Homeschool Highlights ~ 8.9.11

What a {busy} day! :)

We are all enjoying our morning board this week after not really staying with it last week. {blush} We did it last Monday and they loved it, then Tuesday I had a doctor's appointment in the morning so by the time I got back everyone was ready for naptime and afternoon activities... then we just never got back to it! Doing MUCH better sticking with it this week and things are starting to "flow" with it now, too! :)

 I talked about the Helper card on my Morning board post but I never got around to taking a pic of it til this morning. So here is what I did for our Helper slot -- I just printed off a small pic of each kid's face and laminated them w/ velcro on the back. Then put a little spot of velcro above the pocket to show the Helper for the Day. :)

Julie nursing her baby during school {love}

Then she got up to recite Humpty Dumpty for us -- This month's Poem for memorization :)

We are talking about sink/float & absorption this week so we did a little experimenting today! :)

Our  Predictions & Actuals Page

{Exploring}

{comparing}

 We took out the sponges and watched them absorb the water and talked about absorption for a little bit. They ended up taking all the water out of the red bowl with the sponges and transferring it to the clear Tupperware -- without my lead! :) They were both SOAKED when we were done with this! =D

 This afternoon we read "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" and did a Caterpillar craft from Oriental Trading

Caterpillar & Butterfly Sequencing & Storyboard Sequencing printables 

from the TVHC Totpack on 1+1+1=1

 

Our finished Caterpillars! :) 

Homeschooling ~ Week 5

Ok, I'm going to attempt to post a homeschooling thread weekly to highlight some of the things we do each week. Summer is slow going for schoolwork and last week we only had 2 days of actual school (to finish up week 5 ~ we'd done 3 days the week previous)... the swimming pool keeps calling our name!!!

Braden is studying the structures of the earth in Aha! Science on www.learning.com. Monday's interactive activity was identifying the different types of volcanoes and finding out what characteristics help define each type. He sketched each type of volcano & made an informational video about what he learned :)

Not sure if journalism is in his future, but everyone has to start somewhere!! :)

We also got registered for our fall co-op classes and we're looking forward to our Fridays at Master's Enrichment Co-Op. Some of the classes offered for the 4th-6th graders this semester: Poetry Study, Spelling B, The Masters (Art History & Appreciation), Apologia Zoology, Bible, Knitting, Creepy Crawlers Study, Choir, Etiquette, PE & Flower Arranging. :) 

We also got paid up and re-enrolled with Everest Academy, our Homeschool Cover School. :)

Next week's homeschooling post should have much more activity! LOL We started with our preschool morning board today and it was a huge success! I think I'll create a post all about our morning board, for other moms of preschoolers looking for an easy way to get school into the routine. :)