Life has gone all 'flip flop crazy' for our family since the start of the school year. We have gone on vacation, joined a new church, crazy weather, and the biggest of all started the first time home buying process. Boy! Has that been a trip! I would really like to get back into a routine of updatng our home school progress again. Sometimes if you want to get into a routine (or back into one) you just have to force the matter, so here it goes!
This year for history/science we are using My Father's World 1850-Modern Times. We just finished our study on the Civil War. I love that time period so we kind of 'paused' the curriculum to study it more indepth.
Right now, we are on the period of American History that covers some of the great inventions and times of growth on the US. It just so happens that the History Channel is showing a new series called the "Men Who Built America", it ties in perfectly. It shows the hard work and ruthlessness behind some of the ideas that helped our country become what it is today. I'm really enjoying the series, I think the boys are too.
We also took a week during the elections to look at the process of electing a new president. The day after, the boys were required to color the map to match the election results.
In Science, we are learning about Physics and Chemistry this year. Right now, we are studying energy. There are experiments galore this year! Though I keep forgetting to take pictures *palm to forehead*. This week we have studied the Laws of Motion.
Art Class: We've been studying Impressionist and the boys are to use the characteristics of the period and create their own 'impressionist' painting.
Ryan's "Watching the Fireworks"
Sean's "A Speech" (clearly the elections had an influence) lol
Right now, we are on the period of American History that covers some of the great inventions and times of growth on the US. It just so happens that the History Channel is showing a new series called the "Men Who Built America", it ties in perfectly. It shows the hard work and ruthlessness behind some of the ideas that helped our country become what it is today. I'm really enjoying the series, I think the boys are too.
In Science, we are learning about Physics and Chemistry this year. Right now, we are studying energy. There are experiments galore this year! Though I keep forgetting to take pictures *palm to forehead*. This week we have studied the Laws of Motion.
