Verse for the week is I Tim. 2:1-2
Monday - First day back to "school". Studied George Washington. Learned about his "George-isms", dressed up like George Washington. The Princess is quite resourceful with costumes on the fly. Looked up vocabulary for week together and discussed.
Tuesday - The Princess did spelling. Both did math. The Prince did his first reading lesson from Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons, which is way behind his level but we are starting from the beginning. The kids also researched a little more about George Washington.
Wednesday - Princess: Spelling, Prince: Reading Lesson 2 & Math, Princess read Thomas Jefferson biography to Prince. Discussed as family decisions that Washington made and wisdom of each. Dramatized parts of George Washington's life.
Thursday - Princess: Spelling, Prince: Math & biography of Thomas Jefferson on tape. Discussed Thomas Jefferson, worked on activities for our end of unit lapbook, discussed architecture of Monticello. Learned that Thomas Jefferson & John Adams died the same day on July 4th, 50 years after the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Thomas Jefferson also died with a large amount of debt forcing his family to eventually sell Monticello.
Friday - Princess: Math, Prince: Math. Met with friends for lunch and "P.E." on the playscape.
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