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Sunday, December 26, 2021

Painted Skateboard (112/180)

R attended his Boat Build class.

W attended his MC3 classes and worked at Weaver's Way.


D attended her ArtBake group.


D worked with Mammoth Math and read with support.


J worked with Zearn math and read with support. 


Everyone attended the Nativity Pageant and D and J participated. We celebrated Christmas. Highlights included a painted skateboard D made for R, W acting as tech support for J, and R building his new skateboard.





This week included 5 days of instruction.


Sunday, December 19, 2021

Broken collarbone (107/180)

R attended his Young People's History class. And ... broke his collarbone while skateboarding:


W attended his MC3 classes and worked at Weaver's Way.


J attended her Scene and Play Acting class.


D and J attended attended their MAHC class and their religious education classes, where they made Luminaria:



D worked with Mammoth Math and read with support.


J worked with Zearn math and read with support. 


I read to them: Searching for Dragons (Enchanted Forest Chronicles, #2)Searching for Dragons by Patricia C. Wrede


This week included 5 days of instruction.


Sunday, December 12, 2021

Birthday nightgown! (102/180)

R attended his Young People's History class.  He attended his Boat Build class:

W attended his MC3 classes and worked at Weaver's Way.


J attended her Scene and Play Acting class.


D and J attended their science documentary watch club: several MicroCosmos episodes about Tardigrades. They attended their MAHC class and their religious education classes.  


D attended her ArtBake group.


D worked with Mammoth Math and read with support.


J worked with Zearn math and read with support. 


J turned 9 and as part of her birthday celebration we sewed her a nightgown out of favorite fabrics:



D and J attended the Holiday Workshop at church and made 'gingerbread' houses:


This week included 6 days of instruction.


Sunday, December 5, 2021

Skateboarding and rowing (96/180)

W attended his MC3 classes even though we were traveling.

R did a lot of skateboarding and some rowing.

J received her second Covid vaccine!

There was a lot of sewing with their grandma, in Texas:

D and J attended their religious education classes.

I read to them: Dealing with Dragons (Enchanted Forest Chronicles, #1)Dealing with Dragons by Patricia C. Wrede

This week included 2 days of instruction.


Sunday, November 28, 2021

Two cars to Texas (94/180)

We traveled through Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, Tennessee, and Arkansas to spend the Thanksgiving holiday with family in Austin, TX.  W helped drive as we took two cars to accommodate our dog.  There was food, family, and roller-skating.






This week included 2 days of instruction.


Sunday, November 14, 2021

Reluctant Parrot (92/180)

R attended his Young People's History class.  He attended his Boat Build class, which was a field trip to Carpenter's Hall:


W attended his MC3 classes and worked at Weaver's Way.

J attended her Scene and Play Acting class and her Modern/Lyrical dance class.


D and J attended their science documentary watch club: Intelligent Trees. They attended their MAHC class and their religious education classes.  Here they are in their phys ed class:



D worked with Mammoth Math and read with support.


J worked with Zearn math and read with support.  J read independently: The Berenstain Bears and the Spooky Old TreeThe Berenstain Bears and the Spooky Old Tree by Stan Berenstain
The Gingerbread BoyThe Gingerbread Boy by Vera Southgate J also succeeded in tempting our reluctant parrot to climb onto her lap:


This week included 6 days of instruction.


Oh, Cherry Pie ... (86/180)

R attended his Young People's History class.  He attended his Boat Build class, in which they built model boats and floated them:


W attended his MC3 classes and worked at Weaver's Way.


J attended her Scene and Play Acting class and her Modern/Lyrical dance class. She also was able to get her first dose of Covid vaccine!



D and J attended their science documentary watch club:  Cosmos: Standing Up in the Milky Way. They attended their MAHC class, where they made art using cloth and plants, and their religious education classes, where J illustrated new member certificates.




D attended her ArtBake group, and illustrated a poem she wrote about the pie-making activity:





W and R attended a hike in The Willows with their youth group:



D worked with Mammoth Math and read with support.


J worked with Zearn math and read with support. She also read independently: Well-loved Tales: The Three Little PigsWell-loved Tales: The Three Little Pigs by Vera Southgate
The Elves and The Shoemaker (Ladybird Well Loved Tales)The Elves and The Shoemaker by Vera Southgate
The Little Red Hen: And The Grains Of WheatThe Little Red Hen: And The Grains Of Wheat by Vera Southgate


This week included 6 days of instruction.


Sunday, November 7, 2021

Submarine (80/180)

 R attended his Young People's History class.  He attended his Boat Build class, where they toured a submarine among other things:



W attended his MC3 classes and worked at Weaver's Way.


J attended her Scene and Play Acting class and her Modern/Lyrical dance class.


D and J attended their science documentary watch club: Bugworld: Do Bugs Rule the World. They attended their MAHC class and their religious education classes.  Due to our dog seeming rather ill (turned out she was fine) D ended up teaching our MAHC lesson on quilt-making since I was taking the dog to the vet:



They also had fun in the phys ed class:



D attended her ArtBake group.


D worked with Mammoth Math and read with support. She started practicing her ukulele more regularly:



And did some amazing art:


J worked with Zearn math and read with support. 


We went for a walk:



This week included 6 days of instruction.


Sunday, October 31, 2021

Cruella and Duchess of Danes (74/180)

R attended his Young People's History class.  He attended his Boat Build class. He worked for a neighbor.

W attended his MC3 classes and worked at Weaver's Way.


J attended her Scene and Play Acting class and her Modern/Lyrical dance class.


D and J attended their science documentary watch club:  The Day the Dinosaurs Died. They attended their MAHC class and their religious education classes.  


D attended her ArtBake group.


We celebrated Halloween. Only the girls still dressed up but the boys had a lot of fun with friends, too.




D created a very small bathroom:





D worked with Mammoth Math and read with support.


J worked with Zearn math and read with support. 


This week included 6 days of instruction.



Sunday, October 24, 2021

Sailing! (68/180)

R attended his Young People's History class.  He attended his Boat Build class, and went on a tour of the Delaware River on an antique sailing vessel. He worked for a neighbor.



W attended his MC3 classes and worked at Weaver's Way.


J attended her Scene and Play Acting class and her Modern/Lyrical dance class.


D and J attended their science documentary watch club:  Clash of the Dinosaurs Extreme Survivors. They attended their MAHC class, where they learned about world travel, and their religious education classes, which was a visit from the Clay Lady!  




D attended her ArtBake group.



D worked with Mammoth Math and read with support. She read independently: Adventure Time Vol. 2Adventure Time Vol. 2 by Ryan North


J worked with Zearn math and read with support. 


I read to the girls: Pascual and the Kitchen AngelsPascual and the Kitchen Angels by Tomie dePaola
Sleep, Black Bear, SleepSleep, Black Bear, Sleep by Jane Yolen
This week included 6 days of instruction.