What a difference a week makes. This week was so productive at the Austin Academy of Academic Excellence. The unbelievably nice weather certainly didn't hurt. Any time we can do school outside in October is a good day.
Math was better this week. I went back to www.edhelper.com, a website I have used for years. They have mixed math for each grade. I thought it might be a little above his level, but he muscled his way through it. I am going to use the Critical Thinking book as a supplement, but not the spine for the rest of the year. Henry did long division, two-over-two multiplication (that was new), rounding, and order of operations (also new). I was so proud that he didn't put up a fuss and was willing to learn how to do new things.
Science was also a big winner. We a lesson about the domestication of dogs. Henry loves dogs, so he was very attentive for the whole lesson. Part of it was a video about Balyaev's foxes. If you don't know about this experiment, look it up. It's pretty cool.
Spelling included the prefixes a-, dis-, inter-, and e- and how they go with the root -rupt. He found ways of using the word, "abrupt" as much as possible, which I thought was funny. I love that he's building his vocabulary in such a noticeable way.
Finally, for social studies, we continued out exploration of ancient Egypt. We read about the Middle Kingdom, and a bit about the New Kingdom. King Amenhotep married his daughter. According to Henry, "Dude, you should not marry your daughter. That's not how it works!" I'm telling you, this is why I love homeschooling. The hilarious asides totally make it worthwhile.
Reading has fallen by the wayside a bit. I hope to pick it back up soon. The weather might turn any time now, which will make it a bit easier to be inside. Not that I'm looking forward to the weather changing...Such a conundrum.
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