Christmas! (114/180)

We celebrated Christmas at the No-Rehearsal Nativity Pageant, in which Day played a Wise Person and Juniper played an Angel. 

R, D and J decorated gingerbread houses.

D and J did MUCH gymnastic practice on their new gym mat for the living room.

Preparing for travel next week, things other than the holiday were kept simple.

W, R, D, and J worked with LOF.

D worked with Handwriting Without Tears.  J worked with Explode the Code.

W read independently.  R read with support: I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 by Lauren Tarshis.  D and J practiced reading.

This week included 4 days of instruction.

Too busy getting ready for Christmas to do very much else ... (110/180)

The girls went to the library.

R went to parkour.  J went to ballet.

D went to circus school.

J went to hip hop.

All the kids attended a solstice celebration.

All the kids worked with LOF.

W read independently.  R read with support.  D and J practiced reading.

This week included 5 days of instruction.

J turns 6 + Nativities + Slime (105/180)

R went to Parkour.

J went to dance.

All the kids attended their MAHC classes.

W and R went to the Nativities Around the World display at the Glencairn Museum with friends.

D attended circus.

W played D and D.

D and J helped create and host J's 6th birthday party.

They also made lots of slime with a friend and sold it all at the MAHC Handmade Market.

All the kids attended their religious education classes.

All the kids worked with LOF.

W read independently.  R read with support.  D mastered

Fun in the Sun by Bobby Lynn Maslen.  J mastered
Ten Men by Bobby Lynn Maslen.

D worked with Handwriting Without Tears.  J worked with Explode the Code.

 I read to the girls:
Snow by Uri Shulevitz


Tamar's Sukkah by Ellie Gellman


The Bear's Sea Escape by Benjamin Chaud


Adventure Annie Goes to Work by Toni Buzzeo


Independent Dames: What You Never Knew About the Women and Girls of the American Revolution by Laurie Halse Anderson


Another Way to Climb a Tree by Liz Garton Scanlon.

We went to the library.

This week included 6 days of instruction.

Lots of reading (109/180)

R went to parkour.

J went to dance.

All the kids went to their MAHC classes.  Here's the second week of Bake Sale (W, R, and D):

D went to circus.

The kids attended a Holiday Workshop and a potluck.  They all attended their religious education classes.

W, R, D, and J worked with LOF.  W completed Life of Fred: Pre-Algebra 2 with Economics by Stanley F. Schmidt.

W read independently:
A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking.  R read with support:
The Japanese Tsunami, 2011 by Lauren Tarshis.  D and J practiced reading.

D worked with Handwriting Without Tears and J worked with Explode the Code.

I read to the girls (and sometimes R):
Impact!: Asteroids and the Science of Saving the World by Elizabeth Rusch


I Spy a Freight Train: Transportation in Art by Lucy Micklethwait

Jumbo's Lullaby by Laura Krauss Melmed

Richard Wright and the Library Card by William Miller.

W made dinner for the family.  He also biked on a stationary bike.

This week included 5 days of instruction.

Goblet of Fire (104/180)

R went to Parkour.

All the kids attended their MAHC classes.

D went to Circus.

J went to Hip Hop.

W led a D and D game.

All the kids attended their religious education classes.

All the kids worked with Life of Fred.

W read independently.  R read with support.  D practiced reading, mastering
Bed Bugs by Bobby Lynn Maslen.  J practiced reading, too.

D worked with Handwriting Without Tears and J worked with Explode the Code.

W watched NOVA Wonders What's the Universe Made Of?  He cooked meatloaf, dinner rolls, mashed potatoes, muffins, etc. for the family.

I read to everyone:
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling. 

I also read to the girls (and sometimes to R):
No Hugs for Porcupine by Zoe Waring


Mulan: A Story in Chinese and English by Li Jian

This week included 5 days of instruction.