Valentine's Creativity (165/180)

R went to parkour and an Outschool class on animals in history.

J went to ballet, hip hop, tap, and carnival of the animals rehearsal.

All the kids went to their MAHC classes, and their religious education classes.

W went to his MC3 classes.

The girls got really excited about Valentine's Day and did some serious crafting and generous gifting:

They also got matchy active:

W read independently and worked with Khan Academy math.  He walked for exercise and cooked healthy meals for the family.

R read independently, worked with Khan Academy math and multiplication facts, worked with Explode the Code, and walked for exercise.

D read with support and worked with Khan Academy math, Explode the Code, and Handwriting Without Tears.

J read with support and worked with Khan Academy math and Handwriting Without Tears.

A Horse and His Boy (159/180)

R went to parkour, and attended an Outschool class on animals in history.

J went to ballet, hip hop, tap, and Carnival rehearsal.

All the kids attended their MAHC classes.  Here are pictures of D and J in theirs:

W attended Web Design and Computer Programming classes at MC3, and hosted D and D.

D went to Staging Journeys and Circus.

All the kids attended their religious education classes.  J's class made a mural!

W read independently, worked with Khan Academy math, and walked for exercise regularly.  He prepared healthy meals for the family.

R worked with Khan Academy math, practiced multiplication facts, and worked with Explode the Code.  He read independently, finishing 

The Horse and His Boy by C.S. Lewis.

D read with support, and worked with Khan Academy, Explode the Code, and Handwriting Without Tears.

J read with support, and worked with Khan Academy math and Handwriting Without Tears.

I read to the girls:  The Little Pink Rosebud by Jennifer Shand
A Walk in New York by Salvatore Rubbino

This week included 6 days of instruction.

Lalani and Dory (153/180)

R went to parkour and took an Outschool class on Animals through History.

J went to ballet, hip hop, tap, and Carnival.

All the kids attended their MAHC classes.  Here are D and J in some of theirs:



W began his Web Design class and attended his Programming class.

D participated in Staging Journeys and Circus.

All the kids attended their religious education classes.

W worked with Khan Academy math, read independently, and walked for exercise.

R worked with Khan Academy math, read independently, practiced multiplication, and worked with Explode the Code.

D worked with Khan Academy math, Explode the Code, Handwriting Without Tears, and read with support:
Lalani of the Distant Sea by Erin Entrada Kelly

J worked with Khan Academy math, Handwriting Without Tears, and read with support:
Dory Fantasmagory by Abby Hanlon.

This week included 6 days of instruction.

Roller Blades (147/180)

R went to parkour.

All the kids attended their MAHC classes.

W began his Computer Programming class at MC3.

D attended Staging Journeys and Circus.

J attended Tap, Hip Hop, and rehearsal for a spring ballet titled Carnival of the Animals.

All the kids attended their religious education classes.

D and J did a lot of roller blading!



W worked with Khan Academy for math, read independently, and walked for exercise.

R worked with Khan Academy for math, read independently, practiced multiplication facts, and finished Explode the Code/Book Four by Nancy Hall.

D read with support, and worked with Khan Academy math, Handwriting Without Tears, and Explode the Code.

J worked with Khan Academy math and Handwriting Without Tears.  She mastered The Train by Bobby Lynn Maslen.

I read to the girls: PoPo's Lucky Chinese New Year by Virginia Loh-Hagan
The Promise by Pnina Bat Zvi
Princess Puffybottom . . . and Darryl by Susin Nielsen
The Snow Day by Komako Sakai
Sofi Paints Her Dreams/Sofi Pinta Sus Sueos by Raquel M Ortiz
The Secrets of Stonehenge by Mick Manning
This week included 6 days of instruction.

Nursery (141/180)

R went to parkour.

J went to ballet, hip hop, and tap.

All the kids attended their MAHC classes.

D attended Staging Journeys and Circus.

All the kids attended their religious education classes.  On Sunday mornings W works in the church nursery:

W worked with LOF and read independently.

R worked on multiplication, Explode the Code, Khan Academy 8th grade math, and read independently.

D worked with LOF, Explode the Code, Handwriting Without Tears, and read with support.

J worked on addition facts, and with Handwriting Without Tears. She mastered Bud's Nap by Bobby Lynn Maslen


I read to the girls:

The Little Green Girl by Lisa Anchin

Ball by Mary Sullivan
The Spacesuit: How a Seamstress Helped Put Man on the Moon by Alison Donald
A Penguin Story by Antoinette Portis
Fairies by Annabel Savery

This week included 6 days of instruction.

R went to parkour.

J went to ballet, hip hop, and tap.

D went to Circus.

Each kid made a (very indicative of personality) gingerbread "house".  These are in age order from oldest to youngest:

W read independently, and began working with LOF, which he found very frustrating.

R read independently, worked on multiplication facts, ETC, and Khan Academy math.

D read with support, used Handwriting Without Tears and ETC, and LOF.

J practiced reading, did Handwriting Without Tears, and played addition games.

We went to Washington DC and visited the National Museum of the American Indian and the National Botanical Garden.  I had forgotten how much W and R despise museums.  They may not have gotten a lot out of this visit but they did eat some native-to-the-Americas food and mostly enjoyed it.  W and D were most adventurous while R and J stuck with food they already know (chicken and fries.)

Everyone enjoyed the Botanical Gardens a lot more.  It was a beautiful day!

I read to the girls:

The Bare Naked Book by Kathy Stinson
Can You Say Peace? by Karen Katz

The Darkest Dark by Chris Hadfield

All the kids attended their religious education classes.

This week included 6 days of instruction.

Visiting in Austin (129/180)

This week was spent in Austin with family and traveling back to Pennsylvania.

D and J did a LOT of crafting of various sorts, including making an elaborate box fort with aunt and cousins, and fairy houses:




R did some puzzling with cousins.



D & J attended their religious education classes, their first Our Whole Lives classes.

This week included 2 days of instruction.