Weekly Wrap-up ~ Accomplishments

This was our last REAL week of school. And the way we handled it was just to spend each day completing a subject.

Dawson accomplished the following:

Completed Life of Fred: Beginning Algebra
Completed Critical Thinking
Completed up to the first review of GrammarKey Parts of Speech
Completed his Knights notebooking pages
Completed his unit on dissections by dissecting a starfish and a snake
Completed studying for his Driver's Ed written exam so he can test for his driving permit
Killed a Black Widow spider (not on the lesson plans, but necessary none-the-less)

Next week, on Monday and Tuesday, we have a couple of things left to do:

Finish reading The Templar
Finish watching Full Metal Jousting
Finish constructing the Assassin's Creed Altair Dagger
Work on Pearson's Homeschool Algebra II for upcoming review
Take 8th grade reading proficiency exam (for Driver's test requirement)
Take written test for Driver's permit

Brynne accomplished the following:

Performed at her Co-op Spring Choir program
Completed her Farm/Spider/Pig notebook
Completed her goal of reading 100 books!
Helped me complete a review of WriteShop
Helped me complete a review of RainbowSentences
Helped me complete a review of IXL

Next week, on Monday and Tuesday, we will do some of the following:

Work on more IXL
Finish listening to Charlotte's Web
Watch Charlotte's Web
Finish reading Pugsley from The Puppy Place series

Eli had a great week, too! He has two more days of school. Today I went to his Awards Assembly at school and he was awarded the Superintendent's Award for all A's all 4 quarters.

They accidentally gave him the wrong certificate, so they called him and one other boy up separately at the end to announce that they REALLY got the All A's award, not the A-B award. He was SO excited! He said, "that makes me feel so much better?"

He also erupted a volcano at school this week and made this salt dough map of the United States.

I am SOOO glad we are almost done with school. I need a brain break, and I know the kids do too.

We will continue to do some unit studies as they present themselves this summer, and we will participate in the Summer Reading Program at the library. But, other than that, we are on break until July 23rd. Yippppeeeee!!!!

We are linking up with Kris at Weird, Unsocialized Homeschoolers.

CTC Math {Schoolhouse Review}

We found our groove with math this year. I found a curriculum that both of the kids respond well to and seem to enjoy (as much as one can enjoy math). We have spent the whole year learning the ins and outs of multiplication and were just a few lessons away from being ready to move onto the next year-long level on division. And then an opportunity to review the 12 Month Family Plan from CTC Math became available. To be honest, I wasn't very enthusiastic. I mean, why mess with the methods that have worked so well? When I was chosen to review the product I didn't go into it with the level of enthusiasm that it deserved. We have been using a dvd/workbook curriculum with great success. The 12 Month Family Plan from CTC Math is a web based curriculum. As we have not had a lot of luck with those types of programs, I went into this review with a negative attitude. And then my socks were knocked off by how great it is. In fact it is so great that we are going to continue to ...

Veritas Press Self-Paced History: Old Testament and Ancient Egypt (Schoolhouse Review)

For the past several weeks we have been reviewing Veritas Press Self-Paced History: Old Testament and Ancient Egypt and the Old Testament and Ancient Egypt Flashcards from Veritas Press . As we were entering into our more easy-going summer schedule, and had just concluded a two-year Old Testament Bible course, I was happy to try out this product as it appeared to be something that Eli and Brynne could do together, alone, and would act as a review of the Old Testament presented in a different way. And I was right. Each Veritas Press Self-Paced History program includes 160 lessons teaching about 32 events in history. They are designed for children in grades 2-6, and it is recommended that the student be a minimum of 7 years of age at the time of the first lesson. What We Received We received a full one-year subscription, for one child, to the online Veritas Press Self-Paced History: Old Testament and Ancient Egypt program and the accompanying Old Testament and Ancien...

Cells ~ It's What's for Dinner

Dawson made edible cells on Friday. He made an animal cell pizza ... and a plant cell chocolate chip cookie ... He reviewed what he's learned about cells the past two weeks, and I had dinner made by someone else. Win, win!! I am linking up at Science Sunday at Adventures in Mommydom.

EddieMay 18, 2012 at 3:18 PM
Eli's smile is wonderful!!!

I can't believe you guys got all that done AND the week of unit study posts. I'm in awe - I'm having one of those weeks where anything we managed to do seems like a huge accomplishment.:)
MaryMay 18, 2012 at 3:36 PM
Wow!! Ya'all got a lot done! I totally agree that killing the spider was necessary! Yikes!!

Congrats to Brynne on her 100 books, that is a huge accomplishment!

I am so excited for you that Eli is enrolling in your homeschool next year!
StefanieMay 18, 2012 at 6:30 PM
I'm having trouble getting past the spider. Ack!!! lol

Fabulously busy week. You all got so much done.

Popping in from the WWU
LaurieMay 18, 2012 at 9:46 PM
What a week! You guys are really coming in with a strong finish. I love all of your pictures.
UnknownMay 19, 2012 at 5:31 PM
Ew! Dissecting! Bleck! LOL I'm going to have to be "brave" next year for Biology, aren't I? LOL

Oh, thanks for that link about delight direct homeschooling for high schoolers! Really neat article! Such a lot of great suggestions (and some No-Nos that I've done LOL)! I especially like the documenting interests but not making them into school with tests and worksheets, etc. and the realistic approach that you SHOULD do core classes, but then let them delight-direct. Nice!

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