In the swing of things...

This homeschooling thing is getting better and better. I suppose it has a lot to do with all of us getting used to our routine. I think we're actually beginning to have a little....dare I say... fun.

A quick run-down of what we have learned this week:

In Bible class:
We've learned about Cain and Abel, Noah and the Flood and the tower of Babel.

Language and reading:
Sean has learned more about creative writing. This week, we havent read much from the Kingdom book that I told you about last week. We took a break and he's been reading some short stories from his readers.

Ryan has started reading from his reader books. I'm very proud of him, his reading is coming along nicely!! He's also started getting a spelling list.

Math:
Sean has started long division *eek*. And some work with converting measurements. He's doing great!

Ryan has started subtraction. He started out struggling with the concept at first but seems to understand it a lot better now. :)

History:
I told you last week that we would be starting a new History lesson, a sort of hands on kind of thing, learning about the New World Explorers. Well, that's been put on hold until next month because we have decided to take a family trip at the end of this month to Hitler's Eagle's Nest. It was his vacation home on top of the Bavarian Alps (see picture below, borrowed from the internet). I'm so excited!! Anyway, I am giving the boys a lesson on WW2 so that they can appreciate some of the things we will be seeing. We've been watching videos and we're working on a lapbook project, where they are collecting all the information they're learning and coloring and pasting pictures all to a project folder. I'll take pictures when we're done to show you. Finally, I plan to have them watch the Sound of Music because we will be near (and hopefully visit - depends on our passports) the city where that movie was filmed - Salzburg, Austria.


So that's a run-down of our week!! We're hoping for a relaxing, quiet weekend (yah right!). I have a whole camera full of pictures that I have to find time to download and share with you all.

OH!! I almost forgot! Elizabeth learned to play Peek-a-boo yesterday. For the first time, she held up her blanket over her face and then would bring it down for me to say "Peek-a-boo!!". So cute!! :)