"Education is an Atmosphere, a Discipline, a Life"- Charlotte Mason


Friday, January 28, 2011

And we are back!!!

I haven't blogged in a while because our computer was broken.  It took a while to get the part and get it fixed.  But it is working now so I have internet again!  Yay!  We have been very busy these past few weeks. 

This week Mackenzie worked with synonyms/antonyms.  She also is starting with multiplication.  She is able to multiply the 1's, 2's, and 3's.  We just started this week and I am very happy with how quick she has caught on.  She is well on her way.  She has also started learning cursive.  She is doing ok with that.  She also learned about Diogenes.  He was a philosopher from Greece who believed in living simply.  He lived in a barrel.  He lived to prove that social class is of no importance.  She also continues to learn about the history of Great Britain.  We read a story about bee's and how they are all born the same and the only reason that the queen becomes the queen is because she is housed and fed differently from the other bees from birth.  We read a folk tale about how the camel got his hump.  We continue to read a poem and the bible everyday.  We are currently learning about Mose and the Israelite people and their journey from Egypt.  I am proud of Mackenzie and how much she is learning.

Lorel continues to read.  Her reading is improving.  She practices writing everyday.  She also practices addition.  She continues to love working on the computer.  Her favorite thing to do is paint!  She is doing very well!



Last week we took a trip to Lubbock, TX.  We went to the Children Science Museum.  It was so neat!  The girls had a blast and learned a lot.  We then went to Chuck E Cheese for dinner.  It was nice to get out of Hobbs.









On Monday night we also had our own dance/light party at home.  The girls had so much fun!  We turned the lights out, turned the flashlights on,  put glow sticks around our necks, blasted the music, and danced.  The girls also had fun watching their shadows on the wall.  So we talked about shadows this week.  Here is a short video of our fun!  It is hard to see  the video but I LOVED the girls laughing so I had to put it on!
We had a good week!  The girls learned and accomplished a lot! 

3 comments:

  1. I love to hear them laugh! Can't wait until I can visit. Thanks for posting the blog again Sharee - I love it! You are a great Mom and a good teacher.

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  2. I love the video! They are having so much fun! Miss you guys!

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  3. I love their laughs! So cute....wish we lived closer

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