Math was the same general stuff we've been getting. A little subtraction, a little multiplication, some word problems. It was actually very easy, which was nice for us to get back into schoolwork.
Spelling was also pretty easy. Henry had location words this week, and the proper contexts in which to use them. One can locate a locale. Local things are easy to get to. We are going to continue to cruise with this spelling book until the end of the calendar year, but after that, I am going to add spelling lists of ten or fifteen words. Three words a week is too easy.
Science continued with our study of volcanoes. We found out why some volcanoes are cone shaped, and some are flat. We also watched a video about the Kilauea volcano, and how it has been continuously erupting since 1983.
For social studies, we started our exploration of Ancient China. We read a bit about the early dynasties, we watched a couple of videos about the Shang and Zhou dynasties, and we read about why dragons are such a big part of the culture. We tried to draw dragons, with the help of a YouTube video, but neither of us seems to have an artistic bent.
Finally, the highlight of the week was Henry learning to write sentences on his own. I have been having an existential crisis on getting him to write. I have been having him do copy work for weeks, but that isn't really getting him in a place that he is thinking of how the words are spelled, and how they should go on the page. He is writing two or three sentences a day, mostly of his own creation. They are generally simple noun-verb construction, but that's okay with me. My goal is that he will be writing simple paragraphs, on his own, by the end of the school year.
It's now less than two weeks until Thanksgiving! I look forward to it like people look forward to Christmas. It is my jam. I can't wait.
