Multiple-Digit Brain

The Homeschool hosted a sweet visitor, two actually, this morning. Grandmother brought her darling little friend to play! Well, Toddler didn't think in positive exclamations, though... and visitor only validated his feelings when she called Evel Kenievel "Bobby!" (Barbie.)



Grandmother did sit, beneath the dining chairs in their cave, and listen to records of Hans Christian Anderson Tales with Toddler, and that made up for his hurt feelings of having to share his toys! Alternate remedy: Computer time!



Math brought new concepts in addition. Student conquered adding with 3 addends. The vertical being more challenging than the horizontal. Also new to the brain, was adding double-digit numbers and skip-counting by fifties. It would have been nice to have a prepared Teacher with 50 cent pieces...Seatwork was dragged on for quite the while today, but all was completed before midnight with the help of CHOCOLATE CHIP rewards!

Principal and Student worked together to complete Phonics and Writing seatwork. Student reviewed alphabetizing and sentence structures. A comprehension exercise was the first of it's kind, but no match for the cooperative effort of Principal and Student. What a team!

US History was supposed to happen today, but didn't! Teacher is actively checking the requirements for this year's History so as to keep on track for Spring Break! It's coming, coming, and soon to be here! The Homeschool may have to call out the History Guru, Uncle Toby, to restore lost time!



Science's circulatory system came to life with kidshealth.org which Student used as a basis for her heart diagram of the four chambers. To-be-water-colored tomorrow, and labeled, then shown-off to nurse Auntie!

Mrs. S had to cancel lessons today, no violin when there is a stomach-sickened toddler in her home... prayers for their curly-daughter going up! Tomorrow morning, at 8:30am Student will play at a local school with other Suzuki buddies! Bright and early with the black & white duds on...pictures to post tomorrow...FRIDAY! Blessings of rest for the Homeschool until then.

Must Hang On...Longer

Attempting more than life skills for lessons today,
the Homeschool dug deep and wide
to discover the homework elves didn't
complete our lessons while we were covered
in blankets of Kleenex!

Student, working on bridging the gap between
her sharp Reading skills and developing Spelling skills,
worked through "ou as in out" and "ow as in owl" in Phonics.
Her connections are becoming more closely
woven between the auditory and tactile. Seatwork always helps, too.

Also in today's auditory learning experience, Student headed
back to the Academy to see Mrs. S for the beginning of Spring semester violin lessons.
Student had fun playing copycat and gave her ears quite the workout today!

After Mascot lead Student through much review, they ended with new skip-counting: by dozens!
Student: I really like how you taught me to count by 2's in the one's place and 1's in the ten's place...it works!




Counting groups of whatever we could fit in a 12 count row, Student was up for the task! Hearts and flowers were more popular than the corn kernels! And Toddler? He loves to add! Asking for "...more to add", he has Teacher hold up fingers on each hand, and pushes them down as he counts to get the answer. What is truly amazing, and amusing, is when he spouts out a number that is correct for the Math problem Student is working on! He's a seeming story-problem whiz! Laughing is allowed at all times in Homeschool!

Skipping a few days on the chart, Student took note of today's temperature and graphed it. Boy, what an easy Teacher to count a week-long charting event COMPLETED after 3 entries. On the other hand, Student and Toddler have been taking turns creating art on both the Magnadoodle the Computer, quite regularly.



Catching up in History, Student learned about fighting the good fight and the work of Thurgood Marshall. Teacher is hoping that jumping 100 years back from the Civil Rights Movement after MLK day will all tie-together in Student's mind. She had questions for Teacher in regards to History, though...
"When are we going to read about famous people. Like in my Wendy's Mad Lib it talked about Abe Lincoln and Dave Thomas. Who are they anyway?"

The circulatory system made it's debut today, as well. Student paid close attention to the chambers of the heart. She now sees how God healed her of the multiple holes she had in her heart. God is making connections all through Homeschool that we could never have foreseen! To Him be the glory!

Happy birthday Auntie Ang! You are the same number of years as the number of vertebrae God designed in our spinal columns...aren't we glad to know!