded for the weekend. We had a LONG heart-to-heart yesterday about having a Godly character, living with a purpose, and making wise decisions. I'm hoping just a little sunk in. It seemed to because his demeaner and attitude changed for the better after "the talk". He ended up doing 2 lessons in his math, checked out a new curriculum on the computer by doing a history lesson, read a couple of books to his brother, and was more helpful and happy overall. So, hopefully this is how we'll start next week, too. ;)
Austin has been doing well all week. He is continuing to finish his workbooks that I give him. Yesterday, he finished a Dr. Suess math workbook. Austin, also, worked on his handwriting; and finished his first lesson in his new letter/phonics book.
We, also, watched the Disney's Planet Earth series this week, too. These are some great shows that showcase the Earth and everything in it. We watched the show about icebergs, Antartica, and Emperor penguins.
Disney really made a wonderful series with Planet Earth. We don't really have a science curriculum here at home. The boys have other classes that they do outside of home to fulfill the science requirements, but we were a little short on life and earth science. We saw the Planet Earth movie in the theater and loved it, so when the series started on Discovery, I started recording them for the boys. So, they learn about the land, animals, climate, life cycle, etc, when watching the shows; and after we can divee further into each one.
http://dsc.discovery.com/convergence/planet-earth/planet-earth.html
I am really glad that this year we ARE progressing in our learning. It is a continuous process, though, for homeschooling. The adjusting part, I mean. Next week, Emily starts school at her other preschool, so she will be in school 5 days a week. The boys and I will have 3 - 4 hours a day to work on their work, uninterrupted. ;) I still need to organize my thoughts and lesson plans for the week, so we can be most productive.
But, it IS the weekend now, so Happy Labor Weekend, everyone!!
Blessings,
Cindy
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