Monday, July 30th, 2007

Busy day today.

We discussed light and lighthouses for Konos. We did our Bible: Psalm 119:105, Language Arts: types of sentences: imperative and simple sentences and Literature: read Keep the Lights Burning, Abbie and analyzed with discussion questions.

After Konos both kids took a spelling test and did their math.

That's it in a nutshell.

July 26th

Today we got back to our lessons. We are still learning about light and authority in Konos. We studied the light bulb and Thomas Edison's part in creating a new longer lasting filament. The Princess drew a diagram of a light bulb and it's parts while the Prince helped look up vocabulary words in the dictionary. Both kids practiced drilling math facts and the Princess worked on review work. The kids have really lost aptitude in math and hopefully patience and lots of drill will bring them back up to speed. The Princess and I went to the library in search of new books and videos. This evening, I gave spelling tests and we took a Konos field trip. We drove downtown to see what kinds of lights we could identify and then went to Home Depot for further "study". Today was definitely more productive than yesterday.

July 25th

Today we got home from the sleepover and suffering from lack of sleep, didn't really do much. The kids built a fort in the schoolroom so at least creativity was nurtured. The Princess also tried a new recipe for "easy play dough" which didn't turn out very well. Hopefully tomorrow will be more productive.

July 24th

Today we have a sleepover with scouts. It's a once a year event and so there is little time for schoolwork. We did math and spelling before leaving since those are the subjects we are behind in.

Back to School and Blogging About It

We are finally back to school and I am finally recording it again. We ended school last year on April 23rd, the day the Princess broke her ankle. Today is July 23rd, so that means we took a 3 month "summer" vacation, which was really half spring - half summer, but same-difference, right? So here's what we've done today:

Konos In A Box: Obedience: Light and Authority
Bible / Language Arts / Literature

Spelling Power tests to determine current spelling level for both kids. The Princess taking anoher placement test tomorrow to determine exact grade level. Although her reading level is very high, her spelling skills are lacking. She's about two grades behind. Since the Prince just started spelling (according to Spelling Power recommendations), he will start at the beginning of the word lists.

Math U See review work (There was some trouble here that Dad will take care of when he gets home.)

We also read Proverbs 1. Our pastor recommended that we read one chapter a day in Proverbs and pick a verse that speaks to us to work on. The Princess picked verse 8 and the Prince picked verse 9.

I'd go into more detail, but I'm just trying to get back into the swing of things and I really don't think that I should over do it by being an over acheiver just yet.

I pray that I am able to make simple yet effective habits for our school year and not overwhelm myself with other "stuff" that is empty and fruitless.