Wordless Wednesday

Pink Eye, Strep, Double Ear infections x2 girls ... plus Shelby has a sinus infection

Using the Lungs

This week we learned about our lungs in the Human body study. Shelby created three models to learn the parts and how they work. We also did a few experiments to show how our lungs move and air flows.

For fun at the beginning of the week we also made paper with our paper maker. The kids went and got flowers (aka weeds) from the yard to embed into the paper as well.

Shelby has started working out of her "Draw Write Now" books this week. We are using this to help her with her fine motor skills, artistic skills, handwriting, grammar (sentence structure), reading and a little science thrown in. We also have books that would go well with American History but we have not started them. She LOVES these books and does not complain at all about having to write and read.

Shelby picked out some Fancy Nancy books at the book store last weekend and read to me one this week (a few pages each night).

We have started working on solidifying her Math Facts. She does 5 minutes of practice a day on her Twist & Shout Addition "toy". She also has been working on counting by "2s" and several denominations of change together (except quarters).

Geography - was more city maps work and we located Canada! We are so excited for the Olympics to start. I look forward to pointing out several more countries over the next few weeks as we watch.

Bible-Discussing lying and obeying. Exodus 20:16 was her bible verse.

We had a good week overall.

Matthew and Abigail both had a Valentine Party on Thursday- there are a few pictures in the slide show of that. Abigail also enjoyed watching the kids do their experiments. I think she thought they were a little nutty breathing into a bag.

100th day of school

Well our 100th day of school I "think" was last week but with Abigail sick we did not celebrate. Instead we held it this week. Pictures are of Shelby doing her projects. She made a headband with 100 cherrios, created her own 100 project and we read several 100 day of school books.

Her 100 project was made with model magic clay and she used lots of different craft items to decorate it with 100 items. She counted them out 5 items at a time and we made a list of what was used.

This week Shelby got all of her spelling words right! She also was able to read "Anansi the Spider" pretty much on her own. She really enjoyed the story and finding Ghana, Africa on the Globe. There were also a bunch of her past spelling words in the story. Every time she came to one she would point out that she knew how to spell that word.

Overall it was a good week.

WorDY Wednesday

I know it should be a picture today but I have two quotes that really tickled me from Shelby.

1- Shelby told her Nana "I love you more than the Great Wall of China"
Of course she was meaning bigger than but still ....

2- Shelby yelled at Matthew and I "Matthew is lying, Truthful lips endure forever Proverbs 12:19" Of course she was the one lying but she still tried to cover it with scripture.