Week #2

This was a really calm. low-key week.  We took Monday off for Labor Day, then on Tuesday, I had an early morning appointment, so that kind of threw off our schedule.  So, Wednesday, we got back down to brass tacks.  We had a bit of a kerfuffle over reading.  Once that was done, Henry read a Scooby-Doo book, The Missing Scooby-Snacks.  Again, not high up on the literary scale, but it was words on a page.  On Thursday, he started I Survived the Shark Attacks of 1916.  He was immediately engaged with this one.  He's only four chapters in, but he may actually finish it this weekend. I might get him another one when I'm out with Big Sister tomorrow, just to make sure he doesn't lose the reading thread.

We did a lesson from Mystery Science:  "Can You Fry an Egg on the Sidewalk?"  It was all about the insulating properties of certain materials.  The experiment involved using three common household materials to see if the difference of hot or cold water bottles could be felt.

Social studies fell by the wayside this week. I was going to read the kids' version of Gilgamesh and have Henry draw pictures for each part, but we had such a short week that my plan wouldn't have worked.  I may do that next week, or I may just skip it and move on to Babylonia.

Math, as usual was the best and easiest subject.  He did fractions, multiplication and division.  I enjoy the Mathematical Reasoning book because, while there may be only five or six problems on a page, they all require a little bit of thought.  It's not just page after page of problems.

We finished Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, too.  As soon as I was done reading, Henry exclaimed, "That's it? I want to know what happens to Charlie and his family!"  I thought it was adorable.  I'm glad he enjoyed the book.  Up next, The Little Prince.

Finally, for spelling we had prefixes un,  re, and dis. I think before we get too far into this book, I am going to write the prefixes, suffixes and words on index cards for a running reference/reminder.  I am really hoping to get into a little more writing as this school year goes on.