Week 11

My weekly posts are happening later in the week because our school week starts on Tuesday because we have co-op on Monday. That means I procrastinate and plan my week on Monday evening or afternoon :) and I do my weekly report when I plan school. So why, you ask, is this report going up on Wednesday..........I have no excuse :)

Week 11 started unit 2 for TOG.

Turkey lips read "Clown of God" and did the literature worksheet that went with it.

This was the first week that I had him read his literature assignment as his outloud reading for the day. I normally read the book outloud. Now why I didn't have him do it I don't know but I am meeting some resistance from him. He wants me to read the book because it is "too long". This too shall pass :)

We read a section from this book on Leonardo Da Vinci. Turkey Lips and Turtle Toes were quite impressed that a famous artist was named after a ninja turtle. I spent a little bit of time explaining it was the other way around. None the less in their minds it gave more credibility to Leonard Da Vinci that a ninja turtle had the same name. :)

Our activity this week was very simple. We have started studying the color wheel. This week we colored in the primary colors.

Turkey Lips started reading the second Boxcar Children book for outloud reading and he has also started reading for 20 min during his rest time. This week he picked a book about the Titanic.

Math - ugggg. It is going ok but with column addition Turkey Lips is discovering that he really has to take his time and recheck his work for simple mistakes.

We read "Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening" for our FIAR book for Turtle Toes. We haven't done any activities with it but we did read the book each day!

The highlight of the week has been reading Bartholomew's Passage, our Christmas lapbook (from Hands of a Child) and our Jesse Tree for advent.

Jesse Tree has been great. Both of the boys enjoy the reading, singing and the fire....er.. I mean candles :) They ask about each night. I think we should try to do something like this once each week during the rest of the year!

I am busy sewing still and made a bag for myself :) and I also finished up all of the bags that I am giving as gifts. My sewing area reflects the sewing that has been going on. I have a few little things I would still like to work on.

Last night we had some shopping to do.

One warm coat $30.

Two warm sweat suits $3o.

Three warm shirts $30.

Warm socks and a warm drink $12.

Going back for a Colorado Christmas..... Priceless