We have been doing school, I've just been really bad at keeping up this month. December for us, like for so many others, is so busy. On top of that we've had 10 day long colds with coughs that are still hanging around. We haven't missed a day of school, though and tomorrow we finish up our 17th week of the school year. I can't really go back and cover everything we did the last few weeks, but I will start back with detailed updates in January. Happy holidays!
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Sunday, December 04, 2011
Christmas Books
One of our favorite Christmas traditions is reading Christmas books together. I wrap the books and place them in a basket. Starting on the first of December the girls take turns opening them each night before bed. We then snuggle in and read the books. They have a game where they try to find The Grinch Who Stole Christmas and The Twelve Days of Christmas. Much celebrating ensues when one of those books are opened.
Some of our other favorites are:
- The Story of Holly and Ivy
- Twas the Night Before Christmas
- Christmas Day in the Morning
- Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer
- The Legend of the Poinsetta
- The Nutcracker
~Quick Week 14~
It took is a couple of days to get back into doing school after taking a week off. We had a good week, although there was some fussing about math and writing. The girls worked through all of their schoolwork.
The highlights were:
Ramona working on the nervous system in science. She is absolutely loving this unit.
Hermoine finding a niche in her Music curriculum. She enjoys learning about music from other cultures.
Ramona started memorizing the poem "Learning to Read" by Frances Ellen Watkins Harper, one of my favorite poems from the First Language Lessons series.
Hermoine designing and building an add on for the robot in her Lego League challenge. She worked really hard on it.
Both girls also had their monthly Nature Center class.
I'll post a more detailed update next week.
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